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THEME 1 FUTURE JOBS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Making plans and predictions
F2 Making an appointment
11 GRADE F3 Talking on the phone
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10 Let’s Meet Up!

This activity enables students to review the phrases for making an appointment and negotiate for meeting up. It also
helps them to improve their speaking and writing skills.

Materials and Preparation

Remind students how to speak about dates and times, and write some examples on the board.
E.g.
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Andy: Are you free on June 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.? Borris: Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
Dennis: Are you available on the 19 for dinner? Alicia: Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
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Nick: Do you have free time next Thursday, the 24 ? Alex: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Continue the review as a warm-up for the rest of the lesson, but if they don’t remember the details or they have
any trouble, continue the review process. You may begin negotiating once they have refreshed their memory on
the specifics of dates, numbers, and times. Negotiation is all about establishing a mutually agreed date, time, and
location for all parties. You may start by describing how it works with two friends and providing some negotiation
phrases.
E.g.
• I’m not free at that time. How about 2 p.m. instead? Does that work for you?
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• I can’t make it on the 20 . Are you available on the 21 ?
• I’m not free that day. I’ll be studying. How about two weeks after Sunday?
• Sure, Wednesday works for me. Where would you like to go?
• Yes, I’m free on the 16 . Could we/do you want to meet at 11 a.m. for brunch?
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• Looks like I’m available that day. What time is the best for you?
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• Sounds good. See you on the 15 at 4 p.m.
Photocopy and hand out the empty weekly calendars on page 25 for each student.

Procedure

1 Have each student put down seven appointments on their empty weekly calendars for the next week. They might be
actual or fictional plans. This part of the activity should last about 10 minutes.
2 Let each student wander around the class to find a friend to do each activity with and negotiate a mutually suitable
time and date. This part of the activity should last about 20 minutes.
3 Give feedback.

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