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Lanternfish ESL

Intermediate Listening Dialogue
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Dialogue: Rescheduling a Meeting



A: Jason! Hang on a sec. I’ve got a message for you.

B: Hey, Janice. You better make it quick. I was just about to step out the door. I’ve got to get to that meeting and I’m already running late.

A: It’s a good thing I caught you before you left then. I just got a call from Henry. He told me to tell you that the meeting’s been cancelled.

B: Cancelled? I just talked to Fiona this morning. She said the meeting was on. Ugh! We’ve been preparing for this all week. Are you sure it’s cancelled?

A: You can call Henry and ask him yourself.

B: No, no. I’ll take your word for it. Any idea why they cancelled it?

A: The clients called and said they couldn’t make it.

B: Uh-oh! What happened?

A: They said they had some kind of emergency at their office.

B: Did they say what it was?

A: No, they didn’t say, but they did ask if they could reschedule the meeting for next week. They were very apologetic.

B: I guess we’ll have to. Thanks for coming to get me. You saved me from being stuck in traffic for an hour.



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