Just to Confirm ...

by Vocafy Verifisert

Engelsk (US) B2 12 spørsmål Words & expressions Work & money

Practice checking arrangements politely with “just to confirm” and “my understanding is that,” from meeting times to last-minute changes.

1. 1. Velg riktig svar.

   Why does Maya use “Just to confirm”?

   Maya: “Just to confirm, we're meeting in the lobby at 10 a.m., right?”

   • She is asking to move the meeting to a later time.
   • She is checking whether the meeting details are right.
   • She is saying that the meeting has been canceled.
   • She is asking which building has a lobby.

   Notice the short question at the end.

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   • She is checking whether the meeting details are right.

   “Just to confirm” introduces a polite check of information you already have.

2. 2. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   My understanding ___ that the call starts at 2 p.m. Please let me know if that has changed.

   • is
   • are
   • be
   • being

   The subject is the singular noun “understanding.”

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   My understanding is that the call starts at 2 p.m. Please let me know if that has changed.

   In “My understanding is that,” the clause after “that” gives the information you want to check.

3. 3. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   Noon on Thursday is the latest time the feedback can arrive.

   Just to confirm, I need your feedback ___ noon on Thursday so I can update the slides that afternoon.

   • until
   • since
   • by
   • during

   The missing word marks a deadline, not a continuing activity.

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   Just to confirm, I need your feedback by noon on Thursday so I can update the slides that afternoon.

   “By noon” allows an earlier delivery. “Until noon” usually describes something continuing up to that time.

4. 4. Velg riktig svar.

   How does the sender present the arrangement?

   My understanding is that your office will arrange the visitor passes. Please let me know if I've missed anything.

   • As a new proposal that has not been discussed.
   • As a final decision that the reader cannot question.
   • As something the sender knows nothing about.
   • As the sender's current understanding, which the reader can correct.

   Consider why the sender invites the reader to point out anything missing.

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   • As the sender's current understanding, which the reader can correct.

   “My understanding is that” leaves room for correction without suggesting that you have no information.

5. 5. Velg riktig svar.

   According to this message, what will the sender's team do?

   My understanding is that your team will book the room, and we'll send the invitations. Is that right?

   • Book the room.
   • Send the invitations.
   • Book the room and send the invitations.
   • Wait for the other team to complete both tasks.

   “We” refers to the sender's side.

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   • Send the invitations.

   Using “your team” and “we” clearly separates the two teams' responsibilities.

6. 6. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   Printing cannot start until the client has approved the draft.

   My understanding is that we'll start printing ___ the client approves the draft.

   • even before
   • whether or not
   • unless
   • only after

   Approval must come first.

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   My understanding is that we'll start printing only after the client approves the draft.

   “Only after” makes approval a requirement. It does not promise that printing will begin immediately.

7. 7. Velg riktig svar.

   What does the sender believe is included in the estimate?

   My understanding is that the estimate covers design but not printing. Could you confirm?

   • Design only.
   • Printing only.
   • Both design and printing.
   • Neither design nor printing.

   Pay attention to the contrast after “but.”

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   • Design only.

   When discussing an estimate or price, “covers” often means “includes.”

8. 8. Velg riktig svar.

   What change is being checked?

   Client: “Could we switch our office visit to a video call?”
   You: “Just to confirm, you mean a video call instead of the office visit, correct?”

   • The video call will happen before the office visit.
   • The office visit will replace the video call.
   • The video call will replace the office visit.
   • Both meetings will happen as originally planned.

   Does “instead of” add something or replace it?

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   • The video call will replace the office visit.

   “Instead of” signals a replacement, not an extra appointment.

9. 9. Velg riktig svar.

   What information does the sender still need?

   Just to confirm, I'll bring the samples on Thursday, as agreed. My understanding is that you'll reserve a room. Could you let me know where we should meet?

   • Who will bring the samples.
   • Where the meeting will take place.
   • Which day the samples will be brought.
   • Whether the sender plans to bring samples.

   Look at the final question.

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   • Where the meeting will take place.

   A specific follow-up question prevents a partly confirmed plan from causing confusion.

10. 10. Velg riktig svar.

    Which message preserves the manager's level of certainty?

    Manager: “The trainer is probably available on Friday, but I'm still waiting for her reply.”

    • Just to confirm, the trainer is booked for Friday.
    • My understanding is that the trainer is unavailable on Friday.
    • Just to confirm, Friday has been ruled out and we need another date.
    • My understanding is that Friday is possible, but the trainer hasn't confirmed yet.

    Separate a likely arrangement from a confirmed booking.

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    • My understanding is that Friday is possible, but the trainer hasn't confirmed yet.

    “Probably” signals uncertainty. A confirmation message should not turn that possibility into a definite booking.

11. 11. Velg riktig svar.

    Which message accurately checks the updated request?

    Earlier message: “Please send the draft by Friday.”
    Update: “We can give you until Monday, but please send the final version rather than a draft.”

    • Just to confirm, you now need the final version by Monday, not a draft by Friday.
    • Just to confirm, you now need the draft by Monday, with the final version to follow.
    • My understanding is that you still need the draft by Friday.
    • My understanding is that you now need the final version by Friday.

    The update changes both the deadline and the document version.

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    • Just to confirm, you now need the final version by Monday, not a draft by Friday.

    When two details change, checking both helps prevent someone from following part of the old request.

12. 12. Velg riktig svar.

    Which reply asks the colleague to identify the meeting, without guessing which one was meant?

    There are two meetings: a team review on Monday and a client briefing on Tuesday.
    Colleague: “I'll send the notes after the meeting.”

    • My understanding is that you'll send the notes after Monday's team review.
    • Just to confirm, you'll send the notes after Tuesday's client briefing.
    • Just to confirm, do you mean after the team review or after the client briefing?
    • My understanding is that you'll send a separate set of notes after each meeting.

    The phrase “the meeting” could refer to either event.

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    • Just to confirm, do you mean after the team review or after the client briefing?

    Naming both possible events makes an unclear reference easy to resolve without introducing an unsupported assumption.