AV Academy · Thales · Lesson 7

Plan It, Fix It, Meet Me There

A logic-based communication lesson: understand the constraints, ask the right questions, make a workable plan, and repair it when something changes.

ListeningSpeakingDecision-makingReal-life Canada
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Retrieval · 5 min

Fast reset

One try. One hint if needed. Then move on.

Change the time

“I can’t make it at five.”
React + suggest a new time.

No problem. Could we make it five thirty instead?

Understand the limit

“I need to be back by seven.”
Explain the limit in your own words.

Return no later than 7:00.

Keep talking

You forgot “umbrella”. Explain it without saying the word.

It’s something you use when it rains.
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Listening + reasoning · 9 min

Which plan actually works?

Listen to three constraints. Choose the only plan that works — then justify your choice.

Plan AMeet at 4:45 by the main entrance. Stay until 6:45.
Plan BMeet at 5:15 by the ticket machines. Stay until 6:30.
Plan CMeet at 5:30 by the coffee shop. Stay until 7:15.
Say why: “Plan ___ works because…” Use at least two details from the audio.
Plan B. Orientation ends at 5:00, and the person needs to be back by 7:00.
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Conversation strategy · 6 min

A simple logic for real conversations

Use the information you hear. Don’t ask random questions.

1 · ReactReally? / Sounds good. / No problem.
2 · ClarifyWhat time? / Where exactly? / How long?
3 · ProposeCould we meet at…?
4 · ConfirmSo, we’re meeting at…, right?
30-second drill: Teacher gives one fact. Thales must choose the next logical move: React, Clarify, Propose, or Confirm — then say it.
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Interactive listening · 12–14 min

Find a Time That Works

Listen to your classmate, check your schedule, decide what works, and answer out loud. Each message changes what you need to do next.

Your schedule

4:30
Class
5:00
Free
5:30
Free
6:00
Call home
6:30
Free

Your mission

Your classmate wants to meet after class. Listen to each voice message and make the plan work.

listen check your schedule decide answer out loud

Important: do not read the model before speaking.

Message 1

Invitation

Your turn: accept or react, then ask what time your classmate is free.

Sounds good. What time are you free?
Message 2

First time option

Does 5:15 work for you?

After choosing, confirm the time out loud.

Yes. Five fifteen works for me.
Message 3

New limit

You meet at 5:15 and your classmate must leave by 6:15. How much time do you have together?

Then say it in a complete sentence.

We have about one hour together.
Message 4

The plan changes

Look at your schedule again. The new time doesn’t work. Explain why and suggest another option.

Think: What do you have to do at 6:00?
I can’t make it at five forty-five because I have to call home at six. Could we meet at six thirty instead?
Message 5 · transition

Time agreed. Now where?

Your turn: answer the question. Give a specific meeting point — not just “at the station”.

Let’s meet by the main entrance.
Next: Exercise 4 will test whether you can understand the exact meeting point in a real voice message.
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Listening + location · 8 min

Where exactly?

Being “at the station” is too vague. Listen, identify the exact point, then respond.

Central Station

Voice note

1. Click the exact place.
2. Answer the person directly.
3. Say where you are or what they should do next.

I’m by the main entrance. Wait there — I’ll come to the ticket machines.
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Conversation choices · 8 min

Which response keeps the conversation alive?

Listen. Say your own response first. Then compare with the options.

Situation A

Situation B

Important: the “best” answer is the one that follows the information and moves the conversation forward.
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Main mission · 17–20 min

Build a plan that survives two problems

This time you have a clear sequence. Complete each checkpoint during one continuous conversation.

Stage 1 · Discover the facts

Find out: activity · available time · exact meeting place · return limit.

Activity
Time
Exact place
Limit

Stage 2 · Decide

Choose one option and explain why it works better.

street-food marketmuseum cafécity-centre walk

Stage 3 · Problem 1

Your teacher will change one time. Do not restart. React and repair the schedule.

Stage 4 · Problem 2

Your teacher will change the meeting location. Ask for the exact place and give one clear next step.

10:00
Rescue only if needed: What time works for you? · Where exactly are you? · Could we meet by…? · I didn’t catch the time. · So, we’re meeting at…, right?
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Final transfer · 5 min

Send the plan as a voice note

No notes. No full script. One clear message.

Your message must include

whatwhenwhere exactlyreturn limit

Start naturally: “So, we’re…”

One final correction

Your teacher repeats one detail incorrectly. Correct only that detail.

No, actually…Not five — five fifteen.I mean the ticket machines.
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Optional reserve · 8 min

Plan B Generator

Use only if the core finishes early.

Weather problem

It starts raining. Change the activity but keep the time.

Transport problem

The bus is 20 minutes late. Keep the activity but change the time.

Location problem

You are at different entrances. Fix the meeting point.

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Optional closing · 6–8 min

Wildcard Dialogue

You don’t know what problem is coming. Read the message and click the response that best keeps the conversation moving.

Mystery conversation
A different situation can appear each time you restart.
Ready
Click Start mystery dialogue. Then respond to each message.
Rule: choose the response that reacts to the information and moves the plan forward. A grammatically possible answer is not always the best conversational answer.