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A Day Out

It is Saturday and you are at home. You feel bored. What can you do? Go to the park, to the zoo or to the cinema? Let’s learn how to make suggestions!

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يوم في الخارج · Programme: Making and responding to suggestions · Grammar: Let’s + verb; How about / What about + verb-ing?

By the end of this lesson, I can:

  • I can name places and outdoor activities for a day out.
  • I can make a suggestion with Let’s, How about…? and What about…?
  • I can say yes or no to a suggestion politely.
  • I can write a short plan for Saturday.

🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر

tap 🔊 to listen
🥱bored يشعر بالمللI’m bored: there is nothing to do.
😴tired متعبAfter the match, I was very tired.
🦒zoo حديقة الحيواناتWe saw a tall giraffe at the zoo.
🙈hide and seek لعبة الغمّيضةLet’s play hide and seek in the garden!
🗺️far بعيدThe beach is far from our house.
📍near قريبThe park is near my school.
🌳park حديقة عموميةWe play football in the park.
🎬cinema قاعة السينماHow about going to the cinema?
🏊swimming pool مسبحThe swimming pool opens at nine.
🍦ice cream مثلّجاتWhat about eating an ice cream?
🦁lion أسدThe lion is sleeping in the sun.
🐒monkey قردThe monkey is eating a banana.

📚 كلمات الدرس

12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.

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📖 Read: A boring Saturday? أقرأ

It is Saturday morning in Tunis. Salma and her brother Amine are at home.

👦
AmineI’m bored! There’s nothing to do.
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SalmaLet’s play hide and seek in the garden!
👦
AmineNo, thanks. We played it yesterday.
👧
SalmaOK. How about going to the zoo? I want to see the giraffes.
👦
AmineGood idea! But is it far?
👩
MumNo, it isn’t far. The Belvedere Zoo is twenty minutes by car. What about having lunch in the park after that?
👦
AmineGreat! Let’s go!

In the evening, they come back home. Amine is tired, but he is very happy. He saw lions, monkeys and a big elephant. He isn’t bored now!

Do you understand? أفهم

Answer in your copybook first, then check.

  1. Why does Amine want to do something?
    Answer

    Because he is bored.

  2. What is Salma’s first suggestion?
    Answer

    Let’s play hide and seek in the garden.

  3. Does Amine agree? Why?
    Answer

    No, because they played it yesterday.

  4. Is the zoo far?
    Answer

    No, it is twenty minutes by car.

  5. What animals did Amine see?
    Answer

    Lions, monkeys and a big elephant.

🧩 Grammar القواعد

Making suggestions (giving an idea to do something together):

1️⃣ Let’s + verb: Let’s go to the park!
2️⃣ How about + verb-ing? How about going to the zoo?
3️⃣ What about + verb-ing? What about playing hide and seek?

Answering: 👍 Good idea! / Great! / OK, let’s go! 👎 No, thanks. / Sorry, I can’t. I’m tired.

لاقتراح نشاط نقول Let’s + الفعل كما هو، أو How about / What about + الفعل مع ing. للموافقة نقول Good idea، وللرفض بلطف نقول No, thanks أو Sorry, I can’t.

Three ways to suggest

StartVerbExample
Let’sgo / play / eatLet’s go to the cinema! 🎬
How about…?going / playing / eatingHow about playing hide and seek? 🙈
What about…?going / playing / eatingWhat about eating an ice cream? 🍦
⚠️ Careful!

After Let’s: no -ing and no to: Let’s swim! (not Let’s swimming).

Yes or no?

👍 Yes👎 No (politely!)
Good idea!No, thanks.
Great! Let’s go!Sorry, I can’t. I’m tired.
OK, why not?I don’t want to. It’s far.

Look and say: where can we go?

PicturePlaceMake a suggestion
🦒the zooLet’s go to the zoo!
🌳the parkHow about going to the park?
🏊the swimming poolWhat about going swimming?
🎬the cinemaLet’s watch a film!
🏛️the museumHow about visiting the museum?
🗣️ Ask your partner

A: I’m bored!
B: How about playing football?
A: No, thanks. I’m tired. Let’s watch a film.
B: Good idea!

💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة

Making suggestions

Let’s go to the park! How about going to the zoo? What about playing hide and seek? Let’s eat an ice cream!

Answering suggestions

Good idea! Great! Let’s go! No, thanks. Sorry, I can’t. I’m tired. No, it’s too far.

🔊 Pronunciation النطق

“sh” /ʃ/
shopshipfishshoesheep
“ch” /tʃ/
chaircheesechickenlunchbeach

Worked examples أمثلة محلولة

Try first, then read the solution.

Example 1Let’s + verb

Complete: Let’s … (play) football!

Step-by-step solution
  1. After Let’s, the verb stays simple.
  2. No -ing, no to.

✓ Let’s play football!

Example 2How about + -ing

Complete: How about … (go) to the cinema?

Step-by-step solution
  1. After How about, add -ing.
  2. go ➡️ going.

✓ How about going to the cinema?

Example 3Answer politely

Your friend says: Let’s run in the park! You are very tired. Answer.

Step-by-step solution
  1. You don’t agree: say no politely.
  2. Give the reason: tired.

✓ Sorry, I can’t. I’m tired.

⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة

❌ *Let’s going to the zoo.*✅ Let’s go to the zoo. — After Let’s, no -ing.
❌ *How about go to the park?*✅ How about going to the park? — After How about / What about, add -ing.
❌ *Let’s to play!*✅ Let’s play! — No to after Let’s.
❌ *I’m boring.* (when you have nothing to do)✅ I’m bored. — bored = how you feel; boring = a thing that makes you bored.

⭐ Remember أحفظ

  • Let’s + verb: Let’s go!
  • How about + verb-ing? How about swimming?
  • What about + verb-ing? What about playing?
  • Yes: Good idea! / Great! — No: No, thanks. / Sorry, I can’t.
  • I’m bored (nothing to do) · I’m tired (I need to rest).

Quick quiz اختبار سريع

4 questions · instant feedback

1. Choose the correct suggestion.

2. How about … hide and seek?

3. Your friend says: Let’s go to the zoo! You agree. You say:

4. In the text, how does Amine feel in the evening?

✍️ Write: A plan for Saturday أكتب

You and your friend are bored. Write a short dialogue (50–80 words) to plan a day out for Saturday. Use Let’s, How about…? and What about…?

Steps
  1. Start: one friend says he or she is bored.
  2. Make a first suggestion.
  3. Your friend says no and gives a reason.
  4. Make a second suggestion with How about…? or What about…?
  5. Your friend says yes.
  6. Finish with: Let’s go!
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A model text to compare with (after writing mine)

Hamza: I’m bored. What can we do on Saturday?
Ines: Let’s go to the swimming pool!
Hamza: No, thanks. The water is cold in March.
Ines: OK. How about going to the zoo? We can see the lions.
Hamza: Good idea! Is it far?
Ines: No, it’s near. What about eating an ice cream after that?
Hamza: Great! Let’s go!

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

😊 The lighter side استراحة

💡
Proverb

The more, the merrier.

🧩
Riddle

I’m tall, I’m yellow with brown spots, and I eat leaves from the top of the trees. What am I?

Answer

A giraffe.

😄
Joke of the day

Why don’t monkeys play hide and seek at the zoo? — Because they always go bananas when they find someone!

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