Role-play these two telephone situations.
1 Student A, you are a company employee who has arranged to meet Student B,
a colleague from one of your subsidiaries. Explain that you cannot keep the appointment and give a reason. Suggest an alternative day.
2 Student B, you are on a business trip to Singapore and need to stay an extra day. Your hotel is full. Telephone the airline office. Talk to the representative, Student A, to arrange a different flight and a night at another hotel.