Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 14: Recreation (Reading)

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Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 14: Recreation (Reading) Unit 14: RECREATION A. READING WARM-UP:Look at the people in these pictures. What are they doing?When do they often do these activities?What do you often do in your free time? Work in pairs. Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people do in their spare time? reading books/newspapers watching TV/videos playing sports shopping singing meeting friends listening to music watching sports spending time outdoors playing a musical instrument • Leisure(n): • Ex:Inherleisuretime,shevisitsmuseumsandgalleries. • Recreation(n): • Household(n): NEW • Average(n): • Ex:Theaverageof3,8and10is7. WORDS • Pursuit(n):Pursue(v): AND Ex:Mypursuitsincludelisteningtomusic,reading,andgardening.PHRASES Undertake(v):(undertook–undertaken) • Sophisticated(a): • Ex:aplaythatwillonlyappealtosophisticatedaudience. • Entryqualification(n.p):entryprocedures READ THE TEXT AND LISTEN TO THE TAPE: UNIT 14: RECREATION “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, goes an English saying. Recreationand entertainment are important to people everywhere in the world. However, forms ofpopular entertainment are different in different countries. In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based. Watching televisionis 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 viewingtime for the population aged four and over is 25 hours a week. Other pursuits includelistening to music, reading, do-it-yourself home improvements, and gardening. British people are also very interested in watching and taking part in sports. Walkingand swimming are the two most popular sporting activities, being almost equallyundertaken be men and women. Snookers, pool and darts are the next most popularsports among men. The most popular spectator sports are football and rugby in winter,and cricket and athletics in summer. In the last few years in Britain, a new trend has been developing, i.e., takingweekend or holiday courses. There is a enormous range of courses on offer. Thecourse can be as simple as bricklaying or as sophisticated as making your own stockmarket decisions. For people who are interested in art, there are courses in painting ordrawing. People who like music can take a course in karaoke singing. Courses likeshoemaking or glass engraving provide people with practical skills they can do withhands. Those who want to improve their minds can take a course of “Living with moremeaning”. Entry qualifications to weekend courses are generous, that is, generally noqualifications are necessary, apart from an ability to pay the fees, which may be quitehigh. Thewords/phrasesinitalicsinthefollowing sentencesallappearinthepassage.Circlethe correctanswer.1.Theactivitiesarehomebased.Theyareorganised.......A.athome B.outdoors C.Inthebasementofthehouse.2.Televisionviewingisbyfarthemostpopularpastime.Thismean.......A.Peoplehavetogoveryfartowatchtelevision.B.televisionviewingismuchmorepopularthananyotherpastime.C.televisionviewingisaspopularasotherpastime.3.Therearemanydifferentcoursesonoffer.Thismeans.......A.therearemanydifferentcoursesontelevision.B.therearemanydifferentcoursestobetaken.C.therearemanydifferentcoursesthatteachpeopletomakeoffers. Thewords/phrasesinitalicsinthefollowing sentencesallappearinthepassage.Circlethe correctanswer.4.Besideswatchingtelevision,peoplehaveotherpursuits.Thismeans........A.besideswatchingtelevision,peoplehaveotherleisureactivities.B.besideswatchingtelevision,peoplehavetowork.C.besideswatchingtelevision,peopledon’tenjoyanythingelse.5.Spectatorsportsare..............A.sportspeopletakepartinB.sportspeopleoftenwatchC.beautifulsports.6.Entryqualificationsare...........A.necessaryconditionsforbeingadmittedtothecourse.B.abilitytopaythefees.C.entryexaminations. Answer the questions “All work ...