UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES

A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words in the correct column depending on the spelling of the letter(s) in bold.
occasion, world, girl, answer, heard, mother, birth, around, neighbour, work, early, upon,
parent, learn, expert, singer, nature, sunburn, collect, shirt, monopoly, hurt, carrot, doctor,
word, dirty
/ə/ /з:/
___________________________________ ___________________________________
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II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. pottery b. flower c. silent d. service
2. a. girl b. expert c. open d. burn
3. a. sentence b. world c. picture d. dangerous
4. a. surfing b. collect c. concert d. melody
5. a. worst b. learn c. control d. dessert
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Look at the pictures and name the activities.

mountain climbing horse-riding bird-watching making pottery

making models carving wood arranging flowers playing board games

1. _______________ 2.________________ 3.________________ 4.________________

_
5. _______________ 6.________________ 7.________________ 8.________________

II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

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 photos fishing eggshells music
gardening painting model cars swimming

1. She usually goes _____________ with her friends in the pool near her school.
2. Sarah likes _____________. She plants lots of flowers and vegetables in her home garden.
3. Every weekend, I go _____________ in my uncle’s boat, or just off the shoreline.
4. In later years, he took up _____________ as a hobby. He drew water colour landscapes.
5. My hobby is listening to _____________. It can help relax my mind.
6. I have recently started a new hobby – collecting _____________.
7. Most people take _____________ and post them on their social networking accounts.
8. Carving _____________ is a great hobby that can make you happier.
III. Put the words into the correct column.

skating camping football swimming stamps badges

gymnastics chess gardening books cartoons crossword
sports judo aerobics jogging dolls board games
coins films tennis television cycling game shows

PLAY:
______________________________________________________________________________
GO:
______________________________________________________________________________
DO:
______________________________________________________________________________
COLLECT:
______________________________________________________________________________
WATCH:
______________________________________________________________________________
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.
1. I _____________ (not visit) my parents very often.
2. ____________________ (Mai/ go) to school every day? ~ No, she (go) _____________ to
school from Monday to Friday.
3. The teachers at our school _____________ (give) us lots of homework.
4. My brother _____________ (play) tennis, but he _____________ (not like) it.
5. How often _____________ (they/ go) jogging?
6. We (not study) _____________ chemistry because it _____________ (be) difficult.
7. _____________ (your parents/ watch) TV every night?
8. Mark’s class _____________ (do) sport on Monday and Wednesday.
9. Children often _____________ (use) a computer for school work.
10. Mike _____________ (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.
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V. Complete the following sentences with will or won’t and a verb from the box.

buy phone take invite meet offer live end use chat

1. Wait a minute, please. The concert ______________ soon.

2. When ______________ humans ______________ on the Red Planet?
3. OK. At 5 o’clock we ______________ you outside the shopping centre.
4. They probably ______________me the job. I had a terrible interview.
5. I’m sorry about losing that book. I ______________ you another one next week.
6. ________ you ________ me when you get the news?
7. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ______________ our umbrellas.
8. Turn on your laptop tonight. We ______________ a little bit.
9. I______________ them here again, whatever you say.
10. I think people ______________ CDs in 20 years’ time.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Future Simple.
1. I ______________ (listen) to music in my free time.
2. It often (rain) ______________ in the summer.
3. Do you think that he ______________ (recognise) me?
4. We ______________ (not want) to see that film because it looks boring.
5. What time __________ the film __________ (begin)?
6. I promise that I ______________ (not be) late for school again.
7. Simon usually ______________ (do) his homework and ______________ (watch) TV at the
same time.
8. The students ______________ (plant) some flowers in the schoolyard tomorrow.
9. Nam and Vinh______________ (play) volleyball three times a week.
10. The train ______________ (leave) at 6 o’clock in the morning.
VII. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the verbs in the box.

tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go

1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening?

2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend.
3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends.
4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV.
5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often.
6. Do you like _____________ pottery?
7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day.
8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books.
9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain.
10. They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach.

