Key sentences
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Answer
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Where do you want to meet? Where should we meet?
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How about (prepositional phrase) ? How about (noun) ?
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When do you want to meet?
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Let's meet at (time).
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Actually, I'm busy until (time) How about one hour later?
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Sure, sounds good. Sure, see you then.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
How about (prepositional phrase) ?
prepositional phrase
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sentence
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in front of the station
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How about in front of the station ?
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at the square
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How about at the square ?
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at the clock
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How about at the clock ?
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outside the station
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How about outside the station ?
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Let's meet at (time).
time
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sentence
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two o'clock
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Let's meet at two o'clock.
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two thirty
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Let's meet at two thirty.
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three
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Let's meet at three.
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3 PM
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Let's meet at 3 PM.
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Actually, I'm busy until (time) How about one hour later?
time
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sentence
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two o'clock.
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Actually, I'm busy until two o'clock. How about one hour later?
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two thirty.
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Actually, I'm busy until two thirty. How about one hour later?
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three.
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Actually, I'm busy until three. How about one hour later?
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3 PM.
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Actually, I'm busy until 3 PM. How about one hour later?
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Example
Practice this conversation.
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Answer
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Where do you want to meet?
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How about (in front of the station) ?
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Answer
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When do you want to meet?
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Let's meet at (two o'clock).
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Answer
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Question
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Actually, I'm busy until (two o'clock.) How about one hour later?
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Sure, sounds good.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
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Answer
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Where do you want to meet?
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How about ... ?
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Answer
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When do you want to meet?
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Let's meet at ....
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Answer
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Question
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Actually, I'm busy until ... How about one hour later?
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Sure, sounds good.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
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Answer
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Ask when your partner can meet you.
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Tell your partner when you can meet them.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |