hello I’m Emma from English have you ever made a plan
from English have you ever made a plan
from English have you ever made a plan with someone but then realised that you
with someone but then realised that you
with someone but then realised that you need to change the plan or cancel it in
need to change the plan or cancel it in
need to change the plan or cancel it in English you need to be careful about the
English you need to be careful about the
English you need to be careful about the language that you use to make sure that
language that you use to make sure that
language that you use to make sure that you’re doing it politely now there’s
you’re doing it politely now there’s
you’re doing it politely now there’s lots of reasons why you would need to
lots of reasons why you would need to
lots of reasons why you would need to change your plans or cancel your plans
change your plans or cancel your plans
change your plans or cancel your plans in English
in English
in English perhaps you genuinely can’t meet someone
perhaps you genuinely can’t meet someone
perhaps you genuinely can’t meet someone because something more important or
because something more important or
because something more important or urgent has come up
urgent has come up
urgent has come up perhaps you’ve double-booked yourself
perhaps you’ve double-booked yourself
perhaps you’ve double-booked yourself and that means that you’ve made two
and that means that you’ve made two
and that means that you’ve made two appointments at the same time without
appointments at the same time without
appointments at the same time without realizing it so you need to cancel one
realizing it so you need to cancel one
realizing it so you need to cancel one and other times you might just be
and other times you might just be
and other times you might just be feeling lazy or you just don’t feel like
feeling lazy or you just don’t feel like
feeling lazy or you just don’t feel like meeting them but of course you don’t
meeting them but of course you don’t
meeting them but of course you don’t want to offend someone by telling them
want to offend someone by telling them
want to offend someone by telling them that canceling plans can be a little
that canceling plans can be a little
that canceling plans can be a little uncomfortable a little awkward so in
uncomfortable a little awkward so in
uncomfortable a little awkward so in this lesson I’m going to give you some
this lesson I’m going to give you some
this lesson I’m going to give you some useful expressions that will help you to
useful expressions that will help you to
useful expressions that will help you to change or cancel your plans in English
change or cancel your plans in English
change or cancel your plans in English now these expressions will be useful for
now these expressions will be useful for
now these expressions will be useful for formal appointments that you’ve made
formal appointments that you’ve made
formal appointments that you’ve made like the doctors or the dentists with a
like the doctors or the dentists with a
like the doctors or the dentists with a work client or a colleague your child
work client or a colleague your child
work client or a colleague your child school principal or even a Skype lesson
school principal or even a Skype lesson
school principal or even a Skype lesson with a new English teacher but they can
with a new English teacher but they can
with a new English teacher but they can also be used informally as well when
also be used informally as well when
also be used informally as well when you’ve made plans to have a coffee with
you’ve made plans to have a coffee with
you’ve made plans to have a coffee with friends or meet a date for dinner or
friends or meet a date for dinner or
friends or meet a date for dinner or even to cancel or change a meeting time
even to cancel or change a meeting time
even to cancel or change a meeting time with a new friend that you’ve met online
with a new friend that you’ve met online
with a new friend that you’ve met online so the first thing you’ll need to do is
so the first thing you’ll need to do is
so the first thing you’ll need to do is break the news and this idiom means to
break the news and this idiom means to
break the news and this idiom means to tell someone something especially if
tell someone something especially if
tell someone something especially if it’s something that they’re not
it’s something that they’re not
it’s something that they’re not expecting to hear or it’s bad news to
expecting to hear or it’s bad news to
expecting to hear or it’s bad news to break the news start with something like
break the news start with something like
break the news start with something like I’m calling because or the reason I need
I’m calling because or the reason I need
I’m calling because or the reason I need to speak to you is so if you’re at a
to speak to you is so if you’re at a
to speak to you is so if you’re at a professional office for example you
professional office for example you
professional office for example you could say I need to cancel or change my
could say I need to cancel or change my
could say I need to cancel or change my appointment if you’re talking to a
appointment if you’re talking to a
appointment if you’re talking to a colleague that you don’t know that well
colleague that you don’t know that well
colleague that you don’t know that well you could say I won’t be able to attend
you could say I won’t be able to attend
you could say I won’t be able to attend the meeting on Thursday but with a
the meeting on Thursday but with a
the meeting on Thursday but with a colleague that you do know well you
colleague that you do know well you
colleague that you do know well you might say I can’t make it to the meeting
might say I can’t make it to the meeting
might say I can’t make it to the meeting on Thursday it’s a little more informal
on Thursday it’s a little more informal
on Thursday it’s a little more informal and with a friend you could say I can’t
