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UNIT 1 : HOBBIES
I. VOCABULARY:
Word Pronunciation Meaning
belong to (v) / bɪˈlɒŋ tuː/ thuộc về
benefit (n) /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/ lợi ích
bug (n) /bʌg / con bọ
cardboard (n) /ˈkɑːdbɔːd / bìa các tông
doll house (n) / dɒlhaʊs / nhà búp bê
gardening (v, n) /ˈgɑːdnɪŋ / làm vườn
glue (n) /glu:/ keo dán / hồ
HORSE riding (n) /'ho:r'aiding/ cưỡi ngựa
insect (n) /'insekt/ côn trùng
jogging (n) /ˈʤɒgɪŋ/ đi / chạy bộ thư giãn
models / ˈmɒdlz/ làm mô hình
maturity (n) / məˈtjʊərɪti/ sự trưởng thành
patient (adj) /ˈpeɪʃənt/ kiên nhẫn
popular (adj) /ˈpɒpjʊlə/ được nhiều người ưa thích
responsibility (n) /rɪsˌpɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/ sự chịu trách nhiệm
set (v) /set/ (mặt trời) lặn
stress (v) (n) /stres/ sự căng thẳng
take on (v) /teik on/ nhận thêm
unusual (adj) /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl / khác thường
valuable (adj) /ˈvæljʊəbl / quý giá
yoga (n) /ˈjəʊgə/ yoga
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES_KEYS
Exercise 1: I. Write the words and phrases from the box under the correct pictures.

making models collecting teddy bears building dollhouse riding horse

gardening doing judo playing football collecting stamps collecting coins drawing

1. gardening 2. making models 3.collectingteddy bears 4. riding horse 5.building dollhouse

6. collecting coins 7. playing football 8. doing judo 9. drawing 10.collecting stamps

II. Complete the sentences, using the - ing form of the verbs in brackets
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1. Sally and her family love (go) to the park in the summer.
2. Her mum likes (lie) on the blanket and loves (read) her favourite magazines.
3. Anna’s family likes (go) to the park because they love (be) outdoors.
4. I enjoy (collect) dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
5. We love (watch) new films, and we (go) to watch a new
Hollywood film next weekend.
6. My brother hates (do) the same things day after day.
7. My mum enjoys (do) _________ yoga every day to keep fit.
8. My sister likes (collect) a lot of stamps in her free time
9. Every one enjoys (surf) the Internet .
10. My mother likes (make) some cakes
Key: 1- going 2- lying/ reading 3- going/ being 4- collecting 5- watching/ are going
6- doing 7- doing 8- collecting 9- surfing 10- making
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs.
1. The cooking lesson ________ (start) at 9 a.m.
2. My sister usually ________ (cook) dinner.
3. The train ________ (leave) at 10 a.m.
4. The Red River ________ (flow) through Ha Noi.
5. My yoga class ________ (start) at 6 a.m. every Tuesday.
6. We sometimes ________ (watch) TV on Sundays.
7. My dad ________ (enjoy) gardening .
8. My mum and sister _________ (not like) gardening.
9. We _________ ( love) cooking.
10. The sun _________ (rise) in the East and ________ (set) in the west.
Key: 1- starts 2- cooks 3- leaves 4- flows 5- starts
6- watch 7- enjoys 8- don’t like 9- love 10- rises/ sets.
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs.
1. My brother and I (build) ______ a new model every month.
2. What ______ Lan (do) ______ in her free time?
3. I (have) ______ a drawing lesson every Tuesday.
4. Mark (not like) ______ doing judo.
5. ______ your English lesson (start) ______ at 6 p.m.?
6. My sister (love) _________ cooking.
7. She (not go ) __________ to any cooking class.
8. My friend, Lan usually (share) _________ her hobby with me.
9. She also (teach) ________ me how to grow and take care of flowers in the garden.
10. What _________ (you, like) _______ doing in your free time?

Key: 1- build 2- Does...do? 3- have 4- doesn’t like 5- Does ...... start?

6- loves 7- doesn’t go 8- shares 9- teaches 10- Do....like ?
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
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1. My Dad likes (read)________ newspapers in his free time.
2. My sister enjoys (listen) ________ to K- pop music.
3. I like (read)________ Doraemon comics.
4. Nick loves (learn)________ Vietnamese.
5. My brother enjoys (use)________ the computer for leisure.
6. My Dad likes (watch)________ in his free time.
7. Teenagers fancy (do)________ sports and exercise for leisure.
8. She hates (do)________ the washing - up after dinner.
9. My father loves (watch)________ the seven o’clock news on television every day.
10. My brother (not like ) _________ ice-skating because he thinks it is dangerous.
Key: 1- reading 2- listening 3- reading 4- learning 5- using
6- watching 7- doing 8- doing 9- watching 10- doesn’t like
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence.
1. The earth __________ round the sun.
A. move B. moving C. moves D. to move
2. They like __________ English with native speaker.
A. learning B. learn C. learns D. learned
3. My father __________ me happy and comfortable.
A. make always B. always make C. always makes D. always making
4. Children enjoy __________ football.
A. playing B. play C. played D. to play

