Lesson 16: What Does She Do on the Weekend?

Vocabulary

A weekday – día de semana
On weekdays – entre semana
The weekend – el fin de semana
On the weekend – el fin de semana
Go shopping – ir de compras
Get up early – levantarse temprano
Sleep in – dormir hasta tarde
Go to the movies – ir al cine
Go to a restaurant – ir a un restaurante
Go to work – ir al trabajo
Free time – tiempo libre
Family – familia

Language Support

Situations:

Trabajo entre semana → He goes to work on weekdays.
Rutina temprano → He gets up early.
Descanso → She sleeps in on the weekend.
Tiempo libre → They go to the movies.
Salir a comer → They go to a restaurant.
Compras → She goes shopping on the weekend.

Preguntar:

Tercera persona → What does he do on weekdays?
Fin de semana → What does she do on the weekend?
Plural → What do they do on the weekend?
Sí / No → Does he go to work on the weekend?
Familia → What does your brother do on weekdays?

Questions / Answers

Listen to the Audio – practise in this section with it.
(Escucha el audio – practica en esta sección con él.)

What does he do on weekdays?
→ He goes to work.

What does she do on the weekend?
→ She sleeps in.

What do they do on the weekend?
→ They go to the movies.

Does he go to work on the weekend?
→ No, he doesn’t.

Does she get up early on weekdays?
→ Yes, she does.

What does your brother do on the weekend?
→ He goes shopping.

What do you do on the weekend?
→ I go to a restaurant.

Translation (Castilian Spanish)

What does he do on weekdays? → ¿Qué hace él entre semana?
He goes to work. → Va al trabajo.

What does she do on the weekend? → ¿Qué hace ella el fin de semana?
She sleeps in. → Duerme hasta tarde.

What do they do on the weekend? → ¿Qué hacen ellos el fin de semana?
They go to the movies. → Van al cine.

Does he go to work on the weekend? → ¿Va él al trabajo el fin de semana?
No, he doesn’t. → No, no va.

Does she get up early on weekdays? → ¿Se levanta temprano entre semana?
Yes, she does. → Sí, se levanta.

What does your brother do on the weekend? → ¿Qué hace tu hermano el fin de semana?
He goes shopping. → Va de compras.

What do you do on the weekend? → ¿Qué haces el fin de semana?
I go to a restaurant. → Voy a un restaurante.

Activation

Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)

Example:

What does he do on weekdays?
→ He gets up early and goes to work.

What does she do on the weekend?
→ She sleeps in and goes shopping.

What do they do on the weekend?
→ They go to the movies.

Does he work on the weekend?
→ No, he doesn’t.

Translation:

¿Qué hace él entre semana?
→ Se levanta temprano y va al trabajo.

¿Qué hace ella el fin de semana?
→ Duerme hasta tarde y va de compras.

¿Qué hacen ellos el fin de semana?
→ Van al cine.

¿Trabaja él el fin de semana?
→ No, no trabaja.

Practice

Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)

what you do on weekdays
what you do on the weekend
what your brother or sister does on weekdays
what your brother or sister does on the weekend
something you do in your free time
someone who gets up early

Personal Questions

Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)

What do you do on weekdays?
¿Qué haces entre semana?

What do you do on the weekend?
¿Qué haces el fin de semana?

What does your mother or father do on weekdays?
¿Qué hace tu madre o tu padre entre semana?

What does your mother or father do on the weekend?
¿Qué hace tu madre o tu padre el fin de semana?

Do you sleep in on the weekend?
¿Duermes hasta tarde el fin de semana?

Do you get up early on weekdays?
¿Te levantas temprano entre semana?