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VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Would you mind _____________ (watch) my bag for a few minutes?
2. I enjoy _____________ (listen) to music while I’m doing the cooking.
3. He wants _____________ (buy) a new computer game.
4. I’d like _____________ (speak) to Mr Davis, please. Is he there?
5. Please avoid _____________ (make) silly mistakes in this exercise.
6. The children would love _____________ (eat) French fries.
7. She really loves _____________ (work) with children.
8. We tried _____________ (call) you but your mobile was off.
9. They intend _____________ (build) houses on the school playing fields.
10. I can’t stand _____________ (do) the washing up.
IX. Choose the correct verb form or tense.
1. I’m told you are ill. I hope you ________ better again.
a. will feel b. feel c. are feeling d. don’t feel
2. We were getting tired, so we stopped ________ lunch.
a. have b. having c. to have d. for having
3. ______ you ______ to school every morning?
a. Does ... walk b. Do ... walk c. Will... walk D. Are ... walking
4. He enjoys ________ cycling at the weekend.
a. to go b. going c. goes d. go
5. You needn’t wear your coat. It ________ cold today.
a. will be b. won’t be c. doesn’t be d. is
6. We ________ swimming because it’s fun and good exercise.
a. like b. are liking c. will like d. liked
7. My grandparents don’t like ________ in the city because it’s noisy and crowded.
a. live b. lived c. living d. to living
8. Fire needs oxygen to burn. It ________ without oxygen.
a. burn b. burns c. don’t burn d. doesn’t burn
9. How much time do you spend ________ the Internet per day?
a. surf b. to surf c. surfing d. to be surfing
10. I don’t mind ________ a DVD, but I prefer ________ to the cinema.
a. to watch - to go b. watching – go c. to watch – going d. watching – to go
X. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Hi, everyone. Welcome ________ my house!
2. Is there anything good ________ television tonight?
3. What do you like doing ________ your free time?
4. He takes photographs ________ a hobby.
5. Will you take ________ making pottery in the future?

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6. He is interested ________ collecting toy cars. It’s his favourite hobby.
7. ________ weekends, we usually go fishing in the river.
8. My cousin always gives me gifts ________ special occasions.

C. SPEAKING
I. Write questions for the underlined parts.
1. A:____________________________________________
B: My hobby is photography.
2. A: ___________________________________________
B: I started my hobby five years ago.
3. A: ___________________________________________
B: I enjoy my hobby because I think it’s creative.
4. A: ___________________________________________
B: I spend two hours a day on my hobby.
5. A: ___________________________________________
B: Jim usually plays volleyball in his free time.
6. A: ___________________________________________
B: He plays volleyball three times a week.
7. A: ___________________________________________
B: He often plays volleyball at the court near his school.
8. A: ___________________________________________
B: He likes to play volleyball with his friends.
II. Put the dialogue into the correct order.
___ Thanks. What else do you do in your free time?
___ I like basketball, too. Shall we play together this Saturday morning?
___ I really like painting.
___ Yeah, what kinds of hobby do you have?
_1_ Hey there!
___ I’m going to the judo club.
___ Oh, that’s really cool!
___ Hey, what are you going?
___ How creative you are!
___ I also swim and play basketball.
___ You do judo?
___ Sounds great!
___ Yeah, I’m a black belt of judo.
SPEAKING: Choose the best option:
1. What's your hobby?
A. I love making pottery. B. I don't like playing Monopoly.
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C. My hobby is skating. D. Both A & C are correct.
2. When did you start your hobby?
A. I do gymnastics at school. B. I cycled a lot. C. Two months ago. D. None are
correct.
3. Is your hobby easy or difficult?
A. No, it isn't. B. I think it's very easy. C. I found it three years ago. D. All
are correct.
4. Why do you think your hobby is difficult?
A. Because I have to practice a lot to do it well. B. Because it can help me keep fit.
C. Because it's useful. D. All are correct.
5. Is your hobby useful? Why?
A. Yes, it is. It helps me relax and keep fit. B. No, it's very difficult because it needs
patience.
C. Yes. I learn a lot from him. D. Yes. It's very beautiful.
6. Will you continue your hobby in the future?
A. Yes, it will. B. Yes, I will. It's good for my health.
C. No, I won't. It takes me lots of time. D. Both B & C are correct.
D. READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

