UNIT 1. MY HOBBIES
A. VOCABULARY
1. Vocabularies
No.

Word

Part of
speech

Pronunciation

Meaning

1

Amazing = wonderful

adj

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ = /ˈwʌndərfl/ Tuyệt vời

2

Bird-watching

v

/bɜːd-ˈwɒʧɪŋ/

Ngắm chim

3

Board game

n

/bɔːd geɪmz/

Trò chơi trên bàn cờ

4

Bored (with)

adj

/bɔːd (wɪð)/

Chán (cái gì)

5

Cost

v

/kɒst/

Tốn (tiền), có giá

6

Clay

n

/kleɪ/

Đất sét

7

Display

v, n

/dɪ'spleɪ/

Trưng bày; sự trưng bày

8

Defeat

v

/dɪ'fi:t/

Đánh bại

9

Expensive = costly

adj, adj

/ɪk'spensɪv/ = /kɒstlɪ/

Đắt

10

Eggshell

n

/'egʃel/

Vỏ trứng

11

Empty

adj

/'emptɪ/

Trống,rỗng

12

Fragile

adj

/ˈfrædʒl/

Dễ vỡ

13

Foreign

adj

/ˈfɔːrən/

Nước ngoài

14

Foreigner

n

/ˈfɔːrənər/

Người nước ngoài

15

Gift = present

n

/gift/ = /'preznt/

Món quà

16

Game (against)

n

/geɪm ə'geɪnst/

Trận đấu (để đấu lại ai)

17

Good (at)

adj

/gʊd ət/

Giỏi(về)

18

Bad (at)

adj

/bæd ət/

Tệ (về)

19

Hobby

n

/ˈhɒbi/

Sở thích

20

Lyric

n

/'lɪrɪk/

Lời bài hát

21

Melody

n

/'melədi/

Giai điệu

22

Model

n

/'mɒdl/

Mô hình

Occasion

n

/əˈkeɪʒn/

Dịp

Special occasions

n

/'speʃl əˈkeɪʒn/

Các dịp đặc biệt

24

Opponent

n

/ə'pəʊnənt/

Đối thủ

25

Pottery

n

/'pɒtərɪ/

Đồ gốm

23

Một tác phẩm nghệ thuật,
26

A piece of (art, advice, n

/pi:s/

news, information,...)

lời khuyên, mẩu thông tin,
mẩu tin...

27

Pursue

v

/pər'su:/

28

Popular (with)

adj

/'pɒpjələr/

Professional

adj

/prə'feʃənl/

Chuyên nghiệp

Amateur

adj

/'æmətər/

Nghiệp dư

30

Receive

v

/rɪ'si:v/

Nhận

31

Rhythm

n

/' rɪðəm/

Nhịp, âm tiết

32

Save = protect

v

/seɪv/ = /prə'tekt/

Bảo vệ

33

Sew

v

/səʊ/

May vá

34

Surf (the Internet)

v

/sɜːrf/

Lướt (mạng)

35

unique

adj

/ju:ni:k/

Độc đáo

29

2. Collocations

Theo đuổi
Phổ biến (với), được ưa
chuộng bởi

No.

