Lesson 6. My Weekend.

Pre-reading

Task 1. Answer the following questions.

1) What is your favourite day of the week? Why?

2) What do you usually do at the weekend?

3) Do you like to spend time with your family at the weekend or not?

Task 2. Rank the following weekend activities from the most important to the least important for you. Justify your answer. Compare your answers with a partner.

Reading books,	Doing homework,
Doing sports,	Watching TV,
Meeting with friends,	Staying with your family,
Going to clubs,	Doing nothing,
Going to the countryside,	Visiting relatives.

Task 3. Read and translate the text given below.

My Weekend

(1) Every weekend is important to my family. During the week we don’t have very much time for each other, but we spend mostly all the time together at the weekend.

(2) On Saturday morning I can sleep more, so I get up later than usual. I get up slowly and try to enjoy every second of my rest. At last I go to the bathroom to trim myself. When the teeth are brushed and the face is washed I come to the kitchen. Breakfast is already cooked by my mother. While we are eating, we discuss our plans for the weekend. But of course, first business, then pleasure.

(3) After breakfast cleaning begins. The washing-up is done by my sister, the carpets are hoovered by my father and linen is ironed by me. At that time Mum is cooking something special for dinner.

(4) We are a very active family, so on Saturdays we tend to enjoy the outside life. We love cycling, running and riding, although I must admit I’m not nature’s greatest horseman. Then there is swimming - just to get rid of all the week’s aggression. In the evening, tired but happy, we have a tasty meal and watch TV in the living-room. Sometimes, when I am in the mood, I go clubbing with my sister.

(5) And Sunday means meeting with family friends and lunch. There are a number of excellent cosy cafes in our town and we would normally meet up with friends in one of them. After a good talk the afternoon is usually turned into a picture of laziness. In the evening my sister, who is a professional pianist, organizes some concerts for us. Meanwhile I have time to arrange everything for the coming week.

(6) Finally I give a big kiss to my parents and go to bed. Another weekend is gone, and I am already looking forward to the next one to be with my family.

Vocabulary

Task 4. Find English equivalents to the following words and phrases.

1) на выходных;

2) приводить себя в порядок;

3) пылесосить;

4) гладить белье;

5) наслаждаться отдыхом на природе;

6) наездник;

7) лень.

Task 5. Find synonyms to the following words and phrases.

1) to wash the dishes;

2) clothes;

3) to stop;

4) to have a good disposition;

5) to go to dance;

6) first-class;

7) to wait with desire.

Word Formation

Task 6. Find and translate the words which have suffixes and prefixes.

Fill in the table. The first line is done for you.

Word	Prefix	Root	Suffix
mostly	─	most	-ly