GOOD MORNING!
WELCOM TO GROUP 4.
UNIT 14: RECREATION
A. READING:
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
I. New words
Dull
Leisure activities (n)
To be home based
Household (n)
British (adj)
Equally (adv)
Snooker(n)
Dart (n)
Ccricket (n)
: chậm hiểu, đần độn
: hoạt động giải trí.
: ở nhà.
: hộ gia đình
: thuộc về nước anh.
: ngang như nhau
: môn bida lỗ
: môn ném phi tiêu
: môn crikê
Trend (n)
Range(n)
Bricklaying (n)
Sophisticated (adj)
Shoemaking (n)
Glass engraving (n)
Entry qualification(n)
: xu hướng
: loại, lĩnh vực
: lát gạch.
: phức tạp, rắt rối.
: đóng giầy
: cắt kính
: điều kiện nhập học, điều kiện tham gia
II. While you read.
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, goes an English saying. Recreation and entertainment are important to people everywhere in the world. However, forms of popular entertainment are different in different countries.
In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based. Watching television is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. Over 51 percent 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.
British people are also very interested in watching and taking part in sports. Walking and swimming are the two most popular sporting activities, being almost equally undertaken be men and women. Snookers, pool and darts are the next most popular sports among men. The most popular spectator sports are football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer.

In the last few years in Britain, a new trend has been developing, i.e., taking weekend or holiday courses. There is a enormous range of courses on offer. The course can be as simple as bricklaying or as sophisticated as making your own stock market decisions. For people who are interested in art, there are courses in painting or drawing. People who like music can take a course in karaoke singing. Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people with practical skills they can do with hands. Those who want to improve their minds can take a course of “Living with more meaning”. 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.
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
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
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
Task 2. Answer the question
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
They like watching football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer


3.What sports do they like taking part in?
They like taking part in talking and swimming
4.Why do many British people take weekend courses?
Because weekend courses give them great pleasure.
Watching television
Playing football
Swimming
Walking
Reading
Listening to music
THANK YOU . HAVE A GOOD DAY