5. The train __________ at 5.30 this afternoon

A. arrives B. arriving C. arrived D. to arrive
6. Students __________ exercises every day.
A. do B. does C. will do D. did
7. What do you often do __________ your free time ?
A. on B. at C. in D. to
8. Do morning exercise __________ eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. but B. or C. and D. so
9. Her parents live in Ha Noi , __________ she lives in Nha Trang.
A.or B. but C. and D. for
10. Thanh enjoys ________ in the rain.
A. walking B. to walk C. walks D. walked
11. When water ______ , it ______ from a liquid to a gas.
A. boil; changes B. boils; change C. boils; changes D. boiling/ changed
12. My father______ his hobby with me. He teaches me how to grow and take care of the flowers
in our garden on Sundays.
A. share B. shares C. sharing D. to share
13. _______your mother______ doing yoga?
A. Do; enjoy B. Does; enjoys C. Does; enjoy D. Is; enjoy

14. My cooking lesson_________ at 9 a.m. every Saturday.

A. starts B. start C. is starting D. started
15. My parents_________ jogging every day. They only do it three times a week.
A. going B. don't go C. doesn’t go D. went
16. Hoa likes music. She often __________ to music in late evenings.
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A. listen B. listening C. listens D. to listens
17. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the ___magazines.
A. fashion B. cooking C. sports D. science
18. My family enjoys ______because we can sell vegetables and flowers ______ money.
A. garden - to B. gardening - for C. gardening - with D. garden - of
19. Do you think that hobby is__________ and boring?
A. easily B. difficult C. danger D. interesting
20. What does your father do__________ his free time?
A. in B. at C. on D. while
Exercise 6 : Complete the sentences, using the –ing form of the verbs from the box.

drink go play build collect do make clean do play

1. My dad has a big bookshelf because he loves ______ old books.

2. My sister likes ______ camping at the weekend.
3. Mark doesn’t like __________ judo.
4 . My best friend hates ______ computer games.
5. Jack enjoys ____________ sport after school.
6. Does your brother like ______ models?
7. My sister doesn’t like ___________ the floor.
8. My mum enjoys ______ yoga every day to keep fit
9. Trang likes __________ dollhouses. It’s quite unusual hobby.
10. My grandmother hates ________ coffee. It is too bitter.
Key: 1- collecting 2- going 3- doing 4- playing 5- playing
6- making 7- cleaning 8- doing 9- making 10- drinking
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences, using the –ing form of the verbs in the box.

walk play watch ride do talk eat go listen collect sing

1. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.
2. My mum doesn’t like ________ films on TV. She loves ________ to the cinema.
3. I like ______ to my friends in my free time.
4. My younger brother loves _________ monopoly with me every evening.
5. They hate _________ noodles. They prefer rice.
6. Does your grandma enjoy ________ in the park?
7. My sister loves __________ to music everyday
8. They like ___________ exercise every morning.
9. My brother hates __________ stamps.
10. My uncle doesn’t like __________.
Key: 1- riding 2- watching/ going 3- talking 4- playing 5- eating
6- walking 7- listening 8- doing 9- collecting 10- singing
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the verbs in the box.

tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go

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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.
Key: 1- going 2- playing 3- taking 4- watching 5- cooking
6- making 7- tidying 8- reading 9- waiting 10- flying
C. READING
I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box.

hobby improve when taught writes

because ending 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 5- because
6- writes 7- improve 8- cultures 9- myself 10- might

II. Read the passage and check T (True) , F (False) or NI (No Information)
Do you have any hobbies? If you don’t, please start one because having a hobby is very
beneficial. Firstly, a hobby gives you something fun to do during your leisure time, especially
during pandemics. During the Covid-19 lockdown, my family reads books and watches films
together. This makes us feel better when we have to stay at home. Secondly, a hobby makes you a
more interesting person. If you have a lot of experience and skills, you can share them with
others. I love travelling, and I usually share my experiences with my classmates. This way, I
have more friends. Now we have a travel group in our class. Last but not least, a hobby can help
you develop new skills. If you spend a lot of time on your hobby, your skills will improve. My
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sister loves sewing. After sewing for two years, she can now sew beautiful doll clothes. Those are
the reasons why you should have hobbies.
*Write T (True), F (False), or NI (No Information)
T F NI
1. During the lockdown, the author’s family reads books and
watches the news together.
2. Travelling helps the author have more friends.
3. There is a dancing club in the author’s school.
4. Hobbies can help a person develop new skills.
5. The author’s sister sews clothes for her family members.

