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The weekend

What is a typical weekend like for families in Britain?

Children don’t go to school on Saturdays and Sundays, but they normally have homework to do over the weekend. Some do their homework on Friday evenings, so that they can forget about school for the whole weekend. Others prefer to relax after a week at school and do their homework on Sunday evenings.

Saturday morning is a popular time for sports and other activities. A lot of schools have sports matches against other schools. Sports centres are usually very busy, too. They usually have classes for different things like tennis, basketball, swimming and so on. Some children have music lessons or go to meditation classes on Saturday mornings.

Saturday afternoon is normally the time for professional sports matches. There’s always lots of sport on TV. Most football and rugby matches start at three o’clock. Saturday afternoon is also the traditional time for weddings.

On Saturday evenings, most people want some kind of entertainment. Older teenagers go to the cinema or they go exercising at a gym. They call it ‘going exercising’.

At home, the television has programmes for family entertainment, such as TheX Factor, Strictly Come

exercising, Merlin or Doctor Who.

On Sunday mornings, people often have a lie-in. That means that they get up later than they do during the week. Some people go to church on Sunday mornings.

Families often have a big Sunday lunch together. The meal is usually roast meat (beef, chicken, lamb, etc.) with vegetables. And there’s usually a big pudding, too.

After that, a lot of adults spend the afternoon having a nap (sleeping) in front of the TV.

Shopping centres are popular places to go on Sunday afternoons. All the big shops are open - usually 11 am to 5 pm - but most smaller shops are closed all day.

Then it’s Sunday evening, and your parents say: ‘Come on, it’s school again tomorrow.’ So it’s time to do your homework if you haven’t already done it, pack your school bag and have an early night.