UINT 1: LEISURE

TIME

A. VOCABULARY

New words (Từ mới)

Word Type Pronunciation Meaning
1. kit (n) /kɪt/ bộ đồ nghề
2. knit (v) /nɪt/ đan
3. knitting kit (n) /ˈnit̬ .ɪŋkɪt/ bộ dụng cụ đan len
4. keen (adj) /kiːn/ say mê, ham thích
5. DIY ( do-it-yourself) (n) /diː.aɪˈwaɪ/ đồ tự làm, tự sửa
6. leisure (n) /ˈleʒə(r)/ sự thư giãn, nghỉ ngơi
7. leisure time (n) / ˈleʒə(r) taɪm/ thời gian rảnh rỗi
8. leisure activity (n) /ˈleʒə ækˈtɪvəti/ hoạt động lúc rảnh rỗi
9. dollhouse (n) /ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/ nhà búp bê
10. go cycling (v) /ɡoʊˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/ đạp xe
11.comedy (n) /ˈkɑː.mə.di/ phim hài
12. puzzle (n) /ˈpʌz.əl/ trò chơi câu đố
13.do puzzles (v) /duːˈpʌz.əl/ giải câu đố
14.surf the net (v) /sɝːfðiːɪn.t̬ ɚ.net/ lướt mạng
15.message (v) /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ gửi tin nhắn
16.mental (adj) / ˈmen.təl/ (thuộc) tinh thần
17.physical (adj) /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ (thuộc) thể chất
18. creativity (n) /kriːeɪˈt̬ ɪv.ə.t̬ i/ tính sáng tạo
19.exhibit (n) /ig'zibit/ vật trưng bày, triển lãm
20.project (n) /ˈprɑːdʒekt/ dự án
21.outdoors (adv) /ˈaʊtˌdɔːr/ ngoài trời
22.origami (n) /ˌɔːr.ɪˈɡɑː.mi/ nghệ thuật gấp giấy Nhật
Bản
23.snowboarding (n) /ˈsnəʊ.bɔː.dɪŋ/ môn trượt tuyết bằng ván
24.ski (n) /skiː/ ván trươt tuyết
25. resort (n) /rɪˈzɔːrt/ khu nghỉ dưỡng
26.overall (adj) /oʊ.vɚˈrɑːl/ toàn bộ
27.fold (v) /foʊld/ gấp, gập
28.balance (n) /ˈbæl.əns/ sự thăng bằng, sự cân
bằng
29. muscle (n) /ˈmʌs.əl/ cơ bắp
30.strength (n) /streŋθ/ sức mạnh, sức lực
31.recipe (n) /ˈres.ə.pi/ công thức
32.ingredient (n) /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/ nguyên liệu
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 33.nevertheless (adv) /nev.ɚ.ðəˈles/ tuy nhiên
34 costume (n) /ˈkɑː.stuːm/ trang phục
35. bracelet (n) / breɪ.slət/ chuỗi, vòng đeo tay
36. contest (n) /ˈkɑːn.test/ cuộc thi
37.stay in shape (phr v) /steɪɪnʃeɪp/ giữ dáng
38.crazy (adj) /ˈkreɪ.zi/ rất thích, quá say mê
39.cruel (adj) /ˈkruː.əl/ độc ác
40.destest (v) /dɪˈtest/ căm ghét
41.fancy (v) /ˈfæn.si/ mến, thích
42.fond (adj) /fɑːnd/ mến, thích
43.prefer (v) /prɪˈfɝː/ thích hơn
44.reduce (v) /rɪˈduːs/ giảm
45.patient (adj) /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ kiên nhẫn

Structures (Cấu trúc)

No Structures Meaning
1. Keep in touch Giữ liên lạc với ai
2. Stay in shape Giữ dáng
3. Spend time on one’s own Dành thời gian cho riêng mình
4. Hang out Đi chơi với bạn bè
5. Be keen on Say mê cái gì
6. Be fond of Yêu mến, yêu thích
7.Be Be interested in B Thích cái gì
8. Be crazy about Cực kỳ thích
9. Be into Say mê, thích cái gì

PRACTICE

Task 1. Look at the pictures and write the name of the activities.

doing puzzles messaging friends going cycling doing DIY

hanging out cooking making paper flowers building dollhouses
playing sports kitting making origami surfing the net

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 1. __________________ 2._______________ 3._________________ 4._________________
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5. __________________ 6._______________ 7._________________ 8._________________

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9. 10.______________ 11.________________ 12.________________

