APIEVocabulary: A Busy Week and Appointments
A busy week and making appointments
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📅 A Busy Week and Making Appointments
Learn 10 everyday words to talk about your schedule, book visits with professionals, and fix times with people.
How to use this lesson
• Guide students through the word table in 5 minutes, then give 10 minutes for the 16 practice tasks.
• Spend the final 5 minutes listening to shadowing recordings and checking answers using the instant feedback keys.
• Read each word, its example sentence, and the memory tip before you try any quiz questions.
• Complete the 16 practice items, then listen and record your voice in the shadowing section at the bottom.
Word table
Study the 10 words across three themes with examples and memory tricks.
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| diary | A small book where you write your plans or secrets. | keep a diary, write in a diary | – | I write my daily plans in my diary every morning. | Sound tip: Starts like day—you write in it every day! |
| calendar | A page or chart that shows all the dates, days, and months. | check the calendar, wall calendar | – | Let me check the calendar to see which day we are free. | Word part: Look at the end: "-ar" like a star date in the sky. |
| reminder | A short note or phone alarm that helps you remember something. | set a reminder, send a reminder | remind (v) | I set a reminder on my phone for our three o'clock meeting. | Word part: It has the word mind inside to keep it in your mind. |
| haircut | The act of having someone cut and style your hair. | get a haircut, need a haircut | – | My hair is getting very long, so I booked a haircut for Saturday. | Picture: Two simple words joined together: hair + cut. |
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dentist | A doctor who takes care of teeth and mouth health. | see the dentist, dentist appointment | – | I visit the dentist twice a year to keep my teeth clean. | Word part: "Dent-" is from dental, like teeth. |
| hairdresser | A person whose job is cutting, washing, and coloring hair. | go to the hairdresser, visit the hairdresser | – | She went to the hairdresser before the big wedding party. | Picture: A person who "dresses" and styles your hair nicely. |
| vet | An animal doctor who treats sick pets. | take the cat to the vet, call the vet | – | Our cat stopped eating, so we took her straight to the vet. | Sound: Very short 3-letter word, quick to say like "pet"! |
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| confirm | To say or write that an arrangement is definitely sure. | confirm a booking, confirm the time | confirmation (n) | Please send a text message to confirm our Friday lunch. | Word part: "Firm" means strong and solid—you make the plan solid. |
| arrange | To plan, organize, or prepare a date or event together. | arrange a meeting, arrange a time | arrangement (n) | Can we arrange a quick phone call tomorrow morning? | Contrast: You arrange parts in order, like arranging chairs in a room. |
| available | Free to do something, meet someone, or be used. | be available on Friday, not available | unavailable (adj) | The doctor is available at four o'clock this afternoon. | Contrast: Think of able: you are able to meet because you have free time. |
Practice
Work through 16 exercises from easy to hard. Every word appears at least twice.
Collocation matrix: Match words that go together
Pick the word that naturally matches the action in everyday English.
1 Which word naturally completes the phrase: "keep a ___"?
2 Which word naturally completes the phrase: "get a ___"?
3 Which word naturally completes the phrase: "take the sick cat to the ___"?
4 Which word naturally completes the phrase: "be ___ on Friday"?
Gap-fill: Short conversations and sentences
Word bank for questions 5 to 8:
5 Look at the wall ___ to see what the date is today.
6 I have a terrible toothache, so I must see the ___ this morning.
7 Please send an email to ___ our booking for the hotel room.
8 Can we ___ a time to meet for coffee next week?
Choose the word: Fit the right meaning
All three choices fit the grammar, but only one option makes complete sense.
9 I set a phone ___ on my screen so I would not miss my appointment.
10 She went to the ___ because she wanted a new style and hair color.
11 I always write my private thoughts and secret feelings in my ___.
12 His hair looked messy and overgrown, so he booked a ___ in town.
Word-formation: Complete with the right form
Use the exact word form shown in our lesson word table for each sentence.
13 Please ___ me about our meeting tomorrow morning.
Form needed: verb from reminder
14 The clinic sent a booking ___ to my email address.
Form needed: noun from confirm
15 We made an ___ to meet at the café at four.
Form needed: noun from arrange
16 The doctor is ___ today because she is away on holiday.
Form needed: negative adjective from available
Shadowing
Listen to the natural audio, repeat aloud, and record your voice for each item.
How to practice:
Click the sound icon to hear the model pronunciation, then click the recording button to speak and check your pronunciation.
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