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HOW DO YOU
SPEND YOUR
WEEKENDS?
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1 Warm up

Complete the sentences about your weekends.

1. I usually get up at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. On Saturdays, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. On Sundays, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. My favourite thing to do at the weekend is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Weekend activities

Part A: Look at the photos. In pairs, describe what activities you can see.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part B: Match the words (1-10) and phrases (a-j) to complete the weekend activities. Then match
each activity to a photo above.

1. read a. out

2. cook b. friends

3. eat c. to the park

4. go d. a meal

5. stay e. a film

6. go f. a book

7. clean g. shopping

8. do h. the house

9. watch i. in bed

10. meet j. exercise

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3 Pronunciation: linking

Look at the box below then practise saying the phrases and decide which words are linked. Then
listen and check your answers.

Note: In spoken English when one word ends in a consonant

sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound, the two
sounds are linked together without a pause in between them

1) read a book 2) cook a meal

3) do exercise 4) eat out

5) go shopping 6) stay in bed

7) clean the house 8) watch a film

9) meet friends 10) go to the park

4 Language focus: adverbs of frequency

Look at the scale below and add the adverbs to describe how frequently we do something.

sometimes / always / often / rarely / never

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5 Talking point
Part A: In pairs, discuss the following questions about your weekends.

1. Where do you often go?

2. What weekend activities do you never do?

3. What do you always do in the mornings?

4. What do you rarely do before bed?

5. What weekend activities do you sometimes do?

6. What do you never do on Sunday nights?

7. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

8. Who do you sometimes meet?

9. What weekend activities do you rarely do?

Part B: What is the word?

Watch your partner and guess the word.

6 Listening: what do you do at the weekend?

Part A: Listen to three people talking about their weekend routines and complete the chart below.

activities frequency other information

1 2 3
Tanya

4 5 6

7 8 9

1 2
Pete x
3 4 5

6 7 8

1 2 3
Shirley

4 5 6

7 8 9

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Part B: Look at the three descriptions below and fill in the gaps with a word from the box. Listen again
and check your answers.

in my on until

1
Tanya: I love weekends. I usually stay in bed 10 am. On Saturdays,
I always go shopping and clean my house. On Sundays, I often meet my friends.
2
Pete: I always do some type of exercise. Saturdays, I often play
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football with friends and on Sundays, I sometimes go
swimming.
4
Shirley: I usually stay in bed and read a book the mornings, especially
when it rains. On Sundays, I always cook a meal and watch a film. I sometimes go to the
park when it is sunny.

7 Speaking: describing your weekend routine

Make notes about what you usually do at the weekend and then tell your classmates.

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3. Pronunciation: linking

Speaker: read a book

Speaker: cook a meal

Speaker: do exercise

Speaker: eat out

Speaker: go shopping

Speaker: stay in bed

Speaker: clean the house

Speaker: watch a film

Speaker: meet friends

Speaker: go to the park

6. Listening: what do you do at the weekend?

Narrator: Tanya

Tanya: I love weekends. I usually stay in bed until 10 am. On Saturdays, I always go shopping and
clean my house. On Sundays, I often meet my friends.

Narrator: Pete

Pete: I always do some type of exercise. On Saturdays, I often play football with my friends and
on Sundays, I sometimes go swimming.

Narrator: Shirley

Shirley : I usually stay in bed and read a book in the mornings, especially when it rains. On Sundays,
I always cook a meal and watch a film. I sometimes go to the park when it is sunny.

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Key

1. Warm up

5 mins.
This stage is for students to engage with the topic and for you to check existing knowledge. In pairs, students
complete the sentences about themselves. You should model the questions and your answers first and add them
to the board. Check the meaning of the word usually. More adverbs of frequency will be practised later in the
lesson. During feedback, add any useful words or phrases to the board.

2. Weekend activities

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is to check the students existing knowledge and introduce weekend activities and collocations. First,
the students look at the photos and discuss each one.

