Find words / phrases in the box to describe the photos.playing beach games texting visiting museums making crafts - doing DIY - playing computer games-1.... They prefer watching TV and p
Trang 1Unit 1 Leisure activities
Ex1 Read the dialogue and do the following tasks.
It's right up my street!
Mai: Check out this book, Phuc 'My Mini Guide to Dog Training’.
Phuc: Sounds great! Max’ll like it too Last weekend we learnt some tricks I love to watch
him It’s so much fun… Have you found your craft kit?
Mai: Yes, I’ve found this one It’s got everything: beads, stickers, take wool, buttons… I
don’t know, it’ll take all my savings
Phuc: But it’s right up your street! Nick, what’s that?
Nick: It’s a CD of Vietnamese folk songs I’ll listen to it tonight.
Mai: And you’ll be able to improve your Vietnamese!
Nick: Ha ha, not sure about that But I think I’ll enjoy listening to the melodies.
Phuc: Look at the language website I sent you It’ll help you learn Vietnamese more easily Nick: Yes, I liked reading Doraemon comics while I was learning Japanese.
Phuc: Stop reading comics! I’ll bring you my favourite short story this Sunday when we
answer
Mai: Sorry but we have to hurry Mum and dad are waiting We need to buy some tools to
build a new house for Max this weekend
1 Phuc, Mai, and Nick are in a library/bookstore/sports club
2 Phuc is looking for a book/dog/craft kit
3 Max is Phuc’s cat/goldfish/dog
4 Mai has found a book/CD/craft kit for herself
5 Nick’s CD is of folk music/pop music/rock music
6 Nick is trying to learn Vietnamese/Japanese/English
Ex2 Find words / phrases in the box to describe the photos.
playing beach games texting visiting museums making crafts - doing DIY - playing computer games
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4 5 6
Ex3 Look at the words and match them to the category labels.
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2 a novel, poetry, a magazine
3 the news, a reality show, a comedy
4 a new language, a skill
5 collecting stamps, making origami
6 going to local performances, visiting
museums
7 visiting relatives, going shopping, doing
DIY
8 texting, going to the cinema, hanging out
a Learning something interesting
b Reading
c Spending time with family
d Having hobbies
e Playing sports
f Watching TV
g Socialising with friends
h Going to cultural events/
places
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Ex4 Put a suitable preposition in each blank.
1 England is famous _ its rainy weather
2 I'm very proud _ my daughter, she worked very hard
3 He isn't really interested _ getting married
4 Luke is very pleased _ his exam results
5 Unfortunately, I'm very bad _ music
6 I’m fond _ taking photos
7 She's very excited _ the party
8 Julie is very different _ her sister
9 My niece is afraid _ dogs
10 Lucy is extremely good _ languages
11 I’m crazy doing DIY
12 My mother is keen _ watching romantic films
Ex5.Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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
Ex6 Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1 _ DIY means you do something yourself without the help of experts
2 She loves making _, such as pottery and carving wood
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3 Melinda _ hanging out because she is a sociable person
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
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
8 Samuel is sociable so he can _ a lot of friends at school
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
Ex7 Read the email , find six mistakes and correct them.
Hi, my name’s Duc
How are you? This is what I like do in my free time I often play video games or watch TV
Or I go to the park and play football with my friends I enjoy do this very much! I sometimes help my parents too If I have homework, I’ll try to finish it first before I do anything else But I don’t like have lots of homework ☹! I don’t mind to do homework but
I hate spend all evening on it! On Saturday or Sunday, I love eat out with my family The food is delicious!
What about you?
Best,
Duc
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Ex8 Write the correct form of the verbs.
1 Mai enjoys (make) ……….crafts, especially bracelets
2 People in Britain love (watch)……… TV in their free time
3 Do you fancy (skateboard)……… in the park this Sunday?
4 Nick likes (learn) ……… Vietnamese
5 Ngoc hates (sit)……… at the computer for too long
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7 She likes (learn)……… English with the new teacher
8 They hate (see)……… their son texting his friends all day
9 He doesn’t mind (do)……… homework
10 I enjoyed (meet)……… him last week in the library
11 We prefer (play)……… outdoor games
Ex9 Read the text and do the following tasks.
THE ‘NET GENERATION’
Quang is watering his garden and can’t wait to pick the ripe fruit He spends most of hisspare time looking after the garden Sounds great, doesn’t it? But his garden is a virtualone!
