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  • Telling Dates: What Date Is My Appointment? (Listen + Speak)

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    Listen to a conversation between a secretary and a CEO and learn how to tell dates in English. Then, practice telling dates with the AI Tutor. The focus is on names of months and how to tell dates.

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What Date Is My Appointment?

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A secretary is talking to the CEO. She is telling him what his schedules look like. Learn how to tell dates. Then, practice telling dates with the AI Tutor.

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What Date Is My Appointment?

(1) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Ms. Midland, what [vocab word=date]date[/vocab] is it today?

"It" is the subject, but it has no meaning. It's a "dummy subject".

(2) Ms. Midland: Listen
It is April 21st, Mr. Cowell.

"It is April 21st" means "today is April 21st". "It" doesn't have any meaning.

(3) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the [vocab word=meeting]meeting[/vocab] with Mrs. Lee?

"What date ..." is a question about a date. "Mrs." is a prefix for a married woman. "Ms." is a prefix for an unmarried woman.

(4) Ms. Midland: Listen
Your meeting with Mrs. Lee is on [vocab word=April]April[/vocab] 23rd.

Before a date ("April 23rd"), we put in a preposition "on".

(5) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the golf [vocab word=game]game[/vocab] with Mr. Hale?

"Mr." is a prefix for a man.

(6) Ms. Midland: Listen
The golf game with Mr. Hale is on April 30th.
(7) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Is there also a meeting with Mrs. Hopkins on April 30th?
(8) Ms. Midland: Listen
Yes, there is. The meeting is in the morning. The golf game is in the afternoon.
(9) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Alright. What date is the [vocab word=dinner]dinner[/vocab] with Mrs. Jones?

"Alright" means "OK".

(10) Ms. Midland: Listen
The dinner with Mrs. Jones is on [vocab word=May]May[/vocab] 8th.
(11) Mr. Cowell: Listen
May 8th? Hmm.
(12) Ms. Midland: Listen
What's wrong?

It means "What is the problem?"

(13) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the Mother's Day this [vocab word=year]year[/vocab]?
(14) Ms. Midland: Listen
The Mother's Day is ... on May 8th.

In North America, the Mother's Day is the 2nd Sunday of May.

(15) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Cancel the dinner with Mrs. Jones. I will stay [vocab word=home]home[/vocab] with my wife and daughter on May 8th.

"Cancel" means there is no dinner any more.

(16) Ms. Midland: Listen
No problem. You are very kind, Mr. Cowell.
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What Date Is My Appointment?

(1) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Ms. Midland, what [vocab word=date]date[/vocab] is it today?

"It" is the subject, but it has no meaning. It's a "dummy subject".

(2) Ms. Midland: Listen
It is April 21st, Mr. Cowell.

"It is April 21st" means "today is April 21st". "It" doesn't have any meaning.

(3) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the [vocab word=meeting]meeting[/vocab] with Mrs. Lee?

"What date ..." is a question about a date. "Mrs." is a prefix for a married woman. "Ms." is a prefix for an unmarried woman.

(4) Ms. Midland: Listen
Your meeting with Mrs. Lee is on [vocab word=April]April[/vocab] 23rd.

Before a date ("April 23rd"), we put in a preposition "on".

(5) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the golf [vocab word=game]game[/vocab] with Mr. Hale?

"Mr." is a prefix for a man.

(6) Ms. Midland: Listen
The golf game with Mr. Hale is on April 30th.
(7) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Is there also a meeting with Mrs. Hopkins on April 30th?
(8) Ms. Midland: Listen
Yes, there is. The meeting is in the morning. The golf game is in the afternoon.
(9) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Alright. What date is the [vocab word=dinner]dinner[/vocab] with Mrs. Jones?

"Alright" means "OK".

(10) Ms. Midland: Listen
The dinner with Mrs. Jones is on [vocab word=May]May[/vocab] 8th.
(11) Mr. Cowell: Listen
May 8th? Hmm.
(12) Ms. Midland: Listen
What's wrong?

It means "What is the problem?"

(13) Mr. Cowell: Listen
What date is the Mother's Day this [vocab word=year]year[/vocab]?
(14) Ms. Midland: Listen
The Mother's Day is ... on May 8th.

In North America, the Mother's Day is the 2nd Sunday of May.

(15) Mr. Cowell: Listen
Cancel the dinner with Mrs. Jones. I will stay [vocab word=home]home[/vocab] with my wife and daughter on May 8th.

"Cancel" means there is no dinner any more.

(16) Ms. Midland: Listen
No problem. You are very kind, Mr. Cowell.
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