Changing a meeting day

A1.2 · Reply to a proposal with a workable decision and a next step.

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Present tense, common nouns and adjectives, times and basic connectors. Use a dictionary if needed.

Model

Hallo Eva, danke für die Einladung zum Spaziergang. Am Dienstag habe ich einen Kurs bis fünf Uhr. Am Mittwoch habe ich Zeit. Treffen wir uns dann um vier Uhr am Park? Passt das für dich? Liebe Grüße, Leon

1. danke für die Einladung · It acknowledges the proposal or problem.
2. einen Kurs bis fünf Uhr · It explains the constraint with a precise fact.
3. Passt das für dich? · It proposes a next step that the reader can confirm.

Task

Reply in German to Erik, who suggests the neighbourhood café on Saturday at three. It is closed on Saturday and open on Sunday from two to five. You are both free on Sunday. Choose a time within those hours, explain the change and ask for confirmation.

30–50 words

Planning

1. Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
2. Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
3. Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.

Criteria

1. Reply to Erik’s invitation.

   Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.

2. Explain Saturday’s closure.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Choose a Sunday time at or after two and before five.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Ask for friendly confirmation.

   End with useful information for the next step.

Review

Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.

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