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Weekend plans: finishing a short dialog

English Preparatory 3 Term 1, Start Smart and Unit 1 opener: pp. 11–13
GoalFinish a short dialog about a weekend so that every line fits, using past simple questions and short answers.
New words
fair · an event where people sell or show thingsstall · a table or small stand where things are soldcrowded · full of peoplerelax · to rest and feel calmexciting · making you feel interested and happysouvenir · something you keep to remember a place
Explanation

In a dialog, every line must fit the line before it and the line after it. Look at the question first. How was …? is answered with It was + an adjective (It was great). What did you do? asks for an action in the past simple: I visited my aunt. Did you …? is answered with Yes, I did. or No, I didn’t. Then check the verb. For a past question we use Did + subject + base verb: Did you buy a book? For a negative we use didn’t + base verb: We didn’t stay long. Never put a past form after did or didn’t (not “Did you went?”). Regular verbs end in -ed (visited, relaxed); common irregular verbs change: go–went, buy–bought, see–saw, eat–ate, meet–met. Finally read the whole dialog aloud: if it sounds natural, the lines fit.

QuestionAnswer patternExample
How was …?It was + adjectiveHow was the fair? It was exciting.
What did you do?past simple verbI visited a farm.
Did you …?Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.Did you buy a book? Yes, I did.
Negativedidn’t + base verbWe didn’t stay for lunch.
Worked examples
Dalia

How was your weekend, Seif?

Seif

It was great! I went to a book fair in town on Saturday.

Dalia

Did you buy anything?

Seif

Yes, I did. I bought two science books and a dictionary.

Dalia

Was it crowded?

Seif

Yes, it was, so we didn’t stay for lunch. What did you do?

Dalia

I visited my grandmother’s farm. It was quiet, so I relaxed all day.

Seif

Lucky you! Did you see the animals?

Dalia

Yes, I did. I saw fifty sheep and one very loud goat!

Listen to two friends talking about their weekend.
Which question fits the gap? A: “… ?” B: “Yes, I did. It was delicious.” The answer is: Did you try the honey cake? Only a Did you …? question can be answered with Yes, I did.
Find the mistake: “We didn’t went to the fair.” After didn’t we use the base verb, so the sentence is: We didn’t go to the fair.
Now you. Say two sentences about last weekend: one with a past simple verb, one with didn’t.
Class activity

Weekend interview. Ask a grown-up four questions about their last weekend (How was …? What did you do? Did you …? Where did you go?). Write the answers as a dialog of eight lines and read it together, then swap the parts.

Practice
1
Choose the question that fits. A: “… ?” B: “It was wonderful. We swam all afternoon.” (a) How was your weekend? (b) Where do you live? (c) Who is your teacher?
2
Choose: She ___ visit her cousins last Friday because she was ill. (didn’t / doesn’t / hasn’t)
3
Write the question. A: “… ?” B: “I bought a notebook and two pens.”
4
Correct the mistake: Did you went to the fair on Saturday?
5
Choose the best answer. A: Did you enjoy the fair? (a) Yes, I did. (b) Yes, I enjoyed. (c) Yes, I do.