Listening and Speaking A1: Talking About the Weekend

🔑 Vocabulary for Weekend Activities

Let’s explore a wide range of words and phrases related to weekend activities.
Listen and repeat aloud to improve your pronunciation! 🗣️

🏡 Relaxing at Home:

• 🛋️ Relax on the sofa – Sit on the couch and rest.
• 📺 Watch TV/movies – Look at shows or films on the TV.
• 🎮 Play video games – Play games on a computer or console.
• 📚 Read a book – Look at the words in a book.
• 🧑‍🍳 Cook/bake – Make food in the kitchen.
• 🛌 Sleep in – Stay in bed longer in the morning.
• 🛁 Take a long bath – Enjoy a warm bath to relax.
• 🎧 Listen to music/podcasts – Hear songs or spoken stories.
• 🖌️ Paint/draw – Make pictures using colors or pencils.

👥 Social Activities:

• 🍽️ Have dinner with friends – Eat a meal with your friends.
• 🎉 Go to a party – Visit a fun gathering with music and friends.
• 🎥 Go to the cinema – Watch a film at a movie theater.
• 🎭 Attend a theater show – Watch a live play on stage.
• 🎤 Go to a concert – Listen to live music by an artist or band.
• ☕ Meet friends for coffee – Get together to drink coffee and talk.
• 🕺 Go dancing – Dance to music at a dance event.
• 🏀 Play team sports – Join a game like soccer or basketball.
• 🎳 Go bowling – Roll a ball to knock down pins.

🌳 Outdoor Activities:

• 🚶‍♂️ Go for a walk – Walk slowly outside.
• 🏃‍♀️ Go jogging/running – Run or jog for exercise.
• 🚴‍♂️ Ride a bike – Cycle for fun or exercise.
• 🏊‍♀️ Go swimming – Swim in a pool or open water.
• ⛳ Play golf – Hit a small ball with a club on a course.
• 🎣 Go fishing – Try to catch fish in a lake or river.
• 🧺 Have a picnic – Eat food outside on a blanket.
• 🌄 Go hiking – Walk in nature, like in a forest or mountain.
• 🌊 Visit the beach – Spend time by the sea.
• ⛵ Go sailing – Ride in a boat with sails on the water.

🛍️ Shopping and Errands:

• 🛍️ Go shopping – Buy things at a store.
• 🍎 Visit the market – Go to a place to buy fresh food.
• 🏦 Run errands – Do small tasks like buying groceries.
• 💇‍♀️ Get a haircut – Have your hair trimmed or styled.
• 💅 Visit a spa/salon – Go to a place for beauty or relaxation.
• 🚗 Wash the car – Clean your car.
• 🧺 Do laundry – Wash your clothes.
• 🧹 Clean the house – Tidy and remove dirt from your home.
• 🌱 Do some gardening – Take care of plants in your garden.
• 📮 Send mail/packages – Deliver letters or packages.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Time:

• 👪 Spend time with family – Enjoy time with your family.
• 🎢 Visit an amusement park – Go to a park with rides and games.
• 🧩 Play board games – Play games on a table with your family.
• 🎂 Celebrate a birthday – Have a party for someone’s birthday.
• 🐶 Walk the dog – Take your dog for a walk.
• 🏠 Visit relatives – See other family members.
• 🖼️ Go to a museum – Look at art or history in a museum.
• 🏀 Attend a child’s sports game – Watch a game where children play sports.
• 🍿 Have a family movie night – Watch a film together with your family.
• 🍳 Cook a meal together – Make food as a family.

✈️ Weekend Trips:

• ✈️ Take a short trip – Go on a small journey for fun.
• 🚗 Go on a road trip – Travel by car to a new place.
• 🏞️ Visit a national park – See nature in a protected area.
• 🏖️ Go to the beach – Spend time by the sea.
• 🏙️ Explore a new city – Look around a city you have not seen before.
• 🏕️ Go camping – Sleep outside in nature.
• 🗺️ Sightseeing – Visit interesting places and see landmarks.
• 🎡 Visit a festival/fair – Go to a fun event with food and games.
• ⛺ Stay in a cabin – Sleep in a small house in nature.
• 🚂 Take a train journey – Travel by train to a different place.

🎓 Personal Development:

• 📖 Study/learn something new – Learn something you did not know before.
• 📝 Take an online course – Learn using the internet.
• 🎹 Practice a musical instrument – Play an instrument to improve.
• 🖥️ Work on a personal project – Do a project by yourself.
• 🧩 Solve puzzles – Try to answer simple problems or riddles.
• 🖼️ Visit art galleries – Look at art in a gallery.
• 🌐 Learn a new language – Study a language that is not your own.
• 🎨 Attend a workshop – Join a class to learn a new skill.
• 🧶 Start a new hobby – Begin an activity you enjoy.
• 📸 Photography – Take pictures with a camera.

💬 Expressing Time and Frequency:

• 📅 On the weekend – On Saturday and Sunday.
• 🕒 In the morning/afternoon/evening – At the start, middle, or end of the day.
• 🔄 Every weekend – Each weekend.
• 🕘 From time to time – Sometimes, not always.
• 🕛 At noon/midnight – At 12:00 PM or 12:00 AM.
• 📆 Next weekend – The weekend after this one.
• ⏳ Last weekend – The weekend before this one.
• 🎯 This weekend – The coming weekend.
• 🌙 Tonight – The night of today.
• ☀️ During the day – In the daytime.