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📕 A2: Grades 7-9 • MY DAILY LIFE

Weekend Diary: Present Simple Questions and Frequency Adverbs

Learn to ask and answer questions about weekend activities using present simple and frequency adverbs like sometimes and often.

Weekend Diary: Present Simple Questions and Frequency Adverbs
💬 Warm-up
1 What do you usually do on weekends?
2 Do you often meet friends on weekends?
3 Are you busy or relaxed on weekends?

🎯 Objectives

  • Ask and answer present simple questions about weekend routines.
  • Use frequency adverbs (sometimes, often) to describe habits and free time activities.
In this block:

📚 Vocabulary

1.
weekend
"I go to the park on the weekend."
Saturday and Sunday, the days when you don't go to school or work.
2.
free time
"In my free time, I read books."
Time when you are not busy and can do what you want.
3.
busy
"She is busy with homework every evening."
Having a lot of things to do.
4.
relax
"I listen to music to relax."
To rest and feel calm.
5.
meet
"We meet at the café after school."
To come together with someone by plan.
6.
friends
"My friends and I play soccer together."
People you like and spend time with.
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
weekend
Saturday and Sunday, the days when you don't go to school or work.
free time
Time when you are not busy and can do what you want.
busy
Having a lot of things to do.
relax
To rest and feel calm.
meet
To come together with someone by plan.
friends
People you like and spend time with.

✍️ Practice

Guess the missing word.
1. I have a lot of free time on Saturdays because I finish my homework early.
2. After a long week, I like to relax by watching a movie or reading a book.
3. My mum is always busy on Sundays, so I help her clean the house.
4. On the weekend , I usually sleep late and have breakfast at 10 a.m.
5. I often meet my best friends at the mall on Saturday afternoons.
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
1. I have a lot of free time on Saturdays because I finish my homework early.
2. After a long week, I like to relax by watching a movie or reading a book.
3. My mum is always busy on Sundays, so I help her clean the house.
4. On the weekend , I usually sleep late and have breakfast at 10 a.m.
5. I often meet my best friends at the mall on Saturday afternoons.

📖 Reading

My Weekend Diary

Dear Diary, I love the weekend! During the week I am very busy with school, but on Saturday and Sunday I have a lot of free time. This weekend was perfect. On Saturday morning, I met my friends at the park. We played basketball and talked about our plans. Sometimes we go to the movies, but this time we just stayed outside. In the afternoon, I went home and relaxed on the sofa with a book. I often read for an hour before dinner.

Sunday was quieter. I wasn't busy at all. I stayed in my room and listened to music. My friends called me and asked, "Do you want to come over?" So I went to their house. We played video games and ate snacks. I love weekends because I can relax and meet people. How often do you meet your friends on the weekend? I hope you have a great one too!

Comprehension Questions

1.
What did the writer do on Saturday morning?
The writer met friends at the park and played basketball.
2.
What did the writer do on Saturday afternoon?
The writer went home and relaxed on the sofa with a book.
3.
Describe the writer's Sunday. Was it busy?
Sunday was quiet. The writer was not busy; they listened to music and then went to a friend's house.
4.
What activity do the friends sometimes do instead of staying outside?
Sometimes they go to the movies.
5.
What question does the writer ask the reader at the end?
The writer asks, 'How often do you meet your friends on the weekend?'

🎧 Listening Practice

Amelia's Weekend Talk

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Listening context

Comprehension Questions

1.
What does Amelia do on weekends according to her talk?
She relaxes at home and sometimes meets friends.
2.
Where did Amelia meet her friends on Saturday?
She met them at the mall.
3.
What did Amelia do after shopping on Saturday?
She went home and relaxed on the sofa.
4.
What did Amelia do on Sunday instead of playing video games?
She read a book.
5.
What question does Amelia ask the listener at the end?
She asks, 'What do you usually do on your weekend?'

🗣️ Pair Work

Plan Your Ideal Weekend

"With a partner, talk about your ideal weekend. Use present simple questions and frequency adverbs like 'sometimes' and 'often'. Ask about each other's habits and make plans together."

👉 1. Ask your partner: 'What do you do on weekends? Do you often relax or meet friends?'

👉 2. Answer using frequency adverbs: 'I sometimes ...' or 'I often ...'

👉 3. Discuss one activity you both like and plan to do together.

👉 4. Share your plan with the class: 'On Saturday, we often play soccer. We sometimes go to the park.'

🚀 EnglishDee Tasks

KEYWORDS: weekend free time busy relax meet friends
✍️ WRITING

My Weekend

Write about your weekend. Start with when and where. Then describe what you did. End with how you felt. Write 80-100 words.

✅ Checklist:
  • 1.
  • Write at least 80 words.
  • 2.
  • Use at least 4 words from the vocabulary list (weekend, free time, busy, relax, meet, friends).
  • 3.
  • Include at least one present simple question.
  • 4.
  • Use past tense to describe your weekend.
🎙️ SPEAKING

Weekend Talk

Record a 45-second talk about your weekend. Begin by saying when and where, then describe what you did, and end with how you felt.

✅ Checklist:
  • 1.
  • Record for 45 seconds.
  • 2.
  • Use at least 4 vocabulary words from the list.
  • 3.
  • Focus on speaking fluently, not on perfect accuracy.
  • 4.
  • Include one present simple question to the listener, e.g., 'Do you ...?'.
Helpful Phrases
  • On the weekend, I ...
  • I often ...
  • Sometimes I ...
  • I was busy with ...
  • I met my friends at ...
  • After that, I relaxed by ...