B2 WEEK 2- MAKING PLANS WITH FRIENDS

MAKING PLANS WITH FRIENDS

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BASIC II WEEK 2

What are your plans for the weekend?

Plans for the weekend

• Go to the park.
• Have an organization party.
• Concerts in the park.

• Play board games.

• Video game tournament.

• Go to local museums or theaters.

What other activities do you like to do with your friends?

What’s on your schedule this week?

SCHEDULE =

/Skedʒəl/A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done.What’s on your schedule today? Today I have a very busy/full schedule. I have to do my homework and school project.

PLANS FOR THE WEEK

DIALOGUES

1. Making Plans for the Weekend

2. Making Plans for the Weekend

Making Plans for the Weekend

weekend

downtown

sounds

solid

checking

A: What are you going to do this _______? B: I haven't made any ____ plans yet. Why do you ask? A: There's this event at a bookstore ________ I was thinking of ____________ out. B: That ________ really interesting.

Making Plans for the Weekend Part 2

early

meeting

drinks

even

grab a bite

grap

A: Yeah, and _____ if it's not, we can leave and ____ __ ___. B: There are so many nice new places that have opened up downtown. A: I know, and have wanted to ____ them all. B: So our ______ time is Saturday at three. A: I'll meet you at the bookstore. B: It's the bookstore on Spring Street. A: We can _____ some food and _____ after. B: An ______ dinner sounds great.

Relaxing weekend

• to catch up on

• to catch up with someone

• to go out

• to wind down

• unwind

INVITING SOMEONE/friends

Asking about the other person’s time and availability.

1. What are you going to do this weekend?
2. Are you free this Friday?
3. Are you busy tonight?
4. Do you want to get together or something?
5. Would you be interested for dinner tonight?

GET TOGETHER =

If two or more people get together, they meet each other, having planned it before: Should we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something?

Positive responses (interest and availability)

Sure! Do you want to do something? I’m free all weekend. I’m open this evening. I don’t have anything scheduled. I haven't made any solid plans yet.

How about 4:30? Will 5:00 PM work for you?

Negative responses (non-interest or non-availability)

1. Sorry, I have plans this weekend. I’m going to Orizaba with my family.
2. Unfortunately not. I have something else scheduled.
3. Not really. I’m a little bit busy tonight.

To indicate interest, but temporary non-availability

1. I’m not free on Friday, but I do have time Saturday.
2. I’m going to be out of town, but I’ll be back next weekend.
3. I have something planned. How about tomorrow?
4. I’m busy today. How about some other time?

Suggesting an activity

1. Do you want to go to the cinema?
2. How about having dinner together? we can grab a bite.
3. There’s a concert downtown. Want to go?
4. Why don’t you come over for drinks on Friday evening?
5. We should get together for coffee sometime.

Plans for the weekend

You have a free day tomorrow and you don’t know what to do. Asks you friends if they want do do something.

It's a lovely Saturday afternoon. You are all bored at home. Suggest somewhere to go.

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