UNIT 1 : LEISURE TIME

I. Vocabulary

Skateboard

Do origami

Do puzzle

Surf the net

Message friends

Balance

Strengthen muscle

Stay in shape
 Keep in touch

Increase creativity

Improve memory | ImproveMENT

I.
1. piece (n): mảnh, miếng | a piece of sth : một mảnh, một miếng
Eg: a piece of cake, a piece of information
2. repair (v): sửa chữa | repair (n): sự sửa chữa
Eg: I ask my father to repair my bicycle.
3. Giới từ (In/on/at/of/with/from/to/out….) + V-ing/Noun
Eg: I was interested in …… football (play) -> playing
4. One of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to
move, and that connect your bones together -> muscle
● Flesh (n): làn da
● In order to + V(nguyên thể) : để làm gì
Eg: I want to do exercise in order to strengthen muscle
5. This is an activity that you look quickly through information on the
Internet for anything that interests you -> surf the net
● Interest sb (v): làm hứng thú ai
6. The Japanese art of folding paper into attractive shapes -> Do origami
● art (n): nghệ thuật
● fold (v): gấp
● attractive (adj): thu hút
7. The use of skill and imagination to produce something new or to
produce art -> Increase creativity
● Imagination (n): trí tưởng tượng
● produce (v): sản xuất | production (n): sự sản xuất | product (n):
sản phẩm
II.

1. Skateboard (v): lướt ván

2. Keep in touch (v): giữ liên lạc
3. Do puzzle (v): giải câu đố
4. Improve memory (v): cải thiện trí nhớ
5. Stay in shape (v): giữ dáng
B. PRACTICE VOCABULARY
Exercise 3: Choose and circle the best answer.
1. I________messages to my friends. We are chatting about a new film.
A. am sending B. am surfing C. am doing
2. An is a Grade 8 student and he likes doing____________in his free time.
He wants to do everything by himself.
A. Puzzle B. DIY C. Origami
3. Michael takes part in a skateboarding club because he wants to
.
A. Strengthen muscle B. Improve memory C. Increase creativity
● Take part in : tham gia vào
4. Mai detests__________because she likes physical activities.
A. Surfing the net B. Playing football C. Playing tennis
● Detest + V-ing (v): ghét
● Physical activities (adj): hoạt động thể dục thể thao
5. Janet really loves Japanese culture____________is one of his favorite
activities.
A. Doing puzzle B. Doing origami C. Skateboarding
● Culture (n): văn hóa | Cultural (adj): văn hóa
6. Lisa has known that doing puzzles is so difficult. However, she still
struggles to do it in order to____________.
A. Stay in shape B. strengthen muscle C. Increase creativity
● Struggle + to V(inf): vật lộn để làm gì

7. Doing DIY is the best way to_______________.

A. Improve memory B. Strengthen muscle C. Increase creativity

8. Eating vegetables and doing exercise will help you_______________.

A. Keep in touch B. Stay in shape C. Surf the net

9. Jenny has many friends on social media. She______________with them by

her messenger.
A. Keeps in touch B. Stays in shape C. Surfs the net
● Keep in touch with sb : giữ liên lạc với ai
● Social media (n): mạng xã hội
10. Max is a hard-working person. Besides, he also tries to keep a
_________between work and relaxation.
A. Balance B. Strengthen muscle C. Memory
● Hard-working (adj): làm việc chăm chỉ
 ● Besides: Ngoài ra | Beside: bên cạnh
● Try + to V(inf): cố gắng làm gì | Try + V-ing: thử làm gì
Eg: I try to study hard
Eg: I try studying hard
Exercise 4: Work in groups. Read the phrases, and guess which activities
are described.
1. a mental exercise, graft small pieces, improve memory -> do puzzle
● mental (adj): tinh thần
2. save money, increase creativity, use craft kit -> do DIY
● craft (n): thủ công
3. improve physical health, make friends -> skateboard
● improve physical health (n): cải thiện sức lực
4. keep in touch, be relaxed -> message friends
5. learn something about IT, computer skills -> surf the net
6. Fold paper, Japanese culture, increase creativity -> do origami
Exercise 5: Discuss with your friends. Write in the right box at least 3
examples of the activities in the left box.

