Giáo viên: Vũ Thanh Tùng
Welcome to our class
Game
* Name the activities in these pictures
READING BOOKS
WATCHING TV
SHOPPING
LISTENING TO MUSIC
PLAYING THE GUITAR
FISHING
SWIMMING
SINGING KARAOKE
Part A : Reading
UNIT 14: RECREATION
I/ Pre-reading
Vocabulary:
- Dull (n)
- Recreation (n):
= stupid
pastime
- Home based (adj):
ở nhà
- By far:
rất nhiều
- Pursuit (n):
e.g. Shopping is the women’s most favorite pursuit
- Do-it-yourself (adj):
tự mình làm
- Undertake (v):
thực hiện, tham gia
snooker
pool
dart
- Spectator sports (n):
sports that attract many people
- On offer:
được đưa ra, mời chào
Bricklaying
- Sophisticated (adj)
= complex, complicated
- Stock market (n):
thị trường chứng khoán
Glass engraving
- Entry qualifications (n):
điều kiện nhập học
- Apart from (adv)
= except for, aside from
Vocabulary:
Dull (adj) = stupid
Recreation (n): pastime
Home based (adj): ở nhà
By far: rất nhiều
Pursuit (n): e.g. Shopping is the women’s most favorite pursuit
Do-it-yourself (adj): tự mình làm
Undertake (v): thực hiện, tham gia
Snooker (n): trò chơi bi da 21 viên
Pool (n): trò chơi bi da 16 viên
Dart (n): trò ném phi tiêu
Spectator sports (n): sports that attract many people
On offer: được đưa ra, mời chào
Bricklaying (n): nghề xây dựng
Sophisticated (adj) = complex, complicated
Stock market (n): thị trường chứng khoán
Glass engraving (n): khắc kính
Entry qualifications (n): điều kiện nhập học
Apart from (adv) = except for, aside from
II/ While-reading
Task 1: The words/phrases in italics in the following sentences all appear in the passage. Circle the correct answers
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 more 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 courses
B. ability to pay fees
C. entry examinations
Task 2: Answer the questions
1/ Why are recreation and
entertainment important to people?
2/ What sports do the British like watching?
3/ What sports do they like taking part in?
4/ Why do many British people take weekend courses?
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.
(Because this is a new developing trend in Britain)
(Because entry qualifications to the weekend courses are generous)
III/ Post-reading
Which of the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam? Which are not?

+ Leisure activities that are popular in Vietnam: walking, swimming, singing karaoke, watching TV, listening to music, reading books, playing football…
+ Leisure activities that are not popular in Vietnam: gardening, playing darts, playing pools, playing snookers, bricklaying, making stock market decisions, shoemaking, glass engraving…
Homework
Learn new words by heart
Write a paragraph about the Vietnamese leisure activities
Prepare for Speaking part
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