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This weekend in English
Friday afternoon at the Blue Plate. Tasha is in a booth with Ana. She asks about the weekend.
Ana has no plans yet. Murray sits on two stools and says the jukebox has plans. Dee does not look up.
By the end, you'll ask about Saturday and Sunday, say you have no plans, or name what you're going to do.
'I'm going to' is a way to say you have a plan. You will hear gonna. Do not say gonna as the line.
By the end of this lesson
Say what you're doing this weekend and ask about theirs.
- Do you have plans this weekend?Ask if they already know their Saturday and Sunday.
- I'm going to ___ this weekend.You name the place for the coming weekend.
- I don't have any plans yet.You have not decided.
- We might ___ if the weather is good.This plan depends on the weather.
- What are you doing this weekend?Ask about their coming Saturday and Sunday.
- I'm staying in this weekend.You will not go out this Saturday and Sunday.
Scene — Friday at the counter
It is Friday at the Blue Plate. Tasha sits in a booth with Ana. Rain taps the window.
Murray is on two stools at the counter, with a black coffee he has not finished. Dee wipes the pie case and does not look up.
The jukebox by the door stays quiet. Button B7 still has a blank label.
Learn — plans for Saturday and Sunday
Six lines help you ask about this weekend and say your plan.
You'll also say you have no plans yet, or that you are staying in.
Do you have plans this weekend?
Ask if they already know their Saturday and Sunday.
When to use it: Ask this to check their Saturday and Sunday plans.
This weekend means the coming Saturday and Sunday.
I'm going to ___ this weekend.
You name the place for the coming weekend.
When to use it: Use this to name your place for Saturday and Sunday.
Going to names a plan, and you will hear gonna but do not say it.
Say it: To often sounds like tuh in going to.
I don't have any plans yet.
You have not decided.
When to use it: Say this when you have not decided yet.
Don't is a contraction, so learn it as one piece.
Say it: Don't has a clear n sound you should keep.
We might ___ if the weather is good.
This plan depends on the weather.
When to use it: Use this when sun or rain will change the plan.
Might means the plan is not sure yet.
Say it: Use your voice for the th in weather.
What are you doing this weekend?
Ask about their coming Saturday and Sunday.
When to use it: Ask this to hear their Saturday and Sunday plan.
Doing is the -ing form and it asks about the coming days.
Say it: Are and you can link.
I'm staying in this weekend.
You will not go out this Saturday and Sunday.
When to use it: Say this when you will stay home Saturday and Sunday.
Staying is the -ing form, and in means you stay home.
Story — B7 has plans
Watch Tasha ask Ana about the weekend at the counter. Ana still has no plans.
The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.
- Rain taps the window. Tasha leans in. Dee wipes the pie case.
TashaI can't believe it's already Friday.The week went fast- TashaDo you have plans this weekend?Ask if they already know their Saturday and Sunday.
AnaPlans? Like the ones at work?She thinks plans means drawings from work.- TashaNo. Saturday and Sunday, that's all.She means only Saturday and Sunday.
- AnaI don't have any plans yet.You have not decided.
- TashaI'm going to the market this weekend.She names the market for the coming weekend.
- AnaThat sounds good.You like their idea or plan.
- Ana looks down the counter at Murray.
- AnaWhat are you doing this weekend?Ask about their coming Saturday and Sunday.
MurrayWell, I'm staying right here. B7 has plans.He will stay here, then jokes that the jukebox has plans.- Dee does not look up. She keeps wiping.
- TashaWe might walk to the lake if the weather is good.This plan depends on the weather.
- AnaI'm staying in this weekend.You will not go out this Saturday and Sunday.
Practice — ask and tell
Ten quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, fill a gap, and build a line.
They stay short, so the round moves fast.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
English
Do you have plans this weekend?Drop the Simple English hereI don't have any plans yet.Drop the Simple English hereWhat are you doing this weekend?Drop the Simple English hereI'm staying in this weekend.Drop the Simple English hereSimple English
What do you say?
What do you say?
A friend asks about the coming weekend. You name the lake as your place.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What are you doing this weekend?
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
You have not decided.
I don't have any plans ____.
Build the line
Build the line
You will not go out this Saturday and Sunday.
.
Tap the words in order.
Pick the reply
Tasha says:
Pick the reply
What are you doing this weekend?
Ask about their coming Saturday and Sunday.
And you reply with:
Swap the word
Swap the word
You will stay home this Saturday and Sunday, not next week.
I'm staying in ____ weekend.
True or false?
True or false?
This line asks about last Saturday and Sunday.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Tasha says she is going to the market this weekend. You like the idea.
Say it — say your weekend
Now you're Ana on Friday at the diner. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.
- TashaI can't believe it's already Friday.The week went fast
- Ana (you)Ask if she already knows Saturday and Sunday.
Ask if she already knows Saturday and Sunday.
Do you have plans this weekend?
Ask if they already know their Saturday and Sunday.
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Recap — what you can say now
| English | Simple English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Do you have plans this weekend? | Ask if they already know their Saturday and Sunday. | |
| I'm going to ___ this weekend. | You name the place for the coming weekend. | |
| I don't have any plans yet. | You have not decided. | |
| We might ___ if the weather is good. | This plan depends on the weather. | |
| What are you doing this weekend? | Ask about their coming Saturday and Sunday. | |
| I'm staying in this weekend. | You will not go out this Saturday and Sunday. |
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