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Stop Saying “Many Schedules”: A Common TOEIC English Mistake Explained
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Many TOEIC learners believe that saying many schedules is correct English.
However, in most business situations, schedule refers to the entire set of planned activities, not individual tasks.
That is why expressions like busy schedule, tight schedule, and check my schedule frequently appear in TOEIC Listening and Reading sections.
Understanding this distinction will help you sound more natural in workplace communication and improve your TOEIC performance.
💡 Full transcript, vocab & grammar:
https://toeic.mjenglishclass.com/office-daily-english/toeic-schedule-english/
English Dialogue（Office Meeting）
Emily: Are you available for a meeting tomorrow morning?
Jason: I’m afraid not. My schedule is already full.
Emily: Oh, I see. What about Thursday afternoon?
Jason: Thursday might work. Let me check my calendar.
Emily: We need to finalize the marketing proposal this week.
Jason: Understood. My schedule is quite tight, but I’ll try to make time.
Emily: If Thursday doesn’t work, we can move it to Friday.
Jason: Friday should be fine. My schedule is lighter that day.
Emily: Great. I’ll send a meeting invitation later.
Jason: Perfect. Please include the project agenda as well.
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We understand the hurdles of finding a home in Japan. 🇯🇵
Let’s turn those closed doors into your new front door. 🔑
🏠 Find your home in Tokyo: https://bit.ly/housestokyo
Many TOEIC learners believe that saying many schedules is correct English.
However, in most business situations, schedule refers to the entire set of planned activities, not individual tasks.
That is why expressions like busy schedule, tight schedule, and check my schedule frequently appear in TOEIC Listening and Reading sections.
Understanding this distinction will help you sound more natural in workplace communication and improve your TOEIC performance.
💡 Full transcript, vocab & grammar:
https://toeic.mjenglishclass.com/office-daily-english/toeic-schedule-english/
English Dialogue（Office Meeting）
Emily: Are you available for a meeting tomorrow morning?
Jason: I’m afraid not. My schedule is already full.
Emily: Oh, I see. What about Thursday afternoon?
Jason: Thursday might work. Let me check my calendar.
Emily: We need to finalize the marketing proposal this week.
Jason: Understood. My schedule is quite tight, but I’ll try to make time.
Emily: If Thursday doesn’t work, we can move it to Friday.
Jason: Friday should be fine. My schedule is lighter that day.
Emily: Great. I’ll send a meeting invitation later.
Jason: Perfect. Please include the project agenda as well.
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