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⚡ A1 Reading • 8 Mins Unit: Last Weekend with Friends

Weekend Time in the US 🇺🇸

Learn how people in the United States balance work, housework, and free time on weekends.

💡 How to use this lesson

👨‍🏫 For Teacher

Use this to introduce US culture. Set an 8-minute timer and ask students to read the text quietly. Check answers together using the evidence snippets provided under each question.

🎓 For Learner

Read the text first and check the hard words below it. Then try the 8 questions to test your understanding and read the feedback to see why your answer is right.

📖 Reading Passage

Weekend Time in the US

In 2025, a national survey asked people in the United States about their time. On an average weekend day, 40 of every 100 people did housework. On weekdays, 81 of every 100 workers worked, but on weekends only 30 of every 100 workers worked. For fun, watching TV took the most leisure time, about 2.6 hours a day.

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survey

asking many people questions to find facts

housework

cleaning, cooking, and work at home

leisure time

free time when you do not work

average

normal or usual amount

Pattern Example

"We didn't stay at home."

Why this works: Use didn't + a plain verb to say what did not happen.

✏️ Practice Questions (1–8)

Answer all 8 questions based on the text above.

1 True / False

The survey in the United States happened in 2025.

____ True ____ False

2 True / False

On an average weekend day, 40 of every 100 people did housework.

____ True ____ False

3 Multiple Choice

How many workers worked on an average weekday?

____ a. 30 of every 100 ____ b. 40 of every 100 ____ c. 81 of every 100

4 Multiple Choice

How many workers worked on an average weekend day?

____ a. 30 of every 100 ____ b. 40 of every 100 ____ c. 81 of every 100

5 Gap-fill

Complete the sentence from the text:

For fun, watching ____ took the most leisure time.

Type the missing word from the passage.

6 Multiple Choice

How many hours a day did people spend watching TV for leisure?

____ a. 1.5 hours ____ b. 2.6 hours ____ c. 4.0 hours

7 Gap-fill

Fill in the missing number from the text:

On an average weekend day, only ____ of every 100 workers worked.

Type the number only.

8 True / False

More people worked on weekend days than on weekdays.

____ True ____ False

Reading: Weekend Life in the United States

Weekend Time in the US 🇺🇸

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Weekend Time in the US

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✏️ Practice Questions (1–8)

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