B1-B2

Unit Three
Lesson 1A

Recreation
Overview B1-B2
Pronunciation-giving information clearly
Lexis-leisure and recreation, defining topic
In this lesson you are going to talk
related words, reporting phrases
about free time and recreation
Constructions-adverbials as questionnaire
activities.
items, e.g. very rarely, quite often etc.
Sentence grammar-present simple to
describe regular activities
Discourse-a verbal report on information you
You’ll work on these areas of language;
have gathered from survey questions
Functions-information gathering

Speaking-asking survey questions

You’ll focus on these skills today;
Listening-understanding responses to pre-
formulated questions
Reading-a report from a blog
Writing-taking notes which can be used as
the basis for a verbal report

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

Objectives

Say how you feel about your free time and the
recreational activities and pastimes you pursue.

Review and extend vocabulary you can use to

talk about leisure activities.

Discuss what it takes to become good at different

leisure activities.
Language review Read this description of a city.
Read these extracts from texts written Situated at the confluence of two great rivers, Recife, in
to attract tourists to different places. north-eastern Brazil, is considered by many of its four
million inhabitants to be the jewel of the state of
Chennai’s
Chennai’s amazingly
amazingly diverse
diverse neighborhoods
neighborhoods givegive you
you an
an
Pernambuco. Not only is Recife widely acknowledged as
enticingly
enticingly close-up
close-up flavor
flavor of
of South
South India.
India. Explore
Explore tradition
tradition at
at
a cultural and educational centre of importance, its
aa leisurely
leisurely pace
pace oror stop
stop off
off for
for an
an afternoon’s
afternoon’s shopping
shopping at at
proximity to rainforests and many fabulously relaxing
the
the many
many surprisingly
surprisingly upmarket
upmarket boutiques.
boutiques. AA real
real mix
mix of
of
beaches make it a true magnet for tourism. The city is
styles
styles are
are to
to be
be found
found here
here by by the
the discerning
discerning traveler.
traveler.
also a financial and business centre boasting a diverse
Globally
Globally renowned
renowned for for its
its panoramic
panoramic viewsviews and
and amazing
amazing range of industries, including a high concentration of hi-
cableway,
cableway, RioRio de
de Janeiro’s
Janeiro’s iconic
iconic Sugar
Sugar Loaf
Loaf Mountain
Mountain isis aa tech companies. Celebrations are held year round but
must
must for
for visitors
visitors to
to Brazil’s
Brazil’s truly
truly ‘marvellous
‘marvellous city’.
city’. From
From its
its preparation for Carnival starts in December and groups
summit
summit you’ll
you’ll view
view lushly
lushly forested
forested hillsides,
hillsides, refreshingly
refreshingly of musicians can be seen practicing on the streets from
clear
clear coastal
coastal waters,
waters, and
and superbly
superbly enticing
enticing beaches,
beaches, as as this month onwards.
well
well as
as uniquely
uniquely awe-inspiring
awe-inspiring cityscapes
cityscapes atat your
your feet.
feet.
Grand
Grand Cayman
Cayman in in the
the western
western Caribbean
Caribbean for for most
most people
people Work with a partner.
brings
brings to
to mind
mind prohibitively
prohibitively expensive
expensive shops,
shops, global
global Plan and write a
finances
finances and
and cocktails
cocktails overlooking
overlooking the
the white
white sands
sands ofof similar description
Seven
Seven Mile
Mile Beach.
Beach. Head
Head east
east and
and you’ll
you’ll find
find aa completely
completely
about a city or region
different
different side
side to
to the
the island.
island. Here
Here you’ll
you’ll escape
escape the the crowds
crowds
and
and experience
experience maritime
maritime natural
natural wonders
wonders first
first hand.
hand. you know.
Work with a partner.* Show your description to the other
Find examples of these patterns. students in your class.
adjective
adjective ++ noun,
noun, e.g.
e.g. diverse
diverse neighborhoods
neighborhoods Comment on the texts you read.
adverb
adverb ++ adjective,
adjective, e.g.
e.g. amazingly
amazingly diverse
diverse *See last slide for suggestions.
Before you start Recreation Read this definition from an
online learner dictionary.
Which of these comments comes closest
recreation noun (C or U)
to describing how you feel? /rek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/
I’ve rarely got time to do the things I like doing for leisure. Enjoyment
Ways of enjoying yourself when
I have to spend a lot my free time looking after my
you are not studying or working.
brothers and sisters. I don’t get to spend more than a few
Daniel’s only form of recreation
hours a week on my personal interests.
seems to be playing on his games
My leisure pursuits are very console.
important to me. I work hard at
school but I feel that a balance Work with a partner.
between work and play is crucial Write a similar definition for one
for your well-being.
of these nouns. amusement
I need time for relaxation and
leisure
socializing. I like to spend time Work as a class.
with my friends. We don’t really activity
Share your definitions. pursuit
do much but I feel better. It helps
me to be with them. pastime
Work out some interest
I have a hobby which takes up a game
lot of my free time. It takes a lot of differences in meaning
hobby
dedication to be good at it. between the items in relaxation
Tell the class some of the list.* fun
your ideas about free Which words are near synonyms?
time and recreation. Which one’s are distinctly different from the others?
*See last slide for suggestions. How?
 Task preparation Leisure activities
Work with a partner. Work with your partner.
List all of the words and phrases you can Decide which of these words can
in each of these categories. go with the headings from the lists
Team games Hobbies Activities Interests you made earlier.*
basketball photography reading dinosaurs Give examples.
Exchange your notes with another pair. main Example
Example
Add any items you think they missed to preferred
favorite Basketball is one of the main games
their lists. played in schools. It’s the preferred
popular
Work as a group. fashionable sport for some teenagers and our
Talk about these ideas. well-liked favorite activity.
Choose five or six items from your lists of interest to at least Check your ideas
two members of your group. as a class.
Say why you chose these activities.
Talk about these
Decide where the activities are usually done.
Say how much time is required to be good at them and whether issues.*
it is necessary to be expert at them to enjoy them. The relative formality of the
Report your ideas to the class. Example
Example words in the list.
Contexts in which they
We chose ‘dinosaurs’…two of our group are might be used.
interested in them. They find out information online… If they are more likely to be
in libraries… at museums. It takes time to know a lot written or spoken.
about dinosaurs but anyone can be interested…you
don’t need to be an expert. *See last slide for collocations.
B1-B2 Unit Three Lesson 1A

