UNIT 1.

HOBBIES
I. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.
nature competition cheap bird-watching wood
carve decorate bug present photo

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Exercise 2. Look at the photo and write the correct words. The first letter is a hint for you.
dancing cooking cycling
making pottery taking photos watching TV
learning English carving wood surfing the Internet

1. 2. 3.
 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9

Exercise 3. Circle the odd one out.

1. A. reporter B. collector C. gardener D. newspaper
2. A. stamp B. album C. collector D. mountain
3. A. skating B. climbing C. gardening D. horse-riding
4. A. hate B. enjoy C. love D. like
5. A. unusual B. favourite C. popular D. common
6. A. cycling B. cooking C. night D. gardening
7. A. play B. swim C. collect D. stamps
8. A. horse-riding B. challenging C. bird-watching D. mountain-climbing
9. A. pet B. write C. walk D. eat
10. A. pottery B.cook C. flower D. wood
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
gardening photos model cars eggshells
painting fishing music swimming
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 water colour landscapes.
5. My hobby is listening to __________. It can help relax my mind.
6. I have recently started a new hobby – collecting __________.
7. Most people take ___________ and post them on their social networking accounts.
8. Carving ___________ is a great hobby that can make you happier.
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
films dub music books photography
swimming basketball zoo skating chess
1. I really like ________ - especially in the sea.
2. I'm interested in ________. My favourite band is T-ara from Korea.
3. I love ________. I go to the cinema every weekend.
4. I really like I don't play it, but I watch matches on TV.
5. My hobby is ________. I have a new camera.
6. I love ________. My favourite writer is To Hoai.
7. I really love ________ in the park with my friends.
8. I like ________. I play against my dad. I also play against other people on the Internet.
9. I've just joined the local tennis ________.
10. We could hear the lions roaring at the end of the ________.
Exercise 6. Reorder the letters to make correct words, then match them with their
meanings.
A B
1. D-O-R-B-E a. to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a

hobby

2. A-R-V-C-E
b. the words of a song, especially a pop song

3. E-C-A-H-P c. a picture that is made by using a camera that stores images in
 digital form or that has a film sensitive to light inside it
4. L-C-E-T-O-L-C d. feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in
 somebody/ something or because you have nothing to do
5. T-O-S-C
 e. pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody's life

6. T-E-F-A-E-D f. something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special
 occasion, especially to show friendship, or to say thank you
7. I-L-Y-R-C g. to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a
 piece of wood or stone, or another hard material
8. H-O-P-O-T
 h. the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something

9. T-P-E-R-E-N-S
 i. to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition

10. S-S-T-E-R-S
 k. costing little money or less money than you expected

Exercise 7. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The most popular after-school ________ in Viet Nam are football and badminton. (act)
2. The city library has over 60 ________. (employ)
3. English is an ________ and important subject. (interest)
4. Science books are very ________ for our study of the world. (use)
5. Nam is a famous stamp ________. (collect)
6. They learn to play a instrument ________. (music)
7. The team has many talented ________. (play)
8. We sat on the beach ________ a spectacular sunset. (watch)
II. PRONUNCIATION
Exercise 1. Put the words in the correct column depending on the pronunciation.
mother work learn sunburn service
birth early expert collect leisure
around upon singer shirt pottery
murdere
r parent nature world surfing

/ə/ /ɜ:/

Exercise 2. 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. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake
5. A. hobby B. doll C. college D. over
6. A. prefer B. better C. teacher 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. enjoy
10. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture
Exercise 3. Find the word which has different stress from the others.
1. A. arrange B. foreign C. lyric D. model
2. A. collect B. defeat C. nature D. unique
3. A. receive B. perceive C. present D. arrange
4. A. decorate B. melody C. valuable D. opponent
5. A. protect B. photo C. patient D. nature
UNIT 1: HOBBIES
Time allowed: 15 minutes
Name: __________________________
Task 1. Complete with the words in the box.
1. go a. friends
2. play b. shopping
3. watch c. to music
4. listen d. tennis
5. do e. films
6. make f. gardening
Task 2. Read and complete the passage.

