Planning an outing with an alternative
Wenn es regnet, nehmen wir Plan B.
Combine availability, travel time and a stated condition to make a practical plan and packing list.
A useful outing plan says where to meet, how to travel and which conditions would change the plan. Wenn es regnet, besuchen wir das Museum states a rain alternative, not a promise that it will rain. Allow for the stated journey time: a bus leaving at nine and taking thirty minutes arrives at half past nine if no delay is given. A packing list can assign shared items: Tom bringt die Karte, Lea das Wasser. Do not assume that everybody brings every item. Check the opening or meeting time against the arrival time. A proposed alternative only becomes the group’s plan after agreement.
Wo treffen wir uns vor der Abfahrt?
Where do we meet before departure?
Die Fahrt dauert eine halbe Stunde.
The journey takes half an hour.
Wenn es regnet, besuchen wir das Museum.
If it rains, we will visit the museum.
Tom bringt die Karte mit.
Tom will bring the map.
Lea kümmert sich um das Wasser.
Lea will take care of the water.
Sind alle mit dem Plan einverstanden?
Does everyone agree with the plan?
A useful outing plan says where to meet, how to travel and which conditions would change the plan. Wenn es regnet, besuchen wir das Museum states a rain alternative, not a promise that it will rain. Allow for the stated journey time: a bus leaving at nine and taking thirty minutes arrives at half past nine if no delay is given. A packing list can assign shared items: Tom bringt die Karte, Lea das Wasser. Do not assume that everybody brings every item. Check the opening or meeting time against the arrival time. A proposed alternative only becomes the group’s plan after agreement.
Combine availability, travel time and a stated condition to make a practical plan and packing list.
A rain alternative does not prove rain will occur. A departure time is not the arrival time.
Time + journey + availability + conditional alternative + assigned items. Keep the difference between a suggestion and a confirmed plan.
Plan a fictional day out for three people with one bus journey. Include a meeting point, arrival time, shared packing tasks and an agreed rain alternative.