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🌱 English A2 • Real-life Grammar ⏱️ 12 Mins • Weekend Plans & Invitations

Weekend Plans & Invitations 🎉

Learn how to talk about your future plans with be going to and invite friends out using Would you like to and Let's!

📌 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For teachers:

• Go through the 4 rules together in 4 minutes, then let students complete the 12 items.

• Check answers in pairs, then together with the short explanations. Review tricky verbs.

🎒 For learners:

• First, read the 4 grammar rules and see the examples.

• Next, do the 12 short tasks and check your score.

A cheerful diverse group of teenage friends having an outdoor picnic and barbecue in a sunny green park, picnic blanket

☀️ Friends making plans: "We are going to have a barbecue this Saturday!"

📖 4 Golden Rules for the Weekend

Rules & Forms

Structure & Use	Explanation & Example
1. be going to + verb (plan)	be going to + verb talks about a plan we have already made, and we use am, is or are before going to. "My cousins are going to stay with us next weekend."
2. Negative & Question (be going to)	In a negative sentence, not goes after am, is or are. In a question, am, is or are goes before the subject. "Is Dad going to cook dinner tonight?"
3. Would you like to + verb (invitation)	Would you like to + verb is a polite invitation; we say yes with "I'd love to", and we say no with "Sorry, I'm going to...". "Would you like to watch a football match with us?"
4. Let's + verb (suggestion)	Let's + verb suggests an activity for you and me, and we answer "Good idea" or "Sorry, I can't". "Let's take a photo of the lake."

🎯 10 Target Weekend Words

🧺 picnic 🥾 hike 🍖 barbecue 🎸 concert 💌 invitation 🤝 join 💼 busy 🏖️ beach 🍿 cinema 🏛️ museum

✅ Say Yes to Invitations:

"I'd love to!" • "That sounds great!" • "Good idea!"

❌ Say No Politely:

"Sorry, I'm busy." • "Sorry, I can't. I'm going to..."

PRACTICE ARENA • 12 TASKS

Test Your Skills

A Choose the correct sentence (Items 1-3)

Question 1 (plan) Target: beach & picnic

Which sentence correctly describes their future plan for Sunday?

____ a. We are go have a picnic at the beach this Sunday. ____ b. We are going to have a picnic at the beach this Sunday. ____ c. We going have a picnic at the beach this Sunday.

Question 2 (question) Target: hike

You want to ask Tom about his weekend hiking trip. Choose the correct question:

____ a. Is you going to go on a hike this Saturday? ____ b. Do you going to go on a hike this Saturday? ____ c. Are you going to go on a hike this Saturday?

Question 3 (invitation) Target: concert

Which is the correct polite invitation to a music show?

____ a. Would you like to go to the concert with me? ____ b. Would you like going to the concert with me? ____ c. Do you would like to go to the concert with me?

B Rewrite sentences as invitations (Items 4-6)

Question 4 (invite) Target: barbecue

Rewrite the instruction as a polite invitation starting with Would you like to:

"Come to a barbecue on Sunday."

____ (Type your rewritten invitation...)

Question 5 (suggest) Target: museum

Rewrite the sentence as a friendly suggestion starting with Let's:

"Visit the museum this afternoon."

____ (Type your suggestion...)

Question 6 (suggest) Target: picnic

Rewrite this message as a friendly suggestion starting with Let's:

"Have a picnic by the lake."

____ (Type your suggestion...)

C Fill the gaps (Items 7-9)

Question 7 (negative) Target: busy

Fill in the two missing words to make a negative plan:

"Sorry, I am busy this evening, so I ____ going to watch the game."

Question 8 (reply) Target: cinema

Complete the conversation with the standard polite response to an invitation:

Anna: "Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?"

Ben: " ____ ! What film are we watching?"

Question 9 (suggest) Target: beach

Fill in the missing suggestion word:

"It is very hot today. ____ go to the beach this afternoon."

D Spot & correct the error in SMS chats (Items 10-12)

Question 10 (plan) Target: museum

💬 SMS from Liam: "We going to visit the new science museum on Saturday morning."

What is the correct sentence?

____ a. We are going to visit the new science museum on Saturday morning. ____ b. We will going to visit the new science museum on Saturday morning. ____ c. We is going to visit the new science museum on Saturday morning.

Question 11 (plan) Target: concert

💬 SMS from Maya: "My sister is going buy tickets for the concert tonight."

Which correction fixes Maya's message?

____ a. My sister going to buy tickets for the concert tonight. ____ b. My sister is going to buy tickets for the concert tonight. ____ c. My sister is go to buy tickets for the concert tonight.

Question 12 (negative) Target: barbecue

💬 SMS from Alex: "He is going to not come to our barbecue on Sunday."

Which sentence has the correct negative word order?

____ a. He not is going to come to our barbecue on Sunday. ____ b. He isn't to go come to our barbecue on Sunday. ____ c. He is not going to come to our barbecue on Sunday.

🌟 Quick Weekend Checklist

✔ Plans: Subject + am / is / are + going to + verb
✔ Negatives: Put not after be (e.g. is not going to)
✔ Polite Inviting: Would you like to join / come / watch...?
✔ Suggestions: Let's + verb (e.g. Let's go to the cinema)

Two cheerful happy friends standing outside a retro movie cinema holding popcorn and movie tickets, warm evening lights,

Ready for the weekend cinema trip! 🎬

Weekend Plans and Invitations

Weekend Plans & Invitations 🎉

📌 How to use this lesson

📖 4 Golden Rules for the Weekend

🎯 10 Target Weekend Words

Test Your Skills

A Choose the correct sentence (Items 1-3)

B Rewrite sentences as invitations (Items 4-6)

C Fill the gaps (Items 7-9)

D Spot & correct the error in SMS chats (Items 10-12)

🌟 Quick Weekend Checklist

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