Welcome to our lesson today !!!
Name the activities
Listening to music
Swimming
Playing chess
Watching TV
Singing
Going shopping
Reading newspapers






Section : Reading
Unit 14: Recreation

Before you read:


Guess which of the following activities the British often do 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
Work in pair
II. While you read

Listen to the tape, read the
passage and underline the new words.


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
= Sports such as running and jumping.


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 surface for decoration
Task 1: The words/ phrases in italics all appear in the passage. Choose the correct answer (work in pairs)

The activities are home based. They are organized …………….
At home
Outdoors
In the basement of the house
2. Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime. This means…………….
People have to go very far to watch television
Television viewing is much more popular than any other pastime
Television is as popular as other pastimes
3. There are many different courses on offer. This means……….
There are many different courses on television.
There are many different courses to be taken
There are many different courses that teach people to make offers
4. Besides watching television, people have other pursuits. This means…………
Besides watching television, people have other leisure activities
Besides watching television, people have to work
Besides watching television, people don’t enjoy doing any else

5. Spectator sports are………….
a. Sports people take part in
b. Sports people often watch
c. Beautiful sports
6. Entry qualifications are …………
Necessary conditions for being admitted to the course.
Ability to pay the fees
Entry examination
Task 2: Answer the questions:
Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?
What sports do the British like watching?
What sports do they like taking part in?
Why do many people take weekend courses?
Lucky number
Question 1:
Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?
 Because without them, people will become dull/bored (line 1-2, paragraph 1)
Question 3:
What sports do the British like taking part in?

 Walking and swimming (line 2-3, paragraph 3)
Question 2:
What sports do the British like watching ?
 Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer (2 last lines in paragraph 3)

Question 4:
Why do many British people take weekend courses?
 Because this is a new kind of entertainments which gives them pleasure (2 first lines in paragraph 4).
Because without them, people will become dull/bored (line 1-2, paragraph 1)
Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer (2 last lines in paragraph 3).
Walking and swimming (line 2-3, paragraph 3)
Because this is a new kind of entertainments which gives them pleasure (2 first lines in paragraph 4)
III. After you read:
Discuss the following questions:
What are British leisure activities?
Which of these leisure activities are also popular in Vietnam?
What are your leisure activities?
Work in group of 4
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 decision, painting/drawing….)
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 standard is higher)


Learn new words
Summarize the text
Write about the Vietnamese leisure activities.
Thank you for your attention!!!