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Unit 1 – English 8

Teacher: Bùi Mến

UNIT 1. LEISURE ACTIVITIES – HOẠT ĐỘNG GIẢI TRÍ
I. Vocabulary:
1. adore /əˈdɔː(r)/ (v) : yêu thích, mê thích
2. addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ (adj) : nghiện (thích) cái gì
3. beach game /biːtʃ ɡeɪm/ (n) : trị thể thao trên bãi biển
4. bracelet /ˈbreɪslət/ (n) : vòng đeo tay
5. communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (v) : giao tiếp
6. community centre /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsentə/ (n) : trung tâm văn hoá cộng đồng
7. craft /krɑːft/ (n) : đồ thủ công
8. craft kit /krɑːft kɪt/ (n) : bộ dụng cụ làm thủ công
9. cultural event /ˈkʌltʃərəl ɪˈvent/ (n) : sự kiện văn hoá
10. detest /dɪˈtest/ (v) : ghét
11. DIY /ˌdiː aɪ ˈwaɪ/ (n) : đồ tự làm, tự sửa
12. don’t mind /dəʊnt maɪnd/ (v) : khơng ngại, khơng ghét lắm
13. hang out /hỉŋ aʊt/ (v) : đi chơi với bạn bè
14. hooked /hʊkt/ (adj) : u thích cái gì
15. It’s right up my street! /ɪts raɪt ʌp maɪ striːt/ (idiom) : Đúng vị của tớ!
16. join /dʒɔɪn/ (v) : tham gia
17. leisure /ˈleʒə(r)/ (n) : sự thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
18. leisure activity /ˈleʒə ækˈtɪvəti/ (n) : hoạt động thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
19. leisure time /ˈleʒə taɪm/ (n) : thời gian thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
20. netlingo /netˈlɪŋɡəʊ/ (n): ngôn ngữ dùng để giao tiếp trên mạng
21. people watching /ˈpiːpl wɒtʃɪŋ/ (n) : ngắm người qua lại
22. relax /rɪˈlæks/ (v) : thư giãn
23. satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ (adj) : hài lòng
24. socialise /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/ (v) : giao tiếp để tạo mối quan hệ
25. weird /wɪəd/ (adj) : kì cục

26. window shopping /ˈwɪndəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ (n) : đi chơi ngắm đồ bày ở cửa hàng
27. virtual /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ (adj) : ảo (chỉ có ở trên mạng)
II. Exercises:
Ex 1: Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1.
A. addicted
B. virtual
C. kit
D. active
2.
A. communicate
B. produce
C. computer
D. summer
3.
A. pressure
B. especial
C. prepare
D. helpful
4.
A. hooked
B. book
C. school
D. foot
5.
A. wanted
B. booked
C. hooked
D. stopped
6. A. sound

B. cloud
C. found
D. favourite
7. A. tool
B. noon
C. door
D. school
8. A. know
B. show
C. now
D. low
9. A. crafts
B. comics
C. streets
D. stamps
10. A. mention
B. question
C. action
D. education
Ex 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or 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. eat out
B. ate out
C. having eaten
D. to eat out
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4. I prefer …………… people.
A. text
B. texting
C. texted
D. texts
5. They detest …………… so early in the morning.

A. getting up
B. get up
C. to get up
D. gets up
6. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up
B. picked up
C. picking up
D. picks up
Ex 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Son, do you fancy (play) ………………….. badminton with me some time next week?
2. I love (listen) ………………….. to music with good earphones!
3. My brother likes (cook)………………….., but he detests (wash) ………………….. the dishes.
4. They enjoyed (watch) ………………….. the show very much.
5. She doesn’t like (communicate) ………………….. through emails. In fact, she hates (do)
………………….. it. She prefers (meet) ………………….. people in person.
6. They adore (make) …………………..and (eat) ………………….. good food.
Ex 4: Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box.
melodies, leisure time, making crafts, games, doing, skateboarding, leisure activities, the
most, comics, reading
1. Nick has just bought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he’ll enjoy listening to
the ____________.
2. While Nick was learning Japanese, he liked ______________ Doraemon.
3. My friends gave me some interesting short stories on my birthday because they know that I
like reading__________.
4. Tam lives near the coast of Da Nang so he likes playing beach __________ with his friends
after school.
5. Hobbies such as collecting stamps or___________ are very interesting.
6. How much _____________ do people in the US have on average day?
7. Minh hates _____________ the same thing every day.

8. What are the three activities that pupil in Viet Nam do __________ in their free time?
9. How much time a day do you spend on _______________, Phuc?
10. Which activities do you like best, football, badminton or______________?
Ex 5: GIVE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THESE VERBS.
Do you fancy …………………. a new laptop? (buy)
My father enjoys ………………… on weekend. (garden)
I love ………………… out with my friends. (eat)
I want ………………… with my friends after school. (hang out)
They detest ………………… so early in the morning. (get up)
We must ………………… our bike when the lights are red. (stop)
We would like ………………… you to our dinner. (invite)
My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work every day. (pick up)
I adore ………………… and ………………… good food. (make/eat)
We will ………………… a test tomorrow. (have)
My brother can ………………… many kinds of musical instruments.(play)
Ex 6: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A, B, C OR D TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
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1. They enjoy _____ on Sundays.
A. garden
B. gardened
C. gardening
D. gardens

2. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly
B. vast
C. slow
D. inconvenient
3. For lunch I had _____ sandwich and _____apple.
A. an - a
B. an - an
C. the - a
D. a - an
4. Among the ________, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. majorities
B. ethnic minorities
C. groups
D. ethnic cultures
5. Most ethnic minority peoples are good_______ farming techniques.
A. of
B. in
C. on
D. at
6. We________ there tomorrow.
A. will come
B. came
C. comes
D. have come
7. Mai enjoys __________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. hearing
B. playing
C. listening
D. talking

8. My grandparents love ______________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers
and fresh vegetables in their garden.
A. doing garden
B. doing gardening C. do gardening
D. to do garden
9. You should avoid ___________ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.
A. seeing
B. looking
C. watching
D. glancing
10. Nga likes ___________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings. She feels relaxing.
A. window shop
B. window to shop C. window shops
D. window shopping
11. 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
12. Minh is a very hard-working boy. He doesn’t mind __________ a lot of homework in
the evenings.
A. making
B. reading
C. seeing
D. doing
13. Do you fancy __________ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?
A. going
B. having
C. staying

D. moving
14. I don’t like _________ up early in the winter days. I love _______ in bed late.
A. getting/stay
B. get/ stay
C. getting / staying D. get/ staying
15. Mai’s dad likes ______ spring rolls when her family has parties.
A. doing
B. making
C. cooking
D. trying
16. Why don’t we _________ our parents with some DIY projects? I think it is useful.
A. help
B. do
C. make
D. give

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