ESL WORKSHEET - Weekends (II)

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

ON THE WEEKEND / AT THE WEEKEND

LinguaHouse

Oct. 9, 2022

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Travel and Leisure; Time Periods and Expressions; Vocabulary and Grammar; Irregular Verbs
Publication date: 10/09/2022

In this lesson, students learn the past simple forms of common irregular verbs and talk about what they did on the weekend. (by Luca Burns)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Patrick: So, what did you do on the weekend?
Claire: Well, on Saturday I went shopping.
Patrick: Really? What did you buy?
Claire: I bought this new dress. Do you like it?
Patrick: Nice. How much did it cost?
Claire: It cost 30 dollars.
Patrick: And what did you do in the evening?
Claire: In the evening, I met my friends Nicole and Kate. We went to the movie theater.
Patrick: What did you see?
Claire: We saw a romantic comedy. After that, my friends went dancing. But I was tired so I didn’t go with them. I went back home and read a book. And you? What did you do?
Patrick: I went to an Italian restaurant with my friends. We ate pizza and drank wine. Then we went to a club together.
Claire: Really? Did you have a good time?
Patrick: Yes, we did. We had a great time. We drank a lot and listened to music.
Claire: I hope you didn’t drive.
Patrick: No, I didn’t. My friend drove.
Claire: What time did you get up on Sunday?
Patrick: I got up very late on Sunday. About midday.

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