April 21st, 2021

UNIT 1: HOBBIES

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets in the correct verb form

1. I (see)______ a film this Sunday evening. (you/ go) _____ with me?

2. They (give)_____ a party next week.

3. The members of the stamp collectors’ club (meet)______ at the library next Friday.

4. (you/ be)________ free next Sunday.

5. We (live)______ near Nam’s house, but we (not see)_______ him very often.

6. Don’t worry. I (go)______ fishing with you next Saturday morning.

7. I enjoy (fish)______ because it (be)______ relaxing.

8. I enjoy (collect)______ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.

9. We love (watch)______ new films, and we (go)______ to watch a new Hollywood film
next weekend.

10. Our uncle (play) ______ badminton once a week.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very ________ in using colours.

A. careless B. care C. creative D. imagine

2. You can share your stamps _____ other collectors ______ a stamp club.

A. with - at B. to - at C. with - in D. to - in

3. Nowadays people _______ hours sitting in front of computers.

A. take B. last C. set D. spend

4. My family enjoys _____ because we can sell vegetables and flowers _____money.

A. garden - to B. gardening - for C. gardening - with D. garden - of

5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the ______ magazines.

A. fashion B. cooking C. sports D. science

6. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three _______a week.

A. time B. a time C. times D. timings

7. Collecting cars is a(n) ________ hobby. It costs a lot of money.

A. interesting B. cheap C. expensive D. unusual

8. More people are ________ birds today than ever before.

A. seeing B. looking C. hearing D. watching

9. Do you enjoy ________ board games?

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

10. Be careful not to drop it; it’s very ________.

A. unique B. fragile C. difficult D. unusual

Exercise 4: 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 are 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

Exercise 5: Write sentences, using the cues given

1. your children/ go/ camp/every summer holiday?

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2. I/ think/ photography/ can/ expensive hobby

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 3. my cousin/ give/ me/ book/ gift/ next birthday

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4. he/ find/ mountain climbing/ dangerous/ so/ he/ not take/ it

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5. I/ hope/ the future/ he/ teach/ me/ how/ do/ eggshell carving

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Exercise 6: There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake
1. I enjoy to ride my bike to school.

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

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3. Do you still play football next year?

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4. We like doing fishing because it is relaxing.

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5. Do you think bird-watching interesting?

_____________________

Exercise 7: Match the nouns from the box with the correct verb

athletics basketball cycling football

karate skating swimming tennis

computer games photos TV table tennis

judo coins bottles aerobics

stamps gardening camping films

1. go: .....................................................................................................................
2. do: .....................................................................................................................
3. collect: ...............................................................................................................
4. play: ...................................................................................................................
5. watch: ................................................................................................................
6. take: ..................................................................................................................

LISTENING : “WHO REALLY ‘DISCOVERED’ AMERICA”

https://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/who-really-discovered-america-83065.html

This Monday, the United States celebrates Columbus Day.

The ................................. established Columbus Day as a national holiday long ago to honor the Italian
explorer Christopher Columbus. It recognizes his arrival in what Europeans called the New World in
1492.
Today some U.S. cities and areas are moving away from honoring Columbus and instead celebrating the
native peoples of North America.
Wisconsin is one of the latest areas to declare the second Monday in October Indigenous People's Day.
Wisconsin's governor said earlier this month that his state recognizes and thanks tribal nations and native
people.
The state has 11 recognized American Indian tribes.
Tehassi Hill is the chairman of the Oneida Nation. He says that celebrating Indigenous People's Day can
help Americans learn about tribal culture and history. But, he notes, moving from Columbus Day to
................................. People's Day has taken a long time.

How did Americans start celebrating Columbus Day?

The first reported celebration of Christopher Columbus's arrival took place in the United States in 1792.
Later, some Italian-Americans began celebrating the Italian explorer as part of their cultural history. In the
1930s, Columbus Day became a national holiday.
But native people have long objected to honoring the explorer, note writers on the Smithsonian
Institution's blog. They say that the arrival of Columbus – along with other colonizers – led to the deaths
and forced ................................. of millions of native people.
They add, "Indigenous People's Day recognizes that Native People are the first ................................. of
the Americas ... And it urges Americans to rethink history."
Recently, the city government of Washington, DC approved a measure to honor Indigenous People's Day
instead of Columbus Day, at least for this year. One of the supporters of the measure is politician David
Grosso. He pointed out in a statement that Columbus did not discover North America, or even walk on the
land that today is the United States.
Opponents of the measure said Italian-American voters did not like the idea of changing the name of the
holiday. Others objected on social media to what they consider the re-writing of American history.
But supporters from many areas claim that celebrating Columbus as the person who "discovered" the New
World is simply .................................. And, they say, honoring him as a hero ignores the
................................., slavery, and disease his arrival brought to native Americans.
With Wisconsin, at least eight states have already moved away from observing Columbus Day. But it
remains a federal holiday.
I'm Anne Ball.
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Words in This Story

................................. - adj. produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment
................................. - v. to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, or country
................................. - n. a person or animal that lives in a particular place
................................. - adj. not correct or exact : having a mistake or error : not accurate