Key: 1- F 2- T 3- NI 4- T 5- F

III. 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?
 They are reading and gardening.
2. When did she start reading?
 .....when she was 4 years old
3. How did she feel when she first read a book?
 ....... she felt interested.
4. Why does she enjoy reading?
 Because it can make her relaxed and calm
5. What has she planted in her garden?
 ...... has planted many beds of flowers
6. When does she water plants?
 ..... in the evening.
D. WRITING.
I. Write complete sentences, using the given words and phrases. You may have to change
the words or add some.
1. sun / set / in / west / every evening.
 The Sun sets in the West every morning.
2. My brother/ make/ like/ model cars.
 My brother likes making model cars.
3. Trang and Minh / play / basketball / every day / after school?
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 Trang and Minh play basketball everyday after school.
4. They/ collect/ enjoy/ stamps.
 They enjoy collecting stamps.
5. flight / from / Ho Chi Minh City / not arrive / at 10:30.
 The flight from Ho Chi Minh City doesn’t arrive at 10:30
6. This river/ home town/ run/ through/ my.
 This river runs through my hometown
7. our science teacher / start / our lessons / 1 p.m. / on Fridays.
 Our science teacher starts our lesson at 1 p.m on Friday
8. My drawing class / start/ 8 a.m/ every Saturday.
 My drawing class starts at 8 a.m and finishes at 10 a.m every Saturday.
9. you / make / model / at / weekend.
 They make models at weekend
10. She/ go/ judo club/ every weekend.
 She goes to judo club every weekend.
II. Make sentences, using the words and phrases below to help you. You can change the
words / phrases or add necessary words.
1. I / like / garden / because / I / love / plants / flowers.
 I like gardening because I love plants and flowers
2. My sister / not like / horse riding / because / she / afraid of / horses.
 My sister does not like horse riding because she is afraid of horses.
3. Make / models / develop / your / creativity.
 Making models develops your creativity.
4. Collect / stamps / help / you / be / more / patient.
 Collecting stamps helps you be more patient
5. Jog / make / you / strong / and / reduce / stress.
 Jogging makes you strong and reduces your stress.
6. When/ you/ start/ hobby?
 When did you start your hobby?
7. We/ find/ make/ models/ very interesting/ because/ we/ should/ creative.
 We find making models is very interesting because we should be creative.
8. I/ think/ future/ people/ take up/ more/ outdoor activities.
 I think in the future people will take up more/ outdoor activities.
9. My best friend/ not/ like/ mountain climbing/ because/ he/ afraid/ heights.
 My best friend does not like mountain climbing because he is afraid of heights.
10.My sister/ enjoy/ cook/ and/ make/ new dishes/ her own.
 My sister enjoys cooking and making new dishes on her own.
III. Write sentences, using the cues given.
1. I/ enjoy/ play / sports/ because/ it/ good/ health
 I enjoy playing sports because it’s good for my health.
2. your children/ go/ camp/every summer holiday?
 Do your children go camping every summer holiday?
3. I/ think/ photography/ can/ expensive hobby
 I think photography can be an expensive hobby.
4. my cousin/ leave / Australia next week.
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 My cousin leaves for Australia next week.
5. he/ find/ mountain climbing/ dangerous/ so/ he/ not take/ it
 He finds mountain climbing dangerous so he doesn’t take it up.
6. I/ hope/ the future/ he/ teach/ me/ how/ do/ eggshell carving
 I hope that in the future he will teach me how to do eggshell carving.
7. I/ like/ keep/ the bottles/ after/ drink/ the water.
 I like keeping the bottles after drinking the water.
8. He/ usually/ take/ a lot of/ beautiful photos.
 He usually takes alot of beautiful photos.
9. I/ think/ eggshell carving/ be/ unusual.
 I think eggshell carving is unusual.
10. Listen / music / my / favorite / hobby/ in / free time .
 listening to music is my favorite hobby in my free time.
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. My favourite hobby is making models.
→ I like making models
2. His hobby is collecting toy cars.
→ He likes collecting toy cars
3. When did you start your hobby?
→ How long have you had your hobby?
4. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
→ My father enjoys doing gardening at the weekend.
5. Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?
→ What about going swimming this afternoon?
6. I like making models in my free time.
→ I am interested in making models in my free time.
7. We all find painting interesting because it’s a creative activity.
→ We all think painting is interesting because it’s a creative activity.
8. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
→ You don’t need to finish the work today
9. My sister loves chatting with her friends in her free time.
→ My sister enjoys chatting with her friends in her free time.
10. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.
→ I spent three hours making this pottery jug .
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** FURTHER PRACTICE
I.The present progressive ( Thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn)
I.Form ( Cách chia):
1. Affirmative statement ( Thể khẳng định) :
S + am/ is/ are + Ving
I am working in an office in Hanoi.
2. Negative statement ( Thể phủ định)
S+ am/ is/ are + not +vVing
+ Mary isn’t reading now.
+ The children aren’t playing football at the moment.
3. Interrogative statement ( Thể nghi vấn )
Am/ Is / are + S + Ving ?
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Are you listening to the music ? - Yes, I’m // No, I’m not
