Unit 1 hobbies excercise 2020

Unit 1 Hobbies
Match the nouns from the box with the correct verb
stamps
piano
coins
gymnastics
camping
football
board games
shopping
chess
judo
jogging
flute

buttons
dolls
Aerobics
bowling
fishing

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1. Go:__________________________________________________________________________
2. Do: __________________________________________________________________________
3. Collect: _______________________________________________________________________
4. Play: __________________________________________________________________________
Puts the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form.
1. I (think) _____________ that mountain-climbing is very dangerous.
2. My father (like) _____________ collecting stamps so much.

3. She (take) _____________ a lot of photos when she (go) on holidays.
4. I like drawing very much. My hobby is (paint) _____________ .
5. My mother says when she (retire) _____________ ,she (go) _____________ back to her village to do the
gardening.
6. _____________ your sister (like) (make) _____________ model in her free time?
7. My brother (promise) _____________ that he (give) _____________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
8. Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/ continue) _____________ this hobby from next year.
9. My aunt (play) _____________ the guitar once a week.
10. Don't worry. I (dance) _____________ with you next Sunday.
Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box.
gardening
feel
planting
growing
blooming
myself
exercise
rejuvenate
healthy
watering
My favourite hobby is (1) _____________ and I like so much (2) _____________ new plants and(3) them in
daily morning. I enjoy seeing flowers (4) _____________ and plants (5) _____________. I really (6)
_____________ sense of great achievements and realize the fact of life. It helps me keep(7) _____________
fit, (8) _____________ , strong and (9) _____________ . Watering plants and gardening on dailybasis is a best
(10) _____________ for me which positively moulds my mind and body.
Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. when/ I/ ten/ begin/ play football.
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2. in/ future/ my father/ go abroad.
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3. read/ books/ free time/ is/ favourite/ hobby.
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4. I/ think/ skate/ more/ interesting/ mountain - climbing.
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5. I /not/ know/ why/ my mother/ cook.
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6. He/ collect/ books/ whenever/ have/ money.
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7. How many/ paintings/ she/ paint?
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8. I/love/ flowers/ so/ I/ plant/ around/ house.
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Circle A, B, C or D for each picture


A. talking
B. doing experiment
C. listening to the radio
D. watching a movie

3.
A. carving wood
B. painting
C. eating
D. taking

A. mountain- climbing
B. skating
C. horse- riding
D. dancing

A. walking
B. swimming
C. taking photos
D. bowling

5.
A. gardening
A. playing the guitar
B. singing
B. making models
C. arranging flowers
C. collecting coins
D. bird-watching
D. cycling
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
basketball
music

books
photography

chess
skating

films
swimming

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.
Write about your book collection. Complete the gaps of the paragraph, using the cue given to you.
1.Name of your collection: - books
- books about animals and plants; story books; books about school subjects
- books about English - speaking countries
2. How you collect them:

- buy from bookshops or second-hand book stalls
- get from friends or family members

3. Why you collect them: - get information and facts
- broaden knowledge and understanding
4. Your plan in the future: - make the collection larger
- open library
Your answer:
My hobby is (1) _____________. I collect books whenever I have money and I need some books. I collect
many kinds of books such as (2) _______________; story books or (3)_____________ I am learning at school,
you know, English,Maths, History, Geography, Biology; and books about (4) _____________
.
I buy books from (5)
_____________ near my house, and some others from(5) _____________. I also
get books from (6) _____________
.

I collect books because I would like to (7) ____________ from books. They help me broaden (8)
_____________________
.
In the future, I try to make my collection (9) _____________. I would like to open (10) ___________of
my own.
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making models. She started about a year ago.
She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about
twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for
model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of fun
anyway.
True False
1.
Susan makes models when she stays at school.
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2.
She has made her models for about one year.
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3.
It takes her two weeks to make two models.
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4.
She will need another shelf for her models soon.
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5.
Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers and other

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children were interested in it very much.
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. There are many _____________ why it is important to have a hobby.
A. answers
B.reasons
C.details
D.facts
2.Will you_____________making models in the future?
A.pick up
B.look for
C.take up
D.find
3.Do you think that hobby is_____________and boring?
A.easy
B.difficult
C.danger
D.interesting
4.I love my sister’s paintings because she is very_____________in using colours.
A.careless
B.care
C.creative
D.imagine
5.A hobby helps you to connect with _____________people.
A.other
B.others
C.another
D.the other
6.I join a photography club, and all the members love

_____________a lot of beautiful photos.
A.take
B.taking
C.make
D.making
7.What does your father do_____________his free time?
A.in
B.at
C.on
D.while
8.I think a hobby will always give you
_____________and help you _____________
.
A.pleased-relax
B.pleasure-relaxed
C.pleased-relaxing
D.pleasure - relax
9.You can share your stamps _____________other collectors
a stamp club.
A.with - at
B.to - at
C.with - in
D.to - in
10. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and_____________you need is time.
A.most
B.all
C.some
D.all of
11.Nowadays people_____________hours sitting in front of computers.
A.take

B.last
C.set
D.spend
12.I think you should take up swimming _____________it is suitable for your health condition.
A.so
B.because
C.although
D.but
13.My family enjoys _____________because we can sell vegetables and flowers _____________money.
A.garden - to
B.gardening - for
C.gardening - with
D.garden - of
14.If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _____________to your friends as presents.
A.hobby
B.money
C.greetings
D.products
15.My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the_____________magazines.
A.fashion
B.cooking
C.sports
D.science


16.My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is_____________
.
A.danger
B.in danger
C.dangerous

D.endangered
17.My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three
_____________a week.
A.time
B.a time
C.times
D.timings
18.We often read the instructions carefully in order to make_____________of the things we like best.
A.meanings
B.models
C.copies
D.uses
19. You need to be _____________to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one
shell.
A.careful
B.interested
C.fit
D.patient
20.If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will_____________your own clothes.
A.do
B.make
C.take
D.get
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I enjoy (collect) _____________dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
2. We love (watch) _____________new films, and we (go) _____________to watch a new Hollywood film
next weekend.
3. My brother hates (do) _____________the same things day after day.
4. Our uncle (play) _____________badminton once a week.
5. I (collect) _____________a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form
1.

My brother usually (go)

fishing in his free time,

2.

We (not like)

3.

I think 20 years from now more people (take up)

4.
5.

Jane's hobby is (cook)
friends.
What your mother (do)

6.

In my opinion, in the future people (not play)

7.

We find (arrange)

skating because it's dangerous.
outdoor activities.

. She enjoys (prepare)

food for her family and

at weekends?
individual games.

flowers interesting because it (help)

us relax.

Writing: Write about your favourite hobby.
+ What is your hobby? + When did you start your hobby?
+ When do you do it? / On average, how much time do you spend on this hobby? / Who do you do it with?.....
+ Is this an easy or difficult hobby? Why?
+ Why do you like this hobby?
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