weekend

Everyday

1. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, the days at the end of the week when most children do not go to school and many adults do not work. tree →
2. A weekend can be a short holiday or trip over those days. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is time for sport, family, shopping and rest. In maths problems, a weekend has 2 days, so a week has 5 weekdays and 2 weekend days. Phrases: «at the weekend» (UK), «on the weekend» (USA, Australia), «over the weekend», «last weekend», «next weekend», «long weekend» (with a holiday Monday or Friday), «weekend away».

Examples

• What did you do at the weekend? tree →
• On the weekend we went to the beach. tree →
• We have football practice every weekend. tree →
• It's a long weekend, so there's no school on Monday. tree →
• I finished my book over the weekend. tree →
• Grandpa visits us every other weekend. tree →
• There are 2 weekend days and 5 school days in a week. tree →
• We went camping for the weekend. tree →

Note

One word. British English says «at the weekend»; American and Australian English say «on the weekend»; both are correct. Weekend days: Saturday, Sunday; weekdays: Monday to Friday. In a maths problem, «every weekend for 4 weeks» means 4 × 2 = 8 days.