UNIT 1: FREE TIME
Task 1. Fill in blanks with the words given.
like hanging out prefer doing loves designing love going adore playing
watching football fancies doing detests doing fancies being fancy singing
1. My younger sister................................jewelry.
2. My friend Peter and I................................board games.
3. I don’t …........ at the weekend. I like spending time with myfamily instead.
4. My dad................................in the kitchen and preparing food for my family.
5. Nancy............................... housework such as washing the dishes.
6. My sister doesn’t................................
7. Joey enjoys................................but he detests playing football.
8. My sister................................voluntary activities. She has travelled to 15countries to do
voluntary work.
9. I ...........fishing with my friends because we can sit next to the water and relax all day
10. I dont’ like outdoor activities. I...................arts and crsfts.
Task 2.Vocabulary
a. Choose the word that has a stress pattern pronounced differently from the others.
1 A. knitting B. handball C. feather D. machine
2 A. sewing B. practice C. routine D. music
3 A. degree B. tennis C. guitar D. career
4 A. bicycle B. chocolate C. decision D. memory
5 A. collection B. basketball C. volleyball D. badminton
Task 3. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1.I like cooking in my free time. It makes me feel _______. (RELAX)
2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is ____. (BORE)
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3.Skateboarding is her hobby. It is also one of the most__sports of (POPULARITY)
the teenagers in this town.
4.My close friend gave me a ___________ present on my birthday. I (WONDER)
like it so much.
5.My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection (ORGANIZE)
_________. He really loves his job.
6.People in my country are very warm and . (FRIEND)
7.L.A Hill is a writer. (HUMOR)
8.I’m sorry for the delay. (EXTREME)
9. Are you ___________ about the new Gears Of War games? (EXCITE)
10. She listens to classical music for ______________. (RELAX)
GRAMMAR
Task 1. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the given verbs.
do stay travel take do
collect plant go eat watch
1. We enjoy..........................for a walk around the lake every evening.
2. My friend Jenifer loves ......................... unique things.
3. Most of my friends don’t like..........................homework at the weekend.
4. Do you like..........................flowers in the balcony?
5. I hate......................... outdoors in the summer. It’s so hot.
6. I don’t like ......................... challenging sports like ice skating or surfing.
7. My cousin David adores ......................... photos. He has got an expensive camera.
8. Who dislikes..........................films on TV?
9. Does Laura hate......................... noodles?
10. My mother detests ......................... by bus because she can be carsick.
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or-ing form of the verbs in brackets.
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1. I have enjoyed (meet)you. Hope (see) you againsoon.
2. My father is not keen on coffee.Heprefers(drink)tea.
3. I am a little busy. Wouldyou mind(wait) a littlelonger?
4. Mobile games are great, but Idon’tlike(play) them for toolong.
5. If I can choose, Iprefer_(stay) at home to(play) sport.
6. TonightI’dlike (go) out, but I have to do myhomework.
7. Sueloves (make) origami. She can fold some animals, birds andflowers.
8. Idetested (spend) two hours every day travelling to work and back.
9. Hestarted (surf) the net hours ago. Hashestopped(surf)yet?
10. Itried hard (concentrate), but mymindkept(wander).
Task 3. Complete the sentences with by or until/till
1. I will keep asking _______ you accept my offer.
2. The bank should be open _______ 5 o’clock today.
3. We must finish our project _______ next Friday.
4. _______ the time she arrived, the meeting had already begun.
5. According to the weather forecast, it will keep snowing _______ the weekend.
6. According to the weather forecast, it should finally snow _______ this weekend.
7. I need this work finished _______ tomorrow morning.
8. Can you look after the baby _______ I get back.
9. Make sure to return home _______ 9 o’clock.
10. Sandra is going to have my car _______ the weekend.
11. Sandra promised to bring back my car _______ Sunday afternoon.
12. Don’t do anything _______ the backup arrives.
13. I will have been married for ten years _______ 2020.
14. _______ what time are you open today?
15. Learning English was difficult _______ I came across this website.
Task 4. Choose the correct answer.
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1. I will keep asking …by/ until………………. you send my payment.
2. The shop is open …… by/ until……………. 9 pm.
3. They said that they would finish the job …… by/ until……………. Friday.
4. I waited for him …… by/ until………….. 12 o’clock and then I went home.
5. I will be staying in this city …… by/ until…………… the end of this month.
6. I will be home …………………. five o’clock.
7 ……By/ Until………….. the end of the party, everybody was drunk.
8. I will be in bed ……… by/ until……….. the time you get home.
9. I will be ready …… by/ until…………… the time you arrive.
10. I will wait here ……… by/ until…………. you come back.
Task 5. Circle the correct answer.
