I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.
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/ 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.
II. Complete the following sentences with will or won’t and a verb from the box.
1. Wait a minute, please. The concert ______________ soon.
2. When ______________ humans ______________ on the Red Planet?
3. OK. At 5 o’clock we ______________ you outside the shopping centre.
4. They probably ______________me the job. I had a terrible interview.
5. I’m sorry about losing that book. I ______________ you another one next week.
6. ________ you ________ me when you get the news?
7. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ______________ our umbrellas.
8. Turn on your laptop tonight. We ______________ a little bit.
9. I______________ them here again, whatever you say.
10. I think people ______________ CDs in 20 years’ time.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Future Simple.
1. I ______________ (listen) to music in my free time.
2. It often (rain) ______________ in the summer.
3. Do you think that he ______________ (recognise) me?
4. We ______________ (not want) to see that film because it looks boring.
5. What time __________ the film __________ (begin)?
6. I promise that I ______________ (not be) late for school again.
7. Simon usually ______________ (do) his homework and ______________ (watch) TV at the same time.
8. The students ______________ (plant) some flowers in the schoolyard tomorrow.
9. Nam and Vinh______________ (play) volleyball three times a week.
10. The train ______________ (leave) at 6 o’clock in the morning.
IV. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the verbs in the box.
1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening?
2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend.
3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends.
4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV.
5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often.
6. Do you like _____________ pottery?
7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day.
8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books.
9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain.
10. They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach.
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Would you mind _____________ (watch) my bag for a few minutes?
2. I enjoy _____________ (listen) to music while I’m doing the cooking.
3. He wants _____________ (buy) a new computer game.
4. I’d like _____________ (speak) to Mr Davis, please. Is he there?
5. Please avoid _____________ (make) silly mistakes in this exercise.
6. The children would love _____________ (eat) French fries.
7. She really loves _____________ (work) with children.
8. We tried _____________ (call) you but your mobile was off.
9. They intend _____________ (build) houses on the school playing fields.
10. I can’t stand _____________ (do) the washing up.
VI. Choose the correct verb form or tense.
1. I’m told you are ill. I hope you ________ better again.
a. will feel b. feel c. are feeling d. don’t feel
2. We were getting tired, so we stopped ________ lunch.
a. have b. having c. to have d. for having
3. ______ you ______ to school every morning?
a. Does ... walk b. Do ... walk c. Will... walk D. Are ... walking
4. He enjoys ________ cycling at the weekend.
a. to go b. going c. goes d. go
5. You needn’t wear your coat. It ________ cold today.
a. will be b. won’t be c. doesn’t be d. is
6. We ________ swimming because it’s fun and good exercise.
a. like b. are liking c. will like d. liked
7. My grandparents don’t like ________ in the city because it’s noisy and crowded.
a. live b. lived c. living d. to living
8. Fire needs oxygen to burn. It ________ without oxygen.
a. burn b. burns c. don’t burn d. doesn’t burn
9. How much time do you spend ________ the Internet per day?
a. surf b. to surf c. surfing d. to be surfing
10. I don’t mind ________ a DVD, but I prefer ________ to the cinema.
a. to watch - to go b. watching – go c. to watch – going d. watching – to go
VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Hi, everyone. Welcome ________ my house!
2. Is there anything good ________ television tonight?
3. What do you like doing ________ your free time?
4. He takes photographs ________ a hobby.
5. Will you take ________ making pottery in the future?
6. He is interested ________ collecting toy cars. It’s his favourite hobby.
7. ________ weekends, we usually go fishing in the river.
8. My cousin always gives me gifts ________ special occasions.
C. SPEAKING
I. Write questions for the underlined parts.
1. A:___________________________________________
B: My hobby is photography.
2. A: __________________________________________
B: I started my hobby five years ago.
3. A: __________________________________________
B: I enjoy my hobby because I think it’s creative.
4. A: __________________________________________
B: I spend two hours a day on my hobby.
5. A: __________________________________________
B: Jim usually plays volleyball in his free time.
6. A: __________________________________________
B: He plays volleyball three times a week.
7. A: __________________________________________
B: He often plays volleyball at the court near his school.
8. A: __________________________________________
B: He likes to play volleyball with his friends.
