english 11 - unit 14 - reading

Activity 2: Guess which of the following leisure activities British people often do in their spare time... besides watching television, people have other leisure activities.. What are co

• undertaken (p.p) = to agree to do something.

• Sophisticated (adj) = opposite meaning of

“simple”.

• Dull (adj) = Boring.

Activity 2: Guess which of the following leisure activities British people often do in their spare time

Read the passage and then do

the task that follow

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

outdoors

Task 1

2 Television viewing is by far the most popular

pastime This mean

A People have to go very far to watch television.

B television viewing is much more popular than any other pastime.

C television viewing is as popular as other pastime

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

B television viewing is much more popular than any

other pastime.

B there are many different courses to be taken

5 Spectator sports are

A sports people take part in

B sports people often watch

C beautiful sports

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 anything else

Task 1

6 Entry qualifications are

A necessary conditions for being admitted to the course.

B ability to pay the fees.

C entry examinations

A necessary conditions for being admitted to the course

1 She is the best student in her class.

2 Ho Chi Minh devoted his life to the independent

of our country.

3 The authority decided to build a stadium in Dalat to meet the demand of watching _, such as football, volleyball, etc of local people.

4 Many universities in Vietnam had some solutions to raise the _ to avoid the overload in the quantity of students.

5 Being a housewife in a poor family, she must do

some jobs to earn more money for her children’s study.

6 There are a number of tours _ on TV and

Home based by far on offer Pursuit

Spectator sports Entry qualifications

• 1 What is the most popular pastime in Britain?

• 2 What are common home based leisure

activities that the British often do?

• 3 What sports do they like taking part in?

• 4 What are courses that the British can take

when they are not working?

• 5 Which qualifications are necessary for

weekend courses?

Task 2

• 1 What is the most popular pastime in Britain?

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

2 What are common home based leisure activities

that the British often do?

• 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 listening to music,

reading, do-it-yourself home improvements, and

gardening.

3 What sports do they like taking part in?

• 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

4 What are courses that the British can take when they are not

working?

• There is a enormous range of courses 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 art, there are courses in painting or drawing People who like music can take a course in karaoke singing Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people with practical skills they can do with hands Those

who want to improve their minds can take a course of

"Living with more meaning"

5 Which qualifications are necessary for

weekend courses?

• Entry qualifications to weekend courses

are generous, that is, generally no

qualifications are necessary, apart from

an ability to pay the fees, which may be

quite high

Main idea of each paragraph

III Post – reading:

List of leisure activities:

Home based

activities

Sporting activities Weekend or

- Shoemaking.

- Glass engraving.

- Course of “living with more

meaning”.

• - Learn by heart the vocabulary.

• - Answer the questions in Task 2 again in

the notebook.

• - Prepare the next lesson