Let’s go out!

A2 | Lessons 1-4
 Objectives
2. Listen to two friends
making plans

1. Learn some more

common phrasal 3. Practise making
verbs plans for the
weekend

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 What are your plans this weekend?

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 Let’s...
1.eat ______ 2.go ______

3.meet ______ 4.eat ______

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 Remember!
Phrasal verb = a verb + a preposition

a verb a preposition

hang eat pick + up in out

stay meet go

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 Read the dialogue and
select the phrasal verbs.

Ben: Hey Gosia, are you free this

weekend? Do you want to meet up?

Gosia: Hi Ben! On Friday I have to

stay in with my dad. But I’m free on
Saturday!

Ben: Great! Let’s eat out. I can pick

you up at 6.30pm.

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 Order the activities for your perfect weekend

1=favourite 6= least favourite

____ going cycling with friends

____ eating out for lunch or dinner

____ going shopping

____ staying in and watching TV

____ going to the cinema

____ cooking and then eating in

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 Summarise the dialogue
What does Edward want to do?

What does Frida want to do?

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 Listen to the dialogue and order the activities

going cycling cooking dinner at home watching a film at home

Listen to the dialogue between Edward and Frida.

In which order do you hear these activities?

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 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions

1. How is Edward feeling?

2. What day is it?
3. What are Edward’s plans for the weekend?
4. On what day is Frida free?
5. What is Frida’s brother doing?
6. Does Edward want to go cycling?
7. What do they decide to do?

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 Let’s practise!
In a group, organise your perfect weekend. Tell the other students the things you like to do and
create an agenda, like this:

Time Activity

Friday evening

Saturday morning

Saturday afternoon

Sunday morning

Sunday afternoon

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 Extra challenge!
The weather is going to be bad
this weekend! Organise
activities you can do in the
rain.

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 Remember
2. Phrasal verbs = a verb
We can reply to the
1. question “What are your
plans this weekend?” in
the present continuous
E.g. “I’m going out with
my friends.”
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(“go”) and a
preposition (“out”).
The preposition is
Phrasal verbs have
normally stressed.
3. different meanings
from the main verb
and native speakers
use them all the time.
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Additional Materials
 Read the email and fill the gaps with 1 word
Hi dad,

How are you? I’m very well here in Ontario. I have lots of plans this weekend. On Friday night,
I’m staying _____1_____ and watching a film. On Saturday, I’m _____2_____ up with my friend
from university. She wants to go shopping, then to the cinema. In the evening I’m _____3_____
out with some different friends. We want to try sushi! On Sunday I’m staying in again, because
I need to study for my exam!

What are your _____4_____ for the weekend?

Gemma

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 Complete the sentences
going
1. What are your __________ this weekend?

in
2. I’m __________out on Friday.

free
3. I’m __________on Saturday.

plans
4. Do you want to __________ up on Saturday?

meet
5. We could go __________.

out
6. Let’s eat __________.

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 Let’s practise making plans!

Jessica Zhang Stephanie

Free on Friday Free on Saturday Free on Friday

Likes cooking Likes the cinema Doesn’t like shopping

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 Let’s practise making plans!

Aleks Paul Rik

Free all weekend Free on Friday Free on Sunday

Likes cycling Likes eating out Likes walking

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 Answer key

P. 4 P. 8
1. eat in Edward: he wants to watch a film at
2. go out home
3. meet up Frida: she wants to go cycling and
4. Eat out go to the cinema

P. 6 P. 9
Phrasal verbs: meet up, stay in, Order: 1, 3, 2
eat out, pick you up
P. 10
1. Tired, 2. Friday, 3. He doesn’t
have any, 4. Saturday, 5. Cooking
dinner at home, 6. No, 7. Go to the
cinema
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 Answer key

P. 16 P. 17
1. in 1. What are your plans this
2. meeting weekend?
1. I’m going out on Friday.
3. going 2. I’m free on Saturday.
4. plans 3. Do you want to meet up on
Saturday?
4. We could go out.
5. Let’s eat in.

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