TESOL/Planning to meet

Key sentences

Question	Answer
Where do you want to meet? Where should we meet?	How about (prepositional phrase) ? How about (noun) ?

Question	Answer
When do you want to meet?	Let's meet at (time).

Answer	Question
Actually, I'm busy until (time) How about one hour later?	Sure, sounds good. Sure, see you then.

Say these sentences without looking.

How about (prepositional phrase) ?
prepositional phrase	sentence
in front of the station	How about in front of the station ?
at the square	How about at the square ?
at the clock	How about at the clock ?
outside the station	How about outside the station ?

Actually, I'm busy until (time) How about one hour later?
time	sentence
two o'clock.	Actually, I'm busy until two o'clock. How about one hour later?
two thirty.	Actually, I'm busy until two thirty. How about one hour later?
three.	Actually, I'm busy until three. How about one hour later?
3 PM.	Actually, I'm busy until 3 PM. How about one hour later?

Practice this conversation.

Question	Answer
Where do you want to meet?	How about (in front of the station) ?

Question	Answer
When do you want to meet?	Let's meet at (two o'clock).

Answer	Question
Actually, I'm busy until (two o'clock.) How about one hour later?	Sure, sounds good.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Question	Answer
Where do you want to meet?	How about ... ?

Question	Answer
When do you want to meet?	Let's meet at ....

Answer	Question
Actually, I'm busy until ... How about one hour later?	Sure, sounds good.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Question	Answer
Ask when your partner can meet you.	Tell your partner when you can meet them.

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.