In a dialogue below Monika (M) calls Liviu (L) to arrange a meeting.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 493.

A. Read the dialogues aloud. Do it by yourself or with a colleague (changing roles at the end). Practise several times until you're fluent.

Vocabulary skills.

Change arrangements

Confirm

Perfect. We can meet here on … (day) at … (time).

I'll send an email to confirm the details.

Unfortunately I can't make next Tuesday. I'm out of the office all day. How

about …?

We have an appointment for two, but I can't make it at that time.

Something urgent has come up. Can we reschedule? I'm sorry again about the change. I hope it's not a problem for you.

M: Hello. I'd like to speak to Liviu Balanescu, please.

L: Speaking.

M: Oh, good morning. My name's Monika Dannemann and I sent you an email

5 last week about the construction project in Bucharest.

L: Oh, yes, of course. Nice to hear from you, Monika. Your email sounded very interesting.And I'd like very much to meet you to discuss it further.

10 M: That's great. What day would suit you? I'll be in Bucharest from the eighteenth

to the twenty-first.

L: Let me just check. What about Thursday the nineteenth?

M: That sounds fine. What time would be good for you?

L: Shall we say two pm?

15 M: I'd prefer a bit later if you don't mind. Could we make it three?

L: Perfect. We can meet here in my office on Tuesday the nineteenth at three o'clock.

M: And where exactly is your office?

L: It's in the center – it's very easy to get to. I'll send an email to confirm the

20 meeting and with a link to our website. You'll find a map and a lot of other

information on there.

M: Very good. I look forward to meeting you on the nineteenth.

L: Bye, and thanks for calling.

· Notice at line 4 how Monika begins by referring to the last connect.

· Notice at line 16 how Liviu confirms the details.