下面我们以“weekend”和“hanging out with friends”两个话题为例，为什么把这两个话题放在一起呢?因为在回答周末话题的时候完全可以用和朋友一起闲逛的话题来作答，反之亦然。首先，我们分别来看看这两个话题的内容：
Weekend:
What do you usually do in evenings?
What do you usually do at weekends?
How often do you usually hang out?
Hanging out with friends:
How often do you hang out with your friends?
Do you want to hang out with a group of people or with a few friends?
What do you usually do when you hang out with your friends?
上述问题我们可以看到，其中的问题我们是可以结合回答的，例如What do you usually do in evenings? What do you usually do at weekends?晚上通常干什么?可以回答和朋友一起闲逛，那么How often do you hang out with your friends?则和周末话题的最后一个问题是相同的意思。其实你也可以回答不喜欢出去，喜欢在家里呆着，那么又可以和周末话题联系，周末不喜欢出去，喜欢在家看电视等。总之这些问题是相同的，自然素材也是通用的。
下面我们来看看具体的具体的素材使用：
素材1：Well, actually, there are so many things that I can do at weekends. It mainly depends on my mood. If I am in a good mood, I might hang out with my friends to sing karaoke, eat out or go to a movie; if I don’t feel like hanging out, I might just stay at home, watch TV, listen to music or surf the internet.虽然完全是周末话题的回答，但是可以很自然的运用到和朋友一起闲逛的话题“I might hang out with my friends to sing karaoke, eat out or go to a movie“词句正合适。还可以注音下面的加分用法：
be in a good mood心情好的时候
hang out出去休闲
sing karaoke唱卡拉OK
go to a movie去电影院看电影
What do you usually do at weekends?
素材2：If the weather is nice, I might drive out of town for a trip with my friends. There are a lot of options such as camping, riding and skiing; they can all add spice to weekends. But if the weather is lousy, I might just stay at home, watch TV for two days in a row like a couch potato or have a small get-together with my friends.此素材不需修改直接可以运用在上述两个话题中，即What do you usually do when you hang out with your friends? or What do you usually do at weekends?同样加分用法不可忽视：
drive out of town for a trip开车去郊区兜风
add spice to...给……增添了很多乐
The weather is lousy,天气不好
for two days in a row连续两天
a couch potato 花很长时间看电视的人
have a small get-together小型聚会
素材3：:Generally speaking, I hang out once every two weeks. You know, when I am under a lot of pressure at study (work), I love to take some time off and enjoy my life. My motto is “Work hard, play harder!” Singing karaoke and going clubbing are my favourites. You know, after all the hard work for quite a long time, I deserve to loosen up and have fun.这里就不在多说了，考生只需要灵活运用即可，关键在于掌握的熟练程度。
