Bài tập bổ trợ và nâng cao Tiếng Anh 7 (Global Success) - Unit 1: My hobbies

UNIT 1. MY HOBBIES
A. VOCABULARY
1. Vocabularies
No.
Word
Part of speech
Pronunciation
Meaning
1
Amazing = wonderful
adj
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ = /ˈwʌndərfl/
Tuyệt vời
2
Bird-watching
v
/bɜːd-ˈwɒʧɪŋ/
Ngắm chim
3
Board game
n
/bɔːd geɪmz/
Trò chơi trên bàn cờ
4
Bored (with)
adj
/bɔːd (wɪð)/
Chán (cái gì)
5
Cost
v
/kɒst/
Tốn (tiền), có giá
6
Clay
n
/kleɪ/
Đất sét
7
Display
v, n
/dɪ’spleɪ/
Trưng bày; sự trưng bày
8
Defeat
v
/dɪ'fi:t/
Đánh bại
9
Expensive = costly
adj, adj
/ɪk'spensɪv/ = /kɒstlɪ/
Đắt
10
Eggshell
n
/'egʃel/
Vỏ trứng
11
Empty
adj
/'emptɪ/
Trống,rỗng
12
Fragile
adj
/ˈfrædʒl/
Dễ vỡ
13
Foreign
adj
/ˈfɔːrən/
Nước ngoài
14
Foreigner
n
/ˈfɔːrənər/
Người nước ngoài
15
Gift = present
n
/gift/ = /'preznt/
Món quà
16
Game (against)
n
/geɪm ə'geɪnst/
Trận đấu (để đấu lại ai)
17
Good (at)
adj
/gʊd ət/
Giỏi(về)
18
Bad (at)
adj
/bæd ət/
Tệ (về)
19
Hobby
n
/ˈhɒbi/
Sở thích
20
Lyric
n
/’lɪrɪk/
Lời bài hát
21
Melody
n
/’melədi/
Giai điệu
22
Model
n
/’mɒdl/
Mô hình
23
Occasion
n
/əˈkeɪʒn/
Dịp
Special occasions
n
/'speʃl əˈkeɪʒn/
Các dịp đặc biệt
24
Opponent
n
/ə’pəʊnənt/
Đối thủ
25
Pottery
n
/'pɒtərɪ/
Đồ gốm
26
A piece of (art, advice, news, information,...)
n
/pi:s/
Một tác phẩm nghệ thuật, lời khuyên, mẩu thông tin, mẩu tin...
27
Pursue
v
/pər'su:/
Theo đuổi
28
Popular (with)
adj
/'pɒpjələr/
Phổ biến (với), được ưa chuộng bởi
29
Professional
adj
/prə'feʃənl/
Chuyên nghiệp
Amateur
adj
/'æmətər/
Nghiệp dư
30
Receive
v
/rɪ'si:v/
Nhận
31
Rhythm
n
/' rɪðəm/
Nhịp, âm tiết
32
Save = protect
v
/seɪv/ = /prə'tekt/
Bảo vệ
33
Sew
v
/səʊ/
May vá
34
Surf (the Internet)
v
/sɜːrf/
Lướt (mạng)
35
unique
adj
/ju:ni:k/
Độc đáo

2. Collocations
No.
Phrasal verb
Meaning
1
Be in the habit of sth
Có sở thích, thói quen làm gì
2
Divide sth into sth
Chia cái gì thành
3
Help sb with sth
Help sb + V
Giúp ai việc gi
Giúp ai làm gì
4
Learn about sth
Học hỏi điều gì
5
Make sb + V
Make sb + be + adj
Khiến ai làm gì 
Khiến ai như thế nào
6
Participate in = Take part in = Join
Tham gia
7
Pursue/ maintain a hobby
Theo đuổi, duy trì sở thích
8
Sew sth for sb
May đồ (trang phục) cho ai
9
Share sth with sb
Chia sẻ cái gì với ai
10
Take up
Bắt đầu sở thích nào đó