1. read a book 2. cook a meal 3. eat out 4. go to the park 5. stay in bed
6. go shopping 7. clean the house 8. do exercise 9. watch a film 10. meet friends
Part B:
5 mins.
Now they match the words and phrases to complete the collocations. To finish the students, match each phrase
with a photo. During feedback, practise pronunciation.
Depending on the level, you could extend the vocabulary by eliciting other collocations with the same verbs. For
example:
Go – to the beach, the cinema.
Read - a magazine, a newspaper.
Do - sports, activities

1. → f. 2. → d. 3. → a. 4. → c. 5. → i.
6. → g. 7. → h. 8. → j. 9. → e. 10. → b.

3. Pronunciation: linking

5 mins.
This stage is for students to identify and practise linking in spoken English between words with consonant and
vowel sounds. Read out the short introduction and use read a book as an example. Model the sentence and add
it to the board so the students can see the linking too. Practise pronunciation. Then ask the students in pairs to
decide which words are linked. They listen and check their answers. Go through the answers, again add them to
the board and practise pronunciation.
Answers:
2) cook a meal
4) eat out
6) stay in bed
8) watch a film

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4. Language focus: adverbs of frequency

5 mins.
This stage is for students to differentiate adverbs of frequency. Show them the line and highlight what it represents.
Use the word usually as an example. Ask them to add the other adverbs. During feedback highlight the word order
and practise pronunciation.
I always cook a meal - Subject + adverb + main verb.
Answers:
1) never 2) rarely 3) sometimes 4) often 5) usually 6) always

5. Talking point

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is for the students to practise using the language. Ask the students to discuss the questions in pairs.
During feedback, you can ask the students to report back a piece of information they found out about their partner.
Pick up and highlight any common errors with the target language.
Part B:
5 mins.
This stage is to review the vocabulary in a quick, fun game. Put the students into pairs. Give them each their list
of activities but tell them they mustn’t show their partner. They take turns to mime their activities and guess each
other’s words.
Student A: read a book | stay in bed | go to the park | do exercise | cook a meal
Student B: eat out | clean the house | go shopping | meet friends | watch a film

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6. Listening: what do you do at the weekend?

Part A:
10 mins.
This stage is for students to hear the language in context. Tell them they are going to listen to three people talking
about their weekend routines. They need to complete the chart with the information they hear. Give them time
to read the chart before playing audio so they know what they are listening for. After the first listening, ask the
students to check their answers in pairs and then play it again. During feedback, add the answers to the board.
Tanya:

1. stay in bed 2. usually 3. until 10 am

4. go shopping and clean the house 5. always 6. Saturdays
7. meet my friends 8. often 9. Sundays
Pete:

1. do exercise 2. always 3. play football 4. often

5. with friends 6. go swimming 7. sometimes 8. on Sundays
Shirley:

1. stay in bed and read a book 2. usually 3. in the mornings when it rains
4. cook a meal and watch a film 5. always 6. Sundays

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7. go to the park 8. sometimes 9. when it is sunny

Part B:
5 mins.
This stage is for students to see the descriptions and fill in the missing words. See if the students can fill in the
blanks before listening again. During feedback, you can elicit and highlight the following.
a) We use on for days of the week.
b) We use in for the morning, the afternoon, the evening.
c) We say at the weekend (UK) and on the weekend (US)

1. until 2. On 3. my 4. in

7. Speaking: describing your weekend routine

10 mins.
This stage is for students to use the language in a productive task.
Preparation: First give the students some time to individually think about their own description. They can use
the vocabulary from the lesson or their own activities. Monitor and help with any new vocabulary. Remind the
students to use the adverbs. Tell them they can take notes.
Activity: Put the students into groups of four. Then ask them to take turns telling each other about their weekend.
The students listening can ask follow-up questions. They should try not to read directly from their notes if possible.
Tell them they have to try and remember what their classmates say. Monitor from afar and listen out for any good
examples of language or errors to give the students some feedback on their language after the task. For task
feedback, you can ask the students to report back one thing they remember about their classmates’ weekends.

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