Plans and arrangements

Discuss an intention and agree on the time and place for a simple plan.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Ava

What are you doing on Friday evening?

Ava asks about an arranged plan.

Ben

I'm going to see the new film. Would you like to come?

Ben states an intention and invites Ava.

Ava

I'd love to. What time shall we meet?

Ava accepts and asks for a time.

Ben

Let's meet outside the cinema at seven.

Ben suggests an exact place and time.

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

What are you doing on…?
Ask about an arrangement.
What are you doing on Friday evening?
I'm going to…
State an intention.
I'm going to see the new film. Would you like to come?
Would you like to come?
Invite someone politely.
I'm going to see the new film. Would you like to come?
What time shall we meet?
Agree on a time.
I'd love to. What time shall we meet?
Let's meet at…
Suggest a meeting detail.
Let's meet at…

Which sentence gives an intention?

I'm going to see the new film.I saw the new film yesterday.I see films every week.I can see the cinema.

Invite someone to one real or imagined activity this week.

Choose your own activity, day, time, and meeting place.

Use it with someone