Appointments

Appointments

Appointment is something said or written that use to tell about agreement for meeting. It is good to make an appointment before you meet people.

Useful vocabulary for making appointments

Job Titles
a plumber a lawyer an electrician	someone who repairs and installs equipment to do with water, e.g. pipes, baths, toilets someone who's an expert in law and advises people on legal matters, also known as a solicitor or an attorney in American English someone who repairs and installs equipment to do with electricity, e.g. lighting

Services

a car service a haircut a check-up a facial a manicure a pedicure

an examination and repair of a car to keep it working properly, e.g. an oil change having your hair trimmed or cut, perhaps to make a new hair style an examination to make sure you or your teeth are healthy a beauty treatment to keep the skin on your face healthy a beauty treatment for your nails, e.g. applying nail polish a beauty treatment for your feet and toenails, e.g. removing hardened skin from the heels

Language for making appointments
I'd like to I need to I want to	book an appointment	to see with	the doctor a dentist my lawyer Steve Mrs Saha the plumber the electrician	please.

Polite ways to soften a request
Is it possible to Can I May I	book an appointment	please?

Language for booking different types of appointments
...for ...to have	a car service a haircut a check-up a facial a manicure a pedicure
...to have	my eyes tested my teeth cleaned my eyebrows waxed

Prepositions for making appointments
...on ...for	Monday Tuesday Wednesday
...for	Today later today next week
...at ...for	10 am 3 o'clock 1.30

Making an Appointment for a Meeting

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Ani: I would like to make an appointment for a project meeting.
Bella: Of course, I have Monday or Tuesday available. What day would be best for you?
Ani: I would like to meet on Monday.
Bella: Very well then. Are mornings or afternoons best?
Ani: I want to come in the morning.
Bella: I will have my assistant check my calendar and get back to you with the exact time. Can you bring me an outline of the project when you come?
Ani: Yes, I can bring the outline when I come to the meeting.
Bella: Do you think that we should include the entire committee in the meeting or just our sub-committee?
Ani: I think that we should have just the sub-committee.
Bella: OK then, I will make the arrangements for them to attend. Do you know how to get there?
Ani: No, I need directions, please.
Bella: Fine, we will make sure that we send you all of the information that you need. See you there!

                  

Cancelling an appoinment

·         I’m  sorry i can’t meet you today.I have to see my dentist.can we reschedule?

·         We’re terribly sorry we have to cancel our appoinment. Mr.tanaka’s flight is delayed for two hours

·         I’m afraid i have to defer our appoinment because i have urgent business to do.

·         Sorry,i can’t meet you this weekend, since i have another appoinment.

Responding to the conversation

·         That’s o.k

·         Well,it’s all right .some other time,may be?

·         How disappointing!

·         Don’t worry. We can meet next time.

Conversation:

Sri: i know that,but i can’t avoid this .i have to keep my mother company in the hospiital tonight.she suffered a heart attack  just now

Bayu:Oh,i’m sorry to hear that. I hope she’ll be fine very soon.well, you take care. Let me handle everything.