Shadowing Practice: My Weekend Routine | Easy English Listening Practice (A2 Level) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey there, friends!
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Imagine this.
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It's Saturday morning.
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No alarm.
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No rush.
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Just you, your coffee, and a little English practice with me.
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Sounds like a good plan, right?
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Today, we're going to talk about the weekend.
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Specifically, my weekend routine.
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I'll share my weekend routine with you and together we'll learn real life English for everyday conversations.
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We'll practice listening, speaking, and pick up super useful phrases in vocabulary you can use right away.
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I'll speak slowly and clearly so you can listen,
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repeat, and really understand everything.
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This video will be fun and casual.
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Think of it like we're two friends chatting about our weekends.
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So, are you ready?
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Let's get started.
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Welcome to my Saturday morning.
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On weekends, I like to start my day a little differently than on weekdays.
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First of all, I usually sleep in on Saturday mornings.
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Sleep in means I sleep longer in the morning than I usually do on workdays.
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In other words, I don't set an alarm and I wake up late.
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It feels so nice to rest.
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Repeat after me.
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I like to sleep in on Saturdays.
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Good job!
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I get up around 9 a .m.
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on Saturday, much later than my weekday 6 .30 a .m wake up.
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I stretch, yawn, and say, Ah, it's the weekend!
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Next, I make a cup of coffee.
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I walk to the kitchen and brew some fresh coffee.
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Mmm, I love the smell of coffee in the morning.
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I might say, I can't start my day without my coffee.
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Do you drink coffee or tea in the morning?
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Think about it.
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While having coffee, I prepare breakfast.
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On Saturdays, I often cook a simple breakfast like scrambled eggs or pancakes.
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I might say aloud, time for breakfast.
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Let's make something yummy me.
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Make breakfast means to prepare your morning meal.
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Sometimes I just have cereal,
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but often on weekends I treat myself to a hot breakfast.
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After breakfast, I do some light chores around the house.
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Chores means the small jobs that we do at home, like cleaning or organizing.
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For example, I tidy up the kitchen.
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Tidy up means make a place look neater and more organized.
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I wash the dishes and wipe the counter so the kitchen is clean again.
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I might also do the laundry on Saturday morning.
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Do the laundry means to wash the dirty clothes, towels, etc. I gather my clothes,
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put them in the washing machine, and let it run while I relax.
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Repeat, on weekends, I do the laundry.
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Great!
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Now it is Saturday afternoon.
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This is time for fun or maybe some small jobs.
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My weekends aren't just about housework.
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I also go out and enjoy the day.
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Let's practice speaking together with a few afternoon scenarios.
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I will act out a situation and you try to answer as if we're talking.
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Don't be shy.
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You can speak out loud.
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I will stop and give you time to speak.
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Hi, it's Emma.
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The weather is beautiful today, isn't it?
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Do you want to join me at the park?
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Now it's your turn.
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How would you reply?
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Imagine you do want to go.
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You could answer with something like, Sure, that sounds great.
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Or, yes, I'd love to go to the park with you.
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So we decided to meet at the park.
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When we meet, I say, I'm so happy you came.
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It's a perfect afternoon to hang out at the park.
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The phrase hang out means to spend time in a place or with someone,
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usually doing something fun or just chatting.
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In this case, hanging out means we'll relax at the park together without any rush.
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Maybe we'll sit on a bench and chat or walk around.
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At the park, I might ask you, What do you want to do?
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We could take a walk, eat something, or just sit and enjoy the sun.
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If I ask, What do you want to do?
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How could you respond?
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It's your turn to answer.
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Maybe you'd say, let's take a walk.
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Or how about we play frisbee?
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Great ideas!
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I love hearing your answers.
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This way you practice speaking English as if you were really here with me.
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While walking, I might start a friendly conversation.
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So, how was your week?
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Or do you come to this park often on weekends?
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These are common, casual questions when hanging out.
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You could answer, my week was good, thanks.
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Or, yes, I come here every Saturday.
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Feel free to actually answer me.
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The more you practice speaking, the more confident you'll become.
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After I enjoy the park, I usually have some things to do.
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Let's say I need to buy groceries in the afternoon.
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Groceries means food and household items from the store.
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I decide to go to the supermarket.
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Now I will invite you to come with me.
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I'm going to the supermarket to do some grocery shopping.
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Want to come with me?
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Imagine your friend asks you this.
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How do you reply?
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You can say, Yes, I need to buy some things too.
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Or, Okay, let's go shopping together.
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Great, now we go to the store.
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In the supermarket, you'll hear and use a lot of everyday English.
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For example, I might ask, Do we need a shopping cart or just a basket?
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Or I could say, I have to pick up some vegetables for dinner.
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Pick up in this context means to get or buy something.
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While shopping, I could ask you, have you tried this brand before?
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And you can practice answering like, no, I haven't.
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Is it good?
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Or, yes, I buy it every week.
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Let's do a short role play in the store.
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Hmm.
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I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
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What's on your shopping list?
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Your turn.
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Name a couple of things you want to buy.
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Great!
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Oh, look!
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The fruit is cheaper today.
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Should we buy some apples?
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Your turn.
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Answer the question.
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Maybe you said, Sure, I love apples.