Some people have hobbies when they’re young, which they forget about when they grow
up. For example, my dad used to (1)_____________ stamps but he doesn’t anymore. Some
stamp books are still kept carefully on his desk. However, some of these hobbies can be
very useful because people can turn them into careers! (2)____________ photos is a popular
hobby for many people, but some people sell their photos and make a living from
photography! Another useful hobby that can lead to a career is (3)_____________ Many
people who own coffee shops started off baking cakes as a hobby. My hobby is collecting
(4)____________ They are now still in use to make a call in the USA. I’m not sure yet if
this is a useful hobby or not, but I hope that it means that one day I’ll be rich!

Task 3. Complete the extract from a blog with the words in the box

rink train Winter

compete googles win
Ice hockey is my favourite (1) ____________ sport. I have been a member of my school
team for two years, We (2) ___________ every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The ice
(3) ____________ isn’t far from our school and we walk there. It’s good exercise. Our team
is very good and we often (4) ____________ our matches. My parents always come and
support me when I play.
In the summer, I swim a lot. One day I want to (5) ____________ in the Olympic Games.
This weekend, I’m in the race and I need new (6) ___________. Mum has promised to buy
me a new swimsuit too.
II. GRAMMAR
A. The present simple (Thì hiện tại đơn)
1. Forms (Cấu trúc)
Động từ thường Động từ “to be”
Câu S + Vs/es S + am/ is/ are + N/ adj/ prep
khẳng định E.g: He watches TV every day. E.g: My mother is a teacher
Câu S + do/ does not + V-inf S + am/ is/ are not + N/ adj/ prep
phủ định E.g: I don ’t like cakes. E.g: I’m not a student.
Do/ Does + S + V-inf? Am/ Is/ Are + S + N/adj/prep?
(+) Yes, S + do / does. (+) Yes, S + is / am / are.
Câu
(-) No, s + don’t / doesn’t. (-) No, S + is / am / are + not.
nghi vấn
E.g: Do you like playing chess? E.g: Are you sure?
- No, I don ’t. - Yes, I am.
2. Use (Cách dùng)
Diễn tả sự thật, chân lý hiển nhiên E.g: The sun rises in the East.
Diễn tả sở thích, thói quen E.g: I often get up at six o ’clock.
Diễn tả cảm xúc, cảm giác E.g: She likes singing.
Diễn tả sự di chuyển có lịch trình E.g: The plane takes off in 5 minutes.
3. Add s/es to the verbs (Quy tắc thêm đuôi s/es vào sau động từ)
Động từ tận cùng là o, s, x, z, ch, sh, ss  thêm -es E.g: wash  washes
Động từ tận cùng là phụ âm + y, bỏ -y  thêm -ies E.g: carry  carries
Các động từ còn lại  thêm s E.g: learn  learns
Các động từ đặc biệt E.g: have  has
4. Spelling rules (Quy tắc phát âm đuôi s/es)
Phát âm là Từ có tận cùng là các phụ âm /f/, /t/, /k/, /p/, /ð/ E.g: walks /wɔ:ks/
/s/ (thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái gh, th, ph, k, f,
t, p)
Phát âm là Từ có tận cùng là các âm /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ E.g: boxes /'bɒksiz/
/iz/ (thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái x, z, s, ss, sh, ch,
ce, ges)
Phát âm là Các trường hợp còn lại (b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, v, E.g: chickens /'tfikinz/
/z/ y, ...)
* Lưu ý: cách phát âm phải dựa vào phiên âm quốc tế, không dựa vào cách viết.
5. Time expressions (Dấu hiệu trạng ngữ thời gian)
 Every + khoảng thời gian (every day/ week/ month/ year, ...)
 Once/ twice/ three times/ four times + a/per + khoảng thời gian (once a day/ week/ month/
year, ...)
 In the + buổi trong ngày (in the morning, ...)
 Trạng từ chỉ tần suất:
+ Đứng trước động từ chính
E.g: I often play soccer. (Tôi thường chơi hóng đá.)
+ Ngoại lệ: Đứng sau to be (am/ is/ are) trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
E.g: She is always late. (Cô ta cứ đến muộn mãi.)
100% Always Luôn luôn, lúc nào cũng, suốt, hoài
90% Usually Thường xuyên
80% Generally Thông thường, theo lệ
70% Often Thường
50% Sometimes Thỉnh thoảng
30% Occasionally Thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi
10% Hardly ever Hầu như, hiếm khi
5% Rarely Hiếm khi, ít khi
0% Never Không bao giờ
4. Practice (Luyện tập)
Exercise 1. Write the correct 3rd person singular verb form.
1. eat ___________ 11. see ___________
2. do ___________ 12. wake ___________
3. study ___________ 13. take ___________
4. watch ___________ 14. teach ___________
5. drink ___________ 15. brush ___________
6. read ___________ 16. lose ___________
7. make ___________ 17. kiss ___________
8. learn ___________ 18. catch ___________
9. tidy ___________ 19. swim ___________
10. play ___________ 20. carry ___________
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Present Simple.
1. My sister (go) _________ to school from Monday to Friday.
2. My hair (be) _________ short and black.
3. Mary (tidy) _________ her room every morning.
4. Jack and Jill (not speak) _________ Vietnamese well.
5. My younger sister (not be) _________ fond of seafood.
6. John (not get) _________ up early on Sundays.
7. _________ (Anna / have) milk for breakfast?
8. What _________ (you / do / usually) in your free time?
9. _________ (they / wear) uniforms every school day?
10. What time _________ (his school / start)?
Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into positive, negative and interrogative.
1. (+) I like collecting glass bottles.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
2. (+) ______________________________________
(-) She doesn't like taking photos.
(?) ______________________________________
3. (+) My sister enjoys going to the cinema with her friends.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
4. (+) My sister's hobby is arranging flowers.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
5. (+) Anna and Hoa love collecting toy bears.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
6. (+) Listening to music in my free time is my favourite hobby.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
7. (+) We go fishing at weekends.
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________
8. (+) ______________________________________
(-) My favourite hobby isn’t watching the goldfish in the tank.
(?) ______________________________________
9. (+) ______________________________________
(-) My family and I don’t watch TV every evening.
(?) ______________________________________
10. (+) ______________________________________
(-) ______________________________________
(?) Does John love being outdoors and discovering nature?
Exercise 4. Put the verb in the parentheses into correct tenses.
1. The sun always _________ (rise) in the east.
2. In my country, it _________ (not, rain) much in winter.
3. The moon(move) around the earth.
4. Mai _________ (be) very happy because she has 3 good marks today.
5. I like _________ (play) tennis.
6. My brother _________ (enjoy) playing football. He usually _________ (play) football
every afternoon.
7. My brothers _________ (be, not) engineers.
8. Well, he is 40 years old, bald with a moustache. He _________ (have) large ears and he
_________ (wear) glasses.
9. They _________ (have, not) any money.
10. Hoa _________ (visit) her parents once a year.
Exercise 5. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. What does your mother does at weekends? ____________
2. When I am free, I often listens to my favourite songs from an old ____________
cassette recorder.
3. My best friend does not goes to class to learn how to sing. ____________
4. She loves music and she likes writting songs. ____________
5. My sister finds arrange flowers interesting. ____________
6. What does your favourite hobby, Anna? ____________
7. My brother have an unusual hobby, carving eggshells. ____________
8. Jim finds bird-watching interest because he can learn about ____________
nature.
9. Amy likes makes pottery very much. ____________
10. My brother wants to goes to the amusement park. ____________
 MINI TEST
Unit 1: Hobbies (Grammar)
Timing: 15 minutes
Name: __________________
Task 1. Make sentences from the prompts. Use the Present Simple.
1. I/ not/ school/ in / at/ evening./ the/ am
____________________________________________________________
2. sometimes/ brothers./ he/ TV/ his/watch/ with
____________________________________________________________
3. parents/ are/ in / the/ usually/ tired/ my/ evening.
____________________________________________________________
4. go/ a/ with/ walk/ Helen/ not/ her/ for/ dog/does
____________________________________________________________
5. for/ we/ pizza/ never/ lunch./ have
____________________________________________________________
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. My friends_________________ (like) listening to pop music.
2. I _________________ (check) my emails in the evening.
3. Jane _________________ (brush) her teeth twice a day.
4. Do your parents _________________ (work) in an office?
5. I _________________ (not listen) to rock music.
6. _________________ Mike _________________ (wash) his car at the weekend?
7. Eve and Mark _________________ (not play) tennis very well.
8. My father _________________ (not wear) a suit to work.
9. My parents _________________ (not go) to work on Sundays.
10. Tom's sisters _________________ (be) teachers.
Task 3. Identify and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. She go to the market every day.
______________________________________________
2. They does not play football.
______________________________________________
3. He like to read books.
______________________________________________
4. We walks to school every morning.
______________________________________________
5. A cat sleep on the mat.
______________________________________________
HOMEWORK
Task 1. Unscramble the words to make a correct simple present tense sentence.
1. plays / soccer / Mary / every / Saturday
______________________________________________
2. eats / often / pizza / John / for / lunch
_______________________________________________
3. go / they / park / to / the / often
_______________________________________________
4. reads / book / a / before / bed / she
________________________________________________
5. we / dinner / at / have / 7 / o'clock / usually
_______________________________________________
Task 2. Complete the sentences with appropriate simple present tense verbs below.
listen, study, eat, read, work, take, play, watch, go, drink

