Unit 14. Recreation

campgrounds /kamp graundz /


wilderness /’wildənəs/(n)


waterfalls /’wo:təfo:lz/


dirt bike / də:t baik/


trash

trash /traʃ/


A giant tree
giant trees / ’gaiənt tri:z /


depressed / di'prest/
 chán nản, thất vọng, ngã lòng;
buồn phiền, phiền muộn
 After failing the exam,
John looked depressed

solitude /’solitju:d /
Nơi vắng vẻ, nơi tĩnh mịch


campgrounds
wilderness
waterfalls
dirt bike
trash
giant trees
depressed
solitude


Task 1
Three students are talking
about how they would like to
spend their holiday. Listen and
decide whether the statements
are true (T) or false (F).


Task 1

1. Anna doesn’t like summer weather.
2. Anna usually spends two weeks
in a national park every summer.
3. Terry hasused
never
to been

go to the
mountains or the desert in summer.
4. Terry is attracted to the beauty
of nature.
5. Mary likes the solitude of the
wilderness. (she doesn’t like it)
6. Mary enjoys the comfortable life
in the cities.

T
T
F
T
F
T


Task 2. Answer the questions.
1. What activities do Anna and her friends
enjoy doing most in the national park?
2. Where can they sleep?
3. According to Terry, why aren’t the natural
places as beautiful as they used to be?
4. What does Terry think is also very
important to the world?
5. Where does Mary spend most of her
summer holidays?
6. Why doesn’t Mary like camping?

1.What activities do Anna and her
friends enjoy doing most in the
national park?
They enjoy riding their dirt bike in the
desert, taking showers in waterfalls
and swimming in lakes and rivers.
2. Where can they sleep?
They sleep in sleeping bags or tents.


3. According to Terry, why aren’t the
natural places as beautiful as they used
to be?
 Because more and more people are
going to these places. They leave trash
in the forests, and take rocks and
plants with them.
4. What does Terry think is also very
important to the world?
 He thinks nature is also important in
the world.


5. Where does Mary spend most of her
summer holidays?
 Mary spends most of her summer
holidays in cities.
6. Why doesn’t Mary like camping?
 She can’t put up an umbrella tent in
the wind or make a fire in the rain or

carry a heavy backpack.


Use the suggestions to talk about
advantages of a camping holiday.
 to enjoy natural spectacular scenery.
 to have a lot of fresh air.
 to have a lot of outdoor activities.
 to become more active
 to close to wilderness


• Prepare writing lesson
(write about a camping holiday)



X

2
Lucky
number!


They want to
_____
chat with each other
They like chatting
______ in their free time.

cook
She is a good ____.
cooking
She enjoys ______.


They love playing
_____ sports.
They like playing
_____ sports
in their free time.