Activities Example
Indoor leisure activities Do origami, do puzzle, surf the net
Outdoor leisure activities Play football, play badminton, skateboard
Team sports Play basketball, play baseball, play volleyball
Individual sports Individual Play hockey, Go swimming, Go surfing
(adj): cá nhân

BTVN. (7/3)
1. Try to talk about each activity that you’ve found out.
For example: Doing a puzzle is a mental exercise that grafting small pieces to
make a complete picture. It helps us improve memory.
● skateboard, do origami, surf the net, message friends
1. Định nghĩa (hoạt động này là gì, làm như thế nào)
2. Lợi ích
3. Bất lợi
2. Look at the activities above. Write your own idea about what
activities you like/ don’t like/ hate. Explain if possible.
 Example: I like doing puzzle (because it helps me increase my creativity.)

PHRASAL VERBS

1. Hang out with sb (ph.v): đi chơi với ai

2. Chill out (ph.v): thư giãn
3. Get into (ph.v): hứng thú
Eg: Tôi hứng thú với việc đọc sách -> I get into reading books.
4. Get together (ph.v): tụ tập
5. Take up (ph.v): bắt đầu (một sở thích)
Eg: I take up playing football.
6. Come round (ph.v): đến thăm

Task 2: Circle the synonym of the highlighted part.

1. The local kids are keen on going out and playing at the mall in their
leisure time.
A. Hanging out B. Getting together
C. Taking up D. Coming round
 Be keen on + V-ing : thích làm gì
 Leisure time (n): thời gian giải trí

2. They sometimes fancy meeting up to relax and watch a movie.

A. Take up B. Come round
C. Chill out D. Get together
 Fancy + V-ing: thích làm gì
3. I'm really interested in jazz these days.
A. Get into B. Get together
C. Take up D. Chill out
4. Katy often spends her free time meeting her grandparents in the next town.
A. Coming round B. Chilling out
C. Getting into D. Getting together

5. Mary’s sister doesn’t like starting her new year school early.
A. Take up B. Get into
C. Come round D. Hang out

6. Children like visiting their grandparent’s house a few days every summer.
A. Come round B. Chill out
C. Get into D. Get together

Task 3: Complete the text. Use the phrasal verbs in the box.
Hanging out Chill out Gets into
Took up Come round Get together
I like spending my leisure time with my friends and family. I like 1....hanging

out...........with my friends and exploring new places. I also love cooking with my dad. It’s

the time that I can 2……chill out………… after working days. Last weekend, we made

tomato soup and cupcakes.

My little sister always wants me to play with her. She 3………gets into…………_doing

origami and making films, and she asks me to help. She sometimes wants me to do puzzle

with her. She’s become more intelligent since she 4………took up……………doing it.

I often 5……come round………..my grandma’s house. She can't see very well now, so I

sometimes read to her. My friends live next to my grandma’s house, so sometimes they

6………get together……….. and have lunch with us. Last month the weather was really

nice, so we went to the park. The climbing wall there was difficult, so I climbed slowly

 Since + Quá khứ đơn, Hiện tại hoàn thành

Eg: She has become more intelligent since she took up doing it.

 Explore (v): khám phá | Exploration (n): sự khám phá

 EXPRESSIONS ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES

LIKES DISLIKES

Adore (100%) Don’t mind (không phiền)

Love (75%) Dislike/Don’t like

Like/Enjoy/Fancy (50%) Hate

Prefer (25%) Detest ( căm ghét )

Exercise 1: Choose the suitable word and circle.

