Hello. My name is Emma; and today, I am going to teach you some very important
expressions and vocabulary about the weekend. I love the weekend. When I'm
talking about "the weekend", I'm talking about Saturday and Sunday. So, a lot of
the times, on Fridays and Mondays, people talk about the weekend. So, it's
very important to know vocabulary and expressions about the weekend, because
it's such a common part of conversation. So, let's look at some examples of
weekend vocabulary. So, on Friday... and notice I have "on"; a lot of students
make mistakes with this. But the preposition we use with days of the week
is the word "on". So, on Friday, people often ask this question: Do you have any
plans for the weekend? Do you have any plans for the weekend? Or they might not
ask: "Do you have"; they might just say: "Any plans for the weekend?" It's a very
common question people ask on Fridays, and what they want is for you to talk
about your plans for the weekend. "What are you going to do on Saturday? What
are you going to do on Sunday?" Now, another thing you might see on Friday is
sometimes people say: "TGIF", or they might write it somewhere. My sister,
Audra — who's going to help us in a little bit — and I often text each other
this: "TGIF". Every Friday, we write each other this. What does it mean? It
means: "Thank goodness" or "thank god it's Friday". We say this because we are
so happy it's Friday. No more work; it's the weekend — we can relax. So: "TGIF".
Another expression we might talk about on a Friday is the word: "long weekend".
A "long weekend" is a weekend that is three days. So, it might be Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday where you have it off work; or it might be Saturday,
Sunday, Monday. So, if you have a three-day weekend, we call that a "long
weekend". "Long weekends" are my favorite. I love "long weekends".
So, we talk about this on Friday, we do our thing on the weekend; and then on
Monday, most people go back to school or work. And this is often one of the first
questions you will hear on Monday — you'll hear: "So, what'd you do this
weekend?" And notice I have "what" with an apostrophe and a "d" — the "d" here
stands for "did". So, this can also be: "What did you do this weekend?" But, in
conversation, we often use contractions; or we shorten words, so: "What did you
do this weekend?" actually becomes: "What'd you do this weekend?" And this
is really hard for English-language learners, because, you know... they hear
this and they don't realize the "What'd" means: "What did". Okay? So, be careful
about this. "So, what'd you do this weekend?" You might hear somebody ask:
"How was your weekend?" You might hear this question: "Did you get up to
anything this weekend?" The word or the expression: "get up to" is a very common
expression, and it just means: Do. Okay? So, we use it when we're talking about
activities we did in the past. So: "Did you get up to anything this weekend?"
means: "Did you do anything this weekend?" So, they have the same
meaning. "Did you get up to anything this weekend? Did you do anything this
weekend?" If you hear somebody ask this question, one thing you can say is...
you can use: "get up to" in your response. You can say: "I didn't get up
to much." This means: "I didn't do anything, really. I didn't do a lot;
nothing special". So: "I didn't get up to much this weekend." It's funny, with
this expression, because we only use it in the negative. We do not say: "I got
up to a lot". We would say: "I did a lot", but in terms of when we use: "get
up to", we only use it in the negative form. "I didn't get up to much this
weekend". So, now, we are going to look at some common activities we do on the
weekend, and we are going to do a listening activity with my sister,
Okay. So, there are many things you can do on the weekend. I'm going to give
some examples of some things I like to do during the weekend. Before I begin, I
just wanted to say one thing: There is a difference between British English and
American English when we're talking about the weekend. In British English,
we can say: "at the weekend"; in North American English, we say: "on the
weekend". So, both "at" or "on" are correct, depending on where you live and
where you're speaking English. So, let's get started on common plans we talk
about... or common plans for the weekend. Now, the first thing I wanted
to talk about is "brunch". "Brunch" is very popular in North America and other
countries as well. "Brunch" is a meal. People often have "brunch" at
restaurants. And if you notice: I've put equals "breakfast" plus "lunch". So,
"brunch" is between breakfast and lunch; it's usually around ten am or eleven am.
And people... especially on Sundays, people often go for "brunch". Okay? So,
you can say: "On Sunday, I had brunch with my family. On Sunday, I had brunch
with some friends." So, you'll hear people talk a lot about "brunch" in
North America. Another thing people often do — and I do this a lot during
the weekend — is we "binge" on TV shows. So, some people have Netflix, some
people have Hulu, some people have maybe DVDs, or some show they're watching.
