UNIT 1: FREE TIME

VOCABULARY
1. collect: sưu tầm, thu thập, 38. bowling alley: sân chơi
thu gom bowling
2. build: xây dựng 39. theater: nhà hát/ rạp
3. bake: nướng chiếu phim
4. soccer: bóng đá 40. water park: công viên
5. sticker: hình dán nước
6. models: mô hình 41. ice rink: sân trượt băng
7. cake: bánh 42. fair: hội chợ
8. vlog: nhật ký dạng video 43. go on: tiếp tục
9. comic: truyện tranh 44. skate: trượt pa-tanh
10. hobby: sở thích 45. skateboarding: trò
11. arrange: sắp xếp, cắm trượt ván
12. skillful: khéo léo 46. surfing: trò lướt sóng
13. stuff: đồ đạc 47. rock climbing: trò leo
14. gift: món quà núi đá
15. buy-bought: mua-đã 48. zorbing: trò lăn dốc/ lăn
mua trên mặt nước trong 1 quả
16. ship: con tàu cầu nhựa trong suốt
17. spend: dành 49. introduced: đã giới
18. film: quay phim (động thiệu
từ) 50. extreme: vô cùng, cực
19. leave a comment: để kỳ
lại bình luận 51. for example: ví dụ
20. find-found: tìm-đã tìm 52. skateboarding: trượt
21. a few times a month: ván
một tháng vài lần 53. surfing: lướt sóng
22. stamp: con tem 54. tried: đã thử
23. create: tạo 55. rock: đá
24. post: đăng 56. center: trung tâm
25. sweet: ngọt 57. challenge: thử thách
26. character: nhân vật 58. heard: đã nghe
27. compete: hoàn thành 59. soft: mềm
28. against: cạnh tranh 60. roll down: cuộn xuống,
29. begin-began: bắt đầu- lăn xuống
đã bắt đầu 61. hill: ngọn đồi
30. called: được gọi là 62. scared: sợ
31. wood: gỗ 63. break: phá vỡ
32. popular: phổ biến 64. of course: tất nhiên
33. way: cách 65. sounded: nghe có vẻ
34. hang out: đi chơi 66. speaker: người nói
35. title: tiêu đề 67. cost: giá
36. sports center: trung 68. rent: thuê
tâm thể thao 69. surfboard:ván lướt sóng
37. market: chợ 70. worth: đáng giá

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 71. safety: sự an toàn 88. together: cùng nhau
72. equipment: thiết bị 89. fast: nhanh
73. book: đặt (động từ) 90. landed: hạ cánh
74. hope: mong đợi 91. stand up: đứng lên
75. invite: mời 92. helicopter: trực thăngg
76. free: rảnh 93. seconds: giây
77. Check their availability: 94. tired: mệt
Kiểm tra sự sẵn sàng 95. fly-flew: bay-đã bay
78. Give more details: Đưa 96. annual: hàng năm
ra nhiều chi tiết hơn 97. airfield: sân bay
79. Ask for a reply: Yêu cầu 98. raise money: quyên
về một lời hồi đáp góp tiền
80. Sign off: Lời kết 99. local: địa phương
81. frightening: đáng sợ 100. including: bao gồm
82. adventure: cuộc phiêu 101. take part in: tham gia
lưu 102. competition: cuộc thi
83. skydiving: nhảy dù 103. inline: nội tuyến
84. jump out of: nhảy ra 104. race: cuộc đua
khỏi 105. prize: giải thưởng
85. fall: ngã 106. winner: người chiến
86. parachute: nhảy dù thắng
87. strapped: bị trói

EXERCISE
Task 1. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. safe B. bake C. alley D. make
2. A. story B. bowling C. zorbing D. sports
B. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
3. A. collect B. tonight C. behind D. comic
4. A. equipment B. badminton C. opposite D. teenager
Task 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
following questions.
5. My brother __________ sports. He watches TV or plays computer games
all day.
A. often plays B. never plays
C. rarely play D. is sometimes playing
6. My friends and I go skating at the __________ on Saturdays.
A. water park B. fair C. alley D. ice rink
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7. My sister __________ with her friends on school nights. She __________
lots of homework.
A. doesn’t hang out/ has B. hangs out/ has
C. isn’t hanging out/ is having D. isn’t hanging out/ has
8. Our family loves going to the __________ every summer. There are
many amazing water slides and a lazy river.
A. fun fair B. sports center C. water park D. park
9. I often __________ with my camera or smartphone.
A. build models B. make vlogs C. write blogs D. read stories
10. Student A: “Why did you buy eggs and flour?”
Student B: “I __________ a cake for my mum. It’s her birthday tomorrow.”
A. am baking B. will have C. am cooking D. make
11. There’s a park ______ my house. But my dad has to take us there because
crossing the road is dangerous.
A. in front B. next to C. opposite D. behind of
12. My mother likes buying vegetables at the __________because they are
fresh and cheap.
A. fun fair B. market C. park D. mall
13. We __________ at Hòa Bình theater tomorrow. My dad bought the tickets
yesterday.
A. going to watch B. watch a play
C. will watch a play D. are watching a play
14. Student A: “How often do you play online games? ”
Student B: “_________”
A. Yes, I’m playing it now. B. Yes, I do.
C. Every weekend. D. I always love online games.
15. Read the poster and choose the correct statement.
A. You don’t have to buy tickets.
B. It opens daily from 3 to 7p.m.
C. It costs $2.5 to rent a pair of skates.
D. It’s closed early on Saturdays.

