Warm-up
Answer a few quick questions before today’s lesson about Going out & nightlife.
Listening
Listen to the recording and answer the questions in each part. You can replay the audio as many times as you need — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. Read the questions in each part first, then submit when you are ready; your answers will be marked together at the end of each part.
Listening — Survey: How British people spend their free time
This listening task is split into parts. The audio player stays at the top of the page so you can replay it freely — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. For each part, read the questions first, then listen and answer. You can change your answers until you click Submit; feedback appears once you submit each part.
Reading
Read the passage on the left, then work through the questions on the right.
Reading — Finding Time to Have Fun
Read the passage on the left, then answer the questions one by one.
Finding Time to Have Fun
How much free time do you really have? A new survey shows that many people spend only two or three hours relaxing each week. Most people work five days a week and come home tired. They rarely go out on weeknights.
However, weekends are different. On Saturdays and Sundays, people often meet friends at cafés, restaurants, or bars. Some people go to the cinema or attend concerts. Others prefer quieter activities like reading at home or walking in the park. Young adults aged 18-30 are most active — they go out about three times a week on average.
Planning ahead helps. If you make plans with friends now, you are more likely to actually go out. Many people say they want to socialize, but they wait until Friday to decide. By then, everyone is tired and stays home instead. The solution is simple: decide today, go out tomorrow.
Vocabulary Practice
Practise the 12 key vocabulary items from this lesson through three exercises.
Vocabulary Practice — Unit 1: Do we have enough free time?
Work through all three parts. Each part uses the same vocabulary in a different way.
Writing Task
Your friend Marco has sent you an email asking about your free time this weekend. He wants to know what you usually do on weekends, what you’re doing this Saturday, and if you want to go out together. Read his message and write a reply.
You should address:
- Say what you usually do on weekends (use present simple and a frequency adverb)
- Describe what you are doing this Saturday (use present continuous)
- Say yes or no to going out together, and suggest a simple activity or time
Plan:
Introduction: Greet Marco and say you are happy to hear from him.
Body paragraph 1: Explain your usual weekend routine using present simple (e.g., ‘I usually go to the cinema’ or ‘I always meet friends’).
Body paragraph 2: Say what you are doing this Saturday using present continuous (e.g., ‘This Saturday I am studying’ or ‘I’m watching a film’).
Conclusion: Agree or disagree with going out, suggest when or what to do, and say goodbye warmly.
Speaking
Speaking task. Read the instructions, then complete the task.
Useful sentence starters:
- In my opinion…
- I think…
- Personally, I believe…
- One thing I would say is…
- I agree because…
- What I notice is…
Teacher Guide
Practise with
- dancingnoun
moving your body in time to music
- disconoun
a party with music for dancing
- jokenoun
something said to make people laugh
- movie theatercompound noun
a building where films are shown to an audience
- pop musicnoun
popular music enjoyed by many people
- pop starnoun phrase
a famous singer who sings popular songs that many people like
- rock musicnoun phrase
Popular music with electric guitars, drums, and a strong beat.
- surfverb
to ride waves on a board in the ocean; to browse websites quickly
- theatrenoun
a building where people watch plays, musicals, and other live performances