ID de réservation
18316601
Quand ?
21st November 2025
Horaire ?
10:00am - 11:00am
Notes
General English Video series Word on the Street Flathunting Scene 1
We talked about what he will be doing for his weekend.
BUSINESS SITUATIONS
Small talk in professional contexts (weekend plans, leisure activities)
Building rapport with colleagues through casual conversation
Discussing personal schedules in meetings or networking
SUBJECT OR TOPIC
Weekend plans and leisure activities
Talking about routines and future intentions
Linking personal life with professional small talk
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
Expressing future intentions (will, going to)
Talking about plans and arrangements (present continuous for future)
Asking and answering questions about free time
Making suggestions and recommendations
UNITS
Daily life & routines
Free time & leisure
Business communication: small talk
VOCABULARY
Weekend activities: cinema, shopping, sports, relaxing, visiting friends
Housing vocabulary (from Flathunting): flat, rent, landlord, agency, contract
Time expressions: this weekend, tomorrow, next Saturday, in the evening
PHRASES / EXPRESSIONS
“What are you doing this weekend?”
“I’m going to visit my friends.”
“I’ll probably stay at home.”
“We’re meeting on Saturday evening.”
“Do you fancy going to…?”
GRAMMAR
Future forms:
Will for spontaneous decisions (I’ll watch a film tonight)
Going to for intentions (I’m going to play football)
Present continuous for arrangements (I’m meeting friends tomorrow)
PRONUNCIATION
Intonation in questions (What are you doing this weekend?)
Stress on time expressions (next Saturday, tomorrow evening)
Linking sounds in connected speech (going to → gonna)
OTHER
Cultural awareness: how small talk about weekends is common in English-speaking workplaces
Practice role-plays: asking colleagues about their plans and responding naturally
PROGRESS
Steven can express simple future plans clearly
Needs more practice distinguishing between will vs going to
Good listening comprehension of the video, but sometimes hesitates in spontaneous speaking
FEEDBACK
Strength: good recall of vocabulary from the video
Area to improve: fluency in switching between different future forms
Suggestion: practice short dialogues with varied future structures
HOMEWORK
Video Review
Re-watch Word on the Street – Flathunting Scene 1.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/word-on-the-street/unit-1/session-1