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A2 listening: changing an appointment
Practise days, times, confirmation and an entrance instruction in a fictional dialogue.
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Changing an appointment
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- Sara: Bom dia. Chamo-me Sara. Tenho uma marcação na quinta-feira às nove da manhã.
- Receção: Bom dia, Sara. Em que podemos ajudar?
- Sara: Nesse dia tenho de trabalhar de manhã. É possível mudar a marcação para a tarde?
- Receção: Na quinta-feira à tarde já não temos lugar. Podemos recebê-la na sexta-feira às três e meia.
- Sara: Na sexta-feira posso ir. São três e meia da tarde, certo?
- Receção: Sim, às quinze e trinta. Pedimos que chegue dez minutos antes.
- Sara: Muito bem. Devo ir ao mesmo local?
- Receção: Sim, à receção do primeiro andar. A entrada principal está fechada esta semana. Use a porta lateral.
- Sara: Está bem. Então vou na sexta-feira e chego às quinze e vinte. Obrigada.
- Receção: De nada. Vamos enviar uma mensagem com a nova hora. Até sexta-feira.
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- Sara: Good morning. My name is Sara. I have an appointment on Thursday at nine in the morning.
- Receção: Good morning, Sara. How can we help?
- Sara: I have to work that morning. Is it possible to move the appointment to the afternoon?
- Receção: We have no availability on Thursday afternoon. We can see you on Friday at half past three.
- Sara: I can come on Friday. That is half past three in the afternoon, correct?
- Receção: Yes, at fifteen thirty. Please arrive ten minutes earlier.
- Sara: Very good. Should I come to the same place?
- Receção: Yes, to reception on the first floor. The main entrance is closed this week. Use the side door.
- Sara: All right. I will come on Friday and arrive at fifteen twenty. Thank you.
- Receção: You are welcome. We will send a message with the new time. See you on Friday.
Expressions to use in another situation
- uma marcação
An appointment.
Tenho uma marcação na quinta-feira.
- É possível mudar?
Is it possible to change it?
É possível mudar para a tarde?
- da tarde
In the afternoon.
São três e meia da tarde.
- dez minutos antes
Ten minutes earlier.
Chegue dez minutos antes.
- a porta lateral
The side door.
Use a porta lateral.
Short answer: what you will practise
Distinguish the old appointment, new appointment and arrival time. They are not three alternatives; each has a role in the conversation.
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Confirmed by official source
The CEFR describes A2 as simple, direct communication in routine tasks on familiar matters and simple descriptions of personal background and immediate needs.
Last checked:How to review understanding
Choose answers to the four questions and check. The result separates correct, answered and unanswered items. Read explanations and find the phrase supporting each answer in the dialogue.
Then use the expressions to build another situation with different days, places or times. Repeating a known answer does not demonstrate understanding a new message.
What this audio does not assess
The script is original and the voice is synthetic European Portuguese. One voice reads both characters; this is not a conversation recorded by native speakers. The material neither reproduces nor predicts a CAPLE question.
This comprehension exercise does not measure your entire A2 ability, writing or spoken interaction, and issues no certificate. Combine all four task types using the learning map and practice papers.
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