3. Word form
No.
Word
Part of speech
Meaning
1
Compete
v
Tranh đấu, cạnh tranh
Competition
n
Cuộc thi
Competitor
n
Đối thủ, người tham gia
Competitive
adj
Đầy cạnh tranh
2
Decorate
v
Trang trí
Decoration
n
Việc trang trí, đồ trang trí
Decorator
n
Người trang trí
3
Interest
v, n
Làm cho ai thích, Sở thích
Interesting
adj
Gây thú vị
Interested
adj
Thấy thú vị
4
Please
v
Làm hài lòng
Pleased
adj
Hài lòng
Pleasure
n
Niềm vui
5
Help
n, v
Sự giúp đỡ, giúp đỡ
Helpful
adj
Hay giúp đỡ, hữu ích
Helpless
adj
Vô dụng
6
Patient >< Sự thiếu kiên nhẫn

B. PRONUNCIATION

/ə/
/ɜː/
Categories
(Phân loại âm)
Nguyên âm đơn dài
Nguyên âm đơn dài
How to pronounce
(Cách phát âm)
- Giống âm “ơ” của tiếng Việt nhưng phát âm rất ngắn và nhẹ.
- Môi hơi mở rộng, lưỡi thả lỏng.
- Âm “ơ” dài phát âm như âm “ơ” ngắn rồi cong lưỡi lên, âm phát trong khoang miệng.
- Môi hơi mở rộng, lưỡi cong lên, chạm vào vòm miệng trên khi kết thúc âm.

Letters
(Dấu hiệu)
- a, o khi không mang trọng âm
- ate
- en, em, ent
- il
- ur, er khi không mang trọng âm
- ear
- er
- ir
- or
- ur
Examples
(ví dụ)
away, concern, temperate, garden, problem, excellent, pencil, future, worker
learn, her, girl, world, burn
C. GRAMMAR
I. The present simple (Thì hiện tại đơn)
1. Forms (Cấu trúc)

Động từ thường
Động từ “to be”
Câu
khẳng định
S + Vs/es
E.g: He watches TV every day.
S + am/ is/ are + N/ adj/ prep 
E.g: My mother is a teacher
Câu
phủ định
S + do/ does not + V-inf 
E.g: I don ’t like cakes.
S + am/ is/ are not + N/ adj/ prep 
E.g: I’m not a student.
Câu
nghi vấn
Do/ Does + S + V-inf?
(+) Yes, S + do / does.
(-) No, s + don’t / doesn’t.
E.g: Do you like playing chess?
 - No, I don ’t.
Am/ Is/ Are + S + N/adj/prep? 
(+) Yes, S + is / am / are.
(-) No, S + is / am / are + not. 
E.g: Are you sure?
 - Yes, I am.

2. Use (Cách dùng)
Diễn tả sự thật, chân lý hiển nhiên
E.g: The sun rises in the East.
Diễn tả sở thích, thói quen
E.g: I often get up at six o ’clock.
Diễn tả cảm xúc, cảm giác
E.g: She likes singing.
Diễn tả sự di chuyển có lịch trình
E.g: The plane takes off in 5 minutes.
3. Add s/es to the verbs (Quy tắc thêm đuôi s/es vào sau động từ)
Động từ tận cùng là o, s, x, z, ch, sh, ss 🡪 thêm -es
E.g: wash 🡪 washes
Động từ tận cùng là phụ âm + y, bỏ -y 🡪 thêm -ies
E.g: carry 🡪 carries
Các động từ còn lại 🡪 thêm s
E.g: learn 🡪 learns
Các động từ đặc biệt
E.g: have 🡪 has
4. Spelling rules (Quy tắc phát âm đuôi s/es)
Phát âm là
/s/
Từ có tận cùng là các phụ âm /f/, /t/, /k/, /p/, /ð/ (thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái gh, th, ph, k, f, t, p)
E.g: walks /wɔ:ks/
Phát âm là
/iz/
Từ có tận cùng là các âm /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ (thường có tận cùng là các chữ cái x, z, s, ss, sh, ch, ce, ges)
E.g: boxes /'bɒksiz/
Phát âm là
/z/
Các trường hợp còn lại (b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, v, y, ...)
E.g: chickens /'tfikinz/
* Lưu ý: cách phát âm phải dựa vào phiên âm quốc tế, không dựa vào cách viết.
5. Time expressions (Dấu hiệu trạng ngữ thời gian)
💧 Every + khoảng thời gian (every day/ week/ month/ year, ...)
💧 Once/ twice/ three times/ four times + a/per + khoảng thời gian (once a day/ week/ month/ year, ...)
💧 In the + buổi trong ngày (in the morning, ...)
💧 Trạng từ chỉ tần suất:
+ Đứng trước động từ chính
E.g: I often play soccer. (Tôi thường chơi hóng đá.)
+ Ngoại lệ: Đứng sau to be (am/ is/ are) trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
E.g: She is always late. (Cô ta cứ đến muộn mãi.)
100%
Always
Luôn luôn, lúc nào cũng, suốt, hoài
90%
Usually
Thường xuyên
80%
Generally
Thông thường, theo lệ
70%
Often
Thường
50%
Sometimes
Thỉnh thoảng
30%
Occasionally
Thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi
10%
Hardly ever
Hầu như, hiếm khi
5%
Rarely
Hiếm khi, ít khi
0%
Never
Không bao giờ

