Unit 14 RECREATION

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RECR EATIO

N

1 What are they doing?

2 When do they do these activities ?

3 What do they do these activities for ?

1.They are watching TV, playing rugby, swimming, playing the guitar and having

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

II While you read

A Reading

home based (a) ở nhà

pursuit (n) sự theo đuổi

do – it- yourself

home

improvements

tự sửa sang nhà cửa

equal (a) bình đẳng

snooker (n) bi da

pool (v,n) chơi pun (Bi da)

darts (n) Ném phi tiêu

spectator

sports

môn TT có nhiều khán giả

trend (n) xu hướng

enormous range Nhiều, vô số

on offer Mời chào, chọn lựa bricklay (v) Lát (xây) gạch

sophisticated (a) Phức tạp, tinh xảo

stock market Thị trường

chứng khoáng engrave (v) Khắc, chạm

entry qualification Điều kiện nhập học

~ billiards

fee Học phí

Vocabulary

do – it- yourself home improvement stock market

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

A Reading

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

A sports people take part in

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

A Reading

Task 1:

LUCKY

NUMBER

1.Why are recreation and

entertainment important to people? Because without them people

will become dull/bored

2.What sports do the British

like watching?

Football and rugby in winter,

and cricket and athletics in

summer

3.What sports do they like

taking part in?

Walking and swimming Lucky

number

4.Why do many British people

take weekend courses?

This is a new kind of entertainment They give them

pleasure

3 After you read

Work in pairs Discuss the question: Which of the British leisure

activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam? Which are not?

-bricklaying -stock market

III After you read

Watching television

Playing football

A Reading

III After you read

A Reading

Swimming

Walking

III After you read

A Reading

Reading

Listening

to music

1: Tommy decided to … his interest in working as a professional footballer

take part in pursue

pay practise

Ring the golden bell GAME

A B C D

2: Teenagers have a … to imitate their idols and collect their pictures as a hobby

way trend

path

show

A B C D

3: There is a wide … of colours and patterns for us to choose in that clothing store

kind type thing range

A B C D

4: One of the … you need to work here is carefulness

hobbies pastimes activities qualifications

A B C D

5: These houses are … offer at bargain prices

on with

in for

A B C D

GROUP 4

The End