kinds classify books near

name collection clean immediately

Collecting (1) ____________ is my favourite hobby. I started my hobby five years ago.
Thefirst item in my (2) ____________ is a book about Doraemon. And now I have a lot of books
of all (3) ____________ comics, children’s, history, science, detective, adventure, etc.
Whenever I find an interesting book I buy it (4) ____________. I usually buy books in the
bookstores (5) ____________ my school and my house. Sometimes my relatives and my friends
give me books as a gift. I (6) ____________ my books into different categories and put each
category in one corner of my bookshelf with a (7) ____________ tag on it. It takes all my free
time to keep everything (8) ____________ and dusted. It keeps me amused for hours, too.
II. Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false
(F).
Our life would be hard without rest and recreation. And people have many different ideas of
how to spend their free time. If you enjoy doing a thing or activity in your free time, then you
have a hobby. A hobby is an activity, interest, enthusiasm, or pastime that is undertaken for
pleasure or relaxation, done during one’s own time. A person’s hobbies depend on his age,
character and personal interests. An interesting thing to one person can be boring to another.
That’s why some people prefer reading, cooking, knitting, collecting, playing a musical
instrument, photography or playing computer games while others prefer dancing, travelling,
camping or sports.
1. A hobby is anything that you enjoy doing in your free time.
2. Different people have the same hobbies.
3. A hobby can provide us with relaxation.
4. Your hobby may be changed as you get older.
5. One person’s hobby may be a boring thing to another person.
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6. Playing sports is not a hobby.
LISTENING : Task 1: Choose the correct answers for the following questions.-E123
1. What does Trang think about making pottery?
A. It is difficult. B. It is interesting. C. It is creative. D. All are
correct.
2. What is Trang's favorite hobby?
A. making pottery B. making paper dolls C. designing clothes D.
Both A & B.
3. What is True about Trang?
A. She started her hobby three years ago. B. She makes paper dolls in her free
time.
C. She gave a paper doll to her aunt three years ago. D. Both A & B are correct.
4. Who shares the hobby with Trang?
A. her aunt B. her mother C. her sister D. her close friend
5. What does Trang think about designing clothes for dolls?
A. She finds it difficult. B. She finds it easy. C. She finds it creative. D. She finds it
interesting.
6. What does Trang want to do in the future?
A. She wants to become a designer. B. She wants to become a teacher.
C. Both A & B. D. None are correct.
B. Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given.
1. ____________ Trang is the first student to talk about her hobby in the program.
2. ____________Trang's aunt went to Germany three years ago.
3. ____________Trang and her sister have some similar paper dolls.
4. ____________Trang thinks making paper dolls is not difficult at all.
5. ____________Trang draws the clothes on cardboard and cut them out to put them on the
dolls.
6. ____________Trang's sister sometimes helps her design clothes for her dolls.
E. WRITING
I. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. hobby/ you/ have/ any / do/?

2. his/ do/ what/ your/ brother/ free/ does/ in/ time/?

3. he/ summer/ in/ climbing/ goes/ mountain/ the/ usually/.

4. friends/ monopoly/ enjoy/ I/ with/ playing/ my/?

5. it/ boring/ because/ finds/ time/ models/ Jim/ takes/ lots of/ making/.

6. you/ up/ will/ ice-skating/ future/ in/ take/ the/?

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. What is your hobby?
→ What hobby

2. We all find painting interesting because it’s a creative activity.

→ We all think

3. His hobby is collecting toy cars.

→ He collects

4. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.

→ You don’t

5. When did you start your hobby?

→ How long

6. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.

→ I spent

7. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.

→ My father enjoys

8. Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?

