What makes a weekend memorable?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What did you do last weekend?
2. Did you stay at home or go out?
3. Who did you meet last weekend?
4. What was the best weekend of your life?
5. Do you take photos to remember a day?
6. Do you remember what you did last Tuesday?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about last weekend.

Choose the word that fits.

1. We our grandparents last Sunday.
2. I pasta for dinner yesterday.
3. They us to their wedding.
4. We at a small hotel near the sea.
5. The train at eight o'clock.
6. We to go to the mountains.
7. I my first day at school very well.
8. I like this of the sunset.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. tomorrow ↔
   todayweekendyesterday
2. to start ↔ to
   visitfinishstay
3. to arrive ↔ to
   cookleaveinvite
4. A very small town is a
   forestvillagephoto
5. Easy to remember because it is special =
   memorableboringbusy
6. A person who lives near you is a
   neighbourphotoforest

Use these phrases to tell a story about your weekend.

• Last weekend I...Минулих вихідних я...Last weekend I visited my aunt.
• Yesterday I...Вчора я...Yesterday I cooked soup.
• It was a great day.Це був чудовий день.We walked a lot. It was a great day.
• We had a lot of fun.Нам було дуже весело.We played games and had a lot of fun.
• What did you do?Що ти робив(ла)?What did you do on Sunday?
• How was your weekend?Як пройшли твої вихідні?How was your weekend? Great, thanks!
• I remember...Я пам'ятаю...I remember that evening very well.
• After that...Після цього...We had lunch. After that, we went for a walk.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Many scientists say we remember new things better.
   TrueFalse
2. Marta is a teacher from Lviv.
   TrueFalse
3. Marta knew the village very well.
   TrueFalse
4. Marta used her phone all day.
   TrueFalse
5. On Sunday Marta looked at her photos.
   TrueFalse

1. What was your most memorable weekend?
2. Do new places and new people make a day special for you?
3. Do you take a lot of photos? Why or why not?
4. How can we make an ordinary weekend more memorable?

Common mistakes: -ed in affirmative sentences, but no -ed after didn't. ✗ I visit my aunt yesterday → I visited my aunt yesterday. ✗ I didn't visited her → I didn't visit her.

1. Yesterday I
   visitvisited
   my aunt.
2. We
   cookingcooked
   soup last night.
3. She
   studyedstudied
   English last year.
4. Last weekend we
   staystayed
   at home.
5. They
   arrivedarrive
   at eight o'clock.
6. I
   didn't visitdidn't visited
   my grandma.
7. We
   decidedecided
   to walk.
8. He
   stoppedstoped
   the car.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. I visit my aunt yesterday. →
2. She cook dinner last night. →
3. We stay at a hotel last weekend. →
4. He studyed a lot. →
5. I didn't visited her. →
6. They arrive at nine last night. →

Answer in detail. Use the Past Simple and time expressions.

1. What did you do yesterday evening?
2. Did you visit anyone last weekend?
3. Which weekend do you remember best?
4. Who did you invite to your last birthday?
5. What did you cook last time?
6. Did you take photos last weekend?

Three people tell you about their weekend. Which weekend was the most memorable? Which was the most boring? What would you ask each person?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: where you were and who you were with.
3. Part 2: what you did (use the Past Simple).
4. Part 3: why you remember that day.

1. What did you do last weekend?
2. Did you stay at home or go out?
3. Who did you meet last weekend?
4. What did you cook last time?
5. Did you take any photos?
6. What was the best weekend of your life?
7. Did you visit anyone last month?
8. How did you travel last time?

1. What did your parents do last weekend?
2. Who visited you last month?
3. Who did you call yesterday?
4. What did your friends do last Saturday?
5. Who cooked dinner yesterday in your family?
6. Did your neighbour help you once?

1. Do we remember good days or bad days better?
2. Why do photos help us remember?
3. Should we take photos or enjoy the moment?
4. Is it better to plan a weekend or not?
5. What makes a day special?