Name: ....................................

English 7 new
UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
A. GETTING STARTED
I. Match each following word with a suitable picture

reading books do gardening playing soccer collecting stamps singing

II. Give the name of the hobbies below

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III. Learn words by flashcards
Put the name of these activities following under the suitable picture
painting collect dolls go camping play badminton play the piano
fishing swimming watching TV listen to music go horse-riding
do gymnastics go mountain-climbing

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4. 5. 6.

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10. 11. 12.

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IV. Fill in the gap with a suitable word
Hobbies Action Verbs

Listening to music Listen

Gardening Plant

Fishing Catch

Painting Swim

Swimming Paint
1. I like........................ There is a pool near my house, so I go there four times a week
and......................... It is fun because you can play in the water and keep fit at the same time.
2. I always........................to Ngoc's songs. I love the sweet melodies. At home I have to use my
headphones because my parents don't like loud noise. ........................is my favorite hobby.
3. I love being outdoors with the trees and flowers. There is a small garden behind my house.
I........................flowers and vegetables there. I like........................a lot.
4. My father and I share the same hobby. At weekends, we usually go to a small lake in Ha Tay. It's
exciting when you can........................some fish for dinner. We love........................!
5. My sister's favorite hobby is......................... She is very creative and she........................very well. I
like the colors in her pictures.
V. Choose the best answer
1 Ann (hates, hate) playing games. She doesn’t (like, likes) playing volleyball.
2 Mr Brown (enjoys, enjoy) reading books a lot. He (likes, like) reading stories, too.
3 We (like, likes) playing table tennis. They (like, likes) playing table tennis, too.
4 I (dislike, dislikes) eating durians but I (like, likes) eating mangoes a lot.
5 They (hate, hates) cleaning the floor but we (love, loves) cleaning the floor
6 I don’t (likes, like) people shouting at me. She doesn’t (like, likes) people shouting at her, either.
7 I love (meet, meeting) people. He (loves, love) meeting people, too.
8 Tom doesn’t (minds, mind) working at night. They don’t (mind, minds) working either.
9 She doesn’t (like, likes) singing very much. He (dislikes, dislike) singing, either
10 I dislike (spending, spend) money on such a ridiculous thing.
11 He detests (being, be) late. They don’t (like, likes) being late, either
12 She can’t (bear, bears) being alone but he can (bear, bears) being alone
13 I enjoy (being, be) alone. Thanh doesn’t (enjoy, enjoys) being alone.
14 He’s not very fond of (doing, do) the housework.
15 He’s not a great fan of (swimming, swim).
16 Horse-(riding, ride) isn’t really his hobby.
17 She (hates/hate) celery (cần tây) . She (dislikes, dislike) eating fish, either.
18 He quite likes (watching/ watch) movies at home.
19 I like (going/go) out with my friends.
20 Do you (like, likes) playing games? Yes, I do. Does he (like, likes) playing sports? Yes, he does.
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
I LISTENING: Pronunciation: Divide these words by pronunciation of the underlined parts
Famous, mother, shirt, turn, verb, should, supply, word, church, learn, about, suppose, work, work,
bird, early, finally, family, world, her, journey.
/ɜː/ /ə/

II SPEAKING
1. Common structures (Ask and answer about hobbies)
Practice asking and answering the following sentences
Questions Meaning
1. What are your interests Sở thích của bạn là gi?
2. What do you like doing in your spare time? ....................................................................
3. What’s your favorite pastime? ....................................................................
4. What do you do for fun? ....................................................................
1. I like playing games Tôi thích chơi trò chơi/game
2. My hobby is to play games ....................................................................
3. I just like playing games ....................................................................
4. Playing games is one of my hobbies ....................................................................
5. Playing games is not a hobby for me Tôi không thích chơi game
1. That’s interesting! Nghe cũng thú vị nhỉ!
2. That sounds fun!
2. Vocabulary
Listen, fill in the missing words then pronounce these words clearly
Phrase words Meaning
1. go……………………..
2. play……………………
3. play ……………………….
4. surf the………………………
5. read……………/…………………./………………..
6. watch………………
7. listen to………………
8. play………………..games
9. …………..
10. do the ……………..
III. READING: Read and answer the questions
My father has an unusual hobby: carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are fragile. My
dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It’s amazing.
He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw carved eggshells in an
art gallery. My father didn’t go to class to learn carving. He learned everything from the Internet.
Some people say that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it isn’t. All you need is time. It may
take two weeks to complete one shell. I find this hobby interesting because carved eggshells are
unique gifts for family and friends. I hope that in the future he’ll teach me how to do eggshell carving.
1. According to your opinion, why is carving eggshells a difficult hobby?
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2. When did the father begin carving eggshells?
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3. Where did he learn carving eggshells?
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4. Why does the writer find that hobby interesting?
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5. Is carving eggshell a popular hobby?
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6. Does the writer want to learn carving eggshell?
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7. Are the father’s carved eggshells ugly?
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8. Do you like carving eggshells? Why?
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IV. WRITING
1. Arrange the following words to make sentences
1. interests/are/what/your? …………………………………………………………............
2. do/what/do/fun/for/you? …………………………………………………………............
3. your/you/like/do/time/doing/in/spare/what? …………………………………………………………............
4. like/I/games/playing. …………………………………………………………............
5. I/traveling/enjoy. …………………………………………………………............
6. hobbies/is/one/stamps/collecting/of/my. …………………………………………………………............
7. me/it/for/not/is/a/hobby. …………………………………………………………............
2. Write a passage about 8 – 10 sentences to describe your hobby.
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