Today you…
read and discussed some comments made by young people about recreation
and leisure.

explored finer meanings of different words used to talk generally about what
people do in their free time.

HOMEWORK IDEA
Start a section in your vocabulary notes and note down new or interesting lexis from
today’s lesson.
Suggested answers BEFORE YOU START
amusement (U) being entertained or finding something funny
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE REVIEW
REVIEW BUT (C) activities you can take part in e.g. at an amusement park
Chennai
Chennai such as Disneyworld.
diverse
diverse neighborhoods
neighborhoods -- aa leisurely
leisurely pace
pace -- upmarket
upmarket boutiques
boutiques -- aa leisure (U) - the time you are not working
real
real mix
mix -- the
the discerning
discerning traveler
traveler (Adj
(Adj ++ n)
n) activity (C) - organized things you can do for leisure or at school
or work
amazingly
amazingly diverse
diverse -- enticingly
enticingly close-up
close-up -- surprisingly
surprisingly upmarket
upmarket (Adv
(Adv pursuit (U) - something you do which you take quite seriously
++ Adj)
Adj) pastime (C) - something you do when not at school or studying
and which you enjoy
Rio
Rio de
de Janeiro
Janeiro interest (C) - something you enjoy studying, an activity you are
panoramic
panoramic views
views -- iconic
iconic Sugar
Sugar Loaf
Loaf Mountain
Mountain -- aa marvelous
marvelous citycity -- enthusiastic about and want to learn more about
forested
forested hillsides
hillsides -- clear
clear coastal
coastal waters
waters -- alluring
alluring beaches
beaches -- game (C) - an activity or sport which usually has a set of rules to
globally
globally renowned
renowned -- truly
truly marvelous
marvelous -- lushly
lushly forested
forested -- awe-
awe- be followed
inspiring
inspiring cityscapes
cityscapes (Adj(Adj ++ n)
n) hobby (C) - a regular activity or interest carried out when you’re
not studying or working
refreshingly
refreshingly clear
clear -- superbly
superbly alluring
alluring -- uniquely
uniquely awe-inspiring
awe-inspiring (Adv
(Adv ++ relaxation (U) - activities which make you feel less stressed and
Adj)
Adj) more comfortable
fun (U) - something that gives you enjoyment and which doesn’t
Grand
Grand Cayman
Cayman involve responsibilities, or is not particularly serious
Grand
Grand Cayman
Cayman -- western
western Caribbean
Caribbean -- expensive
expensive shops
shops –– global
global
TASK PREPARATION - COLLOCATIONS
finances
finances -- aa different
different side
side -- maritime
maritime natural
natural wonders
wonders (Adj
(Adj ++
main activities / interests
n)
n)
preferred team games / activities
favorite team games / activities
prohibitively
prohibitively expensive
expensive -- completely
completely different
different (Adv
(Adv ++ Adj)
Adj)
popular team games / hobbies / activities / interests
fashionable team games / hobbies / activities / interests
well-liked team games / hobbies / activities
Register - main and preferred seem to have a more formal tone
whereas well-liked, popular and fashionable might be construed
as more neutral. Favorite is probably least formal.
B1-B2 Unit Three Lesson 1A Other useful items include mainstream, trendy, all the rage, etc.