When we "binge" on something, it means we do too much of something. So, if you
"binge on a TV show", it means you watch a lot of episodes of a TV show, back to
back. So, for example, when I was watching "Game of Thrones", I "binged"
on "Game of Thrones". Sometimes I watched four episodes in a row, and my
whole Saturday was spent "binging" on "Game of Thrones". So, this is a common
expression you might hear people talk about when they're talking about the
Another thing people often do on the weekend is they "run errands". So, the
past tense of "run" is "ran". "So, on Saturday, I ran some errands." What does
this mean? Well, "errands" is a big term that covers many different activities.
"Errands" include doing groceries, you know... maybe getting a new cellphone
charger. It's those little, small tasks you have to do. So, those are "errands".
Maybe you have to pay a bill, and you have to go somewhere. Instead of saying
what each task is, you can just say: "errands". Okay? So, "errands" is
another word for "task". What do you have to do on the weekend? "I ran some
errands." A lot of people "meet up with their friends or family". So, this means
that they see their friends or family. So, I can say: "On Saturday, I met up
with some friends. I went to a BBQ or a barbecue". "BBQ" is the short form of
the word: "barbecue". We often talk about things we "get caught up on". So,
this might be a new expression. Sometimes in life, we feel like we're
behind. Our week is very busy, and so we need to have some time "to catch up" or
to get things done that we didn't have time to get done during the week. So,
let's look at some examples of things we "get caught up on". We can "get caught
up on schoolwork". So, this means: During the week, I didn't have time to
do some... some schoolwork. Now, I have time, so I "get caught up on
schoolwork". I "get caught up on housework". So, maybe during the week, I
couldn't do my laundry. Now, I can; I have time, so I "get caught up on
housework". Maybe you have a job where you have to do projects during the
weekend. You can say: "I got caught up on work". For some people, during the
week, they only get five hours of sleep. So, maybe they like to sleep late, or
take naps on the weekend. So, they can say: "I got caught up on sleep". Many
people like to "sleep in" on the weekend. This means they do not wake up
early; they sleep late. So: "On Saturday, I like to sleep in." And
"slept" is the past tense of "sleep". Finally, some people just say they
"relaxed" on the weekend. So, now we are going to do a listening activity. I've
taught you many words about the weekend. I'm going to bring my sister on, and
we're going to talk about her weekend and what she does.
Okay. So, now we are going to practice what we learned. I'd like to invite my
sister, Audra, over here to help us with our conversation. So, come on out,
Audra. Thank you for being here today.
So, Audra, what'd you do this weekend?
Well, on Saturday, I had a family barbecue, and everyone came over. We had
burgers, and steak, and lots and lots of cake.
Wow. Did you do anything else on Saturday?
I did. I actually went out for coffee with my best friend, Christine. And we
did a bit of shopping, and it was really, really lovely.
Great. And what about on Sunday? What'd you get up to on Sunday?
So, on Sunday, I did something a bit exciting. I went to a sewing class, and
A fabric basket? Okay. So, Audra is going to show us her creation. Let's see
what Audra made. Ta-da. Not only is she beautiful, but she is very talented.
Did you do anything else on Sunday?
I think that was about it for... for Sunday. I do have some errands to do
when I get home; I will be doing laundry.
Okay. And what about: What time did you wake up during the weekend? Did you
I did not sleep in; I woke up around 7:30 in the morning, which is quite
early. I wish I could have slept in until eleven am; that would have been
Do you usually sleep in on weekends?
I do not; I get up quite early. I normally wake up at six am during the
week. On weekends, I could say I sleep in until 7:30am. Ideally, I would like
Wow. So, my last question for you, Audra, is about brunch. I know my
sister, Audra, loves brunch. Sometimes we go to brunch together. So, when do
My friend, Lou and I, often do brunch on the weekends. On Sunday morning, we go
out for brunch, and we try different places, and we get to try many different
All right. Well, thank you so much, Audra. Thanks for telling us all about
No problem. Thank you for having me.
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