Buổi 04 · Arrange your own meeting
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Recall 10 min; plan the message 15; sentence practice 20; roleplay 20; writing and repair 25.
Confirm the day, time and place of a meeting.
Before you start: recall five useful words. Try your own answer before opening a model.
Useful words, patterns and pronunciation
| English | Example | Help |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | The class is on Monday. | thứ Hai |
| Wednesday | I am free on Wednesday. | thứ Tư |
| Friday | We meet on Friday. | thứ Sáu |
| weekend | I work at the weekend. | cuối tuần |
| appointment | My appointment is at ten. | cuộc hẹn |
| free | Are you free at two? | rảnh |
| morning | I study in the morning. | buổi sáng |
| afternoon | We meet in the afternoon. | buổi chiều |
| half past | It is half past seven. | rưỡi, 30 phút sau giờ |
| quarter past | It is quarter past nine. | 15 phút sau giờ |
Do/Does; on with days and at with times
For ordinary verbs, ask Do + I/you/we/they + base verb? or Does + he/she/it + base verb? Say Does she work?, without s on work. Answer Yes, I do or No, I don’t; Yes, she does or No, she doesn’t. Use don’t or doesn’t + base verb for a negative. Compare Are you free? and Do you work? Free describes a person, so it uses be. Work is an ordinary verb, so the question uses do. Say on Monday, at ten and in the morning. Half past seven is 7:30. Quarter past nine is 9:15.
- Do you work on Monday?
- Does she study on Friday?
- I do not work on Sunday.
- She does not work at night.
- Are you free at half past two?
Use: Does she work on Friday? · Instead of: Does she works on Friday?
After does, use the base verb work.
Use: I am free on Monday. · Instead of: I am free in Monday.
Use on before a day of the week.
Hear the difference between thirteen and thirty
Thirteen often has stronger stress on teen; thirty usually has stronger stress on thir. Repeat the whole hour and minute when you check a time. Listen, repeat and check the information rather than relying on a Vietnamese sound spelling.
- thirteen
- thirty
- half past two
- on Wednesday afternoon
w06-drills · 46 seconds
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| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | work | work |
| Wednesday | English class 9:15 | free |
| Friday | work | appointment 14:30 |
| Sunday | free | family visit |
Reading source · Kim’s week
Kim works in a shop on Monday and Friday morning. She does not work on Wednesday. Her English class is on Wednesday at quarter past nine. The class finishes at eleven. In the afternoon, she is free. On Friday, she has an appointment at half past two. She writes the time in her notebook. Her friend Tom wants to meet for coffee. Kim is free on Wednesday afternoon, so they meet at three. On Sunday, she visits her family. She does not study at night because she is tired. She studies in the morning.
Listening source · Finding a time to meet
w06-listen · 29 seconds
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Transcript · after listening
Tom: Are you free on Friday afternoon?
Kim: No. I have an appointment at half past two.
Tom: Do you work on Wednesday?
Kim: No, I do not. I have an English class in the morning.
Tom: Does the class finish at twelve?
Kim: No. It finishes at eleven. I am free after lunch.
Tom: Let us meet at half past three.
Kim: Can we meet at three? My bus leaves at four.
Tom: Yes. Wednesday at three. At the station café.
Kim: Good. See you there.
Practise
Try first. Then check full answers and reasons.
Your first checked attempt will be kept here.
Speak
Use an invented timetable to invite someone for coffee and confirm the plan.
Use key words. Ask a listener what they understood. Try again with one different detail.
Speaking example · after your attempt
Are you free on Sunday morning? Let us meet at half past nine. Is the park café OK? Good. Sunday at nine thirty.
Write
Write 30–45 words to invite someone to meet. Suggest a specific day and time.
Check the requested facts, word order and punctuation. Rewrite any unclear part.
Writing example · after your attempt
Hello, Ben. Are you free on Sunday morning? I do not work on Sunday. Let us meet at half past nine at the park café. Please tell me if this time is good for you.