UNIT 1.
HOBBIES
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words in the correct column depending on the spelling of the
letter(s) in bold.
occasion, world, girl, answer, heard, mother, birth, around, neighbour, work,
early, upon, parent, learn, expert, singer, nature, sunburn, collect, shirt,
monopoly, hurt, carrot, doctor, word, dirty
/ə/ /ɜ:/
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II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the others.
1. a. pottery b. flower c. silent d. service
2. a. girl b. expert c. open d. burn
3. a. sentence b. world c. picture d. dangerous
4. a. surfing b. collect c. concert d. melody
5. a. worst b. learn c. control d. dessert
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Look at the pictures and name the activities.
cooking horse riding collecting coins
jogging
making models building dollhouses gardening
doing yoga
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________
5. _____________ 6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________
II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
photos fishing hobbies music
jogging
gardening painting model cars swimming yoga
1. She usually goes __________ with her friends in the pool near her school.
2. Sarah likes __________. She plants lots of flowers and vegetables in her home
garden.
3. Every weekend, I go __________ in my uncle’s boat, or just off the shoreline.
4. In later years, he took up __________ as a hobby. He drew watercolour
landscapes.
5. My hobby is listening to __________. It can help relax my mind.
6. I have recently started a new hobby - making __________.
7. Most people take __________ and post them on their social networking accounts.
8. Photography and gardening are among my father’s __________.
9. Doing __________ in the morning helps to wake up your body after a long sleep.
10. I usually go __________ in the morning when the air is still fresh.
III. Put the words into the correct column.
skating camping football swimming stamps badges
gymnastic
chess gardening books model cars crossword
s
board
sports judo aerobics jogging dolls
games
coins badminton tennis fishing cycling yoga
PLAY:__________________________________________________________________________
GO:____________________________________________________________________________
DO:____________________________________________________________________________
COLLECT:______________________________________________________________________
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.
1. I __________ (not visit) my parents very often.
2. __________ Mai __________ (go) to school every day? ~ No, she __________ (go) to
school from Monday to Friday.
3. The teachers at our school __________ (give) us lots of homework.
4. My brother __________ (play) tennis, but he __________ (not like) it.
5. How often __________ they __________ (go) jogging?
6. We __________ (not study) chemistry because it __________ (be) difficult.
7. __________ your parents __________ (watch) TV every night?
8. Mark’s class __________ (do) sport on Monday and Wednesday.
9. Children often __________ (use) a computer for school work.
10. Mike __________ (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.
V. Complete the following sentences with verb from the box in the
Present Simple.
listen leave take make not do play have not collect not go
chat
1. Sometimes it __________ a lot of time to pursue a hobby.
2. __________ you __________ basketball on Fridays?
3. Dave and Jack __________ fishing together much at the weekend.
4. What time __________ the train to Boston __________ ?
5. I usually __________ to music in my free time.
6. Kelvin often __________ online with his classmates via instant messaging.
7. My sister __________ yoga in the evening. She does it every morning.
8. __________ Scott __________ a judo class tomorrow morning?
9. The children __________ their model airplanes whenever they have free time.
10. Most kids today __________ stamps and baseball cards.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
1. My favourite TV programme __________ (start) at half past eight.
2. We __________ (like) swimming because it __________ (be) fun and good
exercise.
3. My mother __________ (plant) some flowers in the garden at the moment.
4. I __________ (not want) to give up my hobby of model making.
5. What time __________ the film __________ (begin) ?
6. Look! The children __________ (make) a mess in the living room.
7. Simon usually __________ (spend) his free time surfing the Internet.
8. __________ you still __________ (collect) coins as a hobby, Amy?
