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Fix the time and place in English

Ana and Tasha need a time and a place. They sit at the Blue Plate and lock Saturday at three.

Murray listens from the counter. He writes the plan on a napkin and puts it in his pocket.

By the end, you'll name the place, lock the time, check if it works, and say it's a plan.

You'll also ask who else is coming.

By the end of this lesson

Agree on a time and place and confirm.

  • Let's meet at ___.You choose the meeting place.
  • I'll be there at ___.You say the time you will arrive.
  • It's a plan.You both agree. You will do this.
  • Who else is coming?Ask which other people will join.
  • Is that okay for you?Check if they can do this time and place.
  • Let's say three o'clock.You lock the time at three.

Scene — Saturday at the booth

Saturday is the topic at the booth. Tasha has a day off. Ana wants a clear time.

Murray sits at the end of the counter on two stools, with a black coffee he has not finished.

The jukebox by the door stays quiet. Dee refills the pot and leaves them to talk.

Ana and Tasha sit in a window booth while Murray rests at the counter with unfinished coffee.

Learn — time and place

Six lines help you lock a time and a place.

You'll name the spot, check the time, and say it's a plan.

  1. Tasha proposes the diner as the place to meet while Ana listens across the booth.

    Let's meet at ___.

    You choose the meeting place.

    When to use it: Say this to name the place you will meet.

    Let's is Let us as one piece, then you name the place.

  2. Ana turns toward the counter and asks which other people might join them.

    I'll be there at ___.

    You say the time you will arrive.

    When to use it: Say this to name the time you will arrive.

    I'll is I will as one piece, then you add the time.

    Say it: I'll is short, like one beat.

  3. Tasha indicates that Murray may join and gives her intended arrival time.

    It's a plan.

    You both agree. You will do this.

    When to use it: Say this when you both lock the plan.

    It's is it is as one piece, and this closes the plan.

    Say it: Link It's and a. Stress plan.

  4. Murray calmly confirms that he will arrive at the agreed time.

    Who else is coming?

    Ask which other people will join.

    When to use it: Ask this when you need the full group.

    Coming is the -ing form, and it means they will join.

  5. Ana and Tasha check together that the chosen time and place work for them both.

    Is that okay for you?

    Check if they can do this time and place.

    When to use it: Check the time and place before you lock it.

    This checks the other person, not a new time or place.

    Say it: The stress is on kay in okay.

  6. Ana settles the arrival time and Tasha agrees with the plan.

    Let's say three o'clock.

    You lock the time at three.

    When to use it: Use this to lock the meeting at three.

    Let's say names the time you both will use.

    Say it: Stress clock, not the o.

Story — the napkin

Watch Ana and Tasha lock Saturday at three. Murray writes it down.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Tasha sits across from Ana. The diner is quiet this afternoon.
  2. TashaLet's meet at the Blue Plate.She names the diner as the meeting place.
  3. AnaWho else is coming?Ask which other people will join.
  4. TashaMurray too. I'll be there at three.Murray may join, and she will arrive at three.
  5. MurrayWell, I'll be there at three.He says he will arrive at three.
  6. AnaLet's say three o'clock. Is that okay for you?She locks three, then checks if Tasha can do it.
  7. TashaThat sounds good. It's a plan.She likes the idea, and they both agree.
  8. AnaI'll be there at three. So we write it down?She will arrive at three, then thinks a plan is paper.
  9. TashaNo paper. It's a plan.You agree. You do not need to write it.
  10. Murray writes on a napkin anyway and pockets it.
  11. MurraySaturday at three. It's a plan.He repeats the time and shows he agrees.

Practice — lock it in

Eleven short exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, and build a line.

They stay small, so you can lock the plan fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    It's a plan.Drop the Simple English here
    Who else is coming?Drop the Simple English here
    Is that okay for you?Drop the Simple English here
    Let's say three o'clock.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    Tasha asks what time you should meet. You want three.

  4. What does it mean?

    It's a plan.

  5. What do you say?

    You named Saturday at three at the diner. Check if Tasha can do it.

  6. Build the line

    Ask which other people will join.

    ?

    Tap the words in order.

  7. What do you say?

    Tasha asks what time you will get to the diner. You will arrive at three.

  8. Swap the word

    You want the usual way to lock the time at three.

    Let's ____ three o'clock.

  9. True or false?

    This line locks the time at three.

  10. What do you say?

    Tasha locks Saturday at three at the Blue Plate. You like the idea.

  11. Pick the reply

    Tasha says:

    Want to lock Saturday at three at the diner?

    She wants to fix the time and place.

    And you reply with:

Say it — say the plan

Now you're Ana at the booth with Tasha. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. TashaSaturday works for me.She can do Saturday.
  2. Ana (you)Tell her where you should meet.

    Let's meet at ___.

    You choose the meeting place.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
Let's meet at ___.You choose the meeting place.
I'll be there at ___.You say the time you will arrive.
It's a plan.You both agree. You will do this.
Who else is coming?Ask which other people will join.
Is that okay for you?Check if they can do this time and place.
Let's say three o'clock.You lock the time at three.
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