1. We _________ our lunch at noon. 6. My brother _________ at a bank.

2. He _________ to the office by bus. 7. They _________ soccer on weekends.
3. They _________ TV in the evening. 8. He _________ to music while jogging.
4. She _________ piano lessons every Tuesday. 9. She _________ for her exams every night.
5. Every morning, she ________ a cup of coffee. 10. She _________ her favorite book before bed.

Task 3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present simple tense.
1- Sarah ......................... (like) to play tennis.
2- They ......................... (watch) cartoons on TV every Friday.
3- My mom ......................... (cook) delicious meals for dinner.
4- We ......................... (go) to the park after school.
5- ............ he ............. (study) English every day?
6- Dogs ......................... (sleep) a lot during the day.
7- I ......................... (not eat) vegetables.
8- The bus ......................... (arrive) at 9:00 AM.
9- He ......................... (play) the guitar in a band.
10- Dogs ......................... (bark) when they see strangers.
11- She ......................... (read) a book before bedtime.
12- ............ you often ............. (visit) your grandparents?
13- He ......................... (always forget) his keys.
14- The sun ......................... (rise) in the east.
15- They ......................... (usually go) shopping on weekends.
16- I ......................... (not like) spicy food.
17- Cats ......................... (chase) after mice.
18- My dad ......................... (work) in an office.
19- Birds ......................... (sing) in the morning.
20- We ......................... (play) board games on rainy days.
MINI TEST
Unit 1: Hobbies (Grammar)
Timing: 15 minutes
Name: __________________
Question 1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present simple tense.
1. They _____________ (watch) cartoons on TV every Friday.
2. She _____________ (not live) in Ho Chi Minh city.
3. _____________he_____________ (study) English every day?
4. Dogs _____________ (sleep) a lot during the day.
5. The bus _____________ (arrive) at 9:00 AM.
6. _____________ you often _____________ (visit) your grandparents?
7. The sun _____________ (rise) in the east.
8. Cats_____________ (not chase) after mice.
9. My dad _____________ (work) in an office.
10. Birds _____________ (sing) in the morning.
Question 2. Complete the sentences with the following words.
wake up – cause – open – play – speak – drink – take – do – live – close
1. Myan _____________ badminton very well.
2. They never _____________ tea.
3. The swimming pool _____________ at 6:30 in the morning.
4. It _____________ at 7 pm in the evening.
5. Bad driving _____________ many accidents.
6. Her parents _____________ in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games _____________ place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always _____________ their homework.
9. The students _____________ a little English.
10. I always _____________ late in the morning.
Question 3. Unscramble the words to make a correct simple present tense sentence.
1. often / he / plays / football / on Sundays.
______________________________________________________
2. go / usually / to / we / the park / on weekends.
______________________________________________________
3. breakfast / have / I / at / 7 a.m.
______________________________________________________
4. English / she / teaches / at / a school.
______________________________________________________
5. reads / every / book / she / night / before / bed / a.
______________________________________________________