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Or, No thanks, I already have apples at home.
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Great job!
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You're making active decisions in English.
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This is exactly how you build confidence by imagining real situations and answering in English.
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After shopping, we have our bags of food.
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I can say, Thanks for coming with me.
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Shopping is more fun with a friend.
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We can finish with a friendly phrase like, See you later, at home.
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Or if we stay together, I can ask, What do you want to do next?
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Weekends are also a time to visit friends or family.
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Let's practice a scenario where I visit a friend or a friend visits me and include you in the conversation.
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Imagine we arrive at my friend Sarah's house for a small get -together.
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I knock on the door.
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Knock, knock.
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Sarah opens it.
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Hi, Emma.
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Come on in.
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Oh, you brought a friend.
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That's you.
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Welcome.
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Now we're at Sarah's living room, chatting.
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Common questions friends ask each other on weekends are, How's your weekend going?
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Or, What did you do this morning?
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Sarah might ask you, How was your morning?
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Here, you can practice answering about your morning.
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For example, It was good.
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I slept in and made a nice breakfast.
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Great.
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You just used slept in and made breakfast, just like we learned earlier.
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While we are talking, Sarah says, We are going to watch a movie later.
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Do you want to join us?
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Then I look at you and ask, What do you think?
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Should we stay and watch a movie?
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Now it's your turn to answer.
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Maybe you'll reply, Sure!
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Sounds fun.
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Or Actually, I have to go soon.
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If you accept, Great!
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We'll watch a movie together.
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If you decline, you could say something polite like,
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Thanks, but I have other plans tonight.
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When we visiting friends, we usually have small talk.
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People might discuss how their week was, or what they plan to do on Sunday.
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If someone asks, What are you doing tomorrow?
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You can practice a response.
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Like, Tomorrow I'm just relaxing at home.
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Or, I'm going to visit my family.
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Try answering that now.
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What are you doing tomorrow?
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Excellent!
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Keep practicing answers to simple questions like these to improve your speaking fluency.
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After a busy afternoon, I usually have a relaxing Saturday evening.
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Everyone likes to spend the evening in a different way.
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I will tell you about my evening and you can think about your evening.
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On Saturday evenings, I typically stay in and relax.
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Stay in means I stay at home.
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I don't go out on most Saturdays.
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I might say, I'm going to stay in tonight and just chill.
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To stay in is the opposite of go out.
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Going out means leaving home to do something fun, like go to a restaurant or cinema.
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Sometimes I do go out with friends,
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but often I enjoy a quiet evening after a long week.
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One thing I love to do on a Saturday night is cook dinner at home.
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For example, I might make pasta or order a pizza if I'm feeling lazy.
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Let's say tonight I decide to cook.
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I could say, Tonight I'm cooking spaghetti bolognese for dinner.
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What about you?
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Do you prefer cooking or ordering food on weekends?
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Think about it.
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After dinner, I usually wind down for the night.
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Wind down means to gradually relax after being busy or stressed.
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For me, winding down might include watching a movie or reading a book.
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I'll give you an example.
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After dinner, I like to wind down by watching a movie on Netflix.
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Here, wind down is like saying relax and slow down.
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Another casual phrase for relaxing is chill out.
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I might say, I'm just going to chill out on the couch and watch TV.
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Chill out simply means to relax and take it easy.
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Feel free to repeat, I'm chilling out at home tonight.
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Good.
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By around 10 p .m., I feel sleepy.
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I might say, I'm getting a bit tired now.
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Finally, I go to bed around 11 p .m.
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And that's my Saturday.
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It was a simple, relaxing evening.
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We've reached the end of our weekend journey together.
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Now it's your turn!
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I challenge you to describe your own weekend routine in English.
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You can write it down in the comments below or practice saying it to yourself.
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Try to use some of the vocabulary from today's lesson, like sleep in, hang out,
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stay in, etc. I'll be checking the comments and would love to see how you spend your weekends.
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Before you go, if you enjoyed this video, please like this lesson and subscribe to my channel for more English practice.
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Don't forget to hit the notification bell so you know when I post a new lesson.
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Your support really helps me continue making these fun, easy English videos for you.
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Thank you so much for spending this time with me and practicing your English.
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Remember, the more you immerse yourself in real -life scenarios and speak out loud, the more confident you will become.
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Enjoy your weekend, keep practicing, and I'll see you in the next lesson.
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Bye for now, and have a wonderful weekend.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “My Weekend Routine”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: weekend, Saturday, practice, English, answer. This video has 18 sentences and 1864 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 17 of its 18 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| scenario noun | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events. |
| laundry noun | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | A laundering; a washing. |
| supermarket noun | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wind down verb | /waɪnd ˈdaʊn/ | To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| speak out verb | To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known. | |
| tidy up verb | To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| act out verb | /ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t/ | To perform something specific. |
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you want to join me at the park?
- What's on your shopping list?
- Should we buy some apples?
- What are you doing tomorrow?
- Do you prefer cooking or ordering food on weekends?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might say · might also do · might ask |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | practice listening · practice speaking · love hearing |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | Should we buy · Should we stay |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll share · We'll practice · I'll speak |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, wash /wɑʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like relax, chill, lesson.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.