Making appointments

LIU Weiqun

See a film !

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

arrangement to meet or visit sb at a particular time 约会，预约，约定

make an appointment with sb与某人有一个约定

appointment /ə'pɔɪntmənt/ n.

I made an appointment to see the doctor . 我预约了看医生的时间。

eg: I made an appointment with my lawyer.

I made an appointment with my dentist.我预约了我的律师。

我预约了我的牙医。

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

arrange / ə'reindʒ/ v.

arrangement / ə'reindʒment/ n.

Can I arrange an appointment for Monday? 我可以安排星期一约见吗？

To plan something in advance 安排

eg: The party was arranged quickly. 聚会很快就安排好了。

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

available /ə'veiləbl/  adj.

1 ． ( of things ) that you can get 可得到的

2. ( of a person ) free to see or talk to people 有空的

eg: This was the only room available.

今天下午她有空吗？Will she be available this afternoon?

这是唯一可用的房间。

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

Put off 推迟

eg : We will have to put our school sports off to next week because of the bad weather.

因为天气不好，我们将不得不把运动会推迟到下周。

We will put our class meeting off to next Sunday . 我们将把班会推迟到下周星期天。

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

appointment /ə'pɔɪntmənt/ n. 预约，约会，约定

arrange / ə‘reindʒ/ v. 安排

available /ə‘veiləbl/ adj. 可获得的，可得到的 ；有空的

arrangement / ə‘reindʒment/ n. 安排

make an appointment with sb

Put off 推迟

与某人有个约定。

Essential expressionsa. Will you be free tomorrow ? Could / Shall we meet at four thirty ? How about tomorrow morning ? Do you have time this afternoon ? When / Where shall we meet ? I’ d like to make an appointment with Mr. Jones . Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me ?b. Yes , I ’ll be free then . That sounds good . All right . See you then . Let ’s make it four o ’clock . Any time before six in the afternoon is fine with me . I ’m available from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.c. I ’m afraid I have no time then . Sorry , I won ’t be free then . But I ’ll be free tomorrow . Could we put it off to next week ?

See a film

Have a class

meeting

See a doctor

Go

skating

Have a picnic

Have a party

See a film Have a class meeting

See a doctor

Go skating

Have a picnic Have a party

Y : Are you free this Saturday, Lingling?C: Yes, I’ll be free then.Y: Shall we go to see a film?C: That sounds good. When and where shall we meet?Y: Shall we meet at seven at the cinema?C: All right. See you then.Y: See you.

Task 1 ( C——Your classmate, Y——You )

informal

G: Good morning. This is John Green speaking.Y: Good morning, Mr. Green. This is Li Ming from Beijing. I’d like to make an appointment with you. Do you have time this afternoon?G: Sorry, I won’t be free then. But I’ll be free Friday morning?Y: Fine. I’ll go to your office this Friday morning.G: OK. I’m available from nine to twelve in the morning.Y: All right. I’m coming at 9:30 Friday morning. See you then.

Task 3 ( G——Mr. Green, Y——You )

formal

Homework

1. Read and recite EssentialExpressio

ns .2. Make a conversation according to

Task2( 你约朋友明天去打乒乓球，但 他明天有事，建议改期再去。）