1. Tomorrow the sun (rises/ is rising) at 6.44 and it (sets/ is setting) at 18.33.
2. I (don’t do / am not doing) anything tonight. I want to relax.
3. What time (do you meet/ are you meeting) John on Sunday?
4. This year the school (ends/ is ending) on 28 June.
5. After the reconstruction, the supermarket (opens/ is opening) on Monday again
6. Ican’t help you. I (see/ am seeing) the doctor this afternoon.
7. We’ve already booked our holiday. We (go/ are going) to Rome in May.
8. Could you meet us at the airport tomorrow morning? The plane (lands/ is landing) at 10.15.
9. The piano concert doesn’t start/ is not starting) at 8 °’clock. It’s cancelled.
10. (Do you have/ Are you having) your birthday party this week or next week? I forgot.
k 6. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly.
A B C D
2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home.
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A B C D
3. Parents are concerned that their kids may be spending too many time on screens.
A B C D
4. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be relaxed.
A B C D
5. When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers.
A B C D
READING
Task 1. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ______ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got
laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _________ the internet anywhere. 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 thing, (6) __________ I’ve never 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 mine always
looks (8) ________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a 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
6. A. because B. but C. although
7. A. is B. were C. are
8. A. tired B. hard C. happily
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9. A. change B. to change C. changed
10. A. sensible B. sensibly C. sensibleness
Task 3. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Most people watch TV in their leisure time. A television is considered essential in every
household. It can be the source of entertainment for all members in the family. There are always
programmes suitable for different ages, genders and interests… Watching TV is a great way to spend
time and bond with your family. Besides the entertainment value, TV shows can also be educational
with cooking programmes, documentaries…TV is also a way to expand your mind and see places you
couldn’t in real life. However, spending too much time in front of the TV makes you a couch potato,
lazy person who watches TV a lot. It can negatively affect your physical health because you are less
likely to exercise. You creativity and imagination can also be limited because of television.
1. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Television and Household.
B. Entertainment for family members.
C. Advantages and Disadvantages of watching TV.
D. Imagination from Television.
2. What proves that television serves all members in the family?
A. TV programmes are designed for different genders.
B. TV programmes are designed for all ages.
C. TV programmes are designed for various interests.
D. All are correct.
3. According to the writer, what are the advantages of watching TV?
A. Connecting family members. C. Opening your mind.
B. Providing knowledge. D. All are correct.
4. According to the writer, what are the disadvantages of watching TV?
A. Improving your physical health. C. A and B are incorrect.
B. Encouraging your imagination. D. A and B are correct.
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5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. It costs much money to own a television.
B. People watch TV for entertaining.
C. A couch potato may had bad physical health.
D. There are cooking programmes and documentaries on TV
WRITING
Task 1. Reorder the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. to/ you/ listening/ like/ music?/ Do
____________________________________________________________
2. in/ My/ flowers/ mother/ the/ planting/ garden./ loves
____________________________________________________________
3. swimming/ the/ parents/ enjoy/ My/ in/ sea./ really
____________________________________________________________
4. cycling/ Do/ fancy/ now?/ you
____________________________________________________________
5. and/ I/ My/ playing/ adore/ chess./ brother
____________________________________________________________
6. collecting/ dislikes/ stamps./ Rose
____________________________________________________________
7. taking/ I/ a/ don’t/ in/ winter./ shower/ like
____________________________________________________________
8. detests/ Laura/ pottery./ making
____________________________________________________________
9. laboratory/ Minh Nam and I/ spending/ love/ a/ do/ hours/ to/ an experiment./ in
____________________________________________________________
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10. interested in/ I/ fishing/ cold/ am not/ weather./ in/ this
____________________________________________________________
Task 2. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
The film “Avatar”_______________________________________________________
2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
She’s interested________________________________________________________
3. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
Why_________________________________________________________________
8. What leisure activity do you like most?
What’s__________________________________________________________
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TEST FOR UNIT 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each
question.
1. A. schools B. shops C. pets D. carts
2. A. pens B. closets C. sweets D. lamps
3. A. rulers B. pencils C. bags D. books
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
3. A. recipe B. karate C. jewelry D. telephone
4. A. martial B. leisure C. scary D. extreme
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
5. What do you usually do _______ Friday evenings?
A. in B. on C. at D. to
6. My sister has a running ______________ this Sunday. She does a lot of practice because she wants
to win the gold medal.
A. club B. class C. competition D. meeting
7. I don’t really like ______________ with Mike. He talks too much. I can’t even say a word when
I’m with him.
A. hanging out B. hang out C. hangs out D. to hanging out
8. “Can we meet at 5 p.m.? I have karate class ________ 4:45 p.m.”