Phrasal verb

Meaning

1

Be in the habit of sth

Có sở thích, thói quen làm gì

2

Divide sth into sth

Chia cái gì thành

3

Help sb with sth

Giúp ai việc gi

Help sb + V

Giúp ai làm gì

4

Learn about sth

Học hỏi điều gì

5

Make sb + V

Khiến ai làm gì

Make sb + be + adj

Khiến ai như thế nào

6

Participate in = Take part in
= Join

Tham gia

7

Pursue/ maintain a hobby

Theo đuổi, duy trì sở thích

8

Sew sth for sb

May đồ (trang phục) cho ai

9

Share sth with sb

Chia sẻ cái gì với ai

10

Take up

Bắt đầu sở thích nào đó

3. Word form
No.
1

2

Word

Part of speech

Meaning

Compete

v

Tranh đấu, cạnh tranh

Competition

n

Cuộc thi

Competitor

n

Đối thủ, người tham gia

Competitive

adj

Đầy cạnh tranh

Decorate

v

Trang trí

Decoration

n

Việc trang trí, đồ trang trí

Decorator

n

Người trang trí

3

4

5

6

Interest

v, n

Làm cho ai thích, Sở thích

Interesting

adj

Gây thú vị

Interested

adj

Thấy thú vị

Please

v

Làm hài lòng

Pleased

adj

Hài lòng

Pleasure

n

Niềm vui

Help

n, v

Sự giúp đỡ, giúp đỡ

Helpful

adj

Hay giúp đỡ, hữu ích

Helpless

adj

Vô dụng

adj

Kiên nhẫn >< Mất kiên nhẫn

Patient

><

Impatient
Patience

><

Impatience

n

Sự kiên nhẫn >< Sự thiếu kiên nhẫn

B. PRONUNCIATION
/ə/
Categories

Nguyên âm đơn dài

/ɜː/
Nguyên âm đơn dài

(Phân loại âm)
How to pronounce
(Cách phát âm)

- Giống âm “ơ” của tiếng Việt - Âm “ơ” dài phát âm như âm “ơ”
nhưng phát âm rất ngắn và nhẹ.
ngắn rồi cong lưỡi lên, âm phát trong
khoang miệng.
- Môi hơi mở rộng, lưỡi thả lỏng.
- Môi hơi mở rộng, lưỡi cong lên,
chạm vào vòm miệng trên khi kết thúc
âm.

Letters

- a, o khi không mang trọng âm
- ate

(Dấu hiệu)

- en, em, ent
- il

- ear
- er
- ir

- ur, er khi không mang trọng âm

- or
- ur

Examples

away,
concern,
temperate, learn, her, girl, world, burn
garden,
problem,
excellent,
pencil, future, worker

(ví dụ)

C. GRAMMAR
I. The present simple (Thì hiện tại đơn)
1. Forms (Cấu trúc)
Động từ thường
Câu

Động từ “to be”

S + Vs/es

S + am/ is/ are + N/ adj/ prep

E.g: He watches TV every day.

E.g: My mother is a teacher

Câu

S + do/ does not + V-inf

S + am/ is/ are not + N/ adj/ prep

phủ định

E.g: I don 't like cakes.

E.g: I'm not a student.

Câu

Do/ Does + S + V-inf?

Am/ Is/ Are + S + N/adj/prep?

nghi vấn

(+) Yes, S + do / does.

(+) Yes, S + is / am / are.

(-) No, s + don't / doesn't.

(-) No, S + is / am / are + not.

khẳng định

E.g: Do you like playing chess?

E.g: Are you sure?

- No, I don 't.

- Yes, I am.

2. Use (Cách dùng)
Diễn tả sự thật, chân lý hiển nhiên

E.g: The sun rises in the East.

Diễn tả sở thích, thói quen

E.g: I often get up at six o 'clock.

Diễn tả cảm xúc, cảm giác

E.g: She likes singing.

Diễn tả sự di chuyển có lịch trình

E.g: The plane takes off in 5 minutes.

3. Add s/es to the verbs (Quy tắc thêm đuôi s/es vào sau động từ)
Động từ tận cùng là o, s, x, z, ch, sh, ss 🡪 thêm -es

E.g: wash 🡪 washes

Động từ tận cùng là phụ âm + y, bỏ -y 🡪 thêm -ies

E.g: carry 🡪 carries

Các động từ còn lại 🡪 thêm s

E.g: learn 🡪 learns

Các động từ đặc biệt

E.g: have 🡪 has

4. Spelling rules (Quy tắc phát âm đuôi s/es)
Phát âm là
/s/
Phát âm là
/iz/

Từ có tận cùng là các phụ âm /f/, /t/, /k/, /p/, /ð/
(thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái gh, th, ph, k, f, t, p)

Từ có tận cùng là các âm /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ E.g: boxes /'bɒksiz/
(thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái x, z, s, ss, sh, ch, ce,
ges)

Phát âm là
/z/

E.g: walks /wɔ:ks/

E.g: chickens /'tfikinz/
Các trường hợp còn lại (b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, v, y, ...)

