UNIT 1: A LONG WEEKEND IS A SHORT HOLIDAY
Recording 4, page 16
WEEKEND PLANS
Exercise 1 Listen and read.
It’s Friday afternoon. Jodie, Tracy, Ryan, and Scott are going home from school. They are talking about their weekend plans.
Ryan
Yeah, school’s a real pain in the neck.
Tracy
Come on, Ryan. It’s not that bad. Anyway, there’s a long weekend ahead. What are you going to do?
Ryan
We’re going to go to our cottage at the seaside. We’ve got an old boat there. We can’t use it now because it’s got holes in it. My father and I are going to repair it. Then we’re going to go fishing in it.
Ryan
Have you got any plans for the weekend?
Tracy
We’re going to take a long trip to France.
Scott
Lucky you! I’d like to go somewhere abroad for a change too. Are you going to send me a postcard?
Jodie
Are you going to fly to France?
Tracy
No, we aren’t. We’re going to travel by train and we’re going to go through the Channel Tunnel.
Jodie
How exciting! Well, we’re going to go for a drive in the country. We’re going to visit some pretty little villages.
Jodie
No, we aren’t. We are going to stay in small hotels this time.
Ryan
And you, Scott? What are you up to at the weekend? Are you going to be stuck indoors?
Scott
No, I’m not. I’m going to visit my grandparents in the country.
Tracy
Great! What are you going to do there?
Scott
Well, lots of things. I’m going to feed the animals, have a swim in the nearby river… And I’m going to go pony-trekking too.
Tracy
Oh, how nice. I wish I could come with you!
