MAKING APPOINTMENT

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

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Business people meet with clients, suppliers, owners, managers and others on a regular basis. Arranging those meeting times is the target language for this lesson.

REQUESTING AN APPOINTMENT

• If possible, I would like to come by and see you [tomorrow]?
• I was wondering if we could get together [on Tuesday]?
• Do you think we could get together [next week]?
• Could I visit you [later today]?
• Could I meet with you about this?
• Can we get together and talk about this?
• Is there a good time for us to get together [on Monday]?

SUGGESTING A TIME/DATE

• Could we meet at _________ on ________ the _____ of _____?
• Could we meet at 10AM on Monday the 3rd of July?
• Could we . . .
• Can we . . .
• Is it possible to . . .
• I’d like to see you at [time and date] . . .
• Would 25th of April be good for you?

REJECTING A TIME/DATE

• I’m sorry, I’ve got another meeting then.
• I’m afraid I can’t, I’m out of town that day.
• I wish I could, but . . .
• [Date/time] is not good for me, I’m sorry.

SUGGESTING AN ALTERNATIVE TIME/DATE

• How about next Friday, instead?
• Maybe 11:00 a.m.,  instead?
• How about . . .
• Could you do it at . . .

AGREEING TO A TIME AND DATE

• That’s fine. I’ll see you then.
• That sounds fine/good/great/super to me.
• Yes, lets try that.
• Perfect, let’s do it then.
• Perfect, let’s do that.

EXAMPLE

SP	Hello, ---------.  This is ---------
AB	Hello ---------, what can I do for you?
SP	REQUESTING AN APPOINMENT
AB	---------and the place sound fine to me, what time is good for you?
SP	SUGGESTING A TIME
AB	REJECTING A TIME
SP	SUGGESTING AN ALTERNATIVE TIME
AB	AGREEING TO A TIME
SP	Thank you ---------. I’ll see you on ---------