9. I __________ (not watch) a film right now.
10. My flight __________ (leave) at 7:30 a.m. Will you take me to the airport?
VII. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the verbs in the box.
tidy fly take watch cook make wait read
play go
1. Do you fancy __________ out this evening?
2. I like __________ tennis at the weekend.
3. Jim enjoys __________ photos of himself and his friends.
4. Ann’s father doesn’t like __________ ice hockey on TV.
5. My mother hates __________, so we eat out every often.
6. Do you like __________ pottery?
7. She dislikes __________ her room every day.
8. My niece loves __________ adventure books.
9. I can’t stand __________ for buses in the rain.
10. They detest __________, so they usually travel by train or coach.
VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Would you mind __________ (watch) my bag for a few minutes?
2. I enjoy __________ (listen) to music while I’m doing the cooking.
3. He wants __________ (buy) a new computer game.
4. I’d like __________ (speak) to Mr Davis, please. Is he there?
5. Please avoid __________ (make) silly mistakes in this exercise.
6. The children would love __________ (eat) French fries.
7. She really loves __________ (work) with children.
8. We tried __________ (call) you but your mobile was off.
9. They intend __________ (build) houses on the school playing fields.
10. I can’t stand __________ (do) the washing up.
IX. Choose the correct verb form or tense.
1. The first-aid course _______ on 7th June.
a. start b. starts c. don’t start d. is starting
2. We were getting tired, so we stopped _______ lunch.
a. have b. having c. to have d. for having
3. Ssh! Let me listen. The teacher _______ us some advice about writing essays.
a. gives b. is giving c. are giving d. give
4. The boys enjoy _______ with their dad at the weekend.
a. to fish b. fishing c. fish d. go fishing
5. She _______ jogging for half an hour before breakfast.
a. goes usually b. usually goes c. go usually d. usually go
6. _______ collect anything for a hobby?
a. Do you b. Are you c. You don’t d. You are
7. My grandparents don’t like _______ in the city because it’s noisy and crowded.
a. live b. lived c. living d. to living
8. Fire needs oxygen to burn. It _______ without oxygen.
a. burn b. burns c. don’t burn d. doesn’t burn
9. How much time do you spend _______ the Internet per day?
a. surf b. to surf c. surfing d. to be surfing
10. I don’t mind _______ a DVD, but I’d love _______ to the cinema with you.
a. to watch – to go b. watching - going c. to watch - going d. watching - to
go
X. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. My yoga class starts __________ 7 o’clock in the morning.
2. Lions and tigers belong __________ the cat family.
3. What do you do __________ your free time?
4. He takes photographs __________ a hobby.
5. The teacher divided the class __________ three groups.
6. He is interested __________ collecting toy cars. It’s his favourite hobby.
7. __________ weekends, we usually go fishing in the river.
8. Gardening is a great way to teach children __________ responsibility.
C. SPEAKING
I. Write questions for the underlined ports.
1. A: ____________________________________________
B: My hobby is photography.
2. A: ____________________________________________
B: I started my hobby five years ago.
3. A: ____________________________________________
B: I enjoy my hobby because I think it’s creative.
4. A: ____________________________________________
B: I spend two hours a day on my hobby.
5. A: ____________________________________________
B: Jim usually plays volleyball in his free time.
6. A: ____________________________________________
B: He plays volleyball three times a week.
7. A: ____________________________________________
B: He often plays volleyball at the court near his school.
8. A: ____________________________________________
B: He likes to play volleyball with his friends.
II. Put the dialogue into the correct order.
____ Thanks. What else do you do in your free time?
____ I like basketball, too. Shall we play together this Saturday morning?
____ I really like painting.
____ Yeah, what kinds of hobby do you have?
1 Hey there!
____ I’m going to the judo club.
____ Oh, that’s really cool!
____ Hey, where are you going?
____ How creative you are!
____ I also swim and play basketball.
____ You do judo?
____ Sounds great!
____ Yeah, I’m a black belt of judo.
D. READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
kinds classify books near
name collection clean
immediately
Collecting (1) __________ is my favourite hobby. I started my hobby five years
ago. The first item in my (2) __________ is a book about Doraemon. And now I have
a lot of books of all (3) __________: comics, children’s, history, science, detective,
adventure, etc.
