A1-23 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 23

Weekend Plans

Talking about weekend plans

SceneIn class, discussing weekend plans.

Tina shows an alien poster while Frank raises a finger in a classroom. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

It is Friday. Frank and Tina talk about the weekend.

金曜日だ。フランクとティナは週末について話している。

Tina01

I'm seeing a movie on Saturday.

私は土曜日に映画を見るの。

Frank02

I will stay home and read.

僕は家にいて読書するよ。

Tina03

Read? Again? You always read!

読書？また？あなたはいつも読書ね！

Frank04

Books make me happy.

本は僕を幸せにしてくれるんだ。

Tina05

Movies are way more fun than books! I'm seeing a space movie.

本なんかより、映画のほうがずっと楽しいわよ。宇宙の映画を見るつもり。

Frank06

Space. So it reminds you of home.

宇宙。じゃあ故郷を思い出すんだね。

Tina07

Yeah! The aliens look just like my family.

そうよ！宇宙人が私の家族にそっくりなの。

Frank08

Tina, you ARE an alien.

ティナ、君が宇宙人だよ。

Tina09

I know! That's why I love it!

知ってるわ！だから大好きなの！

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I'm seeing a movie on Saturday.”

I'm seeing … uses the present continuous for a near-future arrangement, as in A1-14. The speaker plans to see a movie on Saturday. In American English, movie is more usual than film in this expression.

“way more fun than”

Here way is an informal American intensifier meaning “much” or “far,” rather than a road. Way more fun than … means much more enjoyable than something else.

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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Words & context

“I'm seeing a movie on Saturday.”

“way more fun than”