The most popular spectator sports are football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer.... Answer the questions Answer the questions.[r]
(1)(2)(3)reading books listening to music playing chess
1 2 3
6 5
(4)How about British people?
How about British people?
watching TV playing the guitar
singing playing sports
swimming
1 3
4 2
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Before you read
reading books/newspapers
watching TV/videos
playing sports
shopping
singing
meeting friends
listening to music
watching sports
spending time outdoors
playing a musical
instrument
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(7)Before you read
Work in pairs. Which of the following leisure activities you think
Vietnamese people often in their spare time?
reading books/newspapers
watching TV/videos
playing sports
shopping
singing
meeting friends
listening to music
watching sports
spending time outdoors
playing a musical
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(8)(9)household (n)
There are 45 households in this village.
(10)(11)cricket
(12)darts
(13)bricklaying
(14)glass engraving
(15)stock market: thị trường chứng khoán
trend (n) xu hướng, xu thế, trào lưu
(16) New words:
- snooker, pool
- darts (n) trò chơi ném phi tiêu
- trend (n)
- bricklaying (n) - stock market
- glass engraving
các loại hình bi da
- cricket (n) môn crickê
xu hướng, xu thế, trào lưu xây dựng
khắc kính
thị trường chứng khoán
- recreation (n) : giải trí
- sophisticated (a) = simple (a)
= pastime (n)
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Read the passage and then the tasks that follow.
(18)“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, goes an English saying Recreation and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world However, forms of popular entertainment are different in different countries.
(19)(20)(21)(22)“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, goes an English saying Recreation and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world However, forms of popular entertainment are different in different countries
In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based Watching television is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set Over 51 per cent of households have two or more television sets and average viewing time for the population aged four and over is 25 hours a week Other pursuits include listening to music, reading, do-it-yourself home improvements, and gardening
British people are also very interested in watching and taking part in sports Walking and swimming are the two most popular sporting activities, being almost equally undertaken by men and women Snooker, pool and darts are the next most popular sports among men The most popular spectator sports are football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer
(23)Task1 The words/phrases in italics in the following sentences all appear in the passage Circle the correct answer (Work in pairs)
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 _
A sports people take part in B sports people often watch C beautiful sports
6. Entry qualifications are _
(24)Task 1. 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
In Britain, the most common leisure activities are
(25)Task1. Circle the correct answer.
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
(26)Task1. Circle the correct answer.
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 offersThere is an enormous range of courses on offer The
course can be as simple as bricklaying or as sophisticated as making your own stock market decisions
(27)Task1. Circle the correct answer.
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
(28)Task1. Circle the correct answer.
5 Spectator sports are _
A sports people take part in B sports people often watch C beautiful sports
(29)Task1. Circle the correct answer.
6 Entry qualifications are .
A necessary conditions for being admitted to the course
B ability to pay the fees C entry examinations
(30)Task1.
1 A. at home
2 B. television viewing is much popular than any other pastime
3 B. there are many different courses to be taken
4 A. besides watching television, people have other leisure activities
5. B. sports people often watch
(31)“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, goes an English saying Recreation and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world However, forms of popular entertainment are different in different countries
In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based Watching television is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set Over 51 per cent of households have two or more television sets and average viewing time for the population aged four and over is 25 hours a week Other pursuits include listening to music, reading, do-it-yourself home improvements, and gardening
British people are also very interested in watching and taking part in sports Walking and swimming are the two most popular sporting activities, being almost equally undertaken by men and women Snooker, pool and darts are the next most popular sports among men The most popular spectator sports are football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer
(32)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?
4 Why many British people take weekend courses?
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Taskask 2. 2. Answer the questions Answer the questions
1 Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?
Because without them people will become dull/bored.
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Taskask 2. 2. Answer the questions Answer the questions
2 What sports the British like watching?
Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer
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Taskask 2. 2. Answer the questions Answer the questions
3 What sports they like taking part in?
Walking and swimming.
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Taskask 2. 2. Answer the questions Answer the questions
4 Why many British people take weekend courses?
Because this is a new kind of entertainment which
gives them pleasure.
(37)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?
4 Why many British people take weekend courses?
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Because without them people will become dull/bored.
Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and
athletics in summer
Walking and swimming.
(38)Watching TV, listening to music, reading, gardening, do-it- yourself home improvements,
watching and taking part in sports.
Taking weekend or holiday courses:
bricklaying, stock market, painting, drawing, karaoke singing,
shoemaking, glass engraving, taking a course of “Living with more
meaning”.
What the British like doing in their
free time ?
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List the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage:
(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)- watching television - listening to music - reading
- do-it-yourself home improvements - gardening
- walking
- swimming - snooker - pool - darts - football - rugby - cricket - bricklaying
- stock market - painting
- drawing
- karaoke singing - shoemaking
- glass engraving
List the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage:
Work in pairs Discuss the question: Which of the
(46)Unit 14: RECREATIONRECREATION
- Read the passage
- Prepare for the next period (B Speaking) - Learn by heart the vocabulary
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