* Lưu ý: cách phát âm phải dựa vào phiên âm quốc tế, không dựa vào cách viết.
5. Time expressions (Dấu hiệu trạng ngữ thời gian)
💧 Every + khoảng thời gian (every day/ week/ month/ year, ...)
💧 Once/ twice/ three times/ four times + a/per + khoảng thời gian (once a day/ week/ month/

year, ...)
💧 In the + buổi trong ngày (in the morning, ...)
💧 Trạng từ chỉ tần suất:
+ Đứng trước động từ chính
E.g: I often play soccer. (Tôi thường chơi hóng đá.)
+ Ngoại lệ: Đứng sau to be (am/ is/ are) trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
E.g: She is always late. (Cô ta cứ đến muộn mãi.)
100%

Always

Luôn luôn, lúc nào cũng, suốt, hoài

90%

Usually

Thường xuyên

80%

Generally

Thông thường, theo lệ

70%

Often

Thường

50%

Sometimes

Thỉnh thoảng

30%

Occasionally

Thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi

10%

Hardly ever

Hầu như, hiếm khi

5%

Rarely

Hiếm khi, ít khi

0%

Never

Không bao giờ

II. Expressing liking & disliking (Diễn đạt sự yêu thích / không yêu thích)
Liking
Adjectives be fond of
be keen on
be interested in
be into
be addicted to
be fascinated by

Disliking
be disgusted with

be crazy about
be mad about
Nouns

Verbs

big fan of

hate for

passion for

hatred for

adore

can't bear

enjoy

can't put up with

fancy

can't stand

like (Ving/ to V)

can't tolerate

love (Ving/ to V)

detest

prefer (Ving/ to V)

dislike

* prefer Ving to Ving

hate (Ving/ to V)
loathe
mind

Examples

- Lucy adores collecting stamps.

- We dislike doing exercises every morning.

- I am keen on playing the violin.

He hates playing table tennis.

D. PRACTICE
I. PRONUNCIATION – PHÁT ÂM
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. rather

B. prefer

C. newspaper

D. computer

2. A. yoga

B. amazing

C. around

D. watch

3. A. learn

B. search

C. heard

D. weather

4. A. truth

B. hurt

C. turn

D. surf

5. A. flows

B. sometimes

C. goes

D. rises

6. A. cooks

B. watches

C. likes

D. starts

7. A. thirty

B. bird

C. fit

D. first

8. A. funny

B. column

C. number

D. but

9. A. work

B. fork

C. short

D. horse

10. A. kites

B. places

C. washes

D. races

Exercise 2. Find the word which has the different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. common

B. lesson

C. create

D. building

2. A. judo

B. yoga

C. hobby

D. enjoy

3. A. computer

B. regular

C. timetable

D. general

4. A. different

B. every

C. performer

D. family

5. A. patient

B. because

C. flower

D. helpful

6. A. experience

B. maturity

C. responsible

D. difficulty

7. A. before

B. happy

C. action

D. weekend

8. A. summer

B. collect

C. model

D. science

9. A. water

B. practice

C. leisure

D. inside

10. A. benefit

B. develop

C. collection

D. together

II. VOCABULARY (TỪ VỰNG)

Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.

1. D_ _ _ H _ _ _ _

2. Y_ _ _

3. J_ _ _

4. S_ _ _ _ _ _G

5. S_ _ _ _ _

6. C_ _ _ _ _G

7. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. G_ _ _ _N_ _ _

9. C _ _ _ B _ _ _ _

10. J_ _ _ _ _ _

11. F_ _ _ _ _ _ _

12. C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _

Exercise 2. Choose the word(s) that doesn't belong to the group.
1. A. like

B. adore

C. love

D. hate

2. A. how

B. often

C. sometimes

D. always

3. A. yoga

B. clever

C. judo

D. swimming

4. A. collect

B. model

C. doll

D. stamp

5. A. build

B. ride

C. building

D. make

6. A. creative

B. patient

C. start

D. fit

7. A. outdoor

B. gardening

C. cooking

D. painting

8. A. hobby

B. interest

C. activity

D. enjoy

9. A. nice

B. well

C. good

D. bad

10. A. hooked

B. love

C. fond

D. interested

Exercise 3. Match the words or phrases on the left with their meaning on the right.
1. hobby