A. at B. from C. on D. until
9. Do you prefer ____________indoors or outdoors?
A. plays B. play C. playing D. to playing
10. I don’t enjoy ______________ because I hate being a loser!
A. designing clothes B. playing board games
C. doing arts and crafts D. chatting with friends
11. Jane hates ________________because she finds it scary. She prefers something relaxing and easy.
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A. doing extreme sports B. chatting online
C. knitting D. painting
12. My favorite hobby is _____________. I go for a swim four times a week.
A. to swim B. swim C. go swimming D. swimming
13. Are you free _____ 2 p.m. ____ 5 p.m. this Sunday?
A. from / and B. between / to C. at / to D. from / to
14. After spending the whole afternoon with her DIY project, she’s still not_________
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. satisfactory
15. The children are so excited to learn how to_______ crafts using waste paper and ice-cream sticks.
A. inventB. recycle C. make D. draw
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following
sentences.
16. Mary enjoys reading book and cooking at the weekend .
A. hates B. adores C. dislikes D. prefers
17. What do you like doing in your leisure time! - I often listen to music and play basketball with my
friends.
A. working time B. holiday time C. free time D. break time
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the
following sentences.
18. She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.
A. outgoing B. anti-social C. talkative D. unfriendly
19. Many children do not understand that many leisure activities are dangerous such as free solo
climbing, bull running,...
A. suitable B. interesting C. safe D. well-educated
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.
20. My grandma enjoys ________ woolly hats in her free time.
A. to make B. make C. making D. made
21. Johnny ________ to play computer games.
A. is addicting to B. is addited to C. addicts to D. addicted to
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22. My sisters________ Korean drama________ Indian drama.
A. prefers - to B. prefers than C. prefer to D. prefer than
23. Mickey loves ________his parents________ DIY projects.
A. help - in B. help - with C. to help in D. to help with
24. Do you fancy ________ with friends?
A. to socialise B. socialising C. socialise D. socialised
25. He’d like________ the Louvre museum with his family this weekend.
A. to visite B. visiting C. visit D. visited
26. Dogs adore _________with fresh meat
A. to feed B. feeding C. to be fed D. being fed
27. He is 18 years old now. He hates________ like a small kid.
A. treat B. treating C. treated D. being treated
28. During their summer holiday, they would prefer______ with local people rather than _______in a
five-star hotel
A. to stay - to stay B. staying - staying C. staying – to stay D. to stay - stay
29. In my free time, I would rather________ than ________.
A. to go to the cinema - to visit the museum
B. go to the cinema - visit the museum
C. going to the cinema - visiting the museum
D. went to the cinema - visited the museum
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentences below.
30. Each (A) person have (B) different ways (C)to relax (D) in their free time.
Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F)
A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one’leisure time.
Hobbies can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging i creative and artistic pursuits,
playing sports, or pursuing other amusements. B continually participating in a particular hobby, one
can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in that area. Hobby is something that a person develops
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from childhood, more specifically during primary school, to late life. We can never predict when we
develop interests in new things and have a likeness towards it.
In this busy daily schedule, we all get so busy in our life routine that sometime we forget to give
out time for our hobbies. Indulging in a hobby is actually good for a sound health. We all need a time
of leisure for ourselves and that partícula time is when we like to do something that gives us immense
happiness.
(Source: Adapted from Tip Top Lifestyle)
T F
31. A hobby is often done in one’s free time.
32. People can gain skills and knowledge through taking up a hobby.
33. A hobby is mostly developed from the age of two to three.
34. It’s difficult to predict one’s new hobby development.
35. Involving in a hobby negatively affects one’s health.
Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines
the two given sentences.
36. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on social networking sites.
A. Spending too much time on social networking sites is not too bad.
B. It’s advisable not to spend less time on social networking sites.
C. It’s better to avoid spending less time on social networking sites.
D. It’s better to avoid spending too much time on social networking sites.
37. Playing board games is very interesting.
A. It is very interested in playing board games.
B. It is very interested to play board games.
C. It is very interesting playing board games.
D. It is very interesting to play board games.
38. My parents insist me on learning another language.
A. My parents want me to learn another language.
B. My parents start learning another language with me.
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C. My parents help me in learning another language.
D. My parents assist me in learning another language.
39. Mrs Tina finds making crafts boring.
A. Mrs Tina enjoys making crafts.
B. Mrs Tina’s crafts are not boring.
C.To mrs Tina, making craft is not interesting.
D. Mrs Tina cannot find an interesting craft to play with.
40.I’d rather surf the Internet than play computer games.
A. I prefer surfing the Internet to playing computer games.
B. I prefer playing computer games surfing the Internet.
C. I like playing computer games more than surfing the Internet.
D. I dislike surfing the Internet, but I like playing computer games.
_____The end____
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