Unit 14-Reading (chinh sua)-hoi giang

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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

I 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

I Before you read.

Vocabulary:

thú vui, theo đuổi

= pastime

recreation (n)

home based (a)

spectator sports (n)

pursuit (n)

leisure activitiy (n)

entry qualification (n)

on offer

dull (a)

= entertainment môn TT thu hút khán giả

chọn lựa

buồn tẻ, tẻ nhạt

= at home

điều kiện nhập học

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

Fill each blank with a suitable word.

I Before you read.

1 ………are conditions for being admitted to the course.

2 They can take a weekend course easily because there are a number of courses … ……….

3 Football, rugby, cricket and athletics are ……… ………

4 Activities which are organized at home are ……… …activities.

5 Listening to music, reading and gardening are some of British people’s ………at home.

6 Television viewing is …………the most popular past time.

by far

on offer

spectator sports

pursuits

Entry qualifications

home based

II While you read.

Task 2: Read the passage then work in pairs to choose the best answer to each question.

1 Why are recreation and entertainment important to people?

A Because people can’t live without them.

B Because people will become dull without them.

C Because without them people will feel happy.

2 What sports do they like watching?

A Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer.

B Snooker, pool and darts.

C Walking, swimming

3 What sports do they like taking part in?

A Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics in summer.

B Snooker, pool and darts.

C Walking, swimming

4 Why do many British people take weekend courses?

A.Because British people are generous and want to pay the fees.

B Because by taking weekend courses, they will become famous.

C Because taking weekend courses is a new kind of entertainment.

1 Why are recreation and entertainment important

to people?

A Because people can’t live without them

B Because people will become dull without them

C Because without them people will feel happy

2 What sports do they like watching?

A Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and

athletics in summer

B Snooker, pool and darts

C Walking, swimming

goes an

English saying Recreation and entertainment are

important to people anywhere in the world However,

forms of popular entertainment are different in

different countries

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”,

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

3 What sports do they like taking part in?

A Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and athletics

in summer.

B Snooker, pool and darts.

C Walking, swimming

4 Why do many British people take weekend courses?

A.Because British people are generous and want to pay the fees.

B Because by taking weekend courses, they will become famous.

C Because taking weekend courses is a new kind of

entertainment.

British people are also very interested in watching and taking part in sports

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

Walking and swimming are the two most

popular sporting activities, being almost equally undertaken be men and women

There is

an enormous range of courses on offer The course can be as simple as bricklaying or as sophisticated as making your

own stock market decisions …

In the last few years in Britain, a new trend has been

developing, i.e., taking weekend or holiday courses

II While you read.

Task 3: List the activities mentioned in the passage which belong to:

a Home-based activities

b Popular sports in Britain

c A new kind of entertainment

=> Waching TV, listening to music, reading, do-it-yourself home imptovements and gardening.

=> Walking, swimming, snooker, pool, darts, football, rugby,

cricket and athletics.

=> Bricklaying, stock market, painting, drawing, karaoke singing, shoemaking and glass engraving.

III After you read:

Read the activities mentioned in the passage then decide if they are popular in Vietnam or not.

-Watching television

- Listening to music

- Reading

-Swimming

- Snooker

-Football -Painting

- Drawing

- Karaoke singing

- Shoemaking

I think watching TV and

in Vietnam.

In my opinion, in Vietnam

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