A. a group of things or people

2. amazing

B. the ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas

3. glue

C. happening, used, or existing inside a building

4. creativity

D. a system or a thing used as an example to follow or imitate

5. outdoor

E. the time when you are not working or doing other duties

6. collection

F. an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working

7. model

G. to not like someone or something

8. leisure

H. a sticky substance used for joining things

9. dislike

I. existing, happening, or done outside, rather than inside a building

10. indoor

J. extremely surprising

Your answer:
1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words or phrases from Exercise 3 to complete the
sentences below.
1. Do you know gardening is one of the oldest __________________ activities?
2. I often spend time listening to music during my __________________ time.
3. Her brother enjoys making __________________ cars in his free time.
4. What is your favourite __________________, Tom? - I like horse riding.
5. Table tennis is an __________________ game.
6. A good teacher can encourage children to develop their artistic __________________.
7. He has an __________________ ability to learn new languages.
8. I __________________ watching documentaries because I find them rather boring.
9. My father has a __________________ of old radios.
10. Do we need to buy some more __________________ to make a dollhouse?
Exercise 5. Do the tasks follow.
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each sentence.
1. My mother is interested in doing yoga after work.

A. feels

B. dislikes

C. enjoys

D. hates

2. What do you usually do to keep fit every day?
A. relaxing

B. strong

C. stress

D. stay healthy

3. My family members have different hobbies.
A. cares

B. interests

C. concerns

D. activities

C. second

D. secondly

4. We go camping twice a week.
A. two times

B. two

5. Gardening can help me reduce stress.
A. decrease

B. tired

C. relax

D. tense

Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each sentence.
1. I always go jogging in the evening.
A. often

B. never

C. sometimes

D. seldom

2. My drawing class starts at 5 p.m every Friday.
A. continues

B. originates

C. begins

D. ends

C. bad

D. excellent

3. Are you good at playing football?
A. badly

B. well

4. He has a lot of coins from many countries.
A. a few

B. some

C. a variety of

D. much

C. away

D. in

5. My sister prefers outdoor activities.
A. indoor

B. outside

Exercise 6. Give the correct word form of these words in brackets.
1. Did you join the English Speaking __________________ last week? (compete)
2. I spend time __________________ my room every two months. (decoration)
3. Do you find doing the gardening __________________? (interest)
4. What do you often do for __________________? (pleasing)
5. To carve eggshells, you need to be __________________. (patience)
6. Do some hobbies teach children valuable lessons about __________________? (response)
7. Is James a stamp __________________? (collect)
8. My daughter is so __________________ that she can make a dollhouse very fast. (create)
9. Do you prefer indoor __________________ to outdoor ones? (act)

10. Playing computer games is my __________________ hobby. (favour)
Exercise 7. Match the phrasal verbs on the left with their meaning on the right.
1. habit

A. to force someone to do something
B. to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study,

2. divide

experience, or being taught

3. help

C. to give a part of something to someone else

4. learn

D. to try to achieve something

5. make

E. something that you do often or regularly

6. participate in

F. to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest

7. pursue

G. to make or repair clothes using a needle and thread

8. sew

H. to separate or be separated into parts

9. share

I. to take part in something

10. take up

J. to give assistance or support to (someone)

Your answer:
1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs or collocations from Exercise 7.
(Make any changes to verb form if needed.)
1. Children can __________________ about valuable life skills from gardening.
2. Does your father __________________ his hobby with you?
3. Hobbies are __________________ into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting
things, and learning things.
4. Will you __________________ swimming this summer vacation?
5. My daughter enjoys __________________ dresses for her dolls.
6. Do you usually __________________ your mother with household chores in your free time?
7. Her parents __________________ her play the piano every Sunday morning.
8. My grandparents are in the __________________ of going for a walk every morning.
9. It is very exciting to __________________ a hobby in our spare time.

10. Do you __________________ any sports clubs at school?
Exercise 9. These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word for each sentence.
1. When does the competition take part / take place?
2. My father usually teaches / learns me how to grow and take care of plants and flowers on
Saturday.
3. Does your sister fancy doing / making models?
4. Elena is in the custom / habit of running in the morning.
5. Jane should brake / break her habit of staying up too late.
6. Do you go swimming everyday / every day?
7. Do you enjoy outside / outdoor activities?
8. My children really like swimming specially / especially when it's hot in summer.
9. She feels / fills like going out on Sunday evenings.
10. After work, we go to the gym to keep feet / fit.
Exercise 10. Choose the correct answers.
1. My little brother is interested in __________________ coins.
A. going

