Explaining Details about an Appointment in English Innovative English

imagine you’re going to meet your friend

at his office but before you can talk to

him you need to talk to the receptionist

how would you do it hi Alicia here

checking in with a receptionist in

English is easy in this lesson you’ll

learn how the tsavo has come to meet his

old friend George at his office let’s

watch good morning welcome to alta good

morning I have a 1:00 p.m. appointment

with mr. Thomas your name please

Silva just a moment mr. Silva I’m very

sorry but mr. Thomas’s meeting is

running a little late oh he should be

out in a few minutes though okay no

problem then please have a seat over

there

I’ll call you when mr. Thomas is ready

to see you sure

now the lesson focus here’s how to

explain the details of an appointment

ready

do you remember the phrase Gustavo and

the receptionist used to greet each

other at the beginning of the scene good

morning first is the word good next is

the word morning together it’s good

morning you can adapt this structure to

use it in several situations first say

good then say the time of day this can

be morning afternoon or evening now you

try

imagine you’re greeting the person

taking your breakfast order at a coffee

shop

good morning now imagine your greeting

business partners at an afternoon

meeting

good afternoon do you remember the

sentence Gustavo used to tell the

receptionist about his appointment I

have a 1:00 p.m. appointment with mr.

Thomas first is the phrase I have uh

next is the time 1:00 p.m. after this is

the word appointment next is the word

with and finally you add the name of the

person you are meeting with mr. Thomas

together it’s I have a 1:00 p.m.

appointment with mr. Thomas you can use

this structure to explain the details

anytime you have an appointment the

structure is I have a time appointment

with person now you try imagine you have

an appointment to see dr. Smith at 2:00

p.m. what would you say to check-in

I have a 2:00 p.m. appointment with dr.

Smith now imagine you have a 9:00 a.m.

meeting with the director of marketing

what would you say to the receptionist

when you arrive

I have a 9 a.m. meeting with the

director of marketing

do you remember what Gustavo said after

the receptionist told him that mr.

Thomas was running a little late

okay no problem first is the word okay

next is the phrase no problem together

it’s okay

no problem this expresses agreement and

understanding now you try imagine you

ordered chocolate ice cream but the

waiter says they only have vanilla how

would you express that you are okay with

vanilla ice cream

okay no problem imagine you’re trying to

schedule a doctor’s appointment and

after you request a nine o’clock

appointment

the receptionist offers you a 10:00 a.m.

appointment instead if you want to

accept his offer what would you say

okay no problem

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