UNIT 1.

LEISURE TIME
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words into the correct column.
move, June, book, pool, drew, puddings, cartoon, rule, wolf, include, push, do, threw, would, truth,
choose, moon, could, cool, put, root, avenue, pull, wood, fruit, good, cruise, full, should
/u:/ /ʊ/

II. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. school B. cook C. foot D. look
2. A. club B. flu C. who D. lose
3. A. blue B. juice C. blood D. group
4. A. sugar B. woman C. took D. soup
5. A. afternoon B. flood C. soon D. shampoo

B. VOCABULARY
I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
into puzzles interested messaging about
surfing keen connect fond DIY
1. He’s crazy _____________ photography - he’s got all the gear.
2. Instead of shopping with friends, you can do _____________ together.
3. _____________ the Internet is fun, but it’s also a time waster.
4. My hobby is Chinese chess. Are you _____________ in learning it?
5. Sports _____________ people with similar interests in a collective effort.
6. Anna likes Physics, but she’s not too _____________ on Maths.
7. Text _____________ enables people to keep in close contact at all times.
8. Mr. Henry is _____________ sports, and he works out with a trainer several days a week.
9. You need a little knowledge and the right tools when you’re doing _____________.
10. Lots of people are _____________ of going fishing or gardening in the countryside.
II. Write the verbs for the activities.
Activities Verbs
1. Doing DIY, cooking ____________, ____________
2. Watching TV, reading comic books ____________, ____________
3. Playing sports, listening to music ____________, ____________
4. Surfing the net, snowboarding ____________, ____________
5. Messaging friends, doing puzzles ____________, ____________
6. Relaxing, learning something about IT ____________, ____________
7. Making paper flowers, knitting ____________, ____________
8. Exercising, building dollhouses ____________, ____________
9. Taking photos, going for a walk ____________, ____________
10. Going cycling, hanging out with friends ____________, ____________
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. _____________ DIY means you do something yourself without the help of experts.
A. Playing B. Doing C. Making D. Taking
2. She loves making _____________, such as pottery and carving wood.
A. crafts B. origami C. stamps D. bracelets
3. Melinda _____________ hanging out because she is a sociable person.
A. detests B. hates C. dislikes D. fancies
4. Many people like _____________ the Internet with their mobile phones.
A. surfing B. blogging C. emailing D. communicating
5. It’s helpful to learn life _____________ or a foreign language in free time.
A. tricks B. skills C. kits D. tools
6. Video chatting is among dozens of ways to virtually visit friends and _____________.
A. neighbours B. acquaintances C. relatives D. members
7. He doesn’t mind going window _____________ in the mall with his friends.
A. having B. selling C. buying D. shopping
8. Samuel is sociable so he can _____________ a lot of friends at school.
A. make B. take C. do D. work
9. I usually make a phone call to friends instead of _____________.
A. listening B. messaging C. reading D. typing
10. This might sound _____________, but I enjoy watching rain.
A. satisfied B. weird C. exciting D. reasonable
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in the brackets.
1. She isn’t _____________ in growing flowers in the garden. (interest)
2. You need to keep balance in your life with a little leisure and _____________. (relax)
3. We need one more _____________ for this game - can you persuade your cousin to join in? (play)
4. The young boy looks _____________ because he often plays basketball on his free time. (sport)
5. Sue spends her spare time practicing traditional Vietnamese _____________ recipes. (cook)
6. What physical activity do you _____________ perform during leisure time? (usual)
7. Exercise helps you maintain a _____________ weight and prevent chronic diseases. (health)
8. The campsite offers a wide range of leisure facilities as well as _____________ entertainment.
(friend)
9. The resistance of water increases muscle _____________ as you swim. (strong)
10. My mother’s electric _____________ has several temperature settings. (cook)

C. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the blanks with the -ing form of the verbs from the box.
work learn see do ride help practise lie chat sit
1. They spend hours ___________ on the phone to their friends.
2. My brother is interested in ___________ a second foreign language.
3. Mr. Henderson hates ___________ on weekends or holidays.
4. Thank you for signing up to our event and we look forward to ___________ you.
5. It’s noisy outside, but I detest ___________ in my room all day.
6. Jimmy adores ___________ a bike to the countryside and going fishing.
7. He doesn’t mind ___________ me to improve my English speaking skills.
8. Every Sunday morning, my father enjoys ___________ on the beach and relaxing.
9. Do you like going out with us after ___________ your homework?
10. David prefers ___________ judo to hanging out with friends.
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. Don’t (spend/ spending) too much time in front of TV or computer screen.
2. Many people prefer (surfing/ surf) the Internet to reading books.
3. Doing exercise regularly makes your body (become/ to become) healthy and fit.
4. They fancy dancing, but they rarely (going/ go) to a discotheque.
5. Will you be able (stopping/ to stop) checking social media for a month?
6. My uncle doesn’t need (to buy/ buy) modern tools to do the gardening.
7. Let’s go to the beach and (play/ to play) some volleyball games.
8. She enjoys (to make/ making) crafts, especially birthday and greeting cards.
9. I really want (travelling/ to travel) to peaceful places and breathe the fresh air.
10. Would you mind (help/ helping) me with the computer settings?
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. It’s good for you ___________ out and play a sport.
A. to going B. to go C. go D. going
2. My parents never let me ___________ with strangers.
A. hang out B. hung out C. hanging out D. to hang out
3. Mrs. Cohen tried ___________ all the housework before going to bed.
A. finishing B. finish C. finishes D. to finish
4. She adores ___________ ancient coins and foreign banknotes.
A. to collect B. to collecting C. collecting D. collect
5. The cartoon is funny and it makes me ___________ a lot.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughs
6. He dislikes ___________ disturbed while he is thinking.
A. being B. is C. to be D. be
7. My friend doesn’t mind ___________ me whenever I am in need.
A. to help B. helping C. help D. to helping
8. If you want to pass your exams, you’d better ___________ your attitude towards studies!
A. to change B. changing C. to changing D. change
9. Susan loves going window shopping and ___________ in the street.
A. walking B. walks C. to walk D. walk
10. Johnson used to stay up late and ___________ video games.
A. plays B. play C. playing D. to play
IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. Please let me to know what you usually do in your leisure time.
A. let B. to know C. usually D. in
2. When the sun is still behind the hill, I adore to cycle in the early mornings.
A. When B. is C. adore to cycle D. early morning
3. Daniel is in good shape because he plays sports and do morning exercise regularly.
A. in good shape B. sports C. do D. regularly
4. Michael is interest in pop music, so he will go to the concert this Sunday.
A. interest B. so C. will go D. this
5. My mother enjoys cooking delicious meals for the whole family in weekends.
A. cooking B. for C. whole D. in weekends
6. Kelvin must be addicted on the Net - he holds his phone all the time.
A. must be B. on C. holds D. at the time
7. Watching TV too much can make us to feel tired and have a headache.
A. Watching B. too much C. to feel D. a headache
8. Emily don’t mind working as a volunteer for an environmental organization.
A. don’t B. working C. volunteer D. environmental
9. Don’t be disappointed because you can give up your bad habits and live happy.
A. Don’t B. disappointed C. give up D. happy
10. On my opinion, playing computer games is boring and wastes time.
A. On my opinion B. playing C. boring D. wastes

D. SPEAKING
I. Choose the best answer to complete the pair of dialogues.
1. - “Would you like to go to the English club with me?” - “________________”
A. Don’t mention it. B. You’re welcome.
C. I’d love to. Thanks. D. I can’t. Thanks.
2. - “Can you help me with this box?” - “________________”
A. No, I don’t have any box. B. Yes, please keep the box.
C. Yes, you can do anything with the box. D. I’m sorry, but I’m busy right now.
3. - “Let’s take a walk together.” - “________________”
A. That’s a good idea. B. Yes, I can always walk.
C. Thanks for your consideration. D. Sorry, I don’t want any change now.
4. - “________________” - “That’s great.”
A. Do you fancy going for a swim? B. Would you mind giving me a hand?
C. Could you teach me how to swim? D. Can you swim?
5. - “We’re having a party on Saturday. ________________” - “Yes, I’d like to.”
A. Are you interested in it? B. Would you like to come?
C. What do you like to do? D. How will you come with us?
II. Put the sentences into the correct order to make a conversation.
___ I learnt it from my cousin. This type of paper folding is called origami.
___ Okay. Let me help you.
___ Are you kidding?
___ Exactly. Origami means the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese
culture. A Japanese friend taught my cousin this art, then she taught me.
_1_ Wow! Look at this bird. It’s beautiful.
___ Now can you teach me to make this?
___ Yes, I do. The folding lines are very smooth and this paper bird looks quite real.
___ Where did you learn to fold it?
___ Thank you, Eric. Do you like it?
___ Origami? It sounds like a Japanese word.
___ No, I’m not. I really want to learn. I’ll fold something and give it to my sister as a present.

E. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
The most interesting hobby that I have is playing the guitar. I have played guitar for three and a half
years now and I am getting better at it every time I decide to play. Playing guitar keeps me doing
something interesting at home instead of staring at the ceiling all the time. Actually, it is a very
relaxing activity. It gives person some time to think and dream.
Guitar or guitars also give my room some personality. When it hangs on my wall it seems like a piece
of art. I have two guitars - one is black acoustic one and the second is a yellow Spanish guitar. The last
one was my first guitar and both of them are Yamaha products. I bought the classical one because it
was required to learn guitar in my school. Since I am interested in blues, jazz and rock music I felt that
I needed a change in my guitar play and that is why I bought the black acoustic one.
I can play many different songs and after 3 years of experience I have learned how to learn the songs
to play them. My favorite songs that I have learned are Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven and
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. I can also play a bit Sting, Nirvana, Metallica and the Animals.
In the future I want to improve my guitar playing skills and maybe use them in some small band or I
would just like to play with my friends. I would certainly recommend learning guitar. If interest in it
comes, it cannot be put away.
1. The first paragraph is mainly about ______________.
A. why playing the guitar is the author’s most interesting hobby
B. the author’s good feelings about playing the guitar
C. how the author chose to play the guitar and the benefits of playing it
D. the author’s hobby of playing the guitar and some of its benefits
2. According to the second paragraph, the author’s first guitar is ______________.
A. not a Spanish one B. black
C. not an acoustic one D. not a classical one
3. Why did the author buy the acoustic guitar?
A. Because the author likes to play blues, jazz and rock music.
B. Because the author was required to learn guitar in school.
C. Because the other guitar can’t play classical music.
D. Because the author wanted to change his current one.
4. What does the phrase “the Animals” in the third paragraph possibly refer to?
A. a song B. a music band
C. some kinds of animals D. none of above
5. We learn from the passage that ______________.
A. the author plays the guitar because he usually does nothing in his free time
B. the author has totally four guitars
C. the author can play different songs of different types of music
D. the author will continue to play the guitar in the future
II. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
 practice hands professional carving others arts both enjoyed
Arts and crafts describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one’s own (1)
______________. Arts and crafts is usually a hobby. Some crafts, or art skills, have been practised for
centuries, (2) ______________ are more recent inventions. A quote by Apoorva Rathore: Art cannot
be taught, it comes from thinking. But it can be improved by (3) ______________.
(4) ______________ children and adults enjoy arts and crafts. Children in schools may learn skills such
as woodworking, wood (5) ______________, sewing, or making things with all sorts of material. Many
community centres and schools have evening or day classes and workshops where one can learn (6)
______________ and craft skills.
Although “crafts” today are usually hobbies (7) ______________ by amateurs, the word was used
many centuries ago by (8) ______________ people who had a guild system. Young people were
learned from a master-craftsman, i.e. they were “apprenticed”, and they often took many years to
learn their skills to perfection.

F. WRITING
I. Write complete sentences using the prompts given.
1. Elizabeth/ enjoy/ listen to/ Vietnamese folk songs’ melodies
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2. He/ need/ buy/ some tools/ fix/ dog house/ this weekend
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3. Play/ online games/ have/ both/ positive/ negative effects
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. Calvin/ like/ read/ books,/ and/ he/ not/ often/ surf/ Internet
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why/ not you/ turn off/ TV/ go out/ some fresh air?
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6. Hobbies/ such as/ play/ sports/ or/ do/ exercise/ be/ good
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7. I/ not/ mind/ do/ homework,/ but/I / not/ like/ have/ lots of it
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8. Make/ crafts/ help/ me/ improve/ my patience/ carefulness
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. I find collecting birthday cards interesting.
 I’m interested in
2. She likes socializing with friends more than watching TV.
 She prefers socializing
3. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the mid-term test.
 Unless you
4. Please help me with this exercise!
 Would you mind
5. If you get too attached to your smartphone, you won’t have time for your family.
 Don’t get
6. Going fishing in the rural areas is really enjoyable.
 I really enjoy
7. He was kind of addicted to the Net, but now he isn’t.
 He used to
8. Why don’t we take a break and relax for a while?
 Let’s