Starter • Unit 4: Skills & Activities

What Do You Do on the Weekend?

Talk about weekend activities, use question word order correctly (What do you + verb?), and describe free time habits.

50 min
question word order (Do you + verb? / What do you + verb?) + free time verb phrases
14 words
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Reading

10 minutes

Reading

What Do You Do on the Weekend?

Read the text aloud. Then discuss the questions below.

Most people do the same things every weekend. - 78% of people watch TV on the weekend. - 60% go shopping on Saturday. - 45% play sports or exercise. - Only 20% visit family every weekend.

Key Words from the Text

go shopping — I go shopping on Saturday morning.
play sports — Do you play sports on the weekend?
exercise — I exercise three times a week.
watch TV — I watch TV in the evening.
weekend — What do you do on the weekend?
Saturday — I go shopping on Saturday.

1. Do YOU watch TV on the weekend?

2. Do you go shopping on Saturday?

3. Do you play any sports?

4. Do you visit your family every weekend?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Dialogue: Monday. Two colleagues talking about the weekend.

Ana and Leo

Ana
What do you usually do on the weekend?
On Saturday, I go shopping.
Leo
In the evening, I go out with friends.
Leo
Ana
Do you play any sports?
Yes, I play tennis on Sunday morning.
Leo
Ana
Are you tired on Sunday evening?
Yes! I stay at home and watch TV.
Leo
Ana
Sounds great! And in your free time during the week?
I don't have much free time. But I read in the evening.
Leo

Click any speech bubble to hear that line!

Comprehension:

1. What does Leo do on Saturday?

2. Does Leo play sports?

3. What does he do on Sunday evening?

Grammar Discovery: question word order: Do you + verb? / What do you + verb?

Look at these questions from the dialogue. What is the word order?

What do you usually do on the weekend?

Do you play any sports?

Are you tired on Sunday evening?

What is the order of words in a question with 'What'?

Try it!

1. Put in order: do / on the weekend / you / What / do → ___?
2. Put in order: sports / Do / play / you → ___?
3. Do you go out on Saturday? Yes, I ___.

Common Errors

What you do on the weekend? → What DO YOU do on the weekend?
Do you go shopping? Yes, I go. → Yes, I do.
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Practice

15 minutes

Question Word Order

Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1.

on the weekendWhatyoudodo

2.

Doyouplaysports

3.

youWhatdousuallyon Saturdaydo

4.

youmeetfriendsDoon Sunday

5.

in the eveningyougo outDo

6.

stayon the weekendyouDoat home

Weekend Activities

Complete the sentences with the correct expression from the box.

meet friendswatch TVgo outplay sportsgo shoppingstay at home
1. On Saturday I at the mall.
2. In the evening I with my classmates.
3. On Sunday morning I . I play tennis.
4. On Sunday evening I and .
5. I usually on Friday night.

True or False — Weekend Stats

Based on the reading, is each statement True (A) or False (B)?

Replay text

1. 78% of people watch TV on the weekend.

False
True

2. More than half of people go shopping on Saturday.

False
True

3. More than 50% of people play sports.

True
False

4. Most people visit family every weekend.

False
True

5. 20% of people visit family every weekend.

False
True

Describe Your Weekend

Read each prompt out loud. Use real activities.

1. Describe your weekend: It's a beautiful Saturday. I relax. It's a busy Sunday — I visit family.

2. Talk about your free time: In my free time I read. I do housework when I have free time.

3. Tell me about a typical weekend: I work on weekdays. I have free time on the weekend. It's a long week!

4. Describe a friend's weekend: She relaxes at home. She's tired but happy. She visits her parents. She doesn't do housework.

Your Weekend — Q&A Switch

Mini-interview about the weekend. Half the time you answer, half the time you ask. Switch when teacher says 'switch!'.

Scenario:

It's Monday. You and your teacher swap roles mid-interview about the weekend.

Useful Expressions

On Saturday, I... / On Sunday, I...I stay at home and...What do you do on the weekend?Do you play sports?

1 round — interview with role-switch

TEACHER: What do you usually do on Saturday?
YOU: I [activity]. And on Sunday I [activity].
TEACHER: What about in your free time during the week?
YOU: In my free time I [activity].
TEACHER: Do you exercise?
YOU: Yes/No, I [answer].
— SWITCH —
YOU: What do you do on Saturday?
TEACHER: [answer].
YOU: How is your free time? Is it busy?
TEACHER: [answer].
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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Talking about weekends and free time.

1. Compare your last weekend to a typical weekend — what was different?

2. Who do you spend time with on the weekend?

3. Do you prefer a busy weekend or a quiet one?

4. What is the best part of your weekend?

5. Do you watch TV or go out more often?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • ✓
    I can talk about what I do on the weekend.
  • ✓
    I can use correct word order in questions: What do you do...?
  • ✓
    I can ask my partner about their free time.

Great work today!

Next class: Lights, camera, action! Instructions and object pronouns.