Are you free on Friday? — Workbook
1. Vocabulary gap-fill
Complete each sentence with ONE word or short chunk from the box.
- I've got an drop with the dentist at ten — I really can't move it.
- Our drop for eight o'clock is under the name Silva — table for four.
- It's not a firm plan, just an drop for now.
- The dinner isn't fixed yet — it's an drop we made two weeks ago that we still need to confirm.
- It's drop for Wednesday, but I'll confirm on Tuesday morning.
- "Are you free on Friday?" "Let me drop and I'll come back to you."
- I'm going to try the new coffee shop, but don't drop .
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5. Find and fix the mistake
Each sentence has ONE common mistake. Rewrite it.
- I meet Ana tomorrow at seven.
- This weekend I go to rest.
- She's going make dinner tonight.
- What you doing on Friday?
- I'll going to call you tomorrow.
- We're going to have dinner at eight, is booked.
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6. Combine with a linker (although / but / and / because)
Join the two ideas into ONE natural sentence.
- I'm having dinner with my parents on Friday. I'd honestly rather stay in.
- On Saturday I'm going to rest. I've had a hard week.
- The table is booked for eight. My friend hasn't confirmed yet.
- Aditya is doing nothing on Sunday. He calls it his weekly promise.
- She's going to try the new coffee shop. She isn't 100% sure she'll go.
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7. Listening — 'What are you doing this weekend?'
Three friends answer the same question in three very different ways. Notice which are firm ARRANGEMENTS and which are soft INTENTIONS.
- Speaker 1 (Sofia): which parts of her weekend are FIXED and which are still open?
- Speaker 2 (Aditya): what is his real Sunday plan and why?
- Speaker 3 (Yuki): what does 'I'm going to' mean when she uses it?
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Joana · Sofia:On Friday I'm having dinner with my parents at eight — it's already in the family chat and my mother has bought the fish, so cancelling is not an option. On Saturday morning I'm meeting a friend at the climbing gym at ten, that's booked and paid for. Saturday afternoon, though, I don't know. I'm going to read, or sleep, or maybe answer some emails.
Igor · Aditya:On Friday I'm presenting a new website to a client at four — the meeting is in my calendar with a link. On Saturday I'm picking my mother up from the airport at eleven. But on Sunday I'm going to do absolutely nothing. That's my weekly promise to myself — no meetings, no laundry, no obligations.
Laura · Yuki:I work nights, so my Friday is basically my Monday. I'm not going out — I'm sleeping until three, then I'm meeting my flatmates at a small ramen place at seven. On Saturday I'm going to try a new coffee shop in the neighbourhood. I've heard good things, but honestly, don't hold me to it — I say 'I'm going to' a lot.
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8. Writing — Your next weekend, three ways
Write 80–100 words describing your next weekend. Include: (a) at least ONE firm arrangement using the present continuous with a specific time, (b) at least ONE intention using 'be going to', (c) at least ONE thing you're going to REFUSE to do ('I'm not going to…'), and (d) ONE contrast linker (although / but / whereas). End with a single honest sentence about how you feel about the weekend ahead.
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9. Reflection (discursive)
Answer each in 2 full sentences.
- Aditya has 'a weekly promise to himself' — one Sunday of nothing. Do you have any small weekly ritual like this? If not, invent one you think would help.
- Is it easier for you to keep an ARRANGEMENT (with someone else) or an INTENTION (only with yourself)? Explain honestly why.
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