listening to music, reading, gardening…) - Watching and taking part in sports. ( snooker, pool, darts, football, rugby, cricket[r]
(1)(2)Name the activities
(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Guess which of the following activities the British often in their free time.
Reading books/
newspapers
Watching TV Playing sports Shopping
singing
Meeting friends Listening to music Watching sports
Spending time outdoors Playing a musical
instrument
(9)II While you read
Listen to the tape, read the passage and underline the
(10)New words
• Sophisticated (a): • Dull (a) : • Engrave (v) :
• Athletics(n) :
• Dart (n) : • Pool (n) : • Bricklaying (n) :
= complex >< simple
= slow to understand/bored = to carve a design into a hard
surface for decoration
(11)• Dart (n) : • Pool (n) • Sophisticated (a): • Bricklaying (n) : • Dull (a) : • Engrave (v) :
= Complex >< simple
= Slow to understand/ bored = To carve a design into a hard
(12)Task 1: The words/ phrases in italics
all appear in the passage Choose the correct answer (work in pairs)
1 The activities are home based They are organized ………
a At home b Outdoors
(13)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 more popular than any other pastime
(14)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
(15)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
(16)5 Spectator sports are………… a Sports people take part in
(17)6 Entry qualifications are ………… a Necessary conditions for being
(18)• Task 2: Answer the questions: 1.Why are recreation and entertainment
important to people?
2.What sports the British like watching? 3.What sports they like taking part in?
(19)Lucky number
1 2 3
(20)Question 1:
Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?
Because without them, people will
(21)Question 3:
What sports the British like taking part in?
(22)Question 2:
What sports the British like watching ?
Football and rugby in winter, and
(23)Question 4:
Why many British people take weekend courses?
Because this is a new kind of
(24)(25)1 Because without them, people will become dull/bored (line 1-2, paragraph 1)
2 Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer (2 last lines in paragraph 3).
3 Walking and swimming (line 2-3, paragraph 3)
4 Because this is a new kind of entertainments which gives them pleasure (2 first lines in
(26)III After you read: Discuss the following questions:
1.What are British leisure activities?
2.Which of these leisure activities are also popular in Vietnam?
3.What are your leisure activities?
(27)1 What are British leisure activities? - Home based activities (watching TV,
listening to music, reading, gardening…) - Watching and taking part in sports
(snooker, pool, darts, football, rugby, cricket
and athletics)
- taking weekend/holiday courses
(bricklaying, making your own stock market
(28)2 Which of these leisure activities are
also popular in Vietnam?
Home based
activities (listening to music, reading ,
watching TV…)
Watching and taking part in
sports (football…)
Taking courses (when living
(29)• Learn new words • Summarize the text
• Write about the Vietnamese
(30)