1. Suggestions.

A suggestion is an idea or plan for the future.
For example: What can we do tonight?
Let's go to the cinema. = a suggestion

Find five suggestions in the emails. Drag the suggestions into the box.

2. Suggestions.

You can make suggestions with How about + noun / -ing ? and with Let's + infinitive.

How about dinner one evening?
How about meeting on Saturday night?
Let's meet at 7 in reception.

 

Complete the suggestions. Select How about or Let's.

3. Future events.

Find eight sentences in the emails that mention future events.
For example: "I'm coming to Istanbul next week."
Drag the sentences into the box. Do not include suggestions.

4. Future events.

There are two types of future events in the emails – arrangements and scheduled events.

Arrangements are plans you make, usually with other people.

I'm having dinner with people from the meeting.

Scheduled events are part of a programme or timetable. They include travel times and business meetings.

I arrive on Thursday afternoon.

 

Drag the future events to the correct box.

5. Arrangements.

Use am/are/is + -ing to talk about arrangements.

I'm coming to Istanbul next week.
We're having dinner with Gill on Friday.

 

Complete the conversation with am, are or is. Use contractions if possible.

Now listen to the conversation.

6. Arrangements.

Linda and Hilary chat about their arrangements. Choose the correct options to complete what Hilary says.


7. Scheduled events.

Use the present simple to talk about scheduled events, for example, business meetings and travel times.

I arrive on Thursday afternoon, and I leave on Monday.
The meeting's on Friday.

 

For information about the present simple, go to the Grammar Reference.

Complete Hilary's email. Write the verbs in the correct form.

be have arrive start
start get leave finish

8. Questions with how.

Connect the two parts of the questions.

9. Questions with how.

Choose the correct answer.

10. Questions with how: Intonation.

Intonation is the change in pitch of your voice, from high to low, when you speak; “the music” of speech.

In questions with yes or no as an answer, intonation normally goes up at the end of the question:
Is this your hotel? ↑

For other questions, intonation normally goes down at the end of the question:
How are  you? ↓

Listen to the intonation in the examples. Listen and record the questions.