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Evening and weekend routine in English

Ana sits at the Blue Plate after work. Dee asks about the Saturday pie special. She wants a yes or no.

Ana starts from the L and tells her whole day, one step at a time.

You will say what you do after work, at night, and on the weekend.

Keep the steps in order. Wake, breakfast, and bedtime stay in an earlier lesson.

By the end of this lesson

Say what you do after work, at night, and on the weekend, in order.

  • I cook dinner at home.I make my evening meal in my own kitchen.
  • I get back home around ___.I return to my apartment at about this time.
  • After work I go to the diner.When my job ends, I go to the Blue Plate.
  • At night I call my family.In the evening I phone my family.
  • I spend Saturday at the market.On Saturday I stay at the farmers market.
  • My weekend routine is different.Saturday and Sunday are not like my weekdays.

Scene — the pie card

Late afternoon at the Blue Plate. Ana drops her tote on a stool. Dee holds the coffee pot and a pie card.

Murray sits on two stools with a black coffee he has not finished. The jukebox by the door stays quiet.

Dee wants a short answer about Saturday. Ana is ready to tell her whole day.

Ana settles her tote by the counter while Dee holds a coffee pot and Murray sits with unfinished black coffee.

Learn — evening and weekend

Six lines cover after work, getting home, dinner, a night call, Saturday at the market, and a different weekend.

Say them in the order of a real day.

  1. Ana prepares her evening meal at the stove in her kitchen.

    I cook dinner at home.

    I make my evening meal in my own kitchen.

    When to use it: Say this when you make the evening meal in your kitchen.

    Cook dinner means you make that meal yourself.

  2. Ana arrives at her three-flat and reaches for the front door.

    I get back home around ___.

    I return to my apartment at about this time.

    When to use it: Say this when you name the time you return home.

    Put a time after around, like six or seven.

    Say it: Get back can link as one smooth piece.

  3. Ana walks into the Blue Plate after work as Dee waits by the counter.

    After work I go to the diner.

    When my job ends, I go to the Blue Plate.

    When to use it: Say this when you walk to the diner after your job.

    After work comes first to show what you do next.

  4. Ana phones her family from her apartment at night.

    At night I call my family.

    In the evening I phone my family.

    When to use it: Say this when you phone family in the evening.

    At night comes first, then you say what you do.

  5. Ana browses fresh produce at a farmers market on Saturday.

    I spend Saturday at the market.

    On Saturday I stay at the farmers market.

    When to use it: Say this when you stay at the market on Saturday.

    Spend here means you stay there for some time.

    Say it: The stress in Saturday is on the first part.

  6. Ana pauses beside her bicycle on Milwaukee Avenue during a relaxed weekend afternoon.

    My weekend routine is different.

    Saturday and Sunday are not like my weekdays.

    When to use it: Say this when Saturday and Sunday do not match your weekdays.

    Routine is the usual order of your days.

    Say it: The stress in routine is on the last part.

Story — yes or no

Watch Ana tell her day in order. Dee only asked about Saturday pie.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Dee holds a pie card. There is no writing on it.
  2. DeeSaturday pie. Yes or no, hon?She wants a short yes or no about Saturday pie.
  3. AnaAfter work I go to the diner.When my job ends, I go to the Blue Plate.
  4. Dee keeps the coffee pot up and waits.
  5. DeeThat is not Saturday.She says Ana did not answer about Saturday.
  6. MurrayStart from the L, maybe.He wants her to tell the day from the train.
  7. AnaI take the L to work. I finish work at five.She rides the train to her job, and her workday ends at five.
  8. DeeThen class, right?She checks if Ana goes to class next.
  9. AnaI have class on Wednesday evening.My lesson is Wednesday after work.
  10. DeeHon. I mean Saturday.She wants Ana to talk about Saturday, not the week.
  11. AnaI get back home around six.I return to my apartment at about this time.
  12. DeeAnd dinner?She asks about the evening meal.
  13. AnaI cook dinner at home.I make my evening meal in my own kitchen.
  14. Murray looks at Ana over his unfinished coffee.
  15. MurrayThen the night, you know.He points Ana to the last part of her day.
  16. AnaAt night I call my family.In the evening I phone my family.
  17. DeeIs that a yes?you want them to say yes or no clearly
  18. AnaMy weekend routine is different. I spend Saturday at the market.Saturday and Sunday are not like her weekdays, and she stays at the market.
  19. AnaNo, I can't come for pie.She says she cannot come for Saturday pie.

Practice — after work or Saturday

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay short, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    I cook dinner at home.Drop the Simple English here
    After work I go to the diner.Drop the Simple English here
    At night I call my family.Drop the Simple English here
    I spend Saturday at the market.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You make the evening meal in your own kitchen. Dee asks about dinner.

  4. What does it mean?

    I spend Saturday at the market.

  5. Fill the gap

    In the evening I phone my family.

    At ____ I call my family.

  6. Build the line

    Saturday and Sunday are not like my weekdays.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. What do you say?

    You return to your apartment at about six. Dee asks when you get home.

  8. True or false?

    This means you stay at work late on Wednesday.

  9. Pick the reply

    Ana says:

    I take the L, then work, then class.

    She is telling her whole day, not saying yes or no.

    And you reply with:

  10. Swap the word

    You want the time your workday ends, not the time it begins.

    I ____ work at ___.

  11. Put the chat in order

    1. AnaWhat comes first?
    2. Dee…
    3. Ana…
    4. Dee…
    5. Ana…

    Tap the line that comes next, or drag it into the chat.

Say it — say your day

Now you're Ana at the counter. 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.

  1. DeeSaturday pie. You coming, hon?She asks if Ana will come for pie on Saturday.
  2. Ana (you)Tell her what you do when your job ends.

    After work I go to the diner.

    When my job ends, I go to the Blue Plate.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
I cook dinner at home.I make my evening meal in my own kitchen.
I get back home around ___.I return to my apartment at about this time.
After work I go to the diner.When my job ends, I go to the Blue Plate.
At night I call my family.In the evening I phone my family.
I spend Saturday at the market.On Saturday I stay at the farmers market.
My weekend routine is different.Saturday and Sunday are not like my weekdays.
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