__________________ _ _ _
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the words in exercise 1
1. My hobby is _______________, so I like being in the kitchen and preparing food for my family.
2. Nhan likes _______________ because he has a new bike.
3. She was always on her phone talking and _______________ .
4. Internet addicts spend too much time _______________.
5. _______________ surely has beneficial effects on our brain’s memory.
6. Helen fancies _______________ with her friends at weekends.
7. He’s useless at _______________. He won’t even put up a shelf.
8. Trang is fond of _______________. She made lots of beautiful paper flowers to give them to her
best friend.
9. My favorite leisure activity is _______________. I can knit scarves and sweaters. It’s great when I
can give them to my relatives and friends as gifts.
10. My sister is very good at _______________. She can fold paper into animals, birds, flowers, etc.
11. I’m interested in _______________. I use cardboard and glue to build the house and make the
furniture.
12. Minh loves _______________. His favorite sport is soccer. It helps him train his fitness and team
spirit.
Task 3. Complete the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. How much time do you spend _______ TV every day?
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. in watching
2. I’d hate _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.
A. failing B. to fail C. fail D. failed
3. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
4. Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!

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 A. tidy B. tidied C. tidying D. with tidying
5. Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.
A. to drive B. to be driven C. be driven D. driving
6. Jane prefers _______ music than to listen to it.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
7. Marlene can’t wait _______ to the beach again.
A. to go B. going C. for going D. go
8. I really regret _______ this computer – it’suseless.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. for buying
9. Your child needs _______ some weight. Tell him _______ less junk food and more exercise.
A. to lose – eat B. to lose - to eat C. losing - to eat D. losing - eat
10. I would love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
11. Does she fancy __________ a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
12. They enjoy __________ on Sundays.
A. knit B. knitting C. knitted D. knits
13. They love __________ with their friends.
A. hang out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out
14. I prefer __________ people.
A. message B. messaging C. message D. messages
15. They detest __________ so early in the morning.
A. getting up B. get up C. to get up D. gets up
16. Mai is into __________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. hearing B. playing C. listening D. talking
17. My sister isn’t fond of ___________ because she’s not good at math.
A. doing puzzles B. doing puzzling C. do puzzles D. to do puzzles
18. You should avoid __________ too much TV. It's not good for your eyes.
A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. glancing
19. Nga is interested in __________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
A. building houses B. to build houses C. built houses D. building a houses
20. 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
21. ________ DIY means you do yourself without the help of experts.
A. Playing B. Doing C. Making D. Taking
22. Sue loves making ________. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.
A. crafts B. origami C. stamps D. bracelets
23. Melinda ________ hanging out because she is a sociable person.
A. detests B. hates C. dislikes D. fancies
24. Many people like ________ the Net with their mobile phones.
A. surfing B. blogging C. emailing D. communicating
25. It’s helpful to learn life ________ or a foreign language in free time.
A. tricks B. skills C. kits D. tools
26. Video chatting is among dozens of ways to virtually visit friends and ________.
A. neighbours B. acquaintance C. relatives D. members
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27. We ________ with each other by writing letters.
A. look for B. make friends C. pick up D. keep in touch
28. Samuel is sociable so he can ________ a lot of friends at school.
A. make B. take C. do D. work
29. I usually make a phone call to friends instead of ________.
A. listening B. messaging C. reading D. typing
30.I’m into ____________ . I knitted scarves and mittens for my family.
A. reading B. knittting C. cooking D. making origami
31. It’s good for you ________ out and play a sport.
A. to going B. to go C. go D. going
32. My parents never let me ________ with strangers.
A. hang out B. hung out C. hanging out D. to hang out
33. Mrs Cohen tried ________ all the housework before going to bed.
A. finishing B. finish C. finishes D. to finish
34. She adores ________ ancient coins and foreign banknotes.
A. to collect B. to collecting C. collecting D. collect
35. The cartoon is funny and it makes me ________ a lot.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughs
36. He dislikes ________ disturbed while he is thinking.
A. being B. is C. to be D. be
37. My friend doesn’t mind ________ me whenever I am in need.
A. to help B. helping C. help D. to helping
38. If you want to pass your exams, you’d better ________ your attitude towards studies!
A. to change B. changing C. to changing D. change
39. Susan loves going out and ________ in the street.
A. walking B. walks C. to walk D. walk
40. Johnson used to stay up late and ________ the Net.
A. surfs B. surf C. surfing D. to surf
41. There are many ________activities such as mountain biking or skate boarding.
A. exciting B. excited C. excite D. excitation
42. She is a handy and independent girl. She loves ________DIY.
A. make B. making C. do D. doing
43. He never goes out or plays sport in his free time. He stays at home and ______ games all the time.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
44. Steven is very________. He uses old and broken objects to make crafts.
A. creating B. creatively C. creative D. creation
45. She is very __________. She spends most of her time studying
A. hard-working B. difficult C. hard D. easy
46. According to a survey, 21% of children under 18 in the UK enjoy ________ football.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. played
47. About 16% of them love ____________ swimming.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
48. A lot of young families in Viet Nam prefer _________ time doing outdoor activities together.
A. spending B. spend C. spent D. to spend
49. Our cousins detest ____________ books and ___________.
A. reading/ draw B. reading/ drawing
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C. to read/ to draw D. read/ draw
50. Does your brother dislike _________ his friends? – Yes, he prefers _________ them.
A. call/ message B. calling/ messaging
C. to call/ to message D. to call/ message
51. How much time do you spend _______ leisure activities?
A.on B. in C. for D. with
52. Many young people don’t _______ walking to school or playing active games?
A. prefer B. enjoy C. suggest D. want
53. _______ leisure time is free from compulsory activities, it is often referred to as “free time.’
A. Because B. Although C. When D. As long as
54. On YouTube you can find many videos on _______ all aspects of your English.
A. surfing B. working C. taking D. improving
55. “My favourite leisure activity is taking photos.” “_______”
A. That sounds so interesting! B. That’s all right.
C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen. D. Sure. It’s very entertaining.

