Unit 14: Reading (hoi giang)

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 p

Look at the pictures then answer the questions.

What is she doing?

She is listening to music.

She is watching T.V.

What are they doing?

They are reading books They are dancing They are shopping. They are playing chess They are playing sports.

Part A: Reading

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

1 Before you read.

Vocabulary:

pursuit

(n)

theo đuổi

leisure activity = pastime

recreation (n) = entertainment

do – it- yourself home improvements

tù söa sang nhµ cöa

on offer

spectator sports môn TT thu hút khán giả

mêi chµo, chän lùa

dull (adj) buồn tẻ, tẻ nhạt

stock market (n) Thị trường chứng khoán Darts (n) Ném phi tiêu

Snooker/ pool (n) Bi da

Cricket (n) Môn crikê

glass engraving Chạm, khắc kính

Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage

Fill each blank with a suitable word.

1 Before you read.

1 They decided to his name on the gold cup.

2 They often walk or climb mountains for ……….

3 Many are watching the final match at My Dinh Stadium

4 Watching TV is much more popular than any other ……….

5 She traveled the world in of her dreams.

6 The children felt sleepy because of his stories about his trip.

pursuit recreation

engrave pastime

2 While you read.

Task 2: Read the passage then work in pairs to match 4

paragraphs with 4 headings

b Home-based activities

c A new kind of entertainment

d The importance of recreation

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

a Popular sports in Britain

2 While you read.

Task 3: Read the passage then answer the questions in pairs.

1 How will people become if they only work

without recreation?

2 Besides watching TV, what do British people

often do at home?

3 What sports do they like watching?

4 What sports do they like taking part in?

5 What are leisure activities at weekend courses?

1

4

2

2 While you read

Task 3: Read the passage then answer the questions.

1 How will people become if they only work without recreation?

- People will become dull

2 Besides watching TV, what do British people often do at home?

- Listening to music, reading, do-it-yourself home improvements and gardening

3 What sports do they like watching?

- Football and rugby in Winter , cricket and athletics in Summer

4 What sports do they like taking part in?

- Walking and swimming

5 What are leisure activities at weekend courses?

- Bricklaying, stock market, painting, drawing, karaoke singing,

shoemaking, glass engraving and living with more meaning

3 After you read

Watching television

Listening to music

Reading

Do- it- yourself home improvements

Gardening

Walking

Swimming

Snooker Pool Darts Football Rugby Cricket Athletics

Bricklaying Stock market Painting

Drawing Karaoke singing Shoemaking Glass engraving

List the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage

Work in groups Discuss the question: Which of the British leisure

activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in Vietnam? Which are not?

I think watching TV and

karaoke singing are popular

leisure activities in Vietnam

In my opinion, in Vietnam

shoemaking is not a popular pastime.

1 Learn the new words by heart.

2 Make a list of the leisure activities.

3 Prepare part B :Speaking.

Thank You

for Your Attention