What do you usually do at the weekend?
- play tennis
- visit friends
- watch TV
- go to the zoo
- play the computer
- read books
- do homework
- have a picnic
- I usually …at the weekends
What are we going to speak about?
WEEKEND
Objectives
- to brush up the vocabulary on the topic
- to do speaking comprehension
- to write a letter to your friends
- to do reading comprehension
Phonetic drills
wind, winter, white,
weather,
day
warm, cold, hot,
yesterday,
sunny
winter
May,
summer,
spring,
autumn,
January
Tuesday,
July,
June,
October,
hour
thousand,
day,
month,
week,
to listen to music
to have a picnic
to go to the country
to meet friends
to watch TV
Weekend
to have a good mood
to visit grandparents
to draw pictures
to read books
to play the computer
to go to the cinema, theatre
The weather forecast
Sunday :
- fine weather
- warm
- light winds
- lots of sunshine
What are you going to do at the picnic?
There is a lake. (to swim)
We are going to…
The sun shines brightly. (to sunbathe )
We are going to …
It is raining. ( to put up a tent)
We are going to…
We’ll take a guitar. (to sing songs)
We are going to…
There are a lot of mushrooms. ( to gather mushrooms)
We are going to …
We make a campfire. (to cook dinner)
We are going to…
It is dark already. (to sleep)
We are going to…
To take pictures
To swim
To sunbathe
To play the guitar
We are going
to have a picnic
To sing songs
To gather mushrooms
To pick berries
To cook dinner
To put up a tent
To make a campfire
An invitation letter
Dear …,
We would like … you to visit us. We are going ….
We think you can come for the weekends. We’ll … the place for the picnic and entertainment.
We hope we’ll….
Best wishes,
…
(to have a good time, to have a picnic, to be responsible for ,to invite)
An invitation letter
Dear …,
We would like to invite you to visit us. We are going to have a picnic .
We think you can come for the weekends. We’ll be responsible for the place for the picnic and entertainment .
We hope we’ll have a good time .
Best wishes,
…
Dialogue
Dialogue
- Sandra: - It’s Frank’s birthday next Saturday, isn’t it? What presents are we going to give him? Any ideas, Tim?
- Tim: - Let’s have a surprise party for him. We can organize a picnic.
- Julia: - That’s a great idea: a birthday picnic.
- Sandra: - Let’s arrange the date now.
- Tim: - Well, I think next Saturday. The 4 th of September is the best day. Is that OK with you, Sandra?
- Sandra: - Yes, it is. I’ll be responsible for sandwiches and drinks then.
- And what about you, Julia?
- Julia: - Why don’t I make a special birthday cake for Frank?
- Tim: - Great! I’ll be responsible for the music. I’ve got a lot of new CD’s.
- Sandra: - I hope Frank would like his picnic.
- Julia: - I’m sure he will.
Answer the questions:
- 1. When will the picnic start?
- 2. What is Tim responsible for?
- 3. What is Sandra responsible for?
- 4. What is Julia going to do?
Home task:
- make up your own dialogue , using cards.