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Talking about your weekend

It’s Monday and Sam and Jack are looking back at the weekend.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and follow the instructions to practise your speaking.

Preparation

Transcript

Sam: Hi Jack, how’s it going?
Jack: Oh, all right, Sam? Yeah, all good. How are you doing?
Sam: Yeah, I’m all right. How was your weekend?
Jack: Pretty good. Nothing special really …
Sam: So … football, then?
Jack: Yeah, how did you guess! We played a match on Saturday.
Sam: Really? How did it go?
Jack: Yeah, really good. We beat them 4-0!
Sam: Nice!
Jack: Guess what?
Sam: Er … you scored all the goals?
Jack: No, not quite all of them … I scored two though.
Sam: Sweet!
Jack: Anyway, how are you? What did you get up to?
Sam: Not much. I had homework most of the weekend.
Jack: Yeah, me too.
Sam: But I did go to see a concert on Saturday night.
Jack: Really? Who’d you see?
Sam: Me and Makayla went to see Blue Tigers.
Jack: Oh … Was it good?
Sam: It was better than good. It was amazing! The singer was brilliant!
Jack: Lucky you. I didn’t know you were going …
Sam: Neither did we till the last minute. Next time they come you’ll have to come too.
Jack: Yeah, definitely! That would be great … if you remember to invite me.

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Sam: Hi Jack, how’s it g____?
Jack: Oh, all right, Sam? Yeah, all good. How are you doing?
Sam: Yeah, I’m all r____. How was your w______?
Jack: Pretty good. Nothing special really …
Sam: So … football, then?
Jack: Yeah, how did you guess! We played a match on Saturday.
Sam: Really? How d__ it g__?
Jack: Yeah, really well. We beat them 4-0!
Sam: N___!
Jack: Guess what?
Sam: Er … you s_____ all the goals?
Jack: Not quite all of them … I scored two though.
Sam: S____!
Jack: Anyway, how are you? What did you get up to?
Sam: Not m___, I had homework most of the w______.
Jack: Yeah, me too.
Sam: But I did g__ t__ s__ a concert o__ Saturday night.
Jack: Really? Who did you see?
Sam: Me and Makayla w___ to s__ Blue Tigers.
Jack: Oh … Was it good?
Sam: It w__ better t___ good. It was a______! The singer was brilliant!
Jack: Lucky you. I didn’t know you were going …
Sam: Neither did we till the l___ m_____. Next time they come, you’ll have to c___ too.
Jack: Yeah, definitely! That would be great … if you remember to invite me.

Worksheets and downloads

Talking about your weekend - exercises308.5 KB
Talking about your weekend - answers265.74 KB
Talking about your weekend - transcript271.86 KB
Discussion

How was your last weekend? What did you get up to?

Language level
B1 Intermediate
Topics
speaking skills
interpersonal communication
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Comments

Submitted by Marlaki on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 09:48

it was pretty good I met with some old friends we spent a good time and we went for shopping I was a really good time
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Submitted by english_groupies on Mon, 09/30/2019 - 17:24

Last weekend I was stuck in my mother's restaurant.... I'm too young to go outside by myself.

Submitted by Rohan26 on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 01:25

it was good. Saturday night we go to the Jankinath temple to celebrate janmashtami (hindu god krishna's birthday).Sunday morning my mom and me clean the kitchen and storeroom.
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Submitted by empty on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 06:21

How was your last weekend? What did you get up to? It was amazing . I played badminton with my little sister , Spending time with her is always fun , because she's so adorable .

Submitted by Nishat on Tue, 04/09/2019 - 18:55

Something is wrong with Jack's voice. when it was time for my practise, it sounded like jack's voice was being fast forwarded. But this.video was helpful.

Submitted by editor_rachael on Sat, 04/13/2019 - 17:42

Hi Nishat!

 

We're happy this video was helpful! If you find it a bit too fast, you could try pausing it when it's your turn to speak, to give you a bit more time. 

 

Hope that helps!

 

Rachael
LearnEnglish Teens team

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Submitted by Steve on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 11:28

Hi my last weekend wasn't bad. I travel in the other city and going to the cinema. Steve.
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Submitted by Clara on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 17:31

My last weekend wasn't bad.I just watched TV,listened to the songs and talked to my friends as I do on my weekends.

Submitted by Mihael on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 13:30

What does it mean with phrase "What did you get up to?" is there any explanation?
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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 08:48

Hi Mihael,
'What did you get up to at the weekend?' is just another way of asking 'What did you do at the weekend?'
Best wishes, Tina (LearnEnglishTeens Team)

Submitted by mariafordzun on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 07:49

I spent this weekend with my family. It was very amazing. On Saturday we decorated the Christmas Tree, than we sang Christmas carols. We really have such a custom before a New Year and Christmas Eve. On Sunday all my family went to the church to pray. Than we rested and watched films and played different games. It was very nice days!!!

Submitted by Mughal on Wed, 08/01/2018 - 19:04

My last weekend did not special and that was same as previous.
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Submitted by english_princess on Wed, 01/03/2018 - 12:38

My last weekend was really cool. I found new friend. I was suprised because we go to same classes and we study together all the time. I believe your weekend was great too. :)
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