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Rewrite the following sentence using as many cleft sentence as possible.
This morning, the man gave the girl many rose flowers.


It was the man who gave her many rose flowers this morning.
It was the girl who the man gave many rose flowers this morning.
It was this morning that the man gave the girl many rose flowers.
Suggested answers:
Suggested answers:
It was the man who gave her many rose flowers this morning.
It was the girl who the man gave many rose flowers this morning.
It was this morning that the man gave the girl many rose flowers.
Make a list of activities from these pictures:
Doing gardening
Playing chess
Singing
Playing the guitar
Watching TV
Collecting stamps
Playing game
Climbing
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Reading book
Unit 14: Reading




Before you read
Activity 1 : Look at the pictures and say what they are doing.
She is playing the guitar
They are watching TV
They are swimming
They are playing football
They are singing karaoke.
Vocabulary:
Stock market :[ `stɔk `mɑ:kit ]
Spectator sport : [spek`teitə`spɔ:t]
Engrave : [in`greiv] (v)
 Engraving (n)
4.Home improvement:
[ houm im`pru:vmənt ]
5.Bricklaying:[ `brikleiiη ] (n)
 Bricklayer (n)




3. Activity 2: Filling the gap
Filling the blank with the given words above
1. Football is the most popular ……………………..
My uncle is a…………………He often builds
houses in my town.
I often do-it-myself……………………….in spare
time.
He is……………… many beautiful designs
on the vase .


spectator sport
bricklayer
home improvement
engraving
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Activity 3: True-False statements
1. Recreation and entertainment are not important to people.
2. The most common leisure activities in Britain are outdoor.
3. British people don’t like playing and watching sports.
4. Nowadays, British people like taking weekend or holiday courses.
2. While you read:
Activity 1: Read the passage quickly and list courses British people also take part at weekends or during summer holidays.
Making one’s stock market decision
Glass engraving
Painting
or
drawing
Karaoke singing
Shoemaking



“ Live with more meaning”
Activity 2: The words/phrases in red in the following sentences all appear in the passage. Circle the correct answer.
1. The activities are home based. They are organized_______.
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 more popular than any other pastime.
C. television viewing is as popular as other pastime.
3. There are many different courses on offer. This mean_______.
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. Beside watching television, people have other leisure activities.
B. Beside watching television, people have to work.
C. Beside watching television, people don’t enjoy doing anything else.
5. Spectator sports are________.
sports people take part in.
sports people often watch.
beautiful sports.

6. Entry qualification are_______.
necessary conditions for being admitted to the course.
ability to pay the fees
entry examination.
Activity 3: Answer the questions.
1. Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?


2. What sports do the British like watching?




Because without them people will
become dull/bored.
Football and rugby in winter, and
cricket and athletics in summer.
3. What sports do they like take part in?

4. Why do many British people take weekend courses?
Walking and swimming
Because this is a new kind of
entertainment which give them
pleasure.

In Britain, the least common activities are home based.

British people often spend 25 hours a month watching television.

Snooker, pool and soccer are some sports undertaken by British men.
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a week
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Only women like walking and swimming.

People get practical skills from the courses like shoemaking or glass engraving.
In order to take these courses learners don’t have to pay fees.

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Both men and women
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After you read:
Discuss the question: Which of the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam? Which are not?
-watching T.V
-listening to music
-reading, gardening
-playing sports
-singing karaoke

-playing pool
-playing darts
-glass engraving
-shoemaking
-bricklaying
-stock market
Homework
Write a short paragraph about The British leisure activities.