Unit Hobbies Match the nouns from the box with the correct verb stamps piano coins gymnastics camping football board games shopping chess judo jogging flute buttons dolls Aerobics bowling fishing 1 Go: Do: Collect: _ Play: Puts the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form I (think) _ that mountain-climbing is very dangerous My father (like) _ collecting stamps so much She (take) _ a lot of photos when she (go) on holidays I like drawing very much My hobby is (paint) _ My mother says when she (retire) _ ,she (go) _ back to her village to the gardening _ your sister (like) (make) _ model in her free time? My brother (promise) _ that he (give) _ me a nice doll on my birthday Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/ continue) _ this hobby from next year My aunt (play) _ the guitar once a week 10 Don't worry I (dance) _ with you next Sunday Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box gardening feel planting growing blooming myself exercise rejuvenate healthy watering My favourite hobby is (1) _ and I like so much (2) _ new plants and(3) them in daily morning I enjoy seeing flowers (4) _ and plants (5) _ I really (6) _ sense of great achievements and realize the fact of life It helps me keep(7) _ fit, (8) _ , strong and (9) _ Watering plants and gardening on dailybasis is a best (10) _ for me which positively moulds my mind and body Make up sentences using the words and phrases given when/ I/ ten/ begin/ play football in/ future/ my father/ go abroad read/ books/ free time/ is/ favourite/ hobby I/ think/ skate/ more/ interesting/ mountain - climbing I /not/ know/ why/ my mother/ cook He/ collect/ books/ whenever/ have/ money How many/ paintings/ she/ paint? I/love/ flowers/ so/ I/ plant/ around/ house Circle A, B, C or D for each picture A talking B doing experiment C listening to the radio D watching a movie A carving wood B painting C eating D taking A mountain- climbing B skating C horse- riding D dancing A walking B swimming C taking photos D bowling A gardening A playing the guitar B singing B making models C arranging flowers C collecting coins D bird-watching D cycling Complete the sentences with the words in the box basketball music books photography chess skating films swimming I really like - especially in the sea I’m interested in My favourite band is T-ara from Korea I love _ I go to the cinema every weekend I really like _ I don’t play it, but I watch matches on TV My hobby is _ I have a new camera I love _ My favourite writer is To Hoai I really love in the park with my friends I like I play against my dad I also play against other people on the Internet Write about your book collection Complete the gaps of the paragraph, using the cue given to you 1.Name of your collection: - books - books about animals and plants; story books; books about school subjects - books about English - speaking countries How you collect them: - buy from bookshops or second-hand book stalls - get from friends or family members Why you collect them: - get information and facts - broaden knowledge and understanding Your plan in the future: - make the collection larger - open library Your answer: My hobby is (1) _ I collect books whenever I have money and I need some books I collect many kinds of books such as (2) _; story books or (3) _ I am learning at school, you know, English,Maths, History, Geography, Biology; and books about (4) _ I buy books from (5) _ near my house, and some others from(5) _ I also get books from (6) _ I collect books because I would like to (7) from books They help me broaden (8) _ In the future, I try to make my collection (9) _ I would like to open (10) _of my own Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) After school Susan goes home to her model-making She loves making models She started about a year ago She needs about two weeks to make a model Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom She has about twenty models now She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon Last term she tried to start a club for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested She thinks she has a lot of fun anyway True False Susan makes models when she stays at school She has made her models for about one year It takes her two weeks to make two models She will need another shelf for her models soon Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers and other children were interested in it very much Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences There are many _ why it is important to have a hobby A answers B.reasons C.details D.facts 2.Will you _making models in the future? A.pick up B.look for C.take up D.find 3.Do you think that hobby is _and boring? A.easy B.difficult C.danger D.interesting 4.I love my sister’s paintings because she is very _in using colours A.careless B.care C.creative D.imagine 5.A hobby helps you to connect with _people A.other B.others C.another D.the other 6.I join a photography club, and all the members love _a lot of beautiful photos A.take B.taking C.make D.making 7.What does your father _his free time? A.in B.at C.on D.while 8.I think a hobby will always give you _and help you _ A.pleased-relax B.pleasure-relaxed C.pleased-relaxing D.pleasure - relax 9.You can share your stamps _other collectors a stamp club A.with - at B.to - at C.with - in D.to - in 10 I think this hobby does not cost you much, and _you need is time A.most B.all C.some D.all of 11.Nowadays people _hours sitting in front of computers A.take B.last C.set D.spend 12.I think you should take up swimming _it is suitable for your health condition A.so B.because C.although D.but 13.My family enjoys _because we can sell vegetables and flowers _money A.garden - to B.gardening - for C.gardening - with D.garden - of 14.If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _to your friends as presents A.hobby B.money C.greetings D.products 15.My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the _magazines A.fashion B.cooking C.sports D.science 16.My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is _ A.danger B.in danger C.dangerous D.endangered 17.My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three _a week A.time B.a time C.times D.timings 18.We often read the instructions carefully in order to make _of the things we like best A.meanings B.models C.copies D.uses 19 You need to be _to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell A.careful B.interested C.fit D.patient 20.If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will _your own clothes A.do B.make C.take D.get Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets I enjoy (collect) _dolls and it becomes my pleasure We love (watch) _new films, and we (go) _to watch a new Hollywood film next weekend My brother hates (do) _the same things day after day Our uncle (play) _badminton once a week I (collect) _a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form My brother usually (go) fishing in his free time, We (not like) I think 20 years from now more people (take up) Jane's hobby is (cook) friends What your mother (do) In my opinion, in the future people (not play) We find (arrange) skating because it's dangerous outdoor activities She enjoys (prepare) food for her family and at weekends? individual games flowers interesting because it (help) us relax Writing: Write about your favourite hobby + What is your hobby? + When did you start your hobby? + When you it? / On average, how much time you spend on this hobby? / Who you it with? + Is this an easy or difficult hobby? Why? + Why you like this hobby? ... A.with - at B.to - at C.with - in D.to - in 10 I think this hobby does not cost you much, and _you need is time A.most B.all C.some D.all of 11 .Nowadays people _hours sitting in front... computers A.take B.last C.set D.spend 12 .I think you should take up swimming _it is suitable for your health condition A.so B.because C.although D.but 13 .My family enjoys _because we... C.gardening - with D.garden - of 14 .If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _to your friends as presents A.hobby B.money C.greetings D.products 15 .My sister’s hobby is sewing,