Friday, September 17th , 2021.
UNIT 1 . LEISURE ACTIVITIES
PERIOD 3: A CLOSER LOOK 1

WARM UP Other leisure activities
Watching TV
Cooking

What do people
do in their
leisure time ?

Using the computer
for leisure

Reading

Cycling
Doing sports
and exersise

Socialising and
communicating

Discuss:

(Ex. 4/p.8)

1. How much time do you spend a day on
leisure activities?
- One hour/ two hours
2. What are the three activities that you do the most?
Watching movies,Listening to music,Reading book

I. New words:

- socialise (v)

:

- Communicate (v):

- pie chart (n)

:

Giao lưu, giao tiếp để
tạo mối quan hệ

Giao tiếp
biểu đồ hình tròn

1. How much leisure time did people in the US
have on an average day in 2012?
In 2012, people in the US spent 5.1 hours a day
on sports and leisure activities.
2. What did they do in their leisure time?
The main activities they did include watching
TV, socialising and communicating, reading,
participating in sports and exercise, using
computers for leisure, relaxing and thinking.

3. What were the three most common activities?
-The three most common activities were
watching TV, socialising and communicating,
and using computers for leisure.

2. Complete the table with information from the pie chart.
(Ex. 2/p.8)

Name of activity

Verb

Relaxing

relax

Thinking

think

Using
Doing
Watching

use
do
watch

Reading
Socialising

read
socialise

Communicating

communiate

1. skateboarding,
3.
Look at the football,
words. badminton
Match them to the
2. acategory
novel, poetry,
a magazine
labels.
3. the news, a reality show, a comedy
4. a new language, a skill
5. collecting stamps, making origami
6. going to local performances, visiting museums
7. visiting relatives, going shopping, doing DIY
8. texting, going to the cinema, hanging out
a. Learning something interesting
c. Spending time with family
b. Reading
e. Playing sports
d. Having hobbies
f. Watching TV

g. Socialising with friends

h. Going to cultural events/ places

SUGGESTED
ANSWERS
1. skateboarding,
football, badminton
e. Playing sports

2. a novel, poetry, a magazine
b. Reading

3. the news, a reality show, a comedy
f. Watching TV

4. a new language, a skill

a. Learning something interesting

5. collecting stamps, making origami
d. Having hobbies

6. going to local performances, visiting museums
h. Going to cultural events/ places

7. visiting relatives, going shopping, doing DIY
c. Spending time with family

8. texting, going to the cinema, hanging out
g. Socialising with friends

3. Look at the words. Match them to the category labels.
(Ex. 3/p.8)
3. the news, a reality

1. skateboarding,
football, badminton

4. a new language,
a skill

2. a novel, poetry,
a magazine

5. collecting stamps,
making origami

7. visiting relatives, going
shopping, doing DIY
a. Learning something
interesting
d. Having hobbies

show, a comedy

8. texting, going to the
cinema, hanging out

b. reading
e. Playing sports

g. Socialising with friends

6. going to local
performances, visiting
museums.

c. Spending time with family
f. Watching TV

h. Going to cultural places

1, Playing
sports:
skateboarding,
volleyball,
Now
add
more
words tofootball,
each badminton,
category.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

basketball, tennis, surfing…
Reading: a novel, poetry, a magazine, a newspaper, a comic,
a history book…
Watching TV: the news, a reality show, a comedy, a
cultural show, a movie, a contest….
Learning something interesting: a new language, a skill, a
new sport, planing, photography ….
Having hobbies: collecting stamps, making origami, making
models, reading books, skating…
Going to cultural events / places: going to local
performances, visiting museums, exhibitions, festivals…
Spending time with family: visiting relatives, going
shopping, doing DIY, going picknicking…
Socialising with friends: texting, going to the cinema,
hanging out, holding a party, join a sport…

4. How much time do you spend a day on leisure
activities? What are the three activities that you
do the most? Share your ideas with a partner. 
Model 1: I usually spend 3 hours a day for leisure
activities. I often watch TV, play badminton and read
book most. I also play computer games, play piano,
relax...

Model 2: I usually spend 2 hours a day doing leisure
activities. I often listen to music, watch TV or play
volleyball. I also like to travel with my family at the
weekend and on summer vacation. If I had more
money, I would go shopping regularly. 

Pronunciation
Clusters: /br/ and /pr/
5. Complete the words under the pictures with
/br/ or /pr/. Listen to check your answers
and repeat.

pr

pr

br

pr

br

br

pr

br

1. Complete the words under the pictures with /pr/ or /br/.
(Ex. 1/p.8)

1. a pr
___icot

br ridge
2. ____

5. ___incess
pr

6._____
pr esident

3. ___acelet
br

7. ___esent
pr

4._____ead
br

8. ___occoli
br

2. Listen and repeat. (Ex. 1/p.8)

1. She loves making apricot jam.
2. My dad likes making bread in his free time.
3. Hen is our club president.
4. Mai keeps all her bracelets in a beautiful bags.
5. You will need a brush if you want to paint your
room.
6. This is a wonderful present. Thanks so much!

III. AT HOME
 Practice Clusters /br/ or /pr/ again.
 Answer the questions in Ex. 4/p.8 /
textbook.
Be ready for A CLOSER LOOK 2.