B. doing

C. collecting

D. making

2. What do you do __________________ your free time?
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. by

3. Are there any __________________ clubs in Ho Chi Minh City?
A. ride horses

B. horse riding

C. horse ride

D. riding horsing

4. Do you want to __________________ how to sew clothes?
A. study

B. ask

C. teach

D. learn

5. Many women like __________________ yoga because it helps reduce stress and relieve pain.
A. going

B. doing

C. playing

D. making

6. Why do you hate __________________ computer games, Phil?
A. playing

B. taking

C. doing

D.having

7. My father __________________ two hours taking care of plants in the garden every afternoon.
A. takes

B. has

C. spends

D. gives

8. Is she interested __________________ art?
A. at

B. of

C. on

9. How __________________ free time do you have a day?

D. in

A. many

B. much

C. some

D. any

10. Gardening makes children become more and more __________________.
A. responsible

B. responsibly

C. responsibility

D. response

11. I share my hobby __________________ my sister.
A. by

B. with

C. for

D. to

12. What does your brother adore __________________.
A. to do

B. to doing

C. does

D. doing

13. How __________________ does Jack go to the judo club? - Three times a week.
A. far

B. often

C. long

D. many

14. I think carving eggshells __________________ very interesting.
A. x

B. are

C. is

D. be

15. Many people believe that a hobby will always give us __________________ and help us
__________________.
A. pleased - relax

B. pleasure – relaxed

C. pleased - relaxing

D. pleasure - relax

16. Why don't you __________________ playing tennis in your free time?
A. take care

B. take up

C. take out

D. take off

17. My best friend does not join a class to learn how __________________.
A. sings

B. sing

C. singing

D. to sing

18. Emma __________________ arranging flowers interesting.
A. thinks

B. think

C. finds

D. find

19. Amy likes __________________ pottery very much.
A. playing

B. taking

C. making

D. doing

20. My cousin is a famous __________________.
A. collector

B. collection

C. collect

D. collecting

III. GRAMMAR (NGỮ PHÁP)

Exercise 1. Choose the correct answers to review the usage of Present Simple tense.
1. Which is the affirmative structure of simple present with to be?
A. S + is/ am/ are + adj/ N.

B. S + am/ is/ are + not + adj/ N.

C. Am/ Is/ Are + S + adj/ N?

D. Yes, S + am/ is/ are.

2. Which is the negative structure of simple present with to be?

A. S + not + be + adj/ N.

B. S + don't + be + adj/ N.

C. S + be + not + adj/ N.

D. S + doesn't + be + adj/ N.

3. Which is the question structure of simple present with to be?
A. Do/DoeS + S + V?

B. S + is/am/ are + adj/N?

C. Am/Is/Are + S + adj/N?

D. S + is/am/are + adj/N.

4. Which is the question structure of simple present with a normal verb?
A. S + V/ Vs-es.

B. S + don't/ doesn't + V.

C. Do/ DoeS + S + V?

D. S + am/ is/ are + not + V.

5. Which is the affirmative structure of simple present with a normal verb?
A. S + is/ am/ are + adj/ N.

B. S + V/ Vs-es.

C. Do/ DoeS + S + V?

D. Am/ Is/ Are + S + adj/ N?

6. Which is the negative structure of simple present with a normal verb?
A. S + am/ is/ are + not + V.

B. S + don't/ doesn't + Vs-es.

C. S + not + V.

D. S + don't/ doesn't + V.

7. “He plays badminton every day.” This sentence is __________________.
A. a permanent situation

B. a state, feeling or sense

C. a habit, routine or repeated action

D. a timetabled or planned event

8. Present simple describes __________________.
A. general truths

B. past events

C. things that are happening now

D. intentions

9. “I feel sad about natural disasters.” This sentence is a __________________.
A. habit or routine

B. result

C. planned or timetabled event

D. state, sense or feeling

10. “The Sun rises in the East.” This sentence is a (n) __________________.
A. general truth

B. state, feeling or sense

C. repeated action

D. habit or routine

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Present Simple.