In today’s world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past This can be a problembecause using computers too much may have harmful effects on both their minds andbodies They prefer watching TV and playing computer games to reading books, perhapsbecause they don’t have to think and imagine as much They don’t join clubs or havehobbies and they don’t play sports They sit in front of the computer all the time Theydon’t get out of the house, even for a walk They are in a world that doesn’t exist
While Quang now knows the names of many plants, and his English seems to be improving
as he chats with his ‘gaming friends’ from all over the world, his parents are gettingworried They want him to get out more They are even thinking of banning him from usingthe computer
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 The text is about
A teenagers’ leisure time in the past
B teenagers’ leisure time in the present
C adults’ leisure time in the present
2 The text discusses
A the positive side of using technology in your free time
B the negative side of using technology in your free time
C both A and B
2 Answer the questions.
1 Is Quang’s garden real?
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-When you game online, be careful when you ‘make friends’ with strangers What shouldyou do? (1) , remember that it’s easy to lie online and some of these ‘onlinefriends’ may be adults who want to harm you (2) , never give your personalinformation such as your full name or your hometown (3) , only play onlinegames when you have updated antivirus software (4) , tell your parents whatgames you’re playing and what you love about them (5) just like in the realworld, you need to be careful when playing with strangers
Extra - exercise:
Ex1 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
3 a leisure b eight c celebrate d penalty
Ex2 Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.
1 A satisfied B socialize C volunteer D exercise
2 A information B technology C community D activity
3 A library B museum C melody D favourite
4 A protection B addicted C computer D goldfish
5 A skateboard B sticker C adore D leisure
Ex3 Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.
collect – do – eat – listen – play – ride – take – wash – watch – write
1 My sister enjoys aerobics in the morning
2 Lucia fancies emails after dinner
3 In his free time, Quang likes photographs
4 Are you interested in handball, Peter?
5 Vinh’s brother loves foreign coins, doesn’t he?
6 David hates a bike to school on rainy days
7 I prefer DVDs to going to the cinema
8 Nam detests the dishes every day
9 We don’t mind to classical music
10 The Robinsons adore Vietnamese food
Ex4 Put the verbs in the brackets into (V / to V) or gerund (V-ing)
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2 I’d like (visit) the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend
3 I’d rather (make) crafts than listen to music
4 Minh loves (help) her parents with DIY projects
5 Quang hates (take) the dog for a walk
6 We all adored (do) aerobics when we were young
7 You should (play) sports to keep fit
8 They don’t need (watch) that progamme if they don’t like it
9 Do you fancy (socialize) with friends?
10 My brother prefers (surf) the Net
Ex5 Circle the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 It took me a very long time recovering from the shock of her death
Ex6 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
“in, at, on, after, under, between, beside, out of, above, beneath”.
1 There is a bus station the end of this road
2 Keep those medicines the reach of children
3 I lost my keys somewhere the car and the house
4 Come and sit your sister
5 D comes C in the alphabet
6 The boat sank the waves
7 Don’t shelter the trees when it’s raining
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Ex7.Choose the correct answer: A, B, C, D.
1 The children sang during the trip
A happily B happiness C unhappy D happy
2.- “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
2 This newspaper every day
A is publishing B publish C published D is published
4 My students enjoy English very much
A learn B learnt C learning D to learn
5 Some parents are thinking of banning children from the computer
A to using B to use C use D using
6 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
7.You should avoid too much TV It’s not good for your eyes
A seeing B looking C watching D glancing
8 Nga likes with her close friend on Saturday evenings
A window shop B window to shop C window shops D window shopping
9 Minh is a very hard-working boy He doesn’t mind a lot of homework in the evenings
A making B reading C working D doing
10.When I am tired, I to watch TV It is fascinating
A enchanting B like C dull D entertaining
11.Do you fancy around the West lake with me this Sunday morning ?
A going B having C staying D moving
12.Why don’t we our parents with some DIY project? I think it is useful
A help B do C make D give
13 - “Would you like to go to the English club with me?” - “ ”
C I’d love to Thanks D I can’t Thanks
14 - “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
Ex8 Complete the sentences with the correct from of Gerund or Infinitive, using the verbs in parentheses.
