UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
I. PHONETICS:
Find the words which has different sound in the part underlined.
1.

A. game

B. arrange

C. skate

D. cake

2.

A. hobby

B. doll

C. collect

D. over

3.

A. difficult

B. unusual

C. uncle


D. worker

7.

A. bear

B. hear

C. dear

D. near

8.

A. collect

B. concern

C. concert

D. combine

9.

A. absent

B. government

C. dependent


D. turn

13.

A. nurse

B. picture

C. surf

D. return

14.

A. neighbour

B. favourite

C. culture

D. tourist

15.

A. hobby

B. hour

C. hotel


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judo

coins

bottles

aerobics

stamps

gardening

camping

films

gymnastics

music videos

cartoons

dolls

1. Do:……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Go:……………………………………………………………………………………

10. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/ continue) _________ this hobby
from next year.
11. Nam’s friends often (give) _________ him stamps from other countries.
12. My sister (practice) _________the guitar twice a week.
13. I (see) _________ a film this Sunday evening. You (go) _________ with me?
14. They (give) _________ a party next week.
15. The members of the stamp collectors’ club (meet) _________ at the library next
Friday.
16. You (be) _________ free next Sunday?
17. We (live) _________near Nam’s house, but we (not see) _________very often.
18. Don’t worry. I (go) _________ fishing with you next Saturday morning.
19. I enjoy (collect) _________ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
20. We love (watch) _________ new films, and we (go) _________go to a new film
next weekend.
21. My brother hates (do) _________ the same things day after day.
22. Our uncle (play) _________ badminton once a week.
23. I (collect) _________a lot of stamps from other countries.
Key: 1. Do you think, 2. is, 3. gives, 4. doesn’t like, 5. cooking, 6. listening,
7. will enjoy, 8. will go, 9. will be, 10. won’t continue, 11. Give, 12. Practices, 13.
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will see – Will you go, 14. will give , 15. will meet, 16. Will you be, 17. live – don’t
see, 18. Will go, 19. Collecting, 20. watching – will go, 21. Doing, 22. Plays, 23.
have collected
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with appropriate hobbies
1. If you have a lot of bottles, dolls or stamps, your hobby is.............................
2. If you spend time watching bird in nature, your hobby is................................
3. If you like play monopoly or chess, your hobby is...........................................
4. If you always buy flowers and put them in a vase, your hobby is....................


3. being/ working

4. cycling

7. start/ begin

8. look

10. expensive/ costly

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answers:
1. You need to be __________ to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks
to complete one shell.
A. fit

B. patient

C. careful

D. interested

2. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three __________ a
week.
A. time

B. a time

C. times


6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .
A. dangerous

B. danger

C. in danger

D. endangered

7. I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.
A. pleased – relaxing

C. pleasure – relaxed

B. pleased – relax

D. pleasure – relax
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8. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the
__________ magazines.
A. fashion

B. sports

C. science

D. cooking


A. garden – to

C. garden – of

B. gardening – for

D. gardening – with

13. Nowadays people __________ hours sitting in front of the computers.
A. set

B. spend

C. take

D. last

14. I think you should take up swimming __________ it is suitable for your health
condition.
A. because

B. but

C. although

D. so

15. There are many __________ why it is important to have a hobby.
A. facts



B. another

C. other

D. others

19. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very __________ in using colours.
A. care

B. careless

C. creative

D. imagine

20. Do you think that hobby is __________ and boring?
A. danger

B. easy

C. interesting

D. difficult

Key:
1. You need to be __________ to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks
to complete one shell.
A. fit



C. uses

D. meanings

5. What does your father do __________ his free time?
A. in

B. at

C. while

D. on

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .
A. dangerous

B. danger

C. in danger

D. endangered

7. I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.
A. pleased – relaxing

C. pleasure – relaxed

B. pleased – relax



D. greetings

11. I think this hobby doesn’t cost you much, and __________ you need is time.
A. all

B. some

C. all of

D. most

12. My family enjoys __________ because we can sell vegetables and flowers
__________ money.
A. garden – to

C. garden – of

B. gardening – for

D. gardening – with

13. Nowadays people __________ hours sitting in front of the computers.
A. set

B. spend

C. take

D. last

17. Will you __________ making models in the future.
A. find

B. take up

C. look for

D. pick up

18. A hobby help you connect with __________ people.
A. the other

B. another

C. other

D. others

19. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very __________ in using colours.
A. care

B. careless

C. creative
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D. imagine


20. Do you think that hobby is __________ and boring?

time profitably. It is indeed a good hobby.
I Answer the questions
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1 What is his hobby?
…………………………………………………………
2 How does he find reading?
…………………………………………………………
3 When did he start his hobby?
…………………………………………………………
4 Why did his parents get fed up and tired of telling him?
…………………………………………………………
5 What did he start reading?
…………………………………………………………
6 What does he read about?
…………………………………………………………
7 Does reading help him a lot?
…………………………………………………………
8 Have books certainly helped him in his daily life?
…………………………………………………………
Huy’s hobby
2. My name is Huy and fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without
catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of
catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch
anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go
home with an empty bag. “You should give up fishing”, my friends say. “It’s a waste of
time”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in
sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
I Answer the questions

might

myself

cultures

My name is Sara. My favourite (1) _________ is reading. I enjoy reading a book
when I am free. I started to do it (2)________I was four years old. The first time I did it, I
felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers (3)_________ me to read the difficult
words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy (4) _________. I was thrilled when
I read a detective story. I enjoy reading (5) _______ I like to explore the imaginative
world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who (6) ___________ “ Harry Potter” .
There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can
also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further (7) __________my English.
Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I
can learn the different (8) _______ and customs of other countries in the world too. I read
at least one hour every day. I read books by (9) ______. I usually read it at home. I wish I
could read different kinds of books because it (10) ______ be very challenging.
Key: 1. Hobby

2. When

3. Taught

4. ending
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5. because

6. Writes

/favorite hobbies. She / start / hobby / when / ten years old. She often / share / hobby /
sister. She /find/ hobby /interesting / useful. She/ feel /happy / when / look at / beautiful
flower vases/ make/ them. She / continue / hobby / future / because it / help/ save/
environment.
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Key: Huong is a student in class 7A at Quang Trung school. Collecting glass bottles
is one of her favorite hobbies. She started her hobby when she was 10 years old. She
often shares her/ the hobby with her sister. She finds her hobby interesting and
useful. She feels happy when she looks at beautiful flower vases made from them.
She will continue her hobby in the future because it helps save the environment.

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