and with a friend you could say I can’t
and with a friend you could say I can’t make it to dinner on Friday
make it to dinner on Friday
make it to dinner on Friday now these expressions are great if
now these expressions are great if
now these expressions are great if you’re canceling or rescheduling in a
you’re canceling or rescheduling in a
you’re canceling or rescheduling in a reasonable amount of time you know with
reasonable amount of time you know with
reasonable amount of time you know with enough notice but let’s be real
enough notice but let’s be real
enough notice but let’s be real sometimes we aren’t as organized as we
sometimes we aren’t as organized as we
sometimes we aren’t as organized as we want to be and we need to change or
want to be and we need to change or
want to be and we need to change or cancel an appointment without much
cancel an appointment without much
cancel an appointment without much warning right perhaps the meeting or the
warning right perhaps the meeting or the
warning right perhaps the meeting or the appointment is tomorrow or it’s even the
appointment is tomorrow or it’s even the
appointment is tomorrow or it’s even the same day so then you really should
same day so then you really should
same day so then you really should include an apology it’s polite to
include an apology it’s polite to
include an apology it’s polite to include an apology any time that you
include an apology any time that you
include an apology any time that you change plans but if you do it at late
change plans but if you do it at late
change plans but if you do it at late notice you must apologize and you can do
notice you must apologize and you can do
notice you must apologize and you can do that simply by adding an introduction to
that simply by adding an introduction to
that simply by adding an introduction to your sentence I’m really sorry but I
your sentence I’m really sorry but I
your sentence I’m really sorry but I need to cancel I’m so sorry for the late
need to cancel I’m so sorry for the late
need to cancel I’m so sorry for the late notice but I need to cancel my apologies
notice but I need to cancel my apologies
notice but I need to cancel my apologies I need to cancel now that quite formal
I need to cancel now that quite formal
I need to cancel now that quite formal that last example best in an email or in
that last example best in an email or in
that last example best in an email or in a very formal situation so to soften the
a very formal situation so to soften the
a very formal situation so to soften the blow and that idiom means to make a bad
blow and that idiom means to make a bad
blow and that idiom means to make a bad situation less serious to soften the
situation less serious to soften the
situation less serious to soften the blow
blow
blow you could add I was really looking
you could add I was really looking
you could add I was really looking forward to it now this helps to reassure
forward to it now this helps to reassure
forward to it now this helps to reassure the person or tell them that you’re
the person or tell them that you’re
the person or tell them that you’re upset that you can’t make it and that
upset that you can’t make it and that
upset that you can’t make it and that you still want to meet them at some
you still want to meet them at some
you still want to meet them at some stage in the future
stage in the future
stage in the future I was really looking forward to dinner
I was really looking forward to dinner
I was really looking forward to dinner on Thursday we were really looking
on Thursday we were really looking
on Thursday we were really looking forward to meeting you I was looking
forward to meeting you I was looking
forward to meeting you I was looking forward to seeing your new office
forward to seeing your new office
forward to seeing your new office okay so you’ve broken the news you’ve
okay so you’ve broken the news you’ve
okay so you’ve broken the news you’ve cancelled your plan and you’ve
cancelled your plan and you’ve
cancelled your plan and you’ve apologized so now you need to explain
apologized so now you need to explain
apologized so now you need to explain why you canceled it’s polite in any
why you canceled it’s polite in any
why you canceled it’s polite in any situation to offer a reason why you have
situation to offer a reason why you have
situation to offer a reason why you have to cancel but you might not want to
to cancel but you might not want to
to cancel but you might not want to explain all of the details especially if
explain all of the details especially if
explain all of the details especially if you don’t know the person well it might
you don’t know the person well it might
you don’t know the person well it might be a personal reason or it could be
be a personal reason or it could be
be a personal reason or it could be embarrassing at times like this you can
embarrassing at times like this you can
embarrassing at times like this you can use the expression something’s come up
use the expression something’s come up
use the expression something’s come up something has come up now this is a good
something has come up now this is a good
something has come up now this is a good expression to cancel an appointment with
expression to cancel an appointment with
expression to cancel an appointment with someone that you don’t know and most
someone that you don’t know and most
someone that you don’t know and most English native speakers will understand
English native speakers will understand
English native speakers will understand this expression they’ll understand that
this expression they’ll understand that
this expression they’ll understand that it’s not possible for you to attend the
it’s not possible for you to attend the
it’s not possible for you to attend the meeting or the appointment and there is
meeting or the appointment and there is
meeting or the appointment and there is a reason but you don’t want to explain
a reason but you don’t want to explain
