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General English · Speaking · A2

Talking about your weekend

Give a short weekend account and invite your partner to share theirs.

Lesson 1 · About 18 minutes

Learn: your objectives

  • Connect past activities in order.
  • Add a feeling and a follow-up question.

Warm-up

Think about these questions. Say a short answer aloud.

  • What did you do last Saturday?
  • Was your weekend busy or quiet?

Useful language

A short account

On Saturday, I …

Place an activity on a particular day.

On Saturday, I helped my uncle in his garden.

After that, we …

Introduce the next activity.

After that, we made lunch together.

How was your weekend?

Invite the other person to share.

Mine was quiet. How was your weekend?

Notice: model speaking

Read aloud. Notice how the speakers use the phrases and respond to each other.

Nora: How was your weekend?

Aziz: Pretty good. On Saturday, I helped my uncle in his garden.

Nora: Was it hard work?

Aziz: A little! After that, we made lunch. On Sunday, I stayed home and read. How about you?

Nora: I visited my sister. We took her children to the park.

Speaking strategy

Give two or three details, then return the conversation with a question. You do not need to list every hour of the weekend.

Pronunciation & fluency focus

Pause after time phrases: ‘On Saturday, / I helped my uncle.’ Practise saying a complete activity in one short group.

Teaching guidance, not an analysis of your voice.

Use: controlled practice

Choose a useful response for each situation. Check when all questions are answered. These are phrase exercises, not a speaking assessment.

1. Your partner asks about last weekend. Choose a direct opening.
2. You had lunch after gardening. Connect the events.
3. Your friend says she went to a concert. Ask a relevant follow-up.
4. You want to describe your reaction to a long walk.
5. You have shared two weekend activities. Give your partner a turn.

Build your answer

Write a few keywords. Then look away and speak. Notes stay on this page only.

Speak: your challenge

Describe a real or imagined weekend for 45 seconds. Include two activities, one feeling and a question for your listener.

Plan with three keywords, not a full script.

Speak aloud. This page does not record, listen to or assess your speech. There is no automatic speaking score.

Self-check

Open to everyone. Answers, notes and checklists are not saved to an account. These original lessons use level labels to organize learning; completion is not official CEFR certification or proof of a level.