16. What does the sign mean?

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 A. Children can enter this place alone.
B. Children can’t play in this area.
C. Only children can enter this place.
D. Children can’t enter this area without their
parents.

Task 3. WORD FORMATION

Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.
17. Scuba diving looks ____________. I think I will try it. (EXCITE)
18. The first time I went rock climbing, I was really _______________.
(SCARY)
19. It costs 10 dollars to rent the ____________ equipment. (SAFE)
20. Andy has a ____________ of stamps and postcards from different
countries. (COLLECT)
21. Kate is having a birthday party next Sunday. She sent me an
____________ yesterday. (INVITE)
22. My brother is really into extreme sports like rock climbing or zorbing,
but my mum thinks they’re too ____________. (DANGER)
Task 4: Use the given words to complete the sentences.
carving wood photos mountain- collecting listening to
climbing dolls music
stamps horse-riding painting gardening fishing
1. She usually goes ___________ with her brother in the pool near her
school.
2. Sarah likes___________She plants lots of flowers and vegetables in her
home garden.
3. I enjoy ___________and it becomes my pleasure.
4. I have recently started a new hobby – ___________
5. Most people like taking ___________ and post them on their social
networking accounts.
6. In later years, he took up ___________as a hobby. He drew water color
landscapes.
7. Many people think that ____________is very dangerous.
8. Phong says he loves__________ but he won’t continue this hobby from
next year.
9. He is interested in______________. It’s his favorite hobby.
10. My younger sister likes ___________. Now she has more than 50.
Task 5: Choose the best options to complete the following
sentences.

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1. My mother loves flowers so I often ...................... some in the living
room.
A. hate
B. arrange
C. burn
D. catch
2. ...................... is a popular hobby of the people living around this
forest.
A. Collecting dolls C. Ice-skating
B. Bird-watching D. Surfing

3. He can’t ...................... because he is scared of heights.

A. make pottery C. go mountain climbing
B. go camping D. make models
4. My father is doing the ...................... and my mother is cooking.
A. gardening C skating
B. horse-riding D. monopoly
5. You should ...................... gymnastics regularly to have good health.
A. do C. watch
B. go D. play
6. A lot of people enjoy ...................... things such as dolls, stamps or
bottles.
A. making C. doing
B. arranging D. collecting
7. It takes me a lot of time to make a ......................
A. collage C. eggshell
B. cycling D. Monopoly
8. You shouldn’t go ...................... if you can’t swim.
A. skating C. gallery
B. board game D. surfing
9. Can you ride a horse? - Of course. It’s a piece of ......................
A. cake B. horse

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C. collage D. art
10. He’s a great artist. He can ...................... in both ......................
A. plant ‒ stone and wood C. carve ‒ wood and eggshells
B. carved ‒ eggshell D. plant ‒ wood and eggshells
11. I love this song because its ...................... is very sweet and romantic.
A. melody C. challenging
B. monopoly D. unique
12. Be careful, please! All of things in this box are very ......................
A .gallery C. carved
B. collage D. fragile
13. A lot of girls love holding their weddings ......................
A. challenging C. in board games
B. outdoors D. unusual
14. Lan doesn’t like ...................... sports such as surfing or mountain
climbing.
A. fragile C. challenging
B. indoors D. carved
15. Be careful. Don’t ...................... yourself.
A. hurt C. hate
B. plant D. catch
Task 6: Complete the phrase with a gerund and Put the phrases
under the correct pictures

walking hanging listening collecting playing

watching arranging playing going going

1.……………………..flowers 6……………………..shopping
2………………..the dog 7……………………..the piano
3……………………..dolls 8……………………..television
4……………………..the music 9……………………..out with friends
5……………………..mountain 10……………………..board games
climbing
Task 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.

