A: Hello, Samantha speaking.
B: Hi Samantha. This is Angela calling.
A: Oh, hi Angela, what’s up?
B: I’m just calling about our meeting today. I wonder, is it possible to reschedule our appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of an emergency that Ineed to take care of.
A: Let me see, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem…
B: I’m really sorry, I hope it doesn’t inconvenience you too much, it’s just this thing came up, and …
A: Angela, you know what, I can’t make it to our meeting, either. Why don’t we postpone it to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?
B: Sounds great. See you tomorrow.
C: Angela… Angela, look up! See that lady over there who is trying on a red leather jacket? Isn’t that Samantha?
B: What? No wonder she told me she couldn’t make it to the meeting, oh, no, I think she saw me…
Key Vocabulary
| what’s up | phrase | what is the matter |
| reschedule | verb | schedule something for a different time |
| inconvenience | verb | cause problem or trouble |
| come up | verb | occur in an unexpected way |
| make it | verb | come |
| postpone | verb | decide to do something at a later time |
| no wonder | phrase | not surprisingly |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| scheduling conflict | common noun, singular | two or more appointments scheduled at the same time |
| call off | verb | cancel |
| double-book | verb | move a meeting or appointment to a later time |
| push back | phrase | lenses you wear directly on your eyes to help you see |
| rain check | phrase | a promise or offer to do something in the future that is not possible to do now |
