bài 14: Recreation (Reading) rất hấp dẫn

Recreation and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world.. Watching television is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set.. Bri

BEFORE YOU READ

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A general word manifest the complete meaning of the pictures

Sport

A game played on a rectangular court by two

players of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in

half

TENNIS

A game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or

drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the

opponent's goal posts

FOOTBALL

This is affair in common use to extend your knowledge about subjects, the earth, the nature, the animals, the literature of world, the famous persons……

READING BOOK

You see what happens on the broadcasting of a still or moving image via radiowaves to receivers that project a

view of the image on a picture tube

WATCHING TV

In the West,this is

a form of exercise

to improve the health In religion,

its goal is liberation from all worldly sufferring and the cycle of birth and death.

Yoga

Giving attention with the ear to an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and

color

PLAYING GUITAR

Nowaday, you can do it whenever, wherever if you have cellphone or walkman…You feel comfortable, relax when you hear and sing the

songs you like

LISTEN TO MUSIC

You often do it when you want to become a modern fashion person or you need to have everything to

serve your demand

SHOPPING

While you read

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

While you read:

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 listen 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

undertaken by men and women Snooker, pool and darts

are the next most popular sports among men The most

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 an enormous range of course 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 arts, there are course in painting or drawing People who like music can take a course in karaoke singing Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people withpratical skills they can do with their hands Those who want

to improve their minds can take a course of “Living with more meaning” Entry qualifications to weekend courses

a) Popular sports in Britain

b) Home-based activities

c) A new kind of recreational activity

d) The importance of

recreation

Match 4 paragraphs with 4 headings

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

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

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

THAT’S RIGHT

THAT’S WRONG

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

Because without them, people will become dull or bored.

They like watching football and rugby in winter, and

cricket and athletics in summer

They like taking part in walking and swimming.

After you read

Work in groups Discuss the question: Which of the British leisure activities mentioned in the passage are also popular in

Vietnam?Which are not?

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7.Teenagers have a to imitate their idols and collect

their pictures as a hobby 2.they share the housework between them

3.One of the you need to work here is carefulness

5 In our country, nearly all have a television set

6. _ from all over the world take part in the Olympic

Games

8.The football match was so dull that most of the spectators

left at half-time9.The course can be as as making your own stock

10.These houses are offer at bargain prices