II. Expressing liking & disliking (Diễn đạt sự yêu thích / không yêu thích)

Liking
Disliking
Adjectives
be fond of
be keen on
be interested in
be into
be addicted to 
be fascinated by 
be crazy about 
be mad about
be disgusted with
Nouns
big fan of 
passion for
hate for 
hatred for
Verbs
adore
enjoy
fancy
like (Ving/ to V) 
love (Ving/ to V) 
prefer (Ving/ to V) 
* prefer Ving to Ving
can't bear 
can't put up with 
can't stand 
can't tolerate 
detest 
dislike
hate (Ving/ to V) 
loathe 
mind
Examples
- Lucy adores collecting stamps.
- I am keen on playing the violin.
We dislike doing exercises every morning.
He hates playing table tennis.

D. PRACTICE
I. PRONUNCIATION – PHÁT ÂM 
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. rather 	B. prefer	C. newspaper	D. computer
2. A. yoga 	B. amazing	C. around	D. watch
3. A. learn 	B. search	C. heard	D. weather
4. A. truth	B. hurt	C. turn	D. surf
5. A. flows	B. sometimes	C. goes	D. rises
6. A. cooks	B. watches	C. likes	D. starts
7. A. thirty	B. bird	C. fit	D. first
8. A. funny	B. column	C. number	D. but
9. A. work	B. fork	C. short	D. horse
10. A. kites	B. places	C. washes	D. races
Exercise 2. Find the word which has the different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. common	B. lesson	C. create	D. building
2. A. judo	B. yoga	C. hobby	D. enjoy
3. A. computer	B. regular	C. timetable	D. general
4. A. different	B. every	C. performer	D. family
5. A. patient	B. because	C. flower	D. helpful
6. A. experience	B. maturity	C. responsible	D. difficulty
7. A. before	B. happy	C. action	D. weekend
8. A. summer	B. collect	C. model	D. science
9. A. water	B. practice	C. leisure	D. inside
10. A. benefit	B. develop	C. collection	D. together
II. VOCABULARY (TỪ VỰNG)
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.



1. D_ _ _ H _ _ _ _
2. Y_ _ _
3. J_ _ _ 



4. S_ _ _ _ _ _G
5. S_ _ _ _ _
6. C_ _ _ _ _G



7. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. G_ _ _ _N_ _ _
9. C _ _ _ B _ _ _ _