Task 4. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following
questions.
1. I used to run cross country to stay in shape for basketball.
A. keep fit B. carry out C. run into D. hang out
2. You need to be patient and give him a little space.
A. worried B. nice C. calm D. hot- tempered
3. We’re looking for young people with enterprise and creativity.
A. reality B. shyness C. imagination D. lazy
4. Peter adores reading books and cooking with his mom at the weekends.
A. hates B. enjoys C. dislikes D. fancy
5. I still keep in touch with a lot of my old school friends actually.
A. hang out B. communicate C. get lost D. hide

Task 5. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the
following questions.
1. Young children do not understand that many household objects are dangerous.
A. suitable B. interesting C. safe D. expensive
2. There is a table in front of the television.
A. next to B. beside C. between D. behind
3. The chemicals also help increase mental strength.
A. thinking B. physical C. brainy D. spiritual
4. You connect better with people depending on how honest you are.
A. link B. combine C. join D. separate
5. I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals.
A. hateful B. unkind C. generous D. evil

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B. GRAMMAR:
to+Vo (Động từ Vo (Động từ
nguyên mẫu có
“to”)
nguyên mẫu) V+ing
Sau các từ:  Let/ Make +ai đó+ Vo Sau các từ:
 want  Don’t+Vo  Hate/ detest/ love/
 would like  Why don’t we..? fancy/ mind/ dislike/
 able enjoy/ prefer/
 hard like/spend/ adore/ look
 need forward to/ avoid/..
Sau một số cấu trúc thích:
 Be keen on
 Be fond of
 Be interested in
 Be into
 Be crazy about
Sau cấu trúc:
 What about..?

PRACTICE
Task 1. Match the sentence half in A with the other half in B to make a complete sentence.
A B
1. I’m not keen a. in doing DIY
2. My sister isn’t b. on going shopping because it takes so much time.
3. Mary and Lavie are crazy c. of doing puzzles very much
4. Peter isn’t fond d. into playing sport.
5. Are you interested e. about playing board games.

Task 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

1. Mark is __________ about sport, and he can play basketball, football, table tennis, and golf.
2. Are you keen __________ hanging out or going shopping?
3. Many girls are interested in __________houses.
4. My dad and I love __________, so we can spend hours in the kitchen.
5. Is your grandfather __________of collecting stamps and coins?- Yes, he is.
6. What does your brother do in his free time? – He usually __________ the Net.
Task 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
stay make watch do cycle hang out
travel get play keep knit take collect

1. My brother loves _______________ live football on TV.

2. Do people in your country like _______________ abroad on vacation?
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3. Riding a bike is Lan’s pleasure, but she detests _______________ in the rain.
4. I don’t mind _______________ at home to look after the children.
5. Minh is in good shape. He enjoys _______________ sports and doing exercise.
6. She doesn’t like _______________up early in the morning, especially at the weekend.
7. Emily dislikes _______________ models, but she enjoys origami.
8. I fancy _______________ out tonight because I’m too tired to cook.
9. I still _______________ in touch with her even though we haven’t seen each other for 8 years
10. The way he releases stress is to _______________ out with his friends.
11. How many balls of wool did you need _______________that sweater?
12. One of the biggest benefits of _______________puzzles is that they help us to build connections
in our brains and improves cognitive function.
13. I spent hours _______________ the net, searching for information.
14. My cousin, David adores _______________ photos. He has got an expensive camera.
15. My friend Jenifer loves _______________ unique things.

