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Your weekend
I can give my opinion on past events.
THINK! Say three things you did last weekend. Did you have fun?
Sarah: Hey, Mark. (1) How / What was your weekend?
Mark: Not bad, thanks. I played football and I got a haircut. What do you think?
Sarah: It looks great. Very cool. I got a haircut, too.
Mark: When?
Sarah: Two weeks (2) before / ago. But nobody noticed.
Mark: Oh dear. So, what about you? What did you (3) go / do?
Sarah: Well, I stayed at my friend Jenny's house on Saturday night.
Mark: Oh, right. How was that?
Sarah: It wasn't (4) bad / brilliant. Jenny was sick so I didn't sleep much and I was too tired to go out on Sunday.
Mark: Bad luck! I met some (5) family / friends for a picnic on Sunday.
Sarah: Really? What (6) was / were it like?
Mark: It was fun.
Sarah: Oh, you had a much better weekend. Can I come out with you next time?
1. 
🎧1.36 Choose the correct words in the dialogue. Then watch or listen and check. What did Mark do? Did Sarah have a good weekend?
2. 🎧1.36 Cover the dialogue and complete the Key Phrases. Watch or listen again and check.
| KEY PHRASES |
| Asking for and giving opinions How was (1) __________? Not (2) __________, thanks. What (3) __________ think? It looks (4) __________. Very (5) __________. How (6) __________ that? It wasn't (7) __________. What was it (8) __________? It was (9) __________. |
3. 
Practise the dialogue with your partner.
4. 1.37 Cover the dialogue and the Key Phrases. Complete the mini-dialogues. Listen and check. Practise them with your partner.
1. A: How (1) _______ weekend?
B: Not (2) _______. I went shopping on Saturday. I bought these headphones. (3) _______ think?
A: (4) _______ cool.
2. A: What (5) _______ at the weekend?
B: Well, I went to the cinema on Saturday evening. I saw The Fast and the Furious.
A: (6) _______ like?
B: (7) _______ brilliant, to be honest.
5.USE IT! Work in pairs. Read the situation. Practise a new dialogue about your weekend using the Key Phrases.
Student A: Tell student B about your weekend. You did something different each day and enjoyed your weekend.
Student B: You only did one thing at the weekend. It wasn't great. Tell student A why.
How was your weekend?
Not bad, thanks.
What did you do?
I went to a football match on Saturday.