a reason but you don’t want to explain why and that’s perfectly acceptable
why and that’s perfectly acceptable
why and that’s perfectly acceptable especially with formal appointments in a
especially with formal appointments in a
especially with formal appointments in a professional context or with people that
professional context or with people that
professional context or with people that you don’t know well something’s come up
you don’t know well something’s come up
you don’t know well something’s come up and I need to reschedule perfectly
and I need to reschedule perfectly
and I need to reschedule perfectly acceptable but don’t use this expression
acceptable but don’t use this expression
acceptable but don’t use this expression with friends or close colleagues because
with friends or close colleagues because
with friends or close colleagues because they might feel a little offended that
they might feel a little offended that
they might feel a little offended that you don’t feel comfortable enough to
you don’t feel comfortable enough to
you don’t feel comfortable enough to explain why usually with friends you can
explain why usually with friends you can
explain why usually with friends you can be a little more honest right so if you
be a little more honest right so if you
be a little more honest right so if you don’t mind explaining why you had to
don’t mind explaining why you had to
don’t mind explaining why you had to cancel or change the plans you can
cancel or change the plans you can
cancel or change the plans you can simply explain why I was really looking
simply explain why I was really looking
simply explain why I was really looking forward to dinner on Thursday but I’m
forward to dinner on Thursday but I’m
forward to dinner on Thursday but I’m flying to Sydney on Wednesday night for
flying to Sydney on Wednesday night for
flying to Sydney on Wednesday night for work I’m really really sorry I’ve had
work I’m really really sorry I’ve had
work I’m really really sorry I’ve had such a busy week and I’ve double booked
such a busy week and I’ve double booked
such a busy week and I’ve double booked myself I’ve been feeling under the
myself I’ve been feeling under the
myself I’ve been feeling under the weather all day is
weather all day is
weather all day is okay if we postpone dinner until I’m
okay if we postpone dinner until I’m
okay if we postpone dinner until I’m feeling better so now the last thing
feeling better so now the last thing
feeling better so now the last thing that you need to do is reschedule your
that you need to do is reschedule your
that you need to do is reschedule your appointment to make another time since
appointment to make another time since
appointment to make another time since you’re the one who’s cancelling or
you’re the one who’s cancelling or
you’re the one who’s cancelling or changing the plans you should try to
changing the plans you should try to
changing the plans you should try to reschedule the meeting by offering some
reschedule the meeting by offering some
reschedule the meeting by offering some suggestions can we reschedule I’m free
suggestions can we reschedule I’m free
suggestions can we reschedule I’m free at 3 p.m. on Friday can we try for
at 3 p.m. on Friday can we try for
at 3 p.m. on Friday can we try for Tuesday instead it’s a little more
Tuesday instead it’s a little more
Tuesday instead it’s a little more informal now these ones are better for
informal now these ones are better for
informal now these ones are better for appointments more formal appointments is
appointments more formal appointments is
appointments more formal appointments is it possible to reschedule can I make a
it possible to reschedule can I make a
it possible to reschedule can I make a new appointment time so do you want to
new appointment time so do you want to
new appointment time so do you want to see some examples of all of these
see some examples of all of these
see some examples of all of these elements together
elements together
elements together I’m so sorry Sara
I’m so sorry Sara
I’m so sorry Sara I was looking forward to catching up on
I was looking forward to catching up on
I was looking forward to catching up on Friday but my bus has asked me to work
Friday but my bus has asked me to work
Friday but my bus has asked me to work late so I won’t be able to make it can
late so I won’t be able to make it can
late so I won’t be able to make it can we reschedule to Monday my apologies but
we reschedule to Monday my apologies but
we reschedule to Monday my apologies but I can’t make our meeting this afternoon
I can’t make our meeting this afternoon
I can’t make our meeting this afternoon something’s come up are we able to
something’s come up are we able to
something’s come up are we able to reschedule till next week hi Farrah I’m
reschedule till next week hi Farrah I’m
reschedule till next week hi Farrah I’m really looking forward to meeting you on
really looking forward to meeting you on
really looking forward to meeting you on skype but I have to apologize because I
skype but I have to apologize because I
skype but I have to apologize because I need to cancel our meeting I was
need to cancel our meeting I was
need to cancel our meeting I was confused by our time zone difference so
confused by our time zone difference so
confused by our time zone difference so I need to reschedule to later in the
I need to reschedule to later in the
I need to reschedule to later in the evening is 7:00 p.m. okay for you well
evening is 7:00 p.m. okay for you well
evening is 7:00 p.m. okay for you well that’s it for this lesson I hope that
that’s it for this lesson I hope that
that’s it for this lesson I hope that you’ve learned a few new useful
you’ve learned a few new useful
you’ve learned a few new useful expressions that can help you to cancel
expressions that can help you to cancel
expressions that can help you to cancel appointments or change meeting times in
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