UNIT

1
8 Appointments
Jasbir works at Zoo.com in California. He would like an appointment with Ulla Fischer from Germany.
Complete his email by putting the verbs in the present continuous tense.

To: ulla@zoo.com
From: jasbir@zoo.com
Subject: Your trip to Mountain View CA
Hi Ulla, How are you?
are coming
I hear that you (0) ........................................... (come) to Mountain View on May 15. Could we meet?
I'm pretty busy next week. (1) I ........................................... (attend) a conference on Monday.
I (2) ........................................... (speak) in the afternoon and then I (3) ........................................... (have)
dinner with some journalists. Brad and I (4) ........................................... (meet) the engineering team on
Tuesday afternoon, and then on Thursday afternoon Brad (5) ........................................... (¯y) to New York
for a meeting and I've decided to go with him.
How does Wednesday at 10 am sound?
Regards, Jasbir

2 Jasbir calls Ulla to con®rm the appointment. Read Jasbir's mail again and check Ulla's diary. Then decide
who says which sentences.
0 Can you make Wednesday? Jasbir
........................
ULLA'S DIARY: TRIP TO MOUNTAIN VIEW
1 I'm out on Wednesday. ........................
Monday Lunch with Brad
2 I'm pretty tied up on Monday. ........................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3 How about Friday afternoon? ........................ Tuesday 10 am meeting with Andy

........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 Sorry, I'm travelling on Thursday Wednesday Trade fair (all day)

........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
afternoon. ........................
Thursday Brainstorming session 9 am
5 I've got plans on Tuesday afternoon
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

but I can cancel. ........................ Friday Work group (morning)

........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6 Tuesday afternoon is good for me. ........................

3 Ulla is late. She calls Jasbir to reschedule the meeting. Complete the dialogue using the words in the box.

speaking time great back running going sure sorry problem busy

Jasbir: speaking
Hello, Jasbir Singh ...........................................
Ulla: Hi Jasbir, this is Ulla.
Jasbir: Hi Ulla, how are you?
Ulla: Fine thanks, I'm very (1) ........................................... but I'm (2) ........................................... late. My meeting
with Andy didn't start on (3) ........................................... You know how (4) ........................................... he is.
I'm not (5) ........................................... to make it for our appointment. Can we put it
(6) ........................................... an hour?
Jasbir: (7) ........................................... I'm free all afternoon. Is 2:30 OK?
Ulla: That's (8) ........................................... Thanks very much.
Jasbir: No (9) ........................................... Your score /20
Ulla: Thanks again. Bye.

Business Goals 2 # Cambridge University Press 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE ± Unit 8