CHECK-UP:
Rewrite the following sentences to
emphasize the underlined part, using
cleft sentence
1. The man gave her the book.
→ It was the man who gave her
the book.
2. She sent her friend the
postcard.
→ It was the postcard that she
sent her friend.
WRITE THE ACTIVITY
IN EACH PICTURE
Shopping
Cooking
Listening
To music
Watching
TV
Fishing
Playing
sport
Reading
newspapers
Singing
UNIT 14: RECREATION

Period 84 : Reading

Pre-reading
1. Activity 1: Describing the pictures
Look at the pictures and answer
the questions
What is she doing?
What are they doing?
She is playing the guitar.
They are watching TV
They are swimming
They are playing rugby/sport
They are singing the karaoke

2. Activity 2: Vocabulary
Match the right words to
the right pictures
Stock market
[ `stɔk `mɑ:kit ]

Home
Improvement
[ houm im`pru:vmənt ]

Glass
engraving
[ glɑ:s in`greiviη ]

Bricklaying
[ `brikleiiη ]
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a
d
c
b
3. Activity 3: Multiple choice ( task 1)
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
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4. Besides watching television, people have
other pursuits. This means.....
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........
sports people take part in
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
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II. While-reading
1. Activity 1: Gap-filling
Complete the following sentences with the missing
information from the text

British people often spend ………… a week
watching TV
…………, …………. and ……… are some
sports undertaken by British men.
British people like watching …………. and
………. in winter and ……….. and ………….
in summer.
People get practical skills from courses like
……………, or ……………..
In order to take these courses learners
must pay…………. .

25 hours
snooker
pool
darts
football
rugby
cricket
athletics
shoemaking
glass engraving
high fees
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2. Activity 2: Questions-answers
Ask and answer the following questions.
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3
4
2
Question
1
0
Question 1: Why are recreation and
entertainment important to people?
Because without them people
will become dull/ bored.
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Question
2
0.5
Question 2: What sports do the British
like watching?
Football and rugby in winner,
and cricket and athletics in summer
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Question
3
1
Question 3: What sports do they like
taking part in?
Walking and swimming
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Because this is a new kind of
entertainment which gives
them pleasure
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Question 4: Why do many British people
Take weekend courses?
Question
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III. Post-reading:
Listing information
Read the last passage quickly
and list courses British People
also take part at weekends or
during summer holiday.
 Bricklaying
 Making one’s stock market
decisions
 Painting and drawing
 Karaoke singing
 Shoemaking
 Glass engraving
 “Living with more meaning”

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HOME WORK
1.Learn the new words by heart and make sentences with them.
2.Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about
what you will do in free time
Thank you for your attention!
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