1. Outdoor activities (be) __________________ good for our health.
2. Breakfast (give) __________________ us energy for the day.
3. _________ (Joe / go) _________ cycling in the morning?
4. My sister (enjoy) __________________ reading books because she can learn many things from
them.
5. Each of us (not have) __________________ the same hobby.
6. Their class (begin) __________________ at 7.30 in the morning.
7. They (not like) __________________ go hiking because it's rather dangerous.
8. Liam (not be) __________________ fond of building dollhouses.
9. My mother and I sometimes (do) __________________ the shopping in the supermarket.
10. _________ (you / find) _________ it hard to ride a horse?
Exercise 3. Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place in the sentences.
1. He goes to the cinema with his friends. (usually)
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2. I get up late. (never)
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3. Nick is absent from school. (rarely)
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4. Do they go to the horse riding club? (often)
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5. My son needs help with making model cars. (sometimes)
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6. How do you go to the zoo? (often)
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7. They don't cook because they are quite busy. (usually)
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8. He's very lazy. He does the housework. (seldom)
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9. I listen to music in my free time. (often)
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10. I help my mom clean the floor. (frequently)

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Exercise 4. Circle the correct answers.
1. How many hours a day ______________ you spend watching TV? - One hour.
A. are

B. do

C. x

D. does

2. Does she ______________ watching comedies?
A. likes

B. liking

C. to like

D. like

3. Does the sun set in the west? - Yes, it ______________.
A. is

B. does

C. do

D. be

4. ______________ you absorbed in reading comic books?
A. Do

B. Is

C. Are

D. Does

5. That man ______________ have any money because he's really poor.
A. don't

B. not

C. isn't

D. doesn't

C. never be

D. be never

6. Edward ______________ late for school.
A. is never

B. never is

7. My friend doesn't ______________ smoking.
A. likes

B. like

C. liking

D. be like

8. John ______________ up early on Sundays.
A. doesn't gets

B. is not get

C. does not get

D. not get

9. How often do his children play badminton? - ______________ a week.
A. Two

B. Second

C. Twos

D. Twice

10. There ______________ two seasons in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. is

B. be

C. do

D. are

Exercise 5. Match the verbs in column A with the suitable nouns/ noun phrases in column B.
A

Your answer

B

1. collect

1-

A. a movie

2. take

2-

B. magazines

3. do

3-

C. coins

4. watch

4-

D. the radio

5. play

5-

E. wood

6. go

6-

F. models

7. listen to

7-

G. pictures

8. make

8-

H. the violin

9. read

9-

I. camping

10. carve

10-

J. yoga

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the correct form or the Present tense of the verb Play, Go,
Do or Collect.
1. Can your brother ______________ the guitar?
2. Andy loves ______________ money from other countries.
3. Do you usually ______________ ice-skating in winter?
4. He ______________ volleyball very well at school.
5. Who ______________ the housework in your family?
6. We love nature, so we usually ______________ camping at weekends.
7. Where is the best place to ______________ swimming in your city?
8. Does Bob ______________ morning exercises?
9. My hobby is ______________ old books.
10. Who do you usually ______________ fishing with?
Exercise 7. Fin in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
1. I have a drawing class ______________ Saturday evenings.
2. Can you tell me more ______________ your family members' hobbies?
3. Does Tim often ride a horse ______________ the riding club in his neighbourhood?
4. Are you hooked ______________ sewing clothes?
5. You can share your experience and skills ______________ your friends.
6. I'd like to participate ______________ a football club.
7. Our lesson begins ______________ 8 a.m Thursdays.
8. My father is interested ______________ watching baseball games.
9. You should spend more time ______________ your hobby to improve your skills.
10. What does Mark do ______________ his free time?

Exercise 8. Choose the correct answers.
1. Amy likes _______________ pottery very much.
A. taking

B. playing

C. making

D. doing

2. My grandpa _______________ chess with me every evening.
A. playes

B. plays

C. play

D. playing

3. My brother and I _______________ the same hobby. We both like playing computer games in our
spare time.
A. share

B. work

C. do

D. give

4. Collecting glass bottles _______________ save the environment.
A. is help

B. helping

C. help

D. helps

5. I find playing soccer _______________ because I can improve my health.
A. use

B. using

C. is useful

D. useful

6. I love _______________ outdoors and discovering nature.
A. is

B. being

C. am

D. be

7. Is there a hobby that you would like _______________ up?
A. takes

B. take

C. to take

D. to taking

8. _______________ a dollhouse, you need to use your creativity.
A. To build

B. Building

C. Build

D. Builds

9. My grandmother usually goes jogging _______________ Thursday.
A. at

B. in

C. every

D. on

10. Do you and your friends _______________ football every day after school?
A. play

B. do

C. go

D. collect

11. Are you _______________ on reading books about history?
A. fond

B. keen

C. interested

D. hooker

12. What would you like _______________ for breakfast?
A. eating

B. eat

C. to eating

D. to eat

13. Doing puzzles _______________ your eyes and hands work well together.
A. help

B. helping

C. helps

D. to help

14. My niece enjoys _______________ aerobics every day to keep fit.
A. taking

B. having

C. doing

15. I don't think it's difficult for you _______________.

D. going

A. dance

B. to dance

C. dancing

D. dances

16. I prefer _______________ swimming to going fishing in summer.
A. doing

B. to do

C. going

D. to go

17. Many people are fond of _______________ tea or coffee in the morning.
A. drinking

B. drink

C. drinks

D. to drink

18. _______________ not only connects family members but also helps people protect our
environment.
A. Gardens

B. Gardener

C. Gardening

D. Garden

19. When gardening, children _______________ to be patient and take on responsibility.
A. learn

B. teach

C. study

D. must

20. I hope Mary will teach me _______________ to carve eggshells.
A. when

B. how

C. what

D. why

Exercise 9 Underline the mistakes and correct them.
1. What does your father does on Sundays?

_______________

2. I often listens to my favourite songs on Youtube.

_______________

3. My daughter does not has to go to school today.

_______________

4. We go sometimes to the woods to have a picnic.

_______________

5. My mother finds knit scarves interesting.

_______________

6. What do your favourite hobby, Trang?

_______________

7. Do you like jogging? - Yes, I am.

_______________

8. I think it boring to watch documentaries.

_______________

9 Sam likes makes models very much.

_______________

10. I like doing riding on Sunday mornings.

_______________

IV. READING (KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC)
Exercise 1. Read and fill each gap with one word from the box.
taking

improve

benefits

hobby

relieve

Nowadays, teenagers seem to be too busy with their studies to afford a (1) _______________.
However, if you have a little spare time, it is advisable to have a hobby because of the emotional,
mental and physical (2) _______________ it brings. Focusing on an activity that you like will help you
(3) _______________ stress and pressure from your schoolwork. Additionally, spending time with

people of similar interests will enable you to make friends more easily. This helps (4)
_______________ your communication skills and promote teamwork. (5) _______________ up a
hobby can be a real challenge, but it is not the type of stressful challenge coming from school.
Instead, challenging yourself to do a skill that you like will bring satisfaction and pride.
Exercise 2. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
David Stewart, a 15-year-old boy from Hungary has an unusual hobby - (1) _______________ teabags.
For the last five years, he has collected more than 200 teabags. He exchanges his teabags (2)
_______________ others' from all around the world to add to his collection. His family, relatives and
friends are all aware of this hobby, so on special occasions they will give him teabags. David says at
first it was easy but then it is a challenge to be able (3) _______________ new items. He stores the
teabags in a box and keeps them (4) _______________ a cool, dry place so that they can be well
maintained. To David, this hobby is a great source of pleasure because it helps him (5)
_______________ more about different cultures around the world.
1. A. to collect

B. collects

C. collecting

D. collect

2. A. about

B. with

C. to

D.by

3. A. finds

B. finding

C. find

D. to find

4. A. in

B. on

C. at

D. outside

5. A. understood

B. understands

C. understand

D. understanding

V. WRITING (KỸ NĂNG VIẾT)
Exercise 1. Rearrange the sentences.
1. is / hobby / when / going / out / with / my / friends / have / some /I / My / days / off.
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2. cubes. / He / collecting / Rubik's / likes
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3. patient / need / to / follow / be / two / it / carving / because / You / may / take / shell. / weeks /
to / complete / one / eggshell / to
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4. hobby / is / clips / Her / video / camera. / with / her / digital / making / short
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5. the / relaxing / spend / time / an / in / front / of /I / TV / for / usually / hour.
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6. painting / all / find / We / interesting / activity. / it's / because / creative / a
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7. countries. / like / to / cultures / about / the / other /I / and / customs / of / learn / different
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