UNIT 1.

LEISURE ACTIVITIES
A. PHONETICS
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
Read the words aloud.
1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favorite
2. A. tool B. noon C. door D. school
3. A. know B. show C. now D. low
4. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps
5. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
2. Put the words in the box into two groups.
proud breath break bracelet practice
brown pray brush appropriate pretty
/ br / / pr /
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B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1. Choose the right word/ phrase and then write it under each picture.
Listening to the radio playing badminton doing yoiga
Texting reading books making crafts
Doing DIY listening to music

1.________________ 2.________________ 3.________________

4.________________ 5.________________ 6.________________

2. Put the words in brackets into the right form to complete the sentences.
1. I like cooking in my free time. It makes me feel __________________. (relax)
2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is ____________________. (bore)
3. Skateboarding is her hobby. It is also one of the most ____________________sports of the teenagers in
this town. (popularity)
4. My close friend gave me a _________________ present on my birthday. I like it so much. (wonder)
5. My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection _________________. He really loves his job.
(organize)
3. Choose the correct option A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
1. Mai enjoys ________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. hearing B. playing C. listening D. talking
2. My grandparents love __________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables
in their garden.
A. doing garden B. doing gardening C. do gardening D. to do garden
3. You should avoid ______ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes. She feels relaxing.
A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. glancing
4. Nga likes ________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
A. window shop B. window to shop C. window shops D. window shopping
5. Lan used to love _____ front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She takes part in a judo club.
A. using B. sitting C. doing D. having
6. Minh is very hard-working boy. He doesn’t mind ______ a lot of homework in the evenings.
A. making B. reading C. seeing D. doing
7. Do you fancy _____ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?
A. going B. having C. staying D. moving
8. I don’t like _______ up early in the winter days. I love ______ in bed late.
A. getting / stay B. get / stay C. getting / stay D. get / staying
9. Mai’s dad likes _______ spring rolls when her family her parties.
A. doing B. making C. cooking D. trying
10. Why don’t we ____ our parents with some DIY project? T think it is useful.
A. help B. do C. make D. give
4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.
Melodied, leisure time, making crafts, game, doing, skateboarding
Leisure activities, the most, comics, reading
1. Nick has just bought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he’ll enjoy listening to the ______.
2. While Nick was learning Japanese, he liked ________ Doreaemon.
3. My friends gave me some interesting short stories on my birthday because they know that I like reading
________.
4. Tam lives near the coast of Da Nang so he likes playing beach ___________ with his friends after school.
5. Hobbies such as collecting stamps or _________ are very interesting.
6. How much ________ do people in the US have on average day?
7. Minh hates _____ the same thing every day.
8. What are the three activities that pupils in Viet Nam do _____ in their free time?
9. How much time a day do you spend on _________, Phuc?
10. Which activity do you like best, football, badminton or ________?
C. READING
1. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.
Millions of teenagers enjoy ___________ video games. Some play them at home. Others play them in
arcades. These games are good fun ___________ players must be careful.
Teenagers should not spend much time in the these games_________ they can become tired, dizzy and even
obese. If they use the computer
Too much, they won’t have time for their families and friends. People who are addicted to computer games
don’t have like to join any club or play any sports. They like ____________ in front of the computer all the
time. One doctor says, “This is very bad for young people. They must take part in activities with others. All
young people should be with people of their own age. They should spend only a small part of their time
playing video _____________. They mustn’t forget to do other things too.”
2. Read the conversation and answer the questions.
Hoa: Well, everybody … What shall we do today? Any idea?
Mary: I’m not sure … it depends on the weather. Is it sunny outside?
Hoa: Just a minute … oh, it’s raining again.
 Mai: Oh, no! I don’t want another boring day like yesterday. Is there anything interesting we can go
and see?
Mark: I know what can do. I’ll have a look at the guide book. I’m sure we can do. I’ll have a look at
the guide book. I’m sure we can find some ideas in there.
Mary: All right. Where is the guide book?
Mark: It’s there. On the shelf.
Mary: Let’s see … well, there’s the Museum of Country Life. How about that?
Hoa: Is there anything more exciting?
Mary: Well. There’s Aqua World. It’s Sea Life centre.
Hoa: Yes, that sounds better. Why don’t we go there?
Mai: Ok then, if you like.
Mark: Shall I phone them to see what time it opens?
Mary: Good idea! So everybody’s happy, then.
Question:
1. How many people are there altogether?
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2. Can they do some leisure activities outside today ?/ Why (not)?
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3. Did they have an exciting yesterday?
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4. Is there anything interesting they can go and see?
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5. What will they do at last?
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3. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ______ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got
laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _________ the internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been
(3) ______ three times.
Mainly I just (4) _________ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) ______ information,
too. I also compare prices of thing, (6) __________ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think
it’s safe.
I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) _________. One friend of mine always looks
(8) ________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9)
_____ his habits.
In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet
(10) _______.
1. A. spend B. spending C. spent
2. A. have B. use C. play
3. A. online B. internet C. computer
4. A. write B. email C. send
5. A. at B. in C. for
6. A. because B. but C. although
7. A. is B. were C. are
8. A. tired B. hard C. happily
9. A. change B. to change C. changed
10. A. sensible B. sensibly C. sensibleness
D. WRITING
1. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
Example: we / create / webpage / our / school /.
→ We have created a webpage for our school.
1. Internet / change / way / we / communicate.
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2. I / mail / my / pen pal / Australia /.
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3. do / think / spending / you / much / too / time / is / the / on / Internet / harmful /?
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4. are / sides / the / positive / and / negative / what / of / the / Internet /?
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5. Internet / the / useful / is / , / but / also / it’s / a / place / dangerous / .
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2. Review the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.
1. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. (spends)
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2. He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school. (prefers)
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3. Making crafts or collecting things like stamps and coins are very interesting. (It’s)
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4. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)
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5. I don’t like to get up early and prepare breakfast in the cold winter days. (hate)
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3. There are five grammar mistakes in this passage. Can you find and correct them?

Like most people, I turn on my laptop play as well as to study. At ___________________

weekends, I go to my favorite chat room and I chat. ___________________
Sometimes I spend hours online and I often make new friends. My ___________________
mum doesn’t go shop anymore. She likes buy everything online. My ___________________
sister likes music and she has join a rock group which she found on a ___________________
webpage at her university. ___________________
When I want to improving my English, there are a lot of great ___________________
websites with vocabulary games and practice exercises. I usually ___________________
score more points than my sister! ___________________

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