Key words and phrases + e’normous range of courses on offer: many different courses are taken + dull a: boring + so’phisticated a: not simple + make one’s own decisions: decide stm by hi[r]
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you think British people often do in their
spare time ?
1 Reading
2 Playing a musical
instrument
3 Play sports
4 Watching TV/
videos
5 Meeting friends
6 Listening to music
7 Shopping
8 Singing
9 Watching sports
10 Spending time outdoors
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recreation or entertainment ?
RECREATION
1 Shopping
2 Playing a musical
instrument
3 Play sports
4 Singing
5 Meeting friends
6 Spending time
outdoors
ENTERTAINMENT
1 Listening to music
2 Reading
3 Watching TV/
videos
4 Watching sports
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READING
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Trang 10Key words and phrases
+ enter’tainment (n): watching sports, reading + ‘leisure (n): time free from work in which you can do what you like
+ home based (a): be organised at home
+ pur’suit (n):the act of following or going
after
Eg: Other pursuits are gardening, listening
to music
+ spec’tator sports: the sports people often watch
+ trend (n): have a particular direction
following something
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+ e’normous range of courses on offer: many
different courses are taken
+ dull (a): boring
+ so’phisticated (a): not simple
+ make one’s own decisions: decide stm by
himself or herself
+ eng’rave (v): cut into a surface to make
shapes such as animals, flowers, leaves, etc … + ‘entry qualifi’cations: necessary conditions for being admitted to a course
+ ‘generous (a): something given freely
Entry qualifications to weekend courses are generous
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A
1 sophisticated
2 recreation
3 pursuit
4 entry
qualifications
5 engrave
6 leisure
7 spectator sports
8 dull
B
a the act of following or going
after
b cut into a surface to make
shapes
c time free from work in which you
can do what you like
d not simple
e the sports people often watch
f necessary conditions for being
admitted to a course.
g boring
h the acts make amusement
Task 1: Match A and B
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A
1 sophisticated
2 recreation
3 pursuit
4 entry
qualifi’cations
5 engrave
6 leisure
7 spectator
sports
8 dull
B
d not simple
h the acts make amusement
a the act of following or going after
f necessary conditions for being
admitted to a course.
b cut into a surface to make shape
c time free from work in which you
can do what you like
e the sports people often watch
g boring
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…….
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 TV.
B TV viewing is much more popular than any other
pastimes.
C TV viewing is as popular as other pastimes.
3 There’re many different courses on offer This
means ………
A There’re many different courses on TV.
B There’re many different courses are taken.
C There’re many different courses that teach people
to make offers.
TASK 2: Circle the correct answer
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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
5 Spectator sports are ……
A sports people take part in
B sports people often watch
C beautiful sports
3 Entry qualifications are ………
A necessary conditions for being admitted to
the course
B ability to pay the fees
C entry examinations
TASK 2: Circle the correct answer
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1 Why are recreation and entertainment important to people ?
2 What’s the most common leisure activities in
Britain ?
3 What sports do the British like watching ?
3 What sports do the British like watching ?
4 What sports do the British like taking part in ?
5 What courses are on offer at weekends or on
holiday ?
6 What are entry qualifications to weekend courses ?
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Which of the British leisure
activities mentioned in the passage
are also popular in Vietnam ?
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Trang 18Homework: Complete the sentences
with the missing information
1 British people often spend ………… a week
watching TV.
2 ………., ……… and ………… are some sports
undertaken among British men.
3 The British like watching ………… and ………… in winter and ……… and ……… in summer.
4 People get practical skills from courses like
………… or ………
5 In order to take these courses, learners must pay ………
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