→ What about

III. HOW TO WRITE ABOUT ONE'S HOBBY- E123

 Nga/ my/ younger sister.
 She/ enjoy/ read/ books.
 She/ start/ the hobby/ when/ she/ 6.
 Our brother/ share/ the hobby/ her.
 Both/ them/ spend/ all/ pocket money/ buy/ books.
 She/ sometimes/ library/ borrow/ books.
 She/ think/ read books/ interesting/ useful.
 It/ develop/ her imagination/ widen/ her knowledge.
 She/ hope/ have/ her/ own/ book/ future.
IV. Viết một đoạn văn miêu tả sở thích của một người mà em biết.
1. Who is he/ she?
2. What’s his/ her hobby?
3. When did he/ she start the hobby?
4. Who does he/ she share it with?
5. What does he/ she do to do this hobby?
6. How does he/ she feel about the hobby?
7. Does he/ she intend to continue his/ her hobby in the future?
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 TEST FOR UNIT 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. exciting b. excellent c. experience d. expensive
2. a. hobby b. cycle c. bye d. why
3. a. pottery b. collect c. melody d. monopoly
4. a. heard b. bird c. world d. picture
5. a. bird-watching b. children c. school d. challenge
II. Match the word(s) in A with the rest in B to make a complete sentence.
A B
1. Model making a. is actually a part of the craft of decorating eggs.
2. Eggshell carving b. needs a pattern, a needle and threads.
3. Reading c. is the process of cutting a piece of wood to make decorative objects.
4. Sewing d. means making very small replicas of real objects.
5. Woodcarving e. is the sport or activity of climbing mountains.
6. Mountaineering f. develops your imagination and widens your knowledge.
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1. My father can make beautiful pieces of art ________ empty eggshells.
a. of b. from c. in d. into
2. Why don’t you take ________ a new hobby?
a. up b. in c. over d. after
3. Collecting cars is a(n) ________ hobby. It costs a lot of money.
a. interesting b. cheap c. expensive d. unusual
4. More people are ________ birds today than ever before.
a. seeing b. looking c. hearing d. watching
5. Do you enjoy ________ board games?
a. play b. to play c. playing d. played
6. Be careful not to drop it; it’s very ________.
a. unique b. fragile c. difficult d. unusual
7. Sam and I ________ the same hobby. We both like playing computer games.
a. share b. play c. do d. work
8. I hope he’ll teach me ________ to do eggshell carving.
a. what b. where c. how d. when
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9. ________ have you had your hobby? ~ For three years.
a. How much b. How long c. How often d. When
10. ‘I think model making is an expensive hobby.’ ‘________ it’s incredibly cheap.’
a. You’re right b. Certainly c. No matter d. Not at all
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb play, go, do or collect.
1. He ________ tennis with his father every Sunday.
2. We ________ camping in Dam Sen Park next Saturday.
3. ________ you ________ coins some day in the future?
4. Do you want ________ a jigsaw puzzle with me?
5. I enjoy________ cycling at the weekend.
6. My uncle ________ karate when he was young.
7. The children ________ volleyball on the beach at the moment.
8. When I’m waiting for the train, I usually ________ crosswords.
9. She dislikes ________ chess because she finds it boring.
10. I ________ books since I was ten years old.
V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Rossie has a large ______________ (collect)of dolls.
2. A______________ is someone who enjoys watching birds. (birdwatch)
3. My sister’s hobby is ______________.She took a lot of nice photos. (photo)
4. I find woodcarving ______________ because it’s a creative activity. (interest)
5. ______________ eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends. (carve)
6. A hobby is an ______________ that you do for pleasure. (act)
7. I think collecting glass bottles is ______________. (usual)
8. Susan is very ______________ and she paints very well. (create)
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
1. Nam is my classmates. He watches TV every night.

2. I think collecting stamps are interesting.

3. My dad cooks very good. He loves preparing meals for our family.

4. I enjoy to ride my bike to school.

5. We usually go in a small lake out of the city at weekends.

6. Do you still play football next year?

7. We like doing fishing because it is relaxing.

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8. Do you think bird-watching interesting?

VII. Match the questions with the answer.

1. Will you go swimming tomorrow?
2. Does your mother like watching films on
TV?
3. What do you think about windsurfing?
4. Will you take up carving eggshells someday?
5. Why do you find making models boring?
6. What are your hobbies?
7. When did your brother start painting?
8. Does she have any difficult hobby?
a. I think it is dangerous.
b. Nope, I have another plan.
c. Maybe. I find it really interesting.
d. Yes, she enjoys mountain biking.
e. No, she loves going to the cinema.
f. About three years ago.
g. Because it takes too much time.
h. Swimming and playing chess.

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VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Many people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t
cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.
There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques
developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such
as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique.
Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5)
_______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the
recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.
1. a. enjoy b. decide c. want d. learn
2. a. must b. should c. can d.will
3. a. wrapped b. folded c. torn d.taken
4. a. making b. doing c. changing d. receiving
5. a. handmake b. handmaking c. handmade d. making hand
6. a. in b. on c. over d. about
IX. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
My name’s Susan. I have two favourite hobbies. My first hobby is reading. I started to do it
when I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. I enjoy
reading because it can make me relaxed and calm. Moreover, it can give me an imagination, so I
can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in
the world, too.
My second hobby is gardening. I have made a small garden and planted many beds of
flowers. In the spring season, my garden is full of beautiful flowers. I have a separate plot for
vegetables – carrots, potatoes, etc. In the evening, I water the plants and remove the weeds. I
love sitting in my garden and reading my books. It is very pleasant to be there!
1. What are Susan’s hobbies?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. When did she start reading?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. How did she feel when she first read a book?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Why does she enjoy reading?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. What has she planted in her garden?
___________________________________________________________________________

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6. When does she water plants?
___________________________________________________________________________
X. Write sentences, using the cues given.
1. I/ enjoy/ play / sports/ because/ it/ good/ health
___________________________________________________________________________
2. your children/ go/ camp/every summer holiday?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. I/ think/ photography/ can/ expensive hobby
___________________________________________________________________________
4. my cousin/ give/ me/ book/ gift/ next birthday
___________________________________________________________________________
5. he/ find/ mountain climbing/ dangerous/ so/ he/ not take/ it
___________________________________________________________________________
6. I/ hope/ the future/ he/ teach/ me/ how/ do/ eggshell carving

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