Tip: Speaking Task 5: pick one option and stay with it. Comparing both is fine, switching sides isn't.
Vocabulary for understanding casual conversations about daily routines, event planning, and workplace interactions.
/ˈskɛdʒuːl/
A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.
The most basic word for planning time.
/əˈdʒɛndə/
A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
Usually refers to the plan for a specific meeting.
/aɪˈtɪnərɛri/
A planned route or journey.
Specifically used for travel plans.
/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/
A chart showing the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or planes.
Often used for public transit or strict project deadlines.
/ruːˈtiːn/
A sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.
Things you do every day.
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
The latest time or date by which something should be completed.
When a task absolutely must be finished.
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
A formal meeting with a professional.
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
Participate or become involved in.
To actively take part in something.
/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
Take part in an action or endeavor.
A standard synonym for taking part.
/əˈtɛnd/
Be present at (an event, meeting, or function).
To show up to an event.
/ˈɡæðər/
Come together; assemble or accumulate.
When people come together.
/əˈsɛmbəl/
(Of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.
A formal synonym for gather.
/hoʊst/
Act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio program).
The person holding the party or meeting.
/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/
Arrange into a structured whole; order.
To put things in order.
/əˈreɪndʒ/
Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.
To set something up.
/koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/
Bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony.
A formal word for organizing different parts to work together.
/ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/
Produce or agree on a finished and definitive version of.
To make the final decision.
/ˈtɛntətɪv/
Not certain or fixed; provisional.
When a plan might change.
/kənˈfɜːrmd/
Firmly established in a particular habit, belief, or way of life and unlikely to change their ways.
The formal opposite of tentative.
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
To move to a later time.