Is Peter living with his parents in London?- Yes, he is / No, he ísn’t
* Cách thành lập dạng Ving của đông từ:
+ Ta thêm đuôi Ing vào động từ nguyên mẫu :
To speak -> speaking
+ Nếu động từ có tận cùng là /e/ câm ta bỏ /e/ trước khi thêm “ing”
To take -> taking To come -> coming To leave -> leaving
+ Nếu động từ có một âm tiết , tận cùng là một phụ âm dứng sau 1 nguyên âm , ta gấp đôi phụ
âm đó trước khi thêm “ing” vào động từ.
To sit -> sitting To run -> running To swim -> swimmimg
Chú ý : Ta không nhân đôi những động từ có tận cùng là các phụ âm w/ x/ y .
To fix -> fixing To sew -> sewing To enjoy -> ẹnjoying
+ Nếu đông từ có tận cùng là “ie”, ta đổi “ie” thành “y” trước khi thêm “ ing”
To die -> dying To lie -> lying
II. Usage ( Cách dùng )
1. Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nói, thường đi với các
trạng từ now, at the moment, at present , right now…
Look! It is raining very hard .
Listen! The man next door is singing an English song.
2. Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một chiều hướng hoặc tình huống đang tiến triển.
The world population is increasing very fast.
The climate is getting hotter and hotter.
3. Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một kế hoach tương lai đã được sắp xếp.
I have got my ticket. I’m flying to London tomorrow
II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1 : Present Simple tense or Present Progressive tense
1. Mr.Green always (go) to work by bus.
2. It (rain) in the dry season.
3. They (have) lunch in the canteen now.
4. My sister (drink) milk every day.
5. My father sometime ( come)home late.
6. he (write) a lesson now?
7. Look! The bus (come)
8. Listen! Someone (knock) at the door.
9. The earth (move) around the sun.
10. Water (boil) at 100 degree centigrades
11. Hurry up! Everybody (wait) for you.
12. He (not/do) his homework at the moment.
13. Our teacher always (come) to class on time.
14. you (be) hungry or thirsty?
15. Our parents often (visit ) Hue very summer
16. it (rain) outside?
17. My mother (plant) some flower trees in the garden now.
18. At present, all the students (do) a test.
19. you (brush) teeth every morning?
20. He usually (not/have) lunch at school
Exercise 2 : Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense
1. It……….............(rain) very hard now.
2. The sun ……….……..(warm) the air and ……………….....(give) us light.
3. Look! A man ………..………..(run) after the train.
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4. She ……………….(go) to school everyday.
5. Bad students never ……………….(work) hard.
6. It often ……………..…….(rain) in the summer. It …………….……….(rain) now.
7. Mother …......(cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment. She always ……(cook) in the
morning.
8. Where ………. ………..(you/go) now? – I ……………….(go) to the theater.
9. He ……………….(not do) morning exercises regularly.
10. How long………………………………………….(he/work) here?
11. Water ……………………….(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.
12. They ……………………………..(usually/not go) to school by motorbike.
13. He …………………………… (swim) over there for two hours now.
14. How often……………………………..….(he/take) a bus to school?
15. They often ……………………(visit) their parents on Saturday.
16. She ……………………….(study) in this class for eight months up to now.
17. He ……………………(not be) at home now.
18. Hanh …….………………(not read) book at the moment.
19. Our teacher usually ……..………………(give) us many exercises.
20. He often ……………………(catch) a train to work.
Exercise 3 : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.
1. I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
3. The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.
4. She (go) __________ to school every day.
5. We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
6. Miss Helen (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
7. It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
8. Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
9. He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
10. We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
11. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
12. Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________.
13. We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
14. Listen! Someone ___________ (sing) in the room.
15. It (be) __________ very cold now.
16. John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.
17. I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
18. Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
19. Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
20. My mother (cook) _____some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ________ in
the mornings.
21. I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
22. The guests (watch) __________ the TV programmes now.
23. I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes.
24. The sun (set)___________ in the west.
25. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
26. Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.
27. I (do) _______ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) _______ that I
(know) ________ how to use it now.
28. Honesty (be) __________ the best policy.
29. The earth (go) __________ round the sun.
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30. Two and two (make) __________ four.
Exercise 4 : Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:
1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ………(drink) coffee, but he ………………… (drink) tea now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

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