What do you usually do with your friends in your leisure time?
UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
LESSON 6: SKILLS 2
I. LISTENING
1. hang out (phr v) đi chơi với bạn bè
2. basically (adv) về cơ bản, căn bản
3. indoors (adv) trong nhà
>< outdoors (adv) ngoài trời
4. popcorn (n) bỏng ngô
5. comfortable (adj) dễ chịu, thoải mái
6. creative (adj) sáng tạo
7. satisfied (adj) cảm thấy hài lòng, thỏa mãn
8. downtown (n) trung tâm thành phố
9. people watching (n) ngắm người qua lại
10. organised (adj) có (được) tổ chức
11. cultural center (n) trung tâm văn hóa
12. library (n) thư viện
13. museum (n) bảo tàng
2. Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions.
1. What is the topic of this week’s programme?
2. Which two main ways does the programme suggest you can hang out with your friends?
3. Listen again and complete the table.
Answer key:
II. WRITING
Writing to give an opinion
Organising your ideas
* Introducing your opinion
- In my opinion,
- I believe
* Explaining your opinion
- Firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally
- besides, also, in addition
* Concluding / Summarising your opinion
- For these reasons,
- In short,
- As I have noted,
4. Complete the following paragraph with the words in the “Organising your ideas” box.
Answer key:
5. Now write a similar paragraph to answer one of the following questions.
1. What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenager?
2. Should parents decide how teenagers spend their free time?
I believe the best leisure activity for teenagers is any group activity. This could be playing a team sport or joining a hobby group or even volunteering. Firstly, teenagers like to feel that they belong to the group. Secondly, being part of a group helps teenagers make friends. Friendship is very important to teenagers. In addition, they will make friends with people who have the same interests as them. For these reasons, I think group activities are best for teenagers.
Writing sample 1
In my opinion, teenagers should not be decided the way they use their spare time by parents. Firstly, we all know that every individual has his/her own leisure time. This is especially true for juveniles because, at this age, they should feel free to do what they like. Secondly, if adolescents are free to do what like, they will have more opportunities to be creative, and they can develop themselves naturally. They can get more and more mature. However, parents should keep an eye on their children and give some guidance and useful advice in time so that teenagers are not in their wrong way. In summary, those above reasons have led me to conclude that parents should let their children do what they like in their free time but make sure that everything is under parents’ control.
Writing sample 2
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!