1. My children _________ (adore/ like/ hate) doing puzzle very much. They spend all their
leisure time on it.

2. David _________ (fancies/ doesn’t mind/ dislikes) skateboarding with his son as long as
he is happy.
 As long as + Mệnh đề : miễn là

3. My grandpa rarely cooks. However, he _________ (detests/ doesn’t like/ enjoys)

cooking with my grandma.
 Rarely (adv): hiếm khi
4. Some people ________ (hate/ prefer/ like) staying in shape by eating more vegetables,
but other ones who _________ (hate/ love/ like) vegetable choose to do exercise.
 choose (v): chọn lựa | choice (n): sự lựa chọn
5. My sister ________ (don’t mind/ detests/ enjoys) doing DIY. She never does any crafts
by herself in every situation.
 craft (n): thủ công
 situation (n): tình huống, hoàn cảnh
6. I _______ (like/ love/ adore) doing origami, but it’s not my favorite leisure activity. I
_______ (hate/ enjoy/ prefer) doing DIY.

7. I sometimes surf the net and message friends. But, I _______ (don’t mind/ don’t like/
detest) them too much because it wastes my time.

8. Doing origami has ever been my favorite leisure activity for a long time. However, now

I _________ (don’t like / prefer/ detest) doing puzzle.

Exercise 2: Based on part C. Express the feeling about each leisure activity below.
Then, match with its benefits. One leisure activity can match more than one benefit.
Leisure Activities Feelings Benefits

Football -> strengthen

DISLIKE Strengthen muscle
muscle

Skateboard -> stay in shape PREFER Improve memory

Go swimming -> get taller LIKE Get taller

Do origami -> relax PREFER Relax

Do puzzle -> improve

PREFER Keep in touch with other people
memory

Do DIY -> increase

LOVE Increase creativity
creativity

Surf the net -> decrease

LOVE Take care of other family members
stress

Message friends -> keep in

ADORE Decrease stress
touch with other people

Visit grandparents -> take

care of other family LOVE Stay in shape

members

Exercise 4: Write about at least 5 friends.

Example: Max adores surfing the net because it helps him learn more computer skills

Tên + V(thích/ko thích) + … + because + ……

…Phuc adores playing badminton because it helps him decrease stress

An hates studying math because it makes him stressful.

Phu loves playing football because it helps him strengthen muscle

Hoang likes doing puzzle because it helps him improve memory

Khoa detests doing origami because it wastes his time

C. EXTRA EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Read and do the tasks.

Jack: I do a lot of exercise in a normal week! I go to soccer practice every Monday for an
hour and I surf the net and have a game most Sundays. The best time is when I can
skateboard: two hours on Wednesday and two more on Friday. My friend Nick is not
interested in any sport, so when we are together, we do DIY or do puzzle. Nick is a big fan
of doing DIY. He started his hobbies when he was 7 years old, so his creativity is increased
(gia tăng) a lot. I prefer doing origami, but he refuses (từ chối) to try it. His only interest
(sở thích) is doing and repairing something by himself.

Alan: I am not keen on team sports, but my uncle Bob is crazy about watching and
playing sports with a lot of players in a team. So instead of (thay vì) kicking a ball around
in the park like my uncle, I prefer trying a few new things. For example, I think
skateboarding is very exciting! I need to balance (cân bằng) my body with the skateboard
in order to move (di chuyển) smoothly (mượt mà).

Task 1: Mark True, False or Doesn’t say according to the information in the reading.

1. All four people in two paragraphs like skateboarding. _False ______________

2. Only one person in two paragraphs likes team sports. True

 Only one person: chỉ có một người _______________

3. Both Jack and Nick love doing DIY. ______False_________

4. Nick is only interested in doing and repairing something by himself.

______True_________

5. Alan is not a big fan of team sports. _______________

6. Alan and Jack enjoy skateboarding. _______________

 Other structures to express like

1. Be interested in + V-ing

2. Be a big fan of + V-ing

3. Be keen on + V-ing

4. Be crazy about V-ing

5. Be fond of + V-ing

6. Be into + V-ing