A Weekend in the Mountains
Do more with this exercise
Maya writes an email to her friend Anna about her plans for the weekend. Read it, then do the exercises. You can listen to the sentences, too.
Reading text
free
not busy; with time to do somethingmountains
very high land, higher than hillscabin
a small wooden house in the countryriver
a long line of water that moves to the seacabin
a small wooden house in the countryhill
a high place of land, smaller than a mountaincamera
a thing for taking photossandwiches
food with two pieces of bread and something insidecabin
a small wooden house in the countryclothes
the things you wear, like a shirt or trousersriver
a long line of water that moves to the seaanswer
what you say when someone asks you somethingPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.Where are Maya and her brother going to sleep?
2.What will Maya take?
3.How many beds has the cabin got?
4.Who will make dinner on Saturday night?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each sentence is correct.
5.Maya is going to the mountains on Sunday.
6.Maya and her brother are leaving at seven o'clock.
7.If it is sunny, they will play cards in the cabin.
Fill the gaps
Type the missing word.
Listen and choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
11.What will they do if it rains?
12.Where are they going to swim?
13.When should Anna call?
Listen and write
Listen to the sentence, then type what you hear.
14.Listen and write the sentence.
15.Listen and write the sentence.
16.Listen and write the sentence.
Frequently asked questions
What level is this reading text?
It is written for A2 learners. It uses will and going to for plans and predictions, the present continuous for arrangements, and sentences with if about the future.
How can I use this page to learn English?
Read the email, check the glossary, answer the questions, then listen and write three sentences from the text.
Can I listen to the text?
Yes. Press the play button on a sentence to hear it, or use the listening exercises to practise what you hear.
Answer key
1. Where are Maya and her brother going to sleep?
Answer: In a cabin
The text says: We are going to sleep in a small cabin near a river.
2. What will Maya take?
Answer: A camera and some sandwiches
The text says: I will take my camera and some sandwiches.
3. How many beds has the cabin got?
Answer: Two
The text says: The cabin has got two beds and a small kitchen.
4. Who will make dinner on Saturday night?
Answer: Maya's brother
The text says: My brother will make a hot dinner on Saturday night.
5. Maya is going to the mountains on Sunday.
Answer: False
The text says: My brother and I are going to go to the mountains on Saturday.
6. Maya and her brother are leaving at seven o'clock.
Answer: True
The text says: We are leaving at seven o'clock.
7. If it is sunny, they will play cards in the cabin.
Answer: False
The text says: If it is sunny, we will walk to the top of a big hill. They will play cards if it rains.
8. We are going to ___ in a small cabin.
Answer: sleep
The text says: We are going to sleep in a small cabin near a river.
9. Maya will take her ___ to take photos of the hill.
Answer: camera
The text says: I will take my camera and some sandwiches.
10. Would you like to ___ with us?
Answer: come
The text says: Would you like to come with us?
11. Listening question 11: If it rains, we will stay in the cabin and play cards.
Answer: Stay in the cabin
The speaker says, “If it rains, we will stay in the cabin and play cards.”
12. Listening question 12: On Sunday, we are going to swim in the river if it is warm.
Answer: In the river
The speaker says, “On Sunday, we are going to swim in the river if it is warm.”
13. Listening question 13: Please call me tonight and tell me your answer.
Answer: Tonight
The speaker says, “Please call me tonight and tell me your answer.”
14. Dictation 14
Answer: We are going to sleep in a small cabin near a river.
The sentence says where Maya and her brother have a plan to sleep.
15. Dictation 15
Answer: Would you like to come with us?
The sentence is an invitation to a friend.
16. Dictation 16
Answer: I think you will love it.
The sentence says what Maya thinks about the weekend.