10. J_ _ _ _ _ _
11. F_ _ _ _ _ _ _
12. C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _
Exercise 2. Choose the word(s) that doesn’t belong to the group.
1. A. like	B. adore	C. love	D. hate
2. A. how	B. often	C. sometimes	D. always
3. A. yoga	B. clever	C. judo	D. swimming
4. A. collect	B. model	C. doll	D. stamp
5. A. build	B. ride	C. building	D. make
6. A. creative	B. patient	C. start	D. fit
7. A. outdoor 	B. gardening	C. cooking	D. painting
8. A. hobby	B. interest	C. activity	D. enjoy
9. A. nice	B. well	C. good	D. bad
10. A. hooked 	B. love	C. fond	D. interested
Exercise 3. Match the words or phrases on the left with their meaning on the right.
1. hobby
A. a group of things or people
2. amazing
B. the ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas
3. glue
C. happening, used, or existing inside a building
4. creativity
D. a system or a thing used as an example to follow or imitate
5. outdoor
E. the time when you are not working or doing other duties
6. collection
F. an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working
7. model
G. to not like someone or something
8. leisure
H. a sticky substance used for joining things
9. dislike
I. existing, happening, or done outside, rather than inside a building
10. indoor
J. extremely surprising
Your answer:
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10-
Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words or phrases from Exercise 3 to complete the sentences below.
1. Do you know gardening is one of the oldest __________________ activities? 
2. I often spend time listening to music during my __________________ time. 
3. Her brother enjoys making __________________ cars in his free time. 
4. What is your favourite __________________, Tom? - I like horse riding. 
5. Table tennis is an __________________ game. 
6. A good teacher can encourage children to develop their artistic __________________. 
7. He has an __________________ ability to learn new languages. 
8. I __________________ watching documentaries because I find them rather boring. 
9. My father has a __________________ of old radios. 
10. Do we need to buy some more __________________ to make a dollhouse?
Exercise 5. Do the tasks follow.
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
1. My mother is interested in doing yoga after work. 
A. feels	B. dislikes	C. enjoys	D. hates
2. What do you usually do to keep fit every day? 
A. relaxing	B. strong	C. stress	D. stay healthy
3. My family members have different hobbies. 
A. cares 	B. interests 	C. concerns 	D. activities
4. We go camping twice a week. 
A. two times	B. two 	C. second 	D. secondly
5. Gardening can help me reduce stress. 
A. decrease	B. tired	C. relax	D. tense
Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
1. I always go jogging in the evening. 
A. often	B. never	C. sometimes	D. seldom
2. My drawing class starts at 5 p.m every Friday. 
A. continues	B. originates	C. begins	D. ends
3. Are you good at playing football? 
A. badly	B. well	C. bad	D. excellent
4. He has a lot of coins from many countries. 
A. a few	B. some	C. a variety of	D. much
5. My sister prefers outdoor activities. 
A. indoor	B. outside	C. away	D. in
Exercise 6. Give the correct word form of these words in brackets.
1. Did you join the English Speaking __________________ last week? (compete) 
2. I spend time __________________ my room every two months. (decoration) 
3. Do you find doing the gardening __________________? (interest) 
4. What do you often do for __________________? (pleasing) 
5. To carve eggshells, you need to be __________________. (patience) 
6. Do some hobbies teach children valuable lessons about __________________? (response) 
7. Is James a stamp __________________? (collect) 
8. My daughter is so __________________ that she can make a dollhouse very fast. (create) 
9. Do you prefer indoor __________________ to outdoor ones? (act) 
10. Playing computer games is my __________________ hobby. (favour)
Exercise 7. Match the phrasal verbs on the left with their meaning on the right.
1. habit
A. to force someone to do something
2. divide
B. to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught
3. help
C. to give a part of something to someone else
4. learn
D. to try to achieve something
5. make
E. something that you do often or regularly
6. participate in
F. to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest
7. pursue
G. to make or repair clothes using a needle and thread
8. sew
H. to separate or be separated into parts
9. share
I. to take part in something
10. take up
J. to give assistance or support to (someone)
Your answer:
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10-
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs or collocations from Exercise 7.
(Make any changes to verb form if needed.)
1. Children can __________________ about valuable life skills from gardening. 
2. Does your father __________________ his hobby with you? 
3. Hobbies are __________________ into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. 
4. Will you __________________ swimming this summer vacation? 
5. My daughter enjoys __________________ dresses for her dolls. 
6. Do you usually __________________ your mother with household chores in your free time? 
