Last Weekend
Do more with this exercise
Read about my last weekend, then answer the questions.
Reading text
weekend
Saturday and Sundayfootball
a game with a ball and two teamspark
a green place in a town where people walk and playsunny
with the sun in the skygrandmother
the mother of your mother or fatherfilm
a story you watch on a screenfilm
a story you watch on a screencousins
the children of your uncle or aunttired
when you want to sleepPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.Who played football with me?
2.What did we eat on Saturday afternoon?
3.Who cooked lunch on Sunday?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each sentence is correct.
4.It was cold on Saturday.
5.We watched a film on Sunday.
6.The film was sad.
7.I called my friend Leo.
Fill the gaps
Type the missing word. Use the word in the hint.
Listen and choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
11.What was Saturday like?
12.What time do you hear?
13.What food do you hear?
Frequently asked questions
Is this reading text good for beginners?
Yes. It uses very simple words about a weekend and short sentences with past verbs like played, went and had.
How can I use this page to learn English?
Read the text, check the glossary, answer the questions and then listen to three sentences from the text.
Can I listen to the text?
Yes. Use the listening exercise to hear sentences from the text and choose the right answer.
Answer key
1. Who played football with me?
Answer: My brother
The text says: On Saturday I played football with my brother.
2. What did we eat on Saturday afternoon?
Answer: Pizza
The text says: In the afternoon we ate pizza in a small restaurant.
3. Who cooked lunch on Sunday?
Answer: My grandmother
The text says: I visited my grandmother. She cooked chicken and rice for lunch.
4. It was cold on Saturday.
Answer: False
The text says: It was sunny and warm.
5. We watched a film on Sunday.
Answer: True
The text says: We talked and watched a film.
6. The film was sad.
Answer: False
The text says: The film was very funny.
7. I called my friend Leo.
Answer: True
The text says: Then I called my friend Leo.
8. On Saturday I ___ football with my brother.
Answer: played
In the past, we add -ed to play: played.
9. In the afternoon we ___ pizza.
Answer: ate
The past of eat is ate.
10. It ___ sunny and warm.
Answer: was
The past of is is was.
11. Listening question 11: It was sunny and warm.
Answer: Sunny and warm
The speaker says, “It was sunny and warm.”
12. Listening question 12: I went home at six.
Answer: Six
Six is the number you hear.
13. Listening question 13: She cooked chicken and rice for lunch.
Answer: Chicken and rice
The speaker says, “She cooked chicken and rice for lunch.”