 Business English:
Making Appointments Activity
Activity 1.
Work
with a partner and
practice the dialog with the
people in
the table below. Use
the full dialog from the
bottom of the
Making Appointments Page.
One
student can be the person
being called and the other
can be the receiver of the
call. Change parts of
the dialog is you are able
to.
|
person |
Anna Shope |
Michael Greg |
Thomas Chen |
Mohammed
al Faisal |
|
company |
Sumatra Sprocket |
Rio Conveyor
Systems |
Software
Advisors, Inc. |
Panama Banking
Trust |
|
calling |
Victor Lee |
Jimmy Gale |
Yun-Ja Yee
|
Roberto Soto |
|
reason for
appointment |
production
problems with
your order |
show you some
new more-
efficient
conveyors |
demonstrate the
latest in
project
management
software |
restructuring
the trust for
your children |
|
first suggested
date and time |
Tuesday at 5
p.m. |
the 12th at 11
a.m. |
next Monday at 2
p.m. |
tomorrow at 6:30
p.m. |
|
agreed date and
time |
6 p.m. |
the 14th at noon |
Tuesday at 2
p.m. |
5:30 p.m. |
Activity
2.
Work with a partner and and
use the dialog, but use your
own names and information
for your own companies.
Go around the room and
practice with at least three
different students. Be
sure to exchange roles.
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