Talking about weekend plans - Real Easy English
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0:00
Hello,
I'm
Georgie.
0:01
And
I'm
Neil.
0:02
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to
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English.
0:06
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week,
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have
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English
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0:11
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0:17
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0:26
How
are
you,
Neil?
0:27
I'm
well,
thank
you,
Georgie.
How
are
you?
0:30
I
am
pretty
good
too,
thank
you.
I'm
very
excited
for
the
weekend.
0:34
Oh,
really?
Well,
today
we're
talking
all
about
the
weekend.
0:38
We're
going
to
talk
about
what
we
plan
to
do
at
the
weekend.
0:43
Great!
Let's
start.
0:46
So,
Georgie,
do
you
have
any
weekend
plans?
0:49
Yes,
I
do
have
plans.
I'm
going
to
visit
my
parents
at
the
weekend.
0:54
So
I'm
gonna
get
the
train
to
my
home
town.
What
about
you?
0:58
I
don't
really
have
any
special
plans,
1:01
but
I
might
spend
lots
of
time
doing
sport
with
my
kids.
1:06
Mm-hm,
nice,
which
sports?
1:09
Erm,
cricket
in
the
summer
and
football
as
well.
1:13
Nice.
So
that's
what
you
usually
do?
1:15
That's
what
I
usually
do.
1:16
I
usually
spend
most
of
the
weekend
taking
my
kids
to
sport.
1:21
Do
you
like
it?
1:23
Actually,
I
really
do.
1:25
I
really
do
like
it.
It's
fun
to
watch
them
trying
their
hardest.
1:30
Ahh,
nice.
1:32
Is
there
anything
else
you'd
like
to
do
this
weekend?
1:34
Well,
I
might
meet
up
with
a
friend
and
we
might
go
for
some
food
1:40
or
maybe
just
a
drink
or
we
might
go
for
a
walk
or
something.
1:46
Mm,
nice!
1:46
And
how
about
you,
Georgie?
What
do
you
plan
to
do
when
you
get
home?
1:52
Well,
we
have
a
lunch
on
Saturday.
1:55
And
we
live
in
the
countryside,
so
we'll
probably
go
for
a
walk
with
the
dogs
2:01
and
we're
likely
to
go
to
the
pub
as
well.
2:04
Mm.
Is
this
a
typical
weekend
for
you?
2:07
It's
not
because
I
don't
usually
go
home
to
see
my
parents.
2:12
Most
weekends
I
stay
in
London.
2:14
I
meet
some
friends.
Yeah.
2:16
So
this
is
not
a
typical
weekend,
but
it's
nice
to
visit
my
parents.
2:19
Mm.
What
are
you
looking
forward
to?
2:22
—
This
weekend?
—
Yeah.
2:24
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
spending
time
in
the
countryside.
2:29
When
I'm
in
London,
I
really
miss
the
peace
and
quiet.
2:32
And
I
miss
my
dog,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
my
dog.
2:36
And
it's
good
to
get
some
fresh
air.
2:38
Yes,
exactly,
exactly.
2:41
So,
Georgie,
you
said
you
are
looking
forward
to
being
in
the
countryside.
2:46
I
did.
2:47
And
'looking
forward
to'
2:48
means
that
you're
'excited
about
something
you're
going
to
do
in
the
future'.
2:54
Exactly,
yes.
2:56
Like
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
my
dog.
2:58
Is
your
dog
looking
forward
to
seeing
you?
3:01
Yes,
I'm
sure
he
is.
So,
Neil,
I
have
quite
clear
plans.
3:05
I
know
what
I'm
going
to
do
this
weekend.
3:08
And
to
talk
about
plans
like
that,
3:10
we
usually
use
'be
going
to'
or
the
present
continuous.
3:15
So
I
said,
"I'm
going
to
visit
my
parents
at
the
weekend".
3:18
And
sometimes
we
shorten
'going
to'
to
'gonna'
when
we're
speaking
quickly.
3:24
Yeah,
now,
your
plans
are
certain.
3:27
Mine
are
not
so
certain,
so
I
used
'might'
and
'may'.
3:32
I
said
I
might
meet
my
friend.
3:35
I
may
go
for
a
meal
or
I
may
go
for
a
drink.
3:39
It
means
I'm
not
completely
sure.
3:48
Well,
Neil,
I'm
sure
whatever
you
do
this
weekend,
you'll
have
a
nice
time.
3:52
OK,
let's
look
at
the
vocabulary
we
learned
during
the
conversation.
3:56
We
learned
'might',
which
we
use
to
talk
about
possible
plans.
4:00
I
might
meet
my
friend.
4:03
'Going
to'
which
we
use
to
talk
about
future
plans
4:06
that
are
a
little
bit
more
certain.
4:08
So
I'm
going
to
visit
my
parents
this
weekend.
4:11
And
'looking
forward
to'
4:13
which
means
'to
be
pleased
or
excited
that
something
is
going
to
happen'.
4:25
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4:30
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4:31
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