A changed deadline

A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Read the English text first, then check the translation. This reading intentionally brings the unit examples together in context. Note the main idea and two expressions you could use.

Text and translation

On Monday, the coordinator said, "We will send the files tomorrow." Later, I explained that he had promised to send them on Tuesday. He also said that the final review would take two days. I told the team that we should not expect approval immediately. Our supervisor said that this schedule was acceptable. We wrote the dates clearly to avoid confusion about the word "tomorrow".

قال المنسق يوم الاثنين: «سنرسل الملفات غدًا». لاحقًا، أوضحت أنه وعد بإرسالها يوم الثلاثاء. وقال أيضًا إن المراجعة النهائية ستستغرق يومين. أخبرت الفريق بأننا لا ينبغي أن نتوقع الموافقة فورًا. قال مشرفنا إن هذا الجدول مقبول. كتبنا التواريخ بوضوح لتجنب الالتباس بشأن كلمة «غدًا».

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: He also said that the final review would take two days.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: كتبنا التواريخ بوضوح لتجنب الالتباس بشأن كلمة «غدًا».