UNIT 1.

HOBBIES
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words into the correct column.

bird cinema surfing neighbour world

collect arrange prefer badminton turn

common first favourite learn occasion

/ə/ /ɜ:/

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. burn B. hurt C. birth D. singer
2. A. love B. colour C. opinion D. above
3. A. mother B. badminton C. learn D. picture
4. A. hobby B. about C. collect D. player
5. A. surfing B. future C. person D. girl

B. VOCABULARY
I. Match the words with the verb list.
stamps, judo, camping, the guitar, basketball, jogging, swimming, yoga, old books, coins
collect
do
go
play
II. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the box.
making models playing computer games watching TV
collecting postcards and stamps painting playing football
swimming taking photos listening to music gardening
1. He enjoys sitting on the sofa in the living room and ______________ at the weekend.
2. My father likes ______________. He says that it is a simple way to get more fresh fruits and
vegetables.
3. Victor's favourite hobby is ______________. He plays football when he is free. He started to play
football when he was seven.
4. Kelly's hobby is ______________. She likes many kinds of music, especially she is interested in US-
UK songs.
5. My grandpa has followed ______________ as a hobby for over 30 years. He used wood and tissue
paper to make his models.
6. Lots of kids love ______________. But playing computer games too much may lead to health
problems.
7. A great hobby to start is ______________. You need to buy a canvas, some basic paint colours and
some paintbrushes.
8. My personal favourite is ______________. I love it more than anything else. I always want to be in
a pool, a sea or a lake.
9. Albert's hobby is ______________. He has thirty postcards and ten different countries’ stamps.
10. I love ______________. Photography is the best of my all possible hobbies. I sat for a handful of
minutes, taking a couple of pictures.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. We sometimes play ______________ at school.
A. stamps B. photos C. glasses D. chess
2. When did you start ______________ postcards?
A. playing B. cooking C. collecting D. listening
3. My brother wants to ______________ roses and orchids in the garden.
A. watch B. make C. take D. plant
4. What kind of music do you like ______________ to?
A. listening B. watching C. playing D. hearing
5. Paul thinks ______________ coins is an interesting hobby.
A. picking B. collecting C. playing D. having
6. Mr. Kelvin likes to do a bit of ______________ in his spare time.
A. gardening B. fishing C. camping D. skiing
7. He won’t ______________ the wall in contrasting colours.
A. make B. take C. paint D. watch
8. She is going to play the ______________ to a big audience.
A. dolls B. bottles C. piano D. garden
9. Jimmy loves taking ______________ and posting them on websites.
A. paintings B. photos C. videos D. music
10. ______________ fish is the most interesting part of fishing.
A. Going B. Catching C. Doing D. Making

C. GRAMMAR
I. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple.
1. She ______________ (want) to put all of her dolls in her dollhouse.
2. This ______________ (be) the first horse riding programme in our city.
3. Water ______________ (boil) at 100 degree Celsius under normal pressure.
4. ______________ (Stacy, practise) playing the guitar three times a week?
5. Our neighbour ______________ (not have) a very healthy hobby.
6. Some of her friends ______________ (dislike) doing Maths homework.
7. We like to go to the stadium, but the tickets ______________ (not be) cheap.
8. The school bus ______________ (leave) at six sharp and won't wait for us.
9. They ______________ (not do) much in the evenings but watch television.
10. John ______________ (play) football with his friends every weekend.
II. Complete the sentences using the -ing form of the verbs from the box.
read collect watch ride go do take play paint listen
1. Jessica enjoys ______________ to music after doing her homework.
2. Mum doesn’t like yoga, but she loves ______________ aerobics.
3. Dad likes ______________ fishing whenever he has free time.
4. Lucy’s favourite hobby is ______________ comic books in spare time.
5. You need to buy paintbrushes before you can start ______________.
6. Joe likes ______________ photos, but he dislikes having bad photos.
7. Do you love ______________ the guitar or the piano? - The guitar.
8. They don’t like ______________ both TV channels and YouTube.
9. Robert really enjoys ______________ a bike in the early morning.
10. He and I have a common interest: we both like ______________ stamps.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Doing yoga ______________ one of her hobbies.
A. is B. are C. being D. be
2. Building dollhouses is difficult, but Charlie ______________ it a lot.
A. love doing B. loves doing C. loves do D. love to do
3. Hannah and Sara ______________ badminton twice a week.
A. are playing B. doesn't play C. plays D. play
4. Many groups ______________ models of their house or their school.
A. making B. doesn’t makes C. make D. makes
5. Every year they ______________ to Singapore for two weeks.
A. travels B. doesn't travel C. travel D. not travel
6. My younger sister ______________ with dolls very much.
A. is liking to play B. likes play C. likes to playing D. likes playing
7. Emily ______________ every day at seven, regular as clockwork.
A. arrived B. arrives C. is arriving D. will arrive
8. ______________ she ______________ the English exams with high marks?
A. Do ... often pass B. Does ... often pass
C. Does ... pass often D. Do ... pass often
9. When the weather is good, he ______________ camping in the mountain.
A. usually goes B. goes usually C. usually go D. go usually
10. I think horse-riding ______________ to learn, and it's not popular here.
A. be easy B. easy C. is not easy D. not easy
IV. Choose the underlined port that needs correction.
1. In (A) her spare (B) time, she likes practising (C) piano (D).
2. I don't (A) want to leave (B) a warm cozy bed to do (C) jogging in (D)the winter.
3. Do (A) you take up (B) make (C) models as (D)one of your hobbies?
4. She thinks (A) that playing (B) a musical instrument is difficultly (C) but inspiring (D).
5. People of all age (A) and from all walks of life (B) enjoy (C) the hobby of collecting (D) coins.
6. She enjoys to build (A) dollhouses (B) and posting (C) pictures of them (D)on social media.
7. Swimming (A) has become an (B) hobby and a (C) profession for (D)millions of people.
8. He gives (A) me some (B) tips for playing (C) the guitar and sing (D)at the same time.
9. Reading books are (A) a good activity for (B) your educational (C) and mental growth (D).
10. Some people (A) don't (B) think it is dangerous (C) to go climbing mountain (D).