7. Her parents __________________ her play the piano every Sunday morning. 
8. My grandparents are in the __________________ of going for a walk every morning. 
9. It is very exciting to __________________ a hobby in our spare time. 
10. Do you __________________ any sports clubs at school? 
Exercise 9. These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word for each sentence.
1. When does the competition take part / take place? 
2. My father usually teaches / learns me how to grow and take care of plants and flowers on Saturday. 
3. Does your sister fancy doing / making models? 
4. Elena is in the custom / habit of running in the morning. 
5. Jane should brake / break her habit of staying up too late. 
6. Do you go swimming everyday / every day? 
7. Do you enjoy outside / outdoor activities? 
8. My children really like swimming specially / especially when it’s hot in summer. 
9. She feels / fills like going out on Sunday evenings. 
10. After work, we go to the gym to keep feet / fit.
Exercise 10. Choose the correct answers.
1. My little brother is interested in __________________ coins. 
A. going	B. doing	C. collecting	D. making
2. What do you do __________________ your free time?
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. by
3. Are there any __________________ clubs in Ho Chi Minh City? 
A. ride horses	B. horse riding	C. horse ride	D. riding horsing
4. Do you want to __________________ how to sew clothes? 
A. study	B. ask	C. teach	D. learn
5. Many women like __________________ yoga because it helps reduce stress and relieve pain. 
A. going	B. doing	C. playing	D. making
6. Why do you hate __________________ computer games, Phil? 
A. playing	B. taking	C. doing	D.having
7. My father __________________ two hours taking care of plants in the garden every afternoon.
A. takes	B. has	C. spends	D. gives
8. Is she interested __________________ art?
A. at	B. of	C. on	D. in
9. How __________________ free time do you have a day? 
A. many	B. much	C. some	D. any
10. Gardening makes children become more and more __________________.
A. responsible	B. responsibly 	C. responsibility 	D. response
11. I share my hobby __________________ my sister. 
A. by	B. with	C. for	D. to
12. What does your brother adore __________________. 
A. to do 	B. to doing	C. does	D. doing
13. How __________________ does Jack go to the judo club? - Three times a week. 
A. far	B. often	C. long 	D. many
14. I think carving eggshells __________________ very interesting. 
A. x	B. are	C. is	D. be
15. Many people believe that a hobby will always give us __________________ and help us __________________. 
A. pleased - relax	B. pleasure – relaxed 
C. pleased - relaxing	D. pleasure - relax
16. Why don’t you __________________ playing tennis in your free time? 
A. take care 	B. take up	C. take out	D. take off
17. My best friend does not join a class to learn how __________________. 
A. sings 	B. sing 	C. singing 	D. to sing
18. Emma __________________ arranging flowers interesting. 
A. thinks	B. think	C. finds	D. find
19. Amy likes __________________ pottery very much. 
A. playing	B. taking	C. making	D. doing
20. My cousin is a famous __________________. 
A. collector	B. collection	C. collect	D. collecting
III. GRAMMAR (NGỮ PHÁP)
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answers to review the usage of Present Simple tense.
1. Which is the affirmative structure of simple present with to be? 
A. S + is/ am/ are + adj/ N. 	B. S + am/ is/ are + not + adj/ N. 
C. Am/ Is/ Are + S + adj/ N?	D. Yes, S + am/ is/ are. 
2. Which is the negative structure of simple present with to be? 
A. S + not + be + adj/ N.	B. S + don’t + be + adj/ N. 
C. S + be + not + adj/ N.	D. S + doesn’t + be + adj/ N. 
3. Which is the question structure of simple present with to be? 
A. Do/DoeS + S + V?	B. S + is/am/ are + adj/N? 
C. Am/Is/Are + S + adj/N?	D. S + is/am/are + adj/N. 
4. Which is the question structure of simple present with a normal verb? 
A. S + V/ Vs-es.	B. S + don’t/ doesn’t + V. 
C. Do/ DoeS + S + V?	D. S + am/ is/ are + not + V. 
5. Which is the affirmative structure of simple present with a normal verb? 
A. S + is/ am/ are + adj/ N.	B. S + V/ Vs-es. 
C. Do/ DoeS + S + V?	D. Am/ Is/ Are + S + adj/ N? 
6. Which is the negative structure of simple present with a normal verb? 
A. S + am/ is/ are + not + V.	B. S + don’t/ doesn’t + Vs-es. 
C. S + not + V.	D. S + don’t/ doesn’t + V. 
7. “He plays badminton every day.” This sentence is __________________. 
A. a permanent situation	B. a state, feeling or sense 
C. a habit, routine or repeated action 	D. a timetabled or planned event 
8. Present simple describes __________________. 
A. general truths	B. past events 
C. things that are happening now 	D. intentions 
9. “I feel sad about natural disasters.” This sentence is a __________________. 
A. habit or routine 	B. result 
C. planned or timetabled event 	D. state, sense or feeling
10. “The Sun rises in the East.” This sentence is a (n) __________________.
A. general truth	B. state, feeling or sense 
C. repeated action	D. habit or routine
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Present Simple.
1. Outdoor activities (be) __________________ good for our health. 
2. Breakfast (give) __________________ us energy for the day. 
