Unit 14 - reading

Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time?. reading books / newspapers meeting friends watching TV/videos listening to music pl

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1 playing snooker

2 swimming

3 listening to music

4 gardening 5.playing football

6.watching T.V

? RECREATION

1 Before you read Work in pairs Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time ?

reading books / newspapers meeting friends

watching TV/videos listening to music

playing sports watching sports

shopping spending time outdoors

singing playing a musical instrument

A:Reading

leisure (n) thêi giê r¶nh rçi

snooker (n) trß ch¬i bi-da

darts (n) m«n phi tiªu

spectator (n) ng êi xem, kh¸n gi¶

bricklaying (n) sù l¸t g¹ch

stock market (n) thÞ tr êng chøng kho¸n

glass engraving (n.p) kh¾c kÝnh

sophisticated (adj) phøc t¹p, r¾c rèi

trend(n) xu h íng

A Reading

2 While you read

Vocabulary

Dart (n)

Snooker/ pool

Rugby

Cricket

Task1 The words/phrases in italics in the following

sentences all appear in the passage Circle the correct answer.

1 The activities are home based They are organised

A at home B outdoors C in the basement of the house

2 Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime This means

A people have to go very far to watch television

B television viewing is much popular than any other pastime

C television viewing is as popular as other pastimes

3 There are many different courses on offer This means

A there are many different courses on television

B there are many different courses to be taken

C there are many different courses that teach people to make

offers

4 Besides watching television, people have other pursuits

This means

A besides watching television, people have other leisure

activities

B besides watching television, people have to work

C besides watching television, people don’t enjoy doing

anything else

5. Spectator sports are

B sports people often watch

C beautiful sports

6 Entry qualifications are

A necessary conditions for being admitted to the course

B ability to pay the fees

C entry examinations

Task 2 Answer the questions.

1 Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?

2 What sports do the British like watching?

3 What sports do they like taking part in?

4 Why do many British people take weekend courses?

A Reading

Because without them people will become dull/bored

Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer Walking and swimming

This is a new kind of entertainment They give them pleasure

Work in pairs

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P O P U L A R

H O U S E H O L D S

M U S I C

S N O O K E R

C O U R S E S

D R A W I N G

M E A N I N G

1.Watching T.V is by far the most … pastime

2.Over 51 per cent of … have

two or more television sets.

3.Other pursuits include listening

to …… , reading and gardening.

… , pool and darts are the next

most popular sports among men.

5 In the last few years in Britain, a

new trend has been developing, i.e,

taking weekend or holiday …

6 For people who are interested in art,

the are courses in painting or … .

7 Those who want to improve their

minds can take a course of …Living

with more … …

Fill in each blank with a right word from the text

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3 After you read

activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam?

Which are not?

A Reading

-watching T.V

-listening to music

-reading, gardening

-playing sports

-singing karaoke

-playing pool -playing darts -glass engraving -shoemaking

-bricklaying -stock market

What do the

British like

doing in their

free time ?

Watching T.V, listening to music, reading,

do-it- yourself home improvements,

gardening, watching and taking part in sports.

What about

their new

trend?

Taking weekend or holiday courses: bricklaying, stock market, painting, drawing, karaoke singing, shoemaking, glass engraving,taking a course of

… Living with more meaning….

A Reading

1.Learn the new words by heart and make sentences with them.

2.Write a paragragh within 70 words about the leisure activities of high school students

3 Prepare the next part ( B :Speaking )