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1. I ___________ (not visit) my parents very often.
2. ________(Mai/ go) to school every day?
No, she (go) _______to school from Monday to Friday.
3. The teachers at our school _____ (give) us lots of homework.
4. My brother _____ (play) tennis, but he_____ (not like) it.
5. How often_______ they______ (they/ go) jogging?
6. We (not study) ________ chemistry because it _________ (be) difficult.
7. ______________ (your parents/ watch) TV every night?
8. Mark’s class ________ (do) sport on Monday and Wednesday.
9. Children often ______(use) a computer for school work.
10. Mike ______ (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.
11. She (walk)__________ to school every morning.
12. They (learn) ___________________ how to use the lawnmower in their free time.
13. Linda (go) ______________ to the supermarket to buy some sugar.
14. Sometimes I (feel) ____________________ really lazy to do anything.
15. Phong and I (study) _______________________ English in my room.
16. I often (have) _______________ breakfast at 7 am at home.
17. She (do)_________________ aerobics every morning to keep fit.
18. Nga (like) ________________ playing basketball very much.
19. What time you (have) ____________________ lunch every day?
20. She (not have) _________________ any pen, so I lend her one.
21. They __________ (play) football and basketball at school.
22. My father ___________ (read) the newspaper every morning.
23. We ______________ (have) English, Maths and Science on Monday.
24. She never ______________ (do) her homework.
25. I ____________ (go) swimming twice a week.
26. Cars ______________ (be) more expensive than motorbikes.
27. Jane always ______________ (have) breakfast at 6 o’clock.
28 He usually ____________ (watch) TV after dinner.
29. London _____________ (be) a very big country.
30. I ___________ (be) a student and my parents _________ (be) teachers.

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Task 8: There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and
correct the mistake.
Sentences Correction
1. Nam is my classmates. He watches TV every
night.
2. I think collecting stamps are interesting.
3. My dad cooks very good. He loves preparing
meals for our family.
4. I enjoy to ride my bike to school.
5. We usually go in a small lake out of the city at
weekends.
6. Are you still play football?
7. We like doing fishing because it is relaxing.
8. Do you think bird-watching interest?
9. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a
team game
10. In my opinion, we should played monopoly
in free time.
Task 9: Match the questions and answers.
1. What are your hobbies? a. I started my hobby five years
ago.
2. How long have you had a b. I spend two hours a day on my
hobby? hobby.
3. Is your hobby safe or c. I enjoy my hobby it’s good for
dangerous? my study.
4. Do you spend money on your d. I like watching cartoon in my
hobby? free time.
5. How many hours a day do you e. It is safe, but I have to be
spend on your hobby? careful not to break the
stamps.
6. What else do you do in your f. Yes. I spend money on buying
free time? stamps.
7. Do your hobbies impact your g. No. I just do it in my free time.
study?
8. Do you want to try any new h. My favourite hobby is
hobbies? collecting stamp.
Task 10: Read and answer the questions
MIKE’S HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Mike likes to spend most of his free time at home. He is tired after work, and
usually relaxes in front of the TV for an hour. Sometimes, instead of watching
TV, he reads news on the Internet, and about once a week, he sends an
email to his family in Vietnam. Mike is also very musical. He enjoys playing
the piano and the drums, but his favorite musical instrument to play is the
guitar. He plays the guitar in a band. They usually practice at weekends, at
his friend Paul’s house. In the past, they practiced in Paul’s house but his
neighbor said that they were so noisy. Now they are practicing it in the
garden.
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 1. Where does Mike like to spend his free time?

2. Does Mike like watching TV?

3. What instrument does Mike play?

4. When does Mike practice playing the guitar?

5. Why are they not practicing in Paul’s house?

6. Where are they practicing it now?

Task 11: Read the text and choose the correct answer.

If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are
not enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the
traffic can be very risky. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can
be exciting, and it is an inexpensive way of keeping fit if you live there. Some
cyclists don’t mind spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if
you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many
cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale which may not be
impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling
helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not
compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Cycling helmets C. Bicycle markets

B. Cheap bicycles D. Cycling in London

2. According to the passage, cycling in London is

A. easy C. tiring

B. difficult D. boring

3. The word “it” in line 3 refers to

A. cycling C. excitement

B. passion D. doing exercise

4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines

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A. 2 C. 5-6

B. 5 D. 8-9

5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that

A. It is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain.

B. Some bikes in London are cheap.

C. There are not many lanes especially for bikes.

D. Some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes

Task 12: Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the
list.

kinds classify books near

name collection clean immediately
Collecting (1) ____________ is my favourite hobby. I started my hobby five
years ago. Thefirst item in my (2) __________ is a book about Doraemon. And
now I have a lot of books of all (3)___________ comics, children’s, history,
science, detective, adventure, etc. Whenever I find an interesting book I buy
it (4) ___________. I usually buy books in the bookstores (5) ___________ my
school and my house. Sometimes my relatives and my friends give me books
as a gift. I (6) ____________ my books into different categories and put each
category in one corner of my bookshelf with a (7) ___________ tag on it. It
takes all my free time to keep everything (8) ______ clean ______ and dusted.
It keeps me amused for hours, too.

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