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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:/

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.

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

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 watercolour 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.
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9. Children often (use) a computer for school work.

10. Mike (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.
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.
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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.
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.

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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?
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.

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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.
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,

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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.
6. Playing sports is not a hobby.
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/?

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

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

→ My father enjoys
8. Why don‟t we go swimming this afternoon?
→ What about

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