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? How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For the teacher:

Use this 20-minute lesson to help your A1 students practice weekend vocabulary and write a short paragraph.

Answers in Module 1 are automatically checked, making it quick and easy to review student progress!

🎒 For the learner:

First, complete the fun vocabulary activities in Module 1 to practice your words.

Next, use the helpful starters and checklist in Module 2 to write about your own weekend!

Module 1: Vocabulary Practice

Welcome to Module 1! Practice key vocabulary for activities, places, and weekend fun.

Part A Word Order

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

1. Scrambled words: played / I / with my buddy / badminton .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

2. Scrambled words: on the trampoline / We / jumped .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

3. Scrambled words: went / to the skatepark / They .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

4. Scrambled words: do / my chores / I didn't .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Part B Fill in the Blanks

Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

Word Bank:

rugby burger marbles stay theatre

5. We ate a delicious ____ at the cafe.

6. Did you watch the play at the ____?

7. I didn't ____ at home on Sunday.

8. My brother likes to play ____ with his team.

9. We played a fun game of ____ on the floor.

Part C Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

10. I went to the cinema with my best ___.

____ a. buddy ____ b. chores ____ c. trampoline ____ d. rugby

11. She likes to jump high on the ___ in the garden.

____ a. burger ____ b. trampoline ____ c. theatre ____ d. stay

12. Did you do your ___ on Saturday morning?

____ a. marbles ____ b. badminton ____ c. chores ____ d. skatepark

13. On Saturday, they went to the new ___.

____ a. skatepark ____ b. burger ____ c. stay ____ d. rugby

Part D Matching Questions & Answers

Match each question to its correct answer.

14. Question: "Who did you play badminton with?"

____ a. We went to the theatre. ____ b. I played with my buddy. ____ c. We ate a big burger!

15. Question: "What did you eat for lunch?"

____ a. We went to the theatre. ____ b. I played with my buddy. ____ c. We ate a big burger!

16. Question: "Where did you go on Sunday?"

____ a. We went to the theatre. ____ b. I played with my buddy. ____ c. We ate a big burger!

Module 2: Writing Task

Now it is time to write about your last weekend with a friend!
Use the starters and checklist below to write your 5-line response.

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Your Writing Task

Write 5 lines about last weekend with a friend: two things you did not do, two questions and one short answer (you can imagine it). Write 25-40 words.

Example Pattern:

"We didn't stay at home."

1 Sentence Starters

Use these exact starters for your sentences:

On Saturday I ...
We ... on Sunday.
... you ...?
What ... you ...?
Yes, ...

2 Checklist to Include

Check that your lines include all of the following:

✓ Two negative sentences with didn't + a base verb
✓ One yes / no question with Did + a person + a base verb
✓ One question that starts with What and has did
✓ One short answer with Yes or No + a person + did or didn't

Write your response here (25–40 words):

Write your 5 lines using the starters and checklist above.

____ (On Saturday I ...)

Module 3: Model Answer

Here is an example of a good 5-line answer using the starters from Module 2.
Read the model answer below and check the helpful notes for each bold phrase.

🌟 Model Answer Example

35 words

1. On Saturday I didn't do my chores with my buddy.

2. We didn't stay at home on Sunday afternoon.

3. Did you play badminton at the skatepark?

4. What did you eat for lunch today?

5. Yes, I did!

💡 Useful Phrases & Simple Notes

Phrase 1

didn't do my chores

Use "didn't" + a base action to talk about something you did not do in the past.

Phrase 2

didn't stay at home

Use this to say you went out and did not stay inside.

Phrase 3

Did you play badminton

Start with "Did you" + action to ask a past yes/no question to a friend.

Phrase 4

What did you eat

Use "What did you" to ask for details about a past action.

Phrase 5

Yes, I did

Use this short phrase to say yes to a question about the past.

Writing: My Weekend with Friends

? How to use this lesson

Module 1: Vocabulary Practice

Part A Word Order

Part B Fill in the Blanks

Part C Multiple Choice

Part D Matching Questions & Answers

Module 2: Writing Task

Your Writing Task

1 Sentence Starters

2 Checklist to Include

Module 3: Model Answer

🌟 Model Answer Example

💡 Useful Phrases & Simple Notes

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