II. Put the dialogue into the correct order.
___ Thanks. What else do you do in your free time?
___ I like basketball, too. Shall we play together this Saturday morning?
___ I really like painting.
___ Yeah, what kinds of hobby do you have?
_1_ Hey there!
___ I’m going to the judo club.
___ Oh, that’s really cool!
___ Hey, what are you going?
___ How creative you are!
___ I also swim and play basketball.
___ You do judo?
___ Sounds great!
___ Yeah, I’m a black belt of judo.
D. READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
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) ____________ and dusted. It keeps me amused for hours, too.
II. Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Our life would be hard without rest and recreation. And people have many different ideas of how to spend their free time. If you enjoy doing a thing or activity in your free time, then you have a hobby. A hobby is an activity, interest, enthusiasm, or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done during one’s own time. A person’s hobbies depend on his age, character and personal interests. An interesting thing to one person can be boring to another. That’s why some people prefer reading, cooking, knitting, collecting, playing a musical instrument, photography or playing computer games while others prefer dancing, travelling, camping or sports.
1. A hobby is anything that you enjoy doing in your free time.
2. Different people have the same hobbies.
3. A hobby can provide us with relaxation.
4. Your hobby may be changed as you get older.
5. One person’s hobby may be a boring thing to another person.
6. Playing sports is not a hobby.
E. WRITING
I. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. hobby/ you/ have/ any / do/?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. his/ do/ what/ your/ brother/ free/ does/ in/ time/?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. he/ summer/ in/ climbing/ goes/ mountain/ the/ usually/.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. friends/ monopoly/ enjoy/ I/ with/ playing/ my/?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. it/ boring/ because/ finds/ time/ models/ Jim/ takes/ lots of/ making/.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. you/ up/ will/ ice-skating/ future/ in/ take/ the/?
___________________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. What is your hobby?
→ What hobby ________________________________________________________________
2. We all find painting interesting because it’s a creative activity.
→ We all think ________________________________________________________________
3. His hobby is collecting toy cars.
→ He collects _________________________________________________________________
4. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
→ You don’t __________________________________________________________________
5. When did you start your hobby?
→ How long __________________________________________________________________
6. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.
→ I spent _____________________________________________________________________
7. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
→ My father enjoys ____________________________________________________________
8. Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?
→ What about
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I. Fill in each blank using: A FEW, A LITTLE, MORE, LESS, FEWER.
1. You can speak ………a little………………Spanish, can’t you?
2. I spend 3 hours a day doing homework. My sister spends 4 hours a day doing homework. I spend …less………….time doing homework than my sister. My sister spends …more…………time doing homework than me.
3. There are only …a few…………apples left in the fridge.
4. There are 25 students in my class. There are 30 students in Minh’s class. My class has …fever……..students than Minh’s class. Minh’s class has …more…………students than my class.
5. I have visited 12 cities in Vietnam. Lan has visited 8 cities in Vietnam. I have visited …more………cities than Lan. Lan has visited ……fewer……………cities than me.
6. I can speak 3 languages. My sister can speak 5 languages. I can speak …fewer………languages than my sister. My sister can speak …more……………….languages than me.
7. Lan drinks 2 cartons of milk a day. Nga drinks 3 cartons of milk a day. Lan drinks …less……….milk than Nga. Nga drinks …more……………..than Lan.
8. My father only stays at home ……a few…………days in a month.
I. Fill in each blank using: A FEW, A LITTLE, MORE, LESS, FEWER.
1. You can speak a little Spanish, can’t you?
2. I spend 3 hours a day doing homework. My sister spends 4 hours a day doing homework. I spend less time doing homework than my sister. My sister spends more time doing homework than me.
3. There are only a few apples left in the fridge.
4. There are 25 students in my class. There are 30 students in Minh’s class. My class has fewer students than Minh’s class. Minh’s class has more students than my class.
5. I have visited 12 cities in Vietnam. Lan has visited 8 cities in Vietnam. I have visited more cities than Lan. Lan has visited fewer cities than me.
6. I can speak 3 languages. My sister can speak 5 languages. I can speak fewer languages than my sister. My sister can speak more languages than me.
7. Lan drinks 2 cartons of milk a day. Nga drinks 3 cartons of milk a day. Lan drinks less milk than Nga. Nga drinks more than Lan.
8. My father only stays at home a few days in a month.