The Office - Canceling an Appointment(0031)

A:

Hello, Samantha speaking.

B:

Hi Samantha. This is Angela calling.

A:

Oh, hi Angela, what's up?

B:

I'm just calling about our meeting today. I wonder, is it possible to reschedule our appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of an emergency that I need to take care of.

A:

Let me see, it shouldn't be too much of a problem...

B:

I'm really sorry, I hope it doesn't inconvenience you too much, it's just this thing came up, and ...

A:

Angela, you know what, I can't make it to our meeting, either. Why don't we postpone it to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?

B:

Sounds great. See you tomorrow.

C:

Angela... Angela, look up! See that lady over there who is trying on a red leather jacket? Isn't that Samantha?

B:

What? No wonder she told me she couldn't make it to the meeting, oh, no, I think she saw me...

Key Vocabulary

what's up

phrase

what is the matter

reschedule

verb

schedule something for a different time

inconvenience

verb

cause problem or trouble

come up

verb

occur in an unexpected way

make it

verb

come

postpone

verb

decide to do something at a later time

no wonder

phrase

not surprisingly

Supplementary Vocabulary

scheduling conflict

common noun, singular

two or more appointments scheduled at the same time

call off

verb

cancel

double-book

verb

have two appointments or meetings at the same time

push back

phrase

move a meeting or appointment to a later time

rain check

phrase

a promise or offer to do something in the future that is not possible to do now