Grade11- unit 14- Reading

 do-it yourself n= activity of repairing or decorating your house yourself: việc tự làm hay sửa chữa đồ đạc, nhà cửa  undertake v= do/ start to do sth: làm, đảm nhiệm Ex: Parents shoul

Watching / playing

sports

Watching TV/ videos

Gardening Listening to music

Meeting friends

Reading books/

newspapers

Learning to sing/ play

music instruments Shopping

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Forces combining

Unit 14

Section A: Read

ing

 recreation (n)= enjoyment: sự nghỉ ngơi giải trí

 pursuit (n)= activity that you spend time doing: hoạt động

mà cần dành thời gian theo đuổi

Ex: I enjoy indoor pursuits such as reading books or listening to

music.

 do-it yourself (n)= activity of repairing or decorating your house yourself: việc tự làm hay sửa chữa đồ đạc, nhà cửa

 undertake (v)= do/ start to do sth: làm, đảm nhiệm

Ex: Parents should let their children undertake some

housework.

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 sophisticated (adj)

Ex: This book is so sophisticated that I can’t understand anything

 bricklaying (n)=building: xây dựng

 engrave (v)= cut words, pictures or patterns into the surface of metal, stone :

Ex: I have them engrave my name on the ring.

 qualification (n)= ability/ degree: năng lực, trình độ, bằng cấp

words

= complicated: phức tạp

əˈ eɪ

điêu khắc, chạm khắc

eɪ eɪ

recreation (n)

pursuit (n)

do- it- yourself (n) undertake (v)

sophisticated (adj) bricklaying (n)

engrave (v)

qualification (n)

Vocabulary

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1 The activities are home based

They are organized _.

A At home

C Outdoors

B In the basement of the house.

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 more

popular than any other pastimes.

C Television viewing is as popular as

other pastimes.

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There are many different courses on offer This means .

A There are many 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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Besides watching TV, people have other

pursuits This means _.

A Besides watching TV, people have other

leisure activities.

B Besides watching TV, people have to

work.

C Besides watching TV, people don’t enjoy

doing anything else.

Spectator sports are _.

A Sports people take part in

B Sports people often watch

C Beautiful sports

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Entry qualifications are .

A Necessary conditions for being

admitted to the course

B Ability to pay the fees

C Entry examinations

Forms of popular entertainment are the

same in different countries.

More than half of British households have

2 or more television sets.

TRUE

In Britain, men undertake swimming and

walking more than women.

Write a short passage about your favorite pastime (s)

Home work