Task 4. Complete the sentences with phrases in the box.

like working detests doing

detests looking like eating
watching football fancies being
fond of doing adore playing
crazy about building fancy knitting

1. My younger sister is _______________ doll houses.

2. My friend Peter and I _______________ sports
3. I don’t _______________ at the weekend. I like spending time with myfamily instead.
4. My dad _______________ in the kitchen and preparing food for my family.
5. Nancy _______________ housework such as washing the dishes.
6. My sister doesn’t _______________.
7. Joey enjoys _______________ but he detests playing football.
8. My sister is __________ voluntary activities. She has travelled to 15 countries to do voluntary
work.
9. I don’t _______________ onion. I hate onion.
10. Minh hates me. He even _______________ at me.
Task 5. Fill in the blanks with the -ing form of the verbs from the box.

work learn see do ride

help practise lie message sit

1. They spend hours __________ their friends.

2. My brother is interested in __________ a second foreign language.
3. Mr. Henderson hates __________ on weekends or holidays.
4. Thank you for signing up to our event and we look forward to __________ you.
5. If you want to speak English fluently, you need ___________ it every day.
6. Jimmy adores __________ a bike to the countryside and going fishing.
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7. He doesn’t mind __________ me to improve my English speaking skills.
8. Every Sunday morning, my father enjoys __________ on the beach and relaxing.
9. Do you like going out with us after __________ your homework?
10. David prefers __________ judo to hanging out with friends.

Task 6. Choose the correct answer.

1. Don’t spend/ spending too much time in front of TV or computer screen.
2. Many people prefer surfing/ surf the net to reading books.
3. Doing exercise regularly makes your body become/ to become healthy and fit.
4. They fancy dancing, but they rarely going/go to a discotheque.
5. Will you be able stopping/ to stop checking social media for a month?
6. My uncle doesn’t need to buy/buy modern tools for the gardening.
7. Let’s go to the beach and play/ to play some volleyball games.
8. I enjoy to take/ taking photos because they remind me of good memories.
9. I really want travelling/ to travel to peaceful places and breathe the fresh air.
10. Would you mind help/ helping me with the computer settings?

Task 7. Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I have enjoyed (meet) _____________ you. Hope (see) _____________ you again soon.
2. My father is not keen on coffee. He prefers (drink)_____________tea.
3. I am a little busy. Would you mind (wait) _____________ a little longer?
4. Mobile games are great, but I don’t like (play) _______________ them for too long.
5. If I can choose, I prefer (stay) __________ at home to (play) __________ sport.
6. Tonight, I’d like (go) __________ out, but I have to do my homework.
7. Sue loves (make) __________ origami. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.
8. I detested (spend) __________ two hours every day travelling to work and back.
9. He started (surf) _______________ the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________(surf) yet?
10. I tried hard (concentrate) ____________, but my mind kept (wander) _____________.
11. Vietnamese students love (go) _____________ picnic at the weekend.
12. I dislike (spend) _____________ all day on (go) _____________ fishing.
13. People in Britain love (drink) _____________tea with milk.
14. Do you like (listen) _____________ to music.
15. Does Anna fancy (watch) _____________ horrible movies.
16. I prefer (make) _____________ paper flowers to (draw) _____________ a picture.
17. Kate loves (hang out) _____________ with her friends on her birthday.
18. I detest (eat) _____________ fish.
19. Do you mind (turn) _____________ off the TV?
20. Does she adore (work) _____________ with handicapped students?
21. They hate( see) _____________ their son messaging his friends all day.
22. Do you fancy (skateboard) _____________ in the park this Sunday?
Task 8. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. Please let me to know what you usually do in your leisure time.
A B C D
2. When the sun is still behind the hill, I adore to cycle in the early mornings.
A B C D
3. Daniel is in good shape because he plays sports and do morning exercise regularly.
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 A B C D
4. Michael is crazy on pop music, so he will go to the concert this Sunday.
A B C D
5. My mother enjoys cooking delicious meals for the whole family in weekends.
A B C D
6. Kelvin must fond on the Net - he holds his phone all the time.
A B C D
7. Watching TV too much can make us to feel tired and have a headache.
A B C D
8. Emily don’t mind working as a volunteer for an environmental organization.
A B C D
9. Don’t be disappointed because you can give up your bad habits and live happy.
A B C D
10. On my opinion, playing computer games is boring and wastes time.
A B C D

C. PHONICS
1. Cách đọc:
/ʊ/ là một nguyên âm ngắn. Để phát âm
/u: / là một nguyên âm dài. Để phát âm âm
âm này, bạn nên tạo khẩu hình môi hơi
này,
tròn tròn đồng thời hướng ra phía ngoài.
bạn nên tạo khẩu hình môi tròn đồng thời
Không dùng môi để phát âm này mà
hướng ra