3. _________ (Joe / go) _________ cycling in the morning? 
4. My sister (enjoy) __________________ reading books because she can learn many things from them. 
5. Each of us (not have) __________________ the same hobby. 
6. Their class (begin) __________________ at 7.30 in the morning. 
7. They (not like) __________________ go hiking because it’s rather dangerous. 
8. Liam (not be) __________________ fond of building dollhouses. 
9. My mother and I sometimes (do) __________________ the shopping in the supermarket. 
10. _________ (you / find) _________ it hard to ride a horse?
Exercise 3. Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place in the sentences.
1. He goes to the cinema with his friends. (usually)
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2. I get up late. (never)
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3. Nick is absent from school. (rarely)
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4. Do they go to the horse riding club? (often)
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5. My son needs help with making model cars. (sometimes)
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6. How do you go to the zoo? (often)
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7. They don’t cook because they are quite busy. (usually)
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8. He’s very lazy. He does the housework. (seldom)
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9. I listen to music in my free time. (often)
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10. I help my mom clean the floor. (frequently)
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Exercise 4. Circle the correct answers.
1. How many hours a day ______________ you spend watching TV? - One hour. 
A. are	B. do	C. x	D. does
2. Does she ______________ watching comedies? 
A. likes	B. liking	C. to like	D. like
3. Does the sun set in the west? - Yes, it ______________. 
A. is	B. does	C. do	D. be
4. ______________ you absorbed in reading comic books? 
A. Do	B. Is	C. Are	D. Does
5. That man ______________ have any money because he’s really poor. 
A. don’t	B. not	C. isn’t	D. doesn’t
6. Edward ______________ late for school. 
A. is never	B. never is	C. never be	D. be never
7. My friend doesn’t ______________ smoking. 
A. likes	B. like	C. liking	D. be like
8. John ______________ up early on Sundays. 
A. doesn’t gets 	B. is not get	C. does not get	D. not get
9. How often do his children play badminton? - ______________ a week. 
A. Two 	B. Second	C. Twos 	D. Twice
10. There ______________ two seasons in Ho Chi Minh City. 
A. is	B. be	C. do	D. are
Exercise 5. Match the verbs in column A with the suitable nouns/ noun phrases in column B.
A
Your answer
B
1. collect
1-
A. a movie
2. take
2-
B. magazines
3. do
3-
C. coins
4. watch
4-
D. the radio
5. play
5-
E. wood
6. go
6-
F. models
7. listen to
7-
G. pictures
8. make
8-
H. the violin
9. read
9-
I. camping
10. carve
10-
J. yoga
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the correct form or the Present tense of the verb Play, Go, Do or Collect. 
1. Can your brother ______________ the guitar? 
2. Andy loves ______________ money from other countries. 
3. Do you usually ______________ ice-skating in winter? 
4. He ______________ volleyball very well at school. 
5. Who ______________ the housework in your family? 
6. We love nature, so we usually ______________ camping at weekends. 
7. Where is the best place to ______________ swimming in your city? 
8. Does Bob ______________ morning exercises? 
9. My hobby is ______________ old books. 
10. Who do you usually ______________ fishing with?
Exercise 7. Fin in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
1. I have a drawing class ______________ Saturday evenings. 
2. Can you tell me more ______________ your family members’ hobbies? 
3. Does Tim often ride a horse ______________ the riding club in his neighbourhood? 
4. Are you hooked ______________ sewing clothes? 
5. You can share your experience and skills ______________ your friends. 
6. I’d like to participate ______________ a football club. 
7. Our lesson begins ______________ 8 a.m Thursdays. 
8. My father is interested ______________ watching baseball games. 
9. You should spend more time ______________ your hobby to improve your skills. 
10. What does Mark do ______________ his free time?
Exercise 8. Choose the correct answers.
1. Amy likes _______________ pottery very much. 
A. taking	B. playing	C. making	D. doing
2. My grandpa _______________ chess with me every evening. 
A. playes	B. plays	C. play	D. playing
3. My brother and I _______________ the same hobby. We both like playing computer games in our spare time. 
A. share 	B. work	C. do	D. give
4. Collecting glass bottles _______________ save the environment. 
A. is help	B. helping 	C. help	D. helps
5. I find playing soccer _______________ because I can improve my health. 
A. use	B. using 	C. is useful 	D. useful
6. I love _______________ outdoors and discovering nature. 
A. is	B. being	C. am	D. be
7. Is there a hobby that you would like _______________ up? 
A. takes	B. take	C. to take	D. to taking
8. _______________ a dollhouse, you need to use your creativity. 
A. To build	B. Building	C. Build 	D. Builds
