{"id":958,"date":"2018-10-19T15:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=958"},"modified":"2018-10-19T15:46:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:46:26","slug":"bc-dealing-with-changes-to-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/bc-dealing-with-changes-to-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"BC : Dealing with changes to plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-summary\">Summary<\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-aim\">Dealing with changes to plans and finding solutions<\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">\n<p>The topic of this lesson is rearranging appointments. You will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>role play work situations where changes to meetings are necessary<\/li>\n<li>learn phrases for <b>giving<\/b> and <b>receiving<\/b> bad news<\/li>\n<li>learn phrases related to terms and conditions of sales<\/li>\n<li>practise using intonation to sound sympathetic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>I\u2019m calling about <\/b>my<b>\u00a0<\/b>interview tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Well, <b>unfortunately<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I need to move<\/span><\/b> [the interview\/appointment] <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>to <\/b><\/span>[Wednesday\/othertime]. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>I\u2019m terribly sorry to tell you at the last minute,<\/b><\/span> but I <b>need to deal with<\/b> my\u00a0<b>personal emergency<\/b>.<b>\u00a0<\/b>So <b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I\u2019m calling to see if it\u2019s not too late for me to change<\/span> the appointment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Ok<\/b>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>I understand, these things happen. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have to meet in the morning, our <u>schedule is <\/u><b><u>adjustable<\/u>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Moving the meeting to Sunday<u> is <b>manageable\/doable.<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The only problem is that<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0my flight is non changeable. <b>So <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I\u2019m not sure what I can do now.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Well, perhaps we could<\/b> &#8230; <b>if<\/b> &#8230; <b>Would that be a problem?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I am <b>flexible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Actually that sounds very generous.<\/span> Thank you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Actually, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>it suits me. \u5408\u66ec\u6211\u5fc3\u6c34\uff5e<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Great. <b>I\u2019ll get back to you when<\/b> the hotel confirms the room availability with me.<\/p>\n<p>But I have to tell you that the vacancy <u>is quite <strong>unpredictable<\/strong><\/u> in this peak season.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thanks<\/b> Lucy. <b>Bye for now.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Your feelings are completely <strong><u>understandable.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n[<b>giving<\/b> and <b>receiving<\/b> bad news]\n<p>Sorry, I am late. &#8211; Never mind<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t finish by the deadline. &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Oh, no worries, let\u2019s work around it. \u4e00\u9f4a\u641e\u6382\u4f62<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I am really upset that<\/span><\/strong> I didn\u2019t get the job. &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I am sorry to hear that.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sorry, I have to work late<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I won\u2019t be able to meet for dinner.<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; poor you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n[Language]\n<ol>\n<li>Stating a preference\n<ul>\n<li>why don\u2019t we &#8230;?<\/li>\n<li>I can &#8230;. if you want.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Leave it with me. \u653e\u5fc3\u4ea4\u6bd4\u6211\u5566\uff5e<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Sunday is good for me.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday suits me.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday would be better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Making suggestions\n<ul>\n<li>Why don\u2019t we &#8230;?<\/li>\n<li>We could &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>what about &#8230;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Adjusting arrangements\n<ul>\n<li>sorry, I can\u2019t make Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>I am afraid I can\u2019t&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Could we move<\/b><\/span> [the meeting\/appointment] (to&#8230;\/<b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">back to&#8230;\/forward to..<\/span>.<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n[vocabulary]\n<ul>\n<li>this ticket is non-changeable<\/li>\n<li>cancellation <strong>charges may apply.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Changes <strong>are subject to<\/strong> availability.<\/li>\n<li>we <strong>operate<\/strong> a non-refund <strong>policy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Dealing with changes to plans and finding solutions The topic of this lesson is rearranging appointments. 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