B. Expressing liking & disliking (Diễn đạt sự yêu thích / không yêu thích)
Liking Disliking
Adjectives be fond of be disgusted with
be keen on
be interested in
be into
be addicted to
be fascinated by
be crazy about
be mad about
Nouns big fan of hate for
passion for hatred for
Verbs adore can't bear
enjoy can't put up with
fancy can't stand
like (Ving/ to V) can't tolerate
love (Ving/ to V) detest
prefer (Ving/ to V) dislike
* prefer Ving to Ving hate (Ving/ to V)
Examples - Lucy adores collecting stamps. - We dislike doing exercises every
- I am keen on playing the violin. morning.
- He hates playing table tennis.
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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 (like) _________ 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. Our uncle (play) _________ badminton once a week.
8. I (collect) _________ a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.
9. In 2100, people (travel) _________ in flying cars.
10. “I’m so hungry, Mum.” - “I (make) _________ you some sandwiches.”
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer in each sentence.
1. Are you interested for/ in photography?
2. This is my best/ favourite book. It’s David Copperfield, by Dickens.
3. I’ve decided to make/ join the local swimming club.
4. Kate usual ly passes/ spends most of her time reading.
5. Tim has a very interesting fun/ hobby. He builds small boats.
6. What do you like doing in your empty/ spare time?
7. Wendy is a member/ team of the drama club.
8. Anna likes going to the cinema/ cinema.
9. John's hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp collect/ collector.
10. Hannah is very creative/ create and she paints very well.
Exercise 3. Circle the best answers.
1. Nowadays people _________ hours sitting in front of computers.
A. spend B. last C. set D. take
2. My uncle usually _________ a lot of beautiful photos.
A. take B. takes C. to take D. taking
3. My family enjoys _________ because we can sell vegetables and flowers _________
money.
A. garden – to B. gardening – for
C. gardening - with D. garden - of
4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _________ as to your friends
presents.
A. hobby B. money C. greetings D. products
5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the _________
magazines.
A. fashion B. cooking C. sports D. science
6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is _________.
A. danger B. in danger C. dangerous D. endangered
7. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three _________ a week.
A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
8. I think collecting old bowls _________ a very boring hobby.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
9. I like _________ books because it widens my knowledge.
A. read B. reads C. to reading D. reading
10. Model making is a _________ way of spending time.
A. wonder B. wonderful C. wondering D. wondered
11. There are many _________ why it is important to have a hobby.
A. answers B. reasons C. details D. facts
12. Will you _________ making models in the future?
A. pick up B. look for C. take up D. find
13. Do you think that hobby is __________and boring?
A. easy B. difficult C. danger D. interesting
14. My brother usually _________ fishing in his free time.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. going
15. We _________ roller skating because it's dangerous.
A. don't like B. not like C. don’t likes D. doesn’t like
16. I join a photography club, and all members love _________ a lot of beautiful photos.
A. take B. taking C. make D. making
17. What does your father do _________ his free time?
A. in B. at C. on D. while
18. I think a hobby will always give you _________ and help you _________.
A. pleased - relax B. pleasure – relaxed
C. pleased - relaxing D. pleasure – relax
19. You can share your stamps _________ other collectors _________ a stamp club.
A. with-at B. to-at C. with-in D. to-in
20. She finds _________ flowers interesting because it helps her relax.
A. arrange B. arranges C. to arrange D. arranging

