Are you free on Saturday?
Interactive exercises to consolidate your students’ learning.
Writing a message to plan the weekend, seen through Lily's message inviting Zoe to a street food market in the park: what's on, when and where to meet, what to bring and when she can't go. Pupils answer questions on the message, read the useful phrases, complete sentences with words from a box, then plan ice skating, a film, a beach day or a bike ride from a card or their own idea and tick a checklist; model message and answer key included.
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Teaching guide
Objective & content
This writing sheet teaches pupils to write a message to plan the weekend with a friend (Are you free on...?, There's..., It opens at..., Do you want to come with me?, We can..., Let's meet at... at..., Bring..., I can't... because..., Text me back!). Pupils read Lily's message to Zoe, take its phrases and write their own. By the end, they can write a message of 50 to 70 words that invites a friend and says where, when and what to bring.
Pedagogical guide
Page 1 has Lily's message, with a photo of a street food market. There's a street food market in the park on Saturday; it opens at eleven, they can try some food and listen to music, and Lily's brother's band plays at two. Lily suggests meeting at the park gate at twelve and bringing money, as the food is about £5. She can't go on Sunday, because she has a swimming competition. Pupils answer six questions with three options each, then read the useful phrases, set out in the order of the message (ask, what's on, invite, meet, what to bring, say no, end). Page 2 starts with four sentences to complete with Do, Let's, can and because. Then pupils plan an outing from a card (ice skating, a film, a day at the beach, a bike ride, each with where, when and what to bring) or their own idea, and tick the checklist. The answer key gives a model message about the film.
Suggested procedure
- (5 min) Ask "What do you like doing at the weekend with your friends?"
- (10 min) Read Lily's message aloud; pupils answer the questions.
- (5 min) Read the useful phrases with the class; pupils find the times in the message.
- (5 min) Page 2: pupils complete the sentences.
- (15 min) Pupils choose a plan, write their message and tick the checklist.
- (5 min) Pupils swap messages and write a short reply: yes or no, and why.
Adaptations
[S] Pupils copy Lily's message and change the details from a card.
[A] Pupils write Zoe's reply, saying yes or no.
Materials & prerequisites
One copy of pages 1 and 2 per pupil. Page 3 is the answer key, the model message and the teacher notes: keep it. Pupils need days of the week, times, can and there is. To take it further, pairs swap messages and reply, then agree on one plan.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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