9. My grandmother usually goes jogging _______________ Thursday. 
A. at	B. in	C. every	D. on
10. Do you and your friends _______________ football every day after school?
A. play	B. do	C. go	D. collect
11. Are you _______________ on reading books about history? 
A. fond	B. keen	C. interested	D. hooker
12. What would you like _______________ for breakfast? 
A. eating	B. eat	C. to eating	D. to eat
13. Doing puzzles _______________ your eyes and hands work well together. 
A. help	B. helping	C. helps	D. to help
14. My niece enjoys _______________ aerobics every day to keep fit. 
A. taking	B. having	C. doing	D. going
15. I don’t think it’s difficult for you _______________. 
A. dance	B. to dance	C. dancing	D. dances
16. I prefer _______________ swimming to going fishing in summer. 
A. doing	B. to do	C. going	D. to go
17. Many people are fond of _______________ tea or coffee in the morning. 
A. drinking	B. drink	C. drinks	D. to drink
18. _______________ not only connects family members but also helps people protect our environment. 
A. Gardens	B. Gardener	C. Gardening	D. Garden
19. When gardening, children _______________ to be patient and take on responsibility. 
A. learn	B. teach	C. study	D. must
20. I hope Mary will teach me _______________ to carve eggshells. 
A. when	B. how	C. what	D. why
Exercise 9 Underline the mistakes and correct them.
1. What does your father does on Sundays?	_______________	
2. I often listens to my favourite songs on Youtube. 	_______________
3. My daughter does not has to go to school today.	_______________
4. We go sometimes to the woods to have a picnic. 	_______________
5. My mother finds knit scarves interesting. 	_______________
6. What do your favourite hobby, Trang? 	_______________
7. Do you like jogging? - Yes, I am. 	_______________
8. I think it boring to watch documentaries. 	_______________
9 Sam likes makes models very much. 	_______________
10. I like doing riding on Sunday mornings.	_______________
IV. READING (KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC)
Exercise 1. Read and fill each gap with one word from the box.
taking
improve
benefits
hobby
relieve
Nowadays, teenagers seem to be too busy with their studies to afford a (1) _______________. However, if you have a little spare time, it is advisable to have a hobby because of the emotional, mental and physical (2) _______________ it brings. Focusing on an activity that you like will help you (3) _______________ stress and pressure from your schoolwork. Additionally, spending time with people of similar interests will enable you to make friends more easily. This helps (4) _______________ your communication skills and promote teamwork. (5) _______________ up a hobby can be a real challenge, but it is not the type of stressful challenge coming from school. Instead, challenging yourself to do a skill that you like will bring satisfaction and pride.
Exercise 2. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
David Stewart, a 15-year-old boy from Hungary has an unusual hobby - (1) _______________ teabags. For the last five years, he has collected more than 200 teabags. He exchanges his teabags (2) _______________ others’ from all around the world to add to his collection. His family, relatives and friends are all aware of this hobby, so on special occasions they will give him teabags. David says at first it was easy but then it is a challenge to be able (3) _______________ new items. He stores the teabags in a box and keeps them (4) _______________ a cool, dry place so that they can be well maintained. To David, this hobby is a great source of pleasure because it helps him (5) _______________ more about different cultures around the world.
1. A. to collect	B. collects	C. collecting	D. collect
2. A. about	B. with	C. to	D.by
3. A. finds	B. finding	C. find	D. to find
4. A. in	B. on	C. at	D. outside
5. A. understood	B. understands	C. understand	D. understanding
V. WRITING (KỸ NĂNG VIẾT)
Exercise 1. Rearrange the sentences.
1. is / hobby / when / going / out / with / my / friends / have / some /I / My / days / off.
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2. cubes. / He / collecting / Rubik’s / likes
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3. patient / need / to / follow / be / two / it / carving / because / You / may / take / shell. / weeks / to / complete / one / eggshell / to
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4. hobby / is / clips / Her / video / camera. / with / her / digital / making / short
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5. the / relaxing / spend / time / an / in / front / of /I / TV / for / usually / hour.
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6. painting / all / find / We / interesting / activity. / it’s / because / creative / a
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7. countries. / like / to / cultures / about / the / other /I / and / customs / of / learn / different
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8. and / hobbies / Her / swimming / are / gardening.
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9. go / like / brothers / to / My / mountain / climbing.
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10. an / cars / is / hobby.