D. SPEAKING
I. Match the sentences.
A B
1. You have many keychains here. a. Why is it difficult?
2. Do you have any hobby, Jane? b. I think it is interesting.
3. I think carving wood is difficult. c. Yes, I enjoy collecting comic books.
4. How can you collect stamps? d. But my grandpa likes watching news.
5. What do you think about making pottery? e. I find climbing mountain dangerous.
6. I like playing video games. f. From used envelopes.
7. Do you really want to give up your hobby? g. My hobby is collecting coins.
8. Why do you like flower arrangement? h. Playing video games too much is not good
9. My grandma likes watching films. i. Because flowers are beautiful and attractive.
10. How do you find climbing mountain? j. No, I don’t.
II. Put the sentences into the correct order to make a conversation.
_____ No, I didn’t. My brother took them last weekend.
_____ Wow! You also have great talent.
_____ Yes, definitely!
_____ Really? He would be very glad to hear that. Photography is his favourite hobby.
_____ Thank you, Rebecca. I’m still learning it.
 Elena, can I see the photos in this computer?
_____ I like playing the guitar. I’ve played it for two years now, and I often practise it in spare time.
_____ These photos are nice! The model is beautiful and the background is amazing. Did you take
them?
_____ He has a talent for photography. I’ve never seen better photos than these ones.
_____ He’s really good at this. How about you? What is your hobby?
E. READING
I. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Hobby is a particular and interesting habit. Hobby is necessary because it helps US relax and get
rid of stress from study and work. I also have a hobby. My hobby is reading. It started when I was a
little boy. As soon as I could learn to read, I often asked my parents to buy me picture books and fairy
tales. Up to now, I have read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I find
interesting, especially knowledgeable books in my free time. I absolutely love reading.
Reading enables me to learn about so many things that I do not know. I can learn about how
people lived in bygone days, the wonders of the world, space travel, human achievements, huge
whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things of our world. Reading helps me discover new things
and widen my knowledge. Books provide me with so much information and many facts. They have
certainly helped me in my daily life. I am better aware of coping with living.
Libraries are the source from which I get the books I need. My relatives and my friends also give
me books on special occasions. I will certainly continue my reading hobby. Beside being more
informed about the world, I also spend my time profitably. It is indeed a good hobby.
1. According to the passage, what is hobby?
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2. Why is hobby necessary?
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3. What has the writer read?
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4. How much does he enjoy reading?
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5. What does reading enable him?
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6. What does reading help him?
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7. Where can he get the books?
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8. Does he want to give up his reading hobby?
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II. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
of are us plants but because growing buy
Most of us have a hobby or some, (1) ____________ hobbies differ from person to person.
Gardening is a relaxing hobby that can be enjoyed by people from any age group. There (2)
____________ various ways by which gardening can offer us relaxation.
Gardening gives (3) ____________ an opportunity to refresh our mind after working or studying
time. It brings US the green (4) ____________ and flowers and fills our lungs with pure oxygen. The
outdoor environment and fresh air are good for our health. We can get great pleasure from
gardening, (5) ____________ flowers and some vegetables of the season.
Gardening not only offers us the beauty (6) ____________ flowers and plants but also brings us
benefits. A family with a vegetable garden can save a lot of money when they grow vegetables rather
than (7) ____________ them from outside. Vegetable gardening is very rewarding (8) ____________
it makes us feel better, less stressed, and produces delicious vegetables for us to eat.

F. WRITING
I. Write complete sentences using the prompts given.
1. Her collections/ be/ exciting/ and/ really/ attract/ me
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2. My mum/ not/ like/ watch/ films/ TV
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3. He/ usually/ take/ a lot of/ beautiful photos
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4. I/ like/ keep/ the bottles/ after/ drink/ the water
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5. It/ be/ exciting/ when/ you/ catch/ fish/ for/ dinner
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6. He/ have/ much free time/ for/ his passion/ for/ garden
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7. Danny/ be/ creative/ and/ he/ paint/ very well
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8. I/ not/ think/ collecting teddy bears/ be/ boring hobby
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. I think that collecting stamps is interesting.
 I find
2. He feels excited whenever he watches a football match.
 He thinks
3. Can you tell me the way to the central park, please?
 Would you mind?
4. Her dollhouse has seven rooms.
 There
5. They are interested in drinking tea after meals.
 They like
6. Making pottery is not easy, but she enjoys it.
 Although making
7. How about going to see a volleyball game together?
 Why don’t we?
8. It's not good to stay up so late to listen to music.
 You shouldn't