slide 1 name the activities listening to music swimming playing chess watching tv singing going shopping reading newspapers section reading before you read guess which of the following activities the

listening to music, reading, gardening…) - Watching and taking part in sports. ( snooker, pool, darts, football, rugby, cricket[r]

Name the activities

Playing chess Watching TV

Singing Going shopping

Reading newspapers

Section : Reading

I.Before you read:

Guess which of the following activities the British often do in their free time.

Work

in pair

II While you read

Listen to the tape, read the passage and underline the new words.

= Slow to understand/ bored

= To carve a design into a hard surface for decoration

Task 1: The words/ phrases in italics

all appear in the passage Choose the correct answer (work in pairs)

1 The activities are home based They are

2 Television viewing is by far the most

popular pastime This means………

a People have to go very far to watch

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 any else

5 Spectator sports are………….

a Sports people take part in

b Sports people often watch

c Beautiful sports

6 Entry qualifications are …………

a Necessary conditions for being

admitted to the course

b.Ability to pay the fees

c Entry examination

• 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 people take weekend courses?

Lucky number

Question 1:

Why are recreation and entertainment

important to people?

 Because without them, people will

become dull/bored (line 1-2,

paragraph 1)

Question 4:

Why do many British people take weekend courses?

 Because this is a new kind of

entertainments which gives them pleasure (2 first lines in paragraph 4).

1 Because without them, people will become

dull/bored ( line 1-2, paragraph 1)

2 Football and rugby in winter, and cricket and

athletics in summer ( 2 last lines in paragraph 3)

3 Walking and swimming ( line 2-3, paragraph 3)

4 Because this is a new kind of entertainments

which gives them pleasure (2 first lines in

paragraph 4)

III After you read:

Discuss the following questions:

1.What are British leisure activities?

2.Which of these leisure activities are also popular in Vietnam?

3.What are your leisure activities?

Work in group of 4

1 What are British leisure activities?

- Home based activities (watching TV,

listening to music, reading, gardening…)

- Watching and taking part in sports

(snooker, pool, darts, football, rugby, cricket and athletics)

(bricklaying, making your own stock market decision, painting/drawing….)

2 Which of these leisure activities are also popular in Vietnam?

Home based activities (listening

to music, reading , watching TV…)

Watching and taking part in

sports (football…)

Taking courses (when living standard is higher)

• Learn new words

• Summarize the text

• Write about the Vietnamese leisure activities.