Joy English
Joy English

A2 Listening

A2Free time10 min

Talking about weekend plans

Listen to two friends, Mina and Jamal, talk about what they are doing this weekend.

Before you listen

It's Friday afternoon. Mina and Jamal are friends, and they are talking about the weekend. Listen to their plans. Do they decide to do something together?

tiringadjective
making you feel tiredCleaning the whole house is tiring.
have a restphrase
stop working or moving for a time and relaxAfter the long walk, we sat down to have a rest.
busyadjective
(a place) full of peopleThe station is always busy in the morning.
outdooradjective
happening outside, not in a buildingOur town has an outdoor swimming pool.

Listen · 1:08

Any plans for the weekend?

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Jamal: Hi Mina. Have you got any plans for the weekend?

Mina: Yes, quite a lot! On Saturday morning I'm helping my brother. He's moving to a new flat, so I'm carrying boxes all morning.

Jamal: That sounds tiring. What about the afternoon?

Mina: I'm going to have a rest! Then in the evening I'm meeting some friends from my old job. We're going to try the new noodle restaurant on Market Street.

Jamal: Oh, I went there last week. The food was great, but book a table first. It gets really busy.

Mina: Thanks, I will. What about you?

Jamal: Well, I wanted to go cycling in the hills on Saturday, but my bike's broken. So I'm taking it to the repair shop instead. On Sunday my cousins are visiting, and we're going to cook a big lunch together.

Mina: That sounds nice. Are you free on Sunday evening? There's an outdoor film in the park at eight o'clock, and it's free.

Jamal: I'd love to come! Can I bring my cousins?

Mina: Of course. Let's meet at the park gate at half past seven.

Exercise 1 of 2

Understand the conversation

Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.

  1. What is Mina doing on Saturday morning?

  2. What is Mina going to do on Saturday afternoon?

  3. What advice does Jamal give Mina about the restaurant?

  4. Why can't Jamal go cycling?

  5. Who is visiting Jamal on Sunday?

  6. What does Mina invite Jamal to?

  7. How does Jamal feel about the invitation?

0 of 7 answered

Exercise 2 of 2

Listen for details

Listen again. Type one word or a time in each gap.

  1. On Saturday evening, Mina is meeting friends from her old .

  2. The new restaurant is on Street.

  3. Jamal is taking his bike to the shop.

  4. On Sunday, Jamal and his visitors are going to cook a big .

  5. The event in the park starts at o'clock.

  6. Mina and Jamal will meet at the park .

0 of 6 answered

Source

Original script by Joy English, read by open-source text-to-speech voices (Kokoro-82M, Apache-2.0).

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