1 John was trying (unlock) the door with the wrong key
2 I really hate (be) late for appointments
3 We like (eat) outside when the weather is warm and sunny
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5 We decide (spend) our holiday in a Greek island
6 I really dislike (sit) on the beach all day
7 Joan is considering (change) her major from pre-med studies to psychology
8 My father loves (watch) international football matches
9 They avoid (receive) visitors on Sundays
10 I really want (travel) ……….to peaceful places and breathe the fresh air
11 Will you be able (stop) ……….checking social media for a month?
12 My uncle doesn’t need (buy)……… modern tools to do the gardening
Ex9.Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 Vinh really loves to hang out with friends
Vinh really enjoys
2 Playing beach games is very interesting
It is
3 It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games
It’s better to avoid
4 My parents insist me on learning something interesting
8 Does Trung hate to do morning exercises?
Does Trung dislike ?
9 We love to skateboard in the park after school
We love
10 My brother doesn’t like watching documentaries
My brother hates
11 Does she prefer to watch TV during her meals?
Does she love
Ex10 Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 People in my country are very warm and ………… (friend)
2 An is a child whose parents are dead (orphanage)
3 L.A Hill is a writer (humor)
4 I’m sorry for the delay (extreme)
5 She looks more than her sister (beauty)
6 I am enough to have a lot of friends (luck)
7 They enjoy the . summer evenings in the countryside (peace)
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9 It was of him to offer to pay for us both (generosity)
10 Role-play is in developing communication skills (help)
Ex11 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
MY VILLAGE
I live in a village by Mekong River Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school It
is three kilometers away After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the riverand feed the chickens At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hallwhere there is a TV The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm workand exchange news The children run around playing games and shouting merrily Laughter
is heard everywhere
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home productslike vegetables, fruits, eggs He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on theelectric train in the town square I love those trips
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other tofind the Milky Way We dream of faraway places
1 Where does the boy live?
Ex12 Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap.
I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) more than an hour at a timeonline I’ve got a laptop and also a smart phone, so I can (2) the Internetanywhere 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 things, (6) I’venever 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 minealways looks(8) because he spends all night online Although he’s got a lot
of 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
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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
Ex13 Read the passage and choose the best answer.
The most interesting hobby that I have is playing the guitar I have played guitar for threeand a half years now and I am getting better at it every time I decide to play Playing guitarkeeps 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 seemslike a piece of art I have two guitars - one is black acoustic one and the second is a yellowSpanish guitar The last one was my first guitar and both of them are Yamaha products Ibought the classical one because it was required to learn guitar in my school Since I aminterested in blues, jazz and rock music I felt that I needed a change in my guitar play andthat 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 learnthe 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, Metallicaand the Animals
In the future I want to improve my guitar playing skills and maybe use them in some smallband or I would just like to play with my friends I would certainly recommend learningguitar 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
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?
C some kinds of animals D none of above
5 We learn from the passage that
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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
Ex14 Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
Arts and crafts describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one’sown (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 maylearn skills such as woodworking, wood (5) , sewing, or making thingswith all sorts of material Many community centres and schools have evening or day classesand workshops where one can learn (6) and craft skills
Although “crafts” today are usually hobbies (7) by amateurs, the wordwas 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 theyoften took many years
Ex15 Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence.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 ………
Ex16 Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1 When/ games/ be careful/ you/ online/, /when / make friends / strangers I you/ with /
play/
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Unit 2 Life in the country
Ex1 Read the dialogue and do the following tasks.
It's harvest time.
Nguyen: Nguyen speaking.
Nick: Hi Nguyen, how’s your stay there?
Nguyen: Hi Nick! Well, it’s more exciting than I expected.
Nick: What are you doing?
Nguyen: Lots of things It’s harvest time, so we help load the rice onto buffalo-drawn carts,
ride it home and dry it Have you ever ridden a cart?
Nick: No, but I’d like to.
Nguyen: And sometimes I go herding the buffaloes with the boys.
Nick: You’ve made new friends?
Nguyen: Yeah - right on my first day They came and we went flying kites together.
Nick: Where can you buy a kite in the countryside?
Nguyen: The people here don’t buy kites - they make them My grandfather’s made me the
largest, most colourful kite I’ve ever had It looks great up there in the sky
Nick: Oh, I’m so envious!
Nguyen: Ha ha I guess I live more happily here, and there’s still a lot more to explore Nick: Sounds great!
Nguyen: And everything seems to move more slowly here than in the city.
Nick: I wish I could join \
1 Write true (T) or false (F).
1 Nguyen didn’t think country life could be so interesting …………
2 Nguyen never joins the boys in herding the buffaloes …………
4 Nick would like to visit the countryside at harvest time …………
5 Nguyen thinks life in the city is faster than that in the countryside …………
2 Answer the following questions.
1 Where is Nguyen now?