Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Weekends

Lesson Notes March 4, 2025 (Elementary)

Words & Phrases

• It’s so cold today that I’m wearing four layers of shirts.

• The temperature got down to minus two degrees last night.

• My apartment had a fire safety inspection today.

• I found an insect larva on my roses. (= singular)

• I found insect larvae on my roses. (= plural)

• The background music at my dentist was English music.

• The music in my dentist’s office is different now. (NOT is renewal now)

• The music in my dentist’s office has changed now.

• My feet weren’t broken, but I might have hurt a ligament in my ankle.

• My ankle is swollen and purple.

• I feel stupid. (= adj)

• I feel like an idiot. (= noun)

Appropriate Language

• I slipped down the stairs.

• You didn’t fall completely, just lost control for a moment.

• I fell down the stairs.

• This means you lost your balance completely and dropped to the ground.

• I tumbled down the stairs.

• It’s a bit like you were rolling down the stairs.

Weekends

Section 4

• I usually watch a movie (alone / by myself) on weekends.

• I usually read a book in bed on weekends.

• I usually watch TV in English at home.

• I almost always cook a meal for my family.

• I sometimes meet friends at a cafe.

• I sometimes go shopping in Shinjuku on weekends.

• I sometimes meet friends in a restaurant on weekends.

• I usually (do) exercise at the gym for one hour.

• I always clean the house every day.

• I often eat out with my friends near my house or in Machida.

• I always clean the house when I have free time.

Homework

• Read “Storytelling Activity 01”, and write what you did over the weekend in three sentences. Use the examples as a guide.