to our class - 11A5
Warm-up
Look at the people in these pictures.
What are they doing?
When do they often do these activities?
What is he doing?
He is playing the guitar.
What are they doing?
They are watching TV.
What are they doing?
They are swimming.
What are they doing?
They are playing soccer.
What are they doing ?
They are reading books
What are they doing ?
They are listening to music
When do they often do these activities?
When they have free time.
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3. swimming
6. listening to music
5. reading
4.playing football
2. watching T.V
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RECREATION
1. Before you read. Work in pairs. Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time?
reading books / newspapers meeting friends

watching TV/ videos listening to music

playing sports watching sports

shopping spending time outdoors

singing playing a musical instrument
unit 14: Recreation
A: Reading
II. While you read
unit 14: Recreation
A. Reading
I. Before you read
home based (a)
 ë nhµ
pursuit (n)
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do – it- yourself home improvements
 tù söa sang nhµ cöa
equal (a)
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spectator sports
 môn TT có nhiều khán giả
trend (n)
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enormous range
 nhiÒu, v« sè
on offer
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sophisticated (a)
 phøc t¹p, tinh x¶o
entry qualification
 ®iÒu kiÖn nhËp häc
fee
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undertake (v)
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thực hiện
dull (adj)
 đần độn
leisure (n):
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lúc thư nhàn
stock market /`stɔk`mɑ:kit/
darts /dɑ:ts/
snooker / `snu:kə/
cricket / `krikit/
bricklaying /`brikleiiη/
shoemaking /`∫u:,meikiη/
glass engraving /glɑ:s in`greiviη/
READ THE TEXT AGAIN, DO TASK 1 INDIVIDUALLY, THEN COMPARE THE ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER (WRITE THE ANSWERS ON YOUR BOARD).
Task1. The words/phrases in italics in the following sentences all appear in the passage. 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
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............
A. necessary conditions for being admitted to the course
B. ability to pay the fees C. entry examinations
Task1. The words/phrases in italics in the following sentences all appear in the passage. Circle the correct answer.

1. The activities are home based. They are organised ...............
at home B. outdoors C. 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 popular than any other pastime
television viewing is as popular as other pastimes
Unit 14: Recreation
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 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.
In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based. Watching television is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have have a television set 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.
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 anything else
Unit 14: Recreation
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.

5. Spectator sports are........
sports people take part in
sports people often watch
beautiful sports


6. Entry qualifications are............
necessary conditions for being admitted to the course
ability to pay the fees
entry examinations
Unit 14: Recreation
Entry qualifications to weekend courses are generous, that is, generally no qualifications are necessary, apart from an ability to pay the fees, which may be quite high.
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 British people take weekend courses?
Unit 14: Recreation
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Unit 14: Recreation
LUCKY STARS
TASK 2: WORK IN GROUPS,
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
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1. Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?
 Because without them people will become dull/ bored.
2. What sports do the British like watching?
 Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer.
3. What sports do they like taking part in?
 Walking and swimming
4. Why do many British people take weekend courses?
 Because this is a new kind of entertainment which gives them pleasure.

You are very lucky!

You are very lucky!
Pair-Work
Practise asking and answering the questions with your partner
After you read: Work in pairs
Which of the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam? Which are not?
After you read
Work in pairs. Discuss the question: Which of the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam?
Which are not?
Unit 14: Recreation
A. Reading
-watching T.V
-singing karaoke
-listening to music
-reading
-gardening
-playing sports

-shoemaking
-playing pool
-playing darts
-glass engraving
-bricklaying
-stock market
Popular
Not popular
I think some popular leisure activities in Vietnam are watching TV and karaoke singing.
In my opinion, in Vietnam shoemaking is not a popular pastime.
WRAPPING-UP

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1. Watching T.V is by far the most ..... pastime
2. Over 51 per cent of .... have
two or more television sets.
3. Other pursuits include listening
to ...., reading and gardening.
. ...., pool and darts are the next most popular sports among men.
5. In the last few years in Britain, a new trend has been developing, i.e, taking weekend or holiday .... .
6. For people who are interested in art, there are courses in painting or .... .
7. Those who want to improve their minds can take a course of Living with more .........
Fill in each blank with a right word from the text
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1. Learn the new words by heart and make sentences with them.
2.Write a paragraph within 70 words about the leisure activities of British people.
3. Prepare the next part ( B :Speaking )
Homework
Thank You for Your Attention