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[ Unit 1 ] Sample response 2

Independent Prefer weekdays
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B
Weekdays: Weekends:
1. I wake up at eight o’clock. Like to go to school Wastes time
Student is job Is dull
2. For fun, I watch TV at night.
What you do: What you do:
3. After school, I eat dinner and go to piano class.
Like contributing thoughts Do nothing
and ideas
See friends
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What you prefer: Weekends great for some, not for me
A
1. I often go to my grandmother’s house on the G
weekend. 1. serious 2. plus 3. academic
2. We often go out for dinner on the weekend. 4. contribute 5. deserve
3. My family goes skiing on weekends in winter.
4. Yes. We eat a big family dinner on the weekend. Page 18
Step 2
B Sample response 1
Go to church Go out for dinner
Eat with my family Sleep at my friend’s house
Prefer weekends
Go to football games Go to my grandparents’ house
Watch a movie Play computer games
Weekdays: Weekends:
C Too busy Some homework
During the week, I practice tae kwon do. So much academic work Deserve a rest
On the weekend, I play soccer. What you do: What you do:
Guitar lessons Go to church
During the week, I go to bed at ten thirty. Student Government Visit grandparents
On the weekend, I go to bed at eleven thirty. What you prefer: Some people prefer weekdays, but I prefer weekends
I see my teachers during the week, while I see my
grandparents on the weekend. Sample response 2

D Prefer weekdays
Go to school See my friends
Do homework Study
Watch TV Go to piano class Weekdays: Weekends:
More enjoyable Dull
Friends serious about schoolwork
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F What you do: What you do:
See friends Nothing interesting
Sample response 1 Play computer games after school
What you prefer: Some people prefer weekends, but I prefer weekdays
Prefer weekends
Step 3
Sample response 1
I prefer weekends to weekdays. I think that weekdays
Weekdays: Weekends:
Have to be serious Can relax are too busy because I have so much academic
and academic Deserve a break work. Plus, I take guitar lessons. I also contribute to
Work hard all week
our student government. On weekends, I do some
What you do: What you do:
Go to school Can watch a movie homework but I deserve a rest, too. I also go to church
Do other things and visit my grandparents. Some people may prefer
What you prefer: Love weekends
weekdays, but I much prefer my weekends.

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