MINI TEST
Unit 1: Hobbies (Grammar)
Question 1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1. My mother likes (cook) _____________ when she is free.
2. Linda wants (learn) _____________ Vietnamese because she is interested in (visit)
_____________ Viet Nam.
3. Tonight I'd like (go) _____________ out, but I have to do my homework.
4. My brother enjoys (visit) _____________ the zoo.
5. I hate (tell) _____________ lies because it's very bad.
6. Mobile games are great, but I don't like (play) _____________ them for too long.
7. John detests (drink) _____________ beer.
8. Does Anna fancy (watch) _____________ horrible movies?
9. I prefer (make) _____________ crafts to (draw) _____________ a picture.
10. Kate loves (hang out) _____________ with her friends on her birthday.
Question 2. Choose the correct answer among A, B, C, D.
1. Does she fancy _____________ a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
2. They enjoy _____________ on Sundays.
A. garden B. gardening C. gardened D. gardens
3. They love _____________ with their friends.
A. eating out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eating out
4. I'd hate _____________ the exams, so I'm doing my best.
A. failing B. to fail C. fail D. failed
5. I always enjoy _____________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
6. Could you help me _____________ the kitchen? It's a real mess!
A. tidy B. tidied C. tidying D. on tidying
7. I really regret _____________ this computer - It's useless.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. for buying
8. Your child needs _____________ some weight. Tell him _____________ less junk food
and more exercise.
A. to lose - eat B. to lose - to eat C. losing - to eat D. losing - eat
9. Nga likes _____________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
A. window shop B. window to shop C. window shops D. window shopping
10. Lan used to love _____________ in front of the computer for hours but now she doesn't.
She takes part in a judo club.
A. using B. sitting C. doing D. having
Question 3. Unscramble the words to make a correct simple present tense sentence.
1. speak/ languages/ They/ fluently/three/.
______________________________________________________
2. Where/ work/ your/ does/ sister/?
______________________________________________________
3. Do/ exercise/ often/ you/ to/ go/ gym/ the/ for/?
______________________________________________________
4. it/ Is/ pet/ your/?
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5. She/ Saturdays/ does/ on/ work/ not/.
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HOMEWORK
Task 1. Rewrite these sentences using the given words.
1. I like reading comics.
→ I’m ______________________________ comics. (keen on)
2. She hates doing homework.
→ She’s ______________________________ homework. (terrible at)
3. He enjoys playing basketball.
→ He’s ______________________________ basketball. (crazy about)
4. We plan to visit Ha Long Bay.
→ We’re ______________________________ Ha Long Bay. (interested in)
Task 2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
1. I hate _____________________ (get) up early in the morning.
2. Rob enjoys _____________________ (play) on his computer.
3. Anne hates _____________________ (wear) a uniform.
4. Paul rarely watches TV but today he likes _____________________ (watch) TV because
his classmates perform their play.
5. We often eat out but my mother likes _____________________ (cook) for our guests
today.
6. My friends enjoy _____________________ (play) football after school.
7. Carole doesn’t like _____________________ (work) in a bank.
8. Jack hates _____________________ (go) shopping on Saturday.
9. Mary likes _____________________ (talk) to her friends on the social networks.
10. I enjoy _____________________ (listen) to classical music.
Task 3. Match the halves in column A with the others in column B.
A B
1. My mother enjoys A. eating out with her family.
2. Antony loves B. using social networks to communicate with each other.
3. Jane prefers C. reading comic books in their free time.
4. My children adore D. baking cakes when she has free time.
5. Most teenagers fancy E. preparing breakfast for my family.
6. We don’t mind F. of drinking coffee in the morning.
7. My sister hates G. to ask other people for help, so she always tries to
 solve her problems.
8. Anna likes H. on recycling things to protect the environment
9. Many people in England are I. to play badminton with his friends.
fond
10. John is keen J. tidying our room every weekend if we have time.
Task 4. Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.
eat do collect ride play
listen wash write watch take
1. My mother enjoys ______________ aerobics in the morning.
2. Jenny fancies ______________ diary every day.
3. In his free time, Antony likes ______________ photographs.
4. Are you interested in ______________ basketball, Peter?
5. Does your grandfather love ______________ foreign coins?
6. Nam hates ______________ a bike to school on rainy days.
7. We prefer ______________ DVDs to going to the cinema.
8. My sister detests ______________ the dishes every day.
9. My father doesn’t mind ______________ to classical music.
10. Kim Joon adores ______________ Vietnamese food.