Scheduling a meeting: finding a time that works
Watch the direction words: move up means earlier, push back means later — TOEIC tests exactly this. Times pile up fast (ten, after lunch, two o'clock, nine forty-five), so anchor each one to its sentence before the next arrives.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1We need to find a time for the quarterly review this week.
- 2Does Wednesday at ten work for everyone on the team?
- 3I have a client call then, could we do it after lunch?
- 4Let's move the review to two o'clock in the large meeting room.
- 5Can you send a calendar invite to the whole department?
- 6The director wants to push the budget talk back a week.
- 7In that case, we should book the room before someone else does.
- 8How much time should we set aside for questions at the end?
- 9Twenty minutes should be enough if we start on time.
- 10Sarah will join by video because she works from home on Fridays.
- 11Please share the slides at least one day before the meeting.
- 12If anything changes, update the invite so nobody shows up early.
- 13We moved the start time up to nine forty-five.
- 14The agenda covers three items, so keep your updates short.
- 15Let's meet again next month to check on our progress.
FAQ
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