Unit 13: Entertainment

There are not any concerts, art exhibitions, and theatrical performances of world-renown in the cities of United States.. Cable TV is one of the most popular sources of entertainment in

Monday, March 24 th 2008

Unit 13: Entertainment

A Reading: A, B

Designed by: Nguyen Thi Duc

BN Gifted high School

► The class is divided into 4 teams.

► A presentative of each team in turn chooses a piece of

paper with a word at random

► After thinking a minute (S)he describes this word to the members in his/her team

► Another person in his/her team goes to the board and

writes down it on

► The team getting the correct answer will be the winner (s)

Guess (√ ) whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NI) in the text

1 There are not any concerts, art

exhibitions, and theatrical performances

of world-renown in the cities of United

States

2 Performances and exhibitions in USA

are very well-attended even though the

price of tickets are rather high

3 Cable TV is one of the most popular

sources of entertainment in the United

States

4 It is the TV, movies, and recorded music

that are the most popular resources of

entertainment

5 All American love going to concerts,

plays and art exhibitions

Task b1 : Guess then translate the words/ phrases into Vietnamese

5 Emphasis [‘emf sis] ə‘f

5 Emphasis [‘emf sis] ə‘f on sth

Task b2: Match the words/ phrases in column A with their appropriate meaning in column B

A B

F D

A- As a melting pot, the United States is an international center

of culture It is in its major cities (like New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc.) that many concerts, exihibitions, and theatrical performances of world-renown are found On a smaller scale, the same is true of smaller cities Performances and exhibitions are still very well-attended even though the prices of tickets are rather high

B- Though art and ‘high’ performance forms are very important

in the Unites States, it’s the television, movies, and recorded music that are the most popular sources of entertainment With cable TV, many more programs are available However, some movies may mislead children and teenagers in their views on goals and values But despite these criticisms, many internationally successful movies produced in the United States are watched nightly by millions of people both in the

United States and around the world

Paragraph A:………

Paragraph A:………

Paragraph B:………

Paragraph B:………

Match a subtitle with each paragraph

C “high culture” entertainment TV and movies

A GAME: LUCKY NUMBER.

►The class is divided into two teams.

►Each team in turn chooses a number at random and do the task requested, if the answer is

correct, ONE POINT is scored In case the

answer is wrong, the other team can answer

►If a LUCKY NUMBER is chosen, ONE POINT is given without the answer, and the team

continues choosing another number to answer.

► The team getting more points is the winner.

1 Where is the international center

of culture in United States in?

It is in its major cities.

2 Are many concerts, art

exhibitions and theatrical

3 What are the most popular sources

of entertainment in United States?

►It’s television, movies, and recorded music that are the most popular sources of entertainment

4 Are many international successful movies produced in United States watched by people in United States?

►Yes, they are

5 What may happen to the children If some movies emphasize on violence,

sex, and money?

►It may mislead children and teenagers in their

views on goals and values.

6 Do you think watching TV is the most popular pastime in Britain?

Yes, it is

You are lucky

9 How many percent of households

in Britain has two or more TV sets ?

►Over 51 percent of households in Britain

has two or more TV sets

Talking about some forms of entertainment in your hometown.

Ex: In my hometown people like reading book their free time.

Sub- task: Complete the sentences

using the words/ phrases in task b

1 There are many performances and ………… which are very well-attended by many young people

2 ………… is one of the most popular sources of

entertainment program in Vietnam

3 Many bodybuilding athletes of ……… are

found in Vietnam such as Pham van Mach, Ly Duc, etc

4 Some films on TV have the on ………

5 Ha Noi is a ……… of the cultural centers in Viet Nam

IV Home work

Fulfill the tasks on workbook

Learn by heart new words

Prepare Speaking lesson