Module 6 - Time Off

MODULE 6 TIME OFF Teacher in charge: Nguyen Kim Thanh SOME LEISURE ACTIVITIES 1. Do you want to play sports or just watch them? 2. What’s your favorite sport? How often do you play it? 3. Which sports are popular in Vietnam? 4. Name some dangerous sports. Horse racing Cycling Fencing Gymnastics Pole vaulting Javelin High jump Long jump Hurdling Clubbing Skiing Archery Rollerblading Skateboarding Scuba-diving Snorkelling Abseiling/Rappelling Mountain biking Weightlifting Bodybuilding Paragliding Hang-gliding Skydiving Bungee jumping Surfing Windsurfing Bodyboarding White-water rafting Waterskiing Yoga Taichi 1. Which aforementioned activities interest you most? Why? 2. Give some positive and negative effects of the activities you choose Speaking task HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 1. I’m going to walk for more than half an hour today. 2. I’d like to spend my next holiday lying on a beach doing nothing. 3. I’d rather play sport than watch it. 4. I’m not planning to get up before ten tomorrow. 5. I’m going to play an outdoor sport this weekend. 6. I’d like to spend more time in bed than I normally do. 7. In a strange city, I’d rather go sightseeing than stay in my hotel room. 8. I’d rather take the lift than walk up a flight of stairs. 9. I’m planning to go skiing or surfing sometime this year. 10. I’m going to spend most of this evening in front of a TV/computer screen. 11. I’d like to go on a cycling holiday or climb a mountain one day. 12. I’m planning to buy a more comfortable sofa when I have enough money. RESULT Pink sentences = Live wire  Healthy Lifestyle Blue sentences = Couch Potato  Unhealthy Lifestyle PARADISE HOLIDAY OR NIGHTMARE HOLIDAY How can you define a paradise holiday and a nightmare holiday? Suggested ideas: - season - destination weather sightseeing food - local people - accommodation - scenery/landscape - nightlife - shops - travelling companions Work in groups of four. Plan you own paradise holiday and present it in front of the class.