Whenever I find an interesting book I buy it (4) __________. I usually buy books
in the bookstores (5) __________ my school and my house. Sometimes my
relatives and my friends give me books as a gift. I (6) __________ my books into
different categories and put each category in one corner of my bookshelf with a
(7) __________ tag on it. It takes all my free time to keep everything (8) __________
and dusted. It keeps me amused for hours, too.
II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
Our life would be hard without rest and recreation. And people have many
different ideas of how to spend their free time. If you enjoy doing a thing or
activity in your free time, then you have a hobby. A hobby is an activity, interest,
enthusiasm, or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done during
one’s own time. A person’s hobbies depend on his age, character and personal
interests. An interesting thing to one person can be boring to another. That’s why
some people prefer reading, cooking, knitting, collecting, playing a musical
instrument, photography or playing computer games while others prefer dancing,
travelling, camping or sports.
A. Match each word with its meaning.
1. rest a. an activity that you enjoy doing
2. recreation b. a strong feeling of excitement and interest in
something
3. interest c. a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
4. enthusiasm d. a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing
5. relaxation e. the fact of people doing things for enjoyment
6. pleasure f. a way of resting and enjoying yourself
B. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. A hobby is anything that you enjoy doing in your free time. _____
2. Different people have the same hobbies. _____
3. A hobby can provide us with relaxation. _____
4. Your hobby may be changed as you get older. _____
5. One person’s hobby may be a boring thing to another person. _____
6. Playing sports is not a hobby. _____
E. WRITING
I. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. hobby/ you/ have/ any/ do/?
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2. his/ do/ what/ your/ brother/ does/ in/ free time/?
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3. he/ the summer/ in/ climbing/ goes/ mountain/ usually/.
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4. friends/ monopoly/ enjoy/ I/ with/ playing/ my/.
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5. it/ boring/ because/ finds/ time/ models/ Jim/ takes/ lots of/ making/.
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6. people/ do/ many/ gardening/ as/ a/ take up/ hobby/?
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the
first one.
1. What is your hobby?
→ What hobby__________________________________________________________________
2. We all find painting interesting because it’s a creative activity.
→ We all think___________________________________________________________________
3. His hobby is collecting toy cars.
→ He collects____________________________________________________________________
4. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
→ You don’t_____________________________________________________________________
5. When did you start your hobby?
→ How long_____________________________________________________________________
6. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.
→ I spent________________________________________________________________________
7. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
→ My father enjoys______________________________________________________________
8. Why don't we go swimming this afternoon?
→ What about___________________________________________________________________
TEST FOR UNIT 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from
the others.
1. a. exciting b. excellent c. experience d. expensive
2. a. hobby b. cycle c. bye d. why
3. a. pottery b. collect c. melody d. monopoly
4. a. heard b. bird c. world d. picture
5. a. bird-watching b. children c. school d. challenge
II. Match the word(s) in A with the rest in B to make a complete
sentence.
A B
1. Model making a. helps you learn about different countries and their
2. Coin collecting currencies.
3. Reading b. needs a pattern, a needle and threads.
4. Sewing c. is the process of cutting a piece of wood to make
decorative objects.
5. Woodcarving
d. means making very small replicas of real objects.
6. Gardening
e. is the practice of growing and cultivating plants.
f. develops your imagination and widens your knowledge.
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1. My father can make beautiful pieces of art _______ empty eggshells.
a. of b. from c. in d. into
2. Why don’t you take _______ a new hobby?
a. up b. in c. over d. after
3. Collecting cars is a(n) _______ hobby. It costs a lot of money.
a. interesting b. cheap c. expensive d. unusual
4. More people are _______ birds today than ever before.
a. seeing b. looking c. hearing d. watching
5. Do you enjoy _______ board games?
a. play b. to play c. playing d. played
6. Be careful not to drop it; it’s very _______.
a. unique b. fragile c. difficult d. unusual
7. Sam and I _______ the same hobby. We both like playing computer games.
a. share b. play c. do d. work
8. I hope he’ll teach me _______ to do eggshell carving.
a. what b. where c. how d. when
9. _______ have you had your hobby? ~ For three years.
a. How much b. How long c. How often d. When
10. ‘I think model making is an expensive hobby.’ ‘_______. It’s incredibly cheap.’
a. You’re right b. Certainly c. No matter d. Not at all
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb
play, go, do or collect.
1. __________ Alex __________ computer games at the weekend?
2. We __________ camping in Dam Sen Park yesterday.
3. __________ you __________ coins some day in the future?
4. Do you want __________ mountain biking with me this weekend?
5. My grandpa enjoys __________ gardening in his free time.
6. My uncle __________ karate when he was young.
7. The children __________ volleyball on the beach at the moment.
8. When I’m waiting for the train, I usually __________ Sudoku puzzles.
9. She dislikes __________ chess because she finds it boring.
10. Nick’s hobby is __________ postcards. He has postcards from countries all over
the world.
V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Rossie has a large __________ of dolls. (collect)
2. A __________ is someone who enjoys watching birds. (birdwatch)
3. My sister’s hobby is __________. She took a lot of nice photos. (photo)
4. I find woodcarving __________ because it’s a creative activity. (interest)
5. __________ eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends. (carve)
6. A hobby is an __________ that you do for pleasure. (act)
7. I think collecting glass bottles is __________. (usual)
8. Susan is very __________ and she paints very well. (create)
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the
mistake.
1. Nam is my classmates. He watches TV every night. ____________
2. I think collecting stamps are interesting. ____________
3. My dad cooks very good. He loves preparing meals for our family. ____________
4. I enjoy to ride my bike to school. ____________
5. We usually go in a small lake out of the city at weekends. ____________
6. I don’t collecting anything for a hobby. ____________
7. We like doing fishing because it is relaxing. ____________
8. Do your sister find bird-watching interesting? ____________
VII. Match the questions with the answers.
1. Will you go swimming tomorrow? a. I think it is dangerous.
2. Does your mother like watching b. Nope, I have another plan.
films on TV? c. Maybe. I find it really interesting.
3. What do you think about d. Yes, she enjoys mountain biking.
windsurfing? e. No, she loves going to the cinema
4. Will you take up carving eggshells f. About three years ago.
someday?
g. Because it takes too much time.
5. Why do you find making models
h. Swimming and playing chess.
boring?
6. What are your hobbies?
7. When did your brother start
painting?
8. Does she have any difficult hobby?
VIII. 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 (6) _____ 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
IX. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
My name’s Susan. I have two favourite hobbies. My first hobby is reading. I
started to do it when I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested.
So I kept reading. I enjoy reading because it can make me relaxed and calm.
Moreover, it can give me an imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can
learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world, too.
My second hobby is gardening. I have made a small garden and planted many
beds of flowers. In the spring season, my garden is full of beautiful flowers. I have
a separate plot for vegetables - carrots, potatoes, etc. In the evening, I water the
plants and remove the weeds. I love sitting in my garden and reading my books.
It is very pleasant to be there!
1. What are Susan’s hobbies?
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2. When did she start reading?
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3. How did she feel when she first read a book?
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4. Why does she enjoy reading?
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5. What has she planted in her garden?
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6. When does she water the plants?
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X. Write sentences, using the cues given.
1. I/ enjoy/ play/ sports/ because/ it/ good/ health
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2. your children/ go/ camp/ every summer holiday?
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3. I/ think/ photography/ can/ expensive hobby
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4. My cousin/ give/ me/ book/ gift/ next birthday
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5. He/ find/ mountain climbing/ dangerous/ so/ he/ not take/ it
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6. James/ always/ wear/ knee support/ when/ he/ go/ running
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