Talking About the Weekend
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Extra practice — Talking About the Weekend
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Step 1 · Let's Understand
Past time expressions & weekend talk — words & phrases
Recognise it, remember it, then use it.
Recognise the meaning
RecogniseMatch each word with its meaning.
Answer, then check.
Group the words
NoticeGroup the weekend activities.
- Outmeet friends · go shopping · go for a walk · eat out · go to a party
- At homestay at home · do housework · have a lie-in · study
- Activeplay football/games · watch a film
Words in real phrases
ChunksSay each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.
We had lunch at 1.
have breakfast/lunch/dinner
I met my friends on Saturday.
meet friends
She went shopping yesterday.
go shopping
We watched a film last night.
watch a film
I went for a walk in the park.
go for a walk
Can you remember?
RecallSay the word first, then check.
Use it
Use itWrite 3 sentences about you using words from past time expressions & weekend talk.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Extra speaking practice
Model first, then say it yourself.
Model language
ChunksListen, then say each phrase twice.
How was your weekend?
On Saturday I…
On Sunday I…
It was great / quiet / busy.
What about you?
Guided speaking
SpeakPairs: Monday morning small talk. Tell your partner about your weekend, then ask them about theirs.
- Use: "How was your weekend?"
- Use: "On Saturday I…"
- Use: "On Sunday I…"
- Use: "It was great / quiet / busy."
Model answer
Last weekend was fun. On Saturday morning I went shopping in the centre. I bought new shoes. In the evening I ate out with my partner. On Sunday I had a lie-in. After lunch I went for a walk and met my brother. It was a great weekend.
Complete the conversation
PractiseChoose the natural reply.
B: …
B: …
B: …
Answer, then check.
Challenge
SpeakNow do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.
- Talk about past time expressions & weekend talk without stopping.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Common difficulties
The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.
Pronunciation: Sentence stress in stories
ChunksIn a story we stress the IMPORTANT words: nouns, main verbs, adjectives. Time phrases and small words are quick.
LAST weekend I went to LONDON.
I MET my friend at the STATION.
We had LUNCH in a small CAFÉ.
Then we went SHOPPING in the city CENTRE.
Tricky ones — say it, then check
RecallThese are the parts beginners often get wrong.
Common difficulties
PractiseSlow down and choose carefully.
'Ago' goes…
Before days we use…
Answer, then check.
Step 3 · Let's Use It
Past time expressions
Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.
Quick explanation
UnderstandPast time phrases usually go at the START or END of a sentence: 'Yesterday I went…' / 'I went… yesterday.' Use 'ago' AFTER a time period: 'two days ago'.
- Last Saturday I met my friends.
- I went to the gym yesterday morning.
- Two weeks ago we visited Rome.
Notice the pattern
NoticeRead the sentences. What is the same in each one?
- Last Saturday I met my friends.
- I went to the gym yesterday morning.
- Two weeks ago we visited Rome.
- On Sunday she stayed at home.
Choose the right form
PractiseOne answer only. Take your time.
I saw him three days ___.
___ Sunday we went to the park.
We met ___ week.
She came ___ night.
Answer, then check.
Fix the mistake
Common mistakesEach sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.
I met him two weeks last.
In Saturday we went out.
We watched a film yesterday night.
Build the sentence
Build itPut the words in the right order.
Answer, then check.
Make it yours
Use itWrite 2–3 true sentences about you using past time expressions.