Main Topic 3: Meetings Lesson 23: Cancelling/Rescheduling Appointments (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to Cancelling/Rescheduling Appointments 2. Review Parallelism. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. What is the reason for rescheduling the meeting? a. effect b. cause c. idea d. answer 2. You may request for cancellation of appointments to the HR department. a. ask b. go c. tell d. make 3. They can t meet because of their schedule differences. a. dates b. details c. competence d. conflicts Page 1
4. Remember to call me immediately if the client cancelled the appointment. a. do not ask b. do not forget c. do not care d. do not go 5. If you have a busy day, you should adjust your schedules so that you can finish all tasks. a. change b. discuss c. know d. think B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Reason 2. Request 3. Differences 4. Remember 5. Adjust Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Mr. Garcia calls his doctor s office to reschedule an appointment: Secretary: Hello, Jones Medical Clinic. This is Marie. How may I help you today? Mr. Garcia: Hi. I m George Garcia. I need to cancel my appointment with Dr. Nelson on Friday because there is a/an meeting that I need to attend. Secretary: Oh. I see. Let s reschedule your appointment. When will you be? Mr. Garcia: Yes, please. I am free next Tuesday. Secretary: That s great. How about on Tuesday at 1:00 pm? Would that be OK with you? Mr. Garcia: That s perfect! Thank you very much. Secretary: You re welcome Sir! I will call you next Monday to you of the new schedule. Choices: a. visit b. unexpected c. remind d. available Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: General Description: Topic: Parallelism (5-6 minutes) Parallelism is a style in English writing and speaking in which groups of words that have the same use or importance in a sentence are written in similar patterns. This style is usually used with conjunctions such as "and" or "or". Remember: When creating parallelism, there should be similarities in nouns, verb forms and modifiers. a. I love writing, reading and drawing. b. I have lots of classmates, friends and neighbors. Examples: Not parallel My mother taught me how to sing, to dance, and playing the guitar Parallel My mother taught me how to sing, to dance, and to play the guitar Note: You can also just write it as to sing, dance and play the guitar Not Parallel The task needs to be done patiently, thoroughly, and on time. Parallel The task needs to be done patiently, thoroughly, and quickly. Not Parallel The meeting was about the importance of safety, cleanliness, and organize in the office. Parallel The meeting was about the importance of safety, cleanliness, and organization in the office. Page 4
Comprehension Check: Change the form of these verbs to create parallelism with each other and use them in a sentence: request ---- scheduling ---- to cancel Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Avoid too much rescheduling because it can be a waste of money, effort, and. a. timely b. timer c. time d. times 2. Before the meeting starts, please review the presentation slowly, thoroughly, and. a. patience b. patient c. patients d. patiently 3. The, managers, and producers decided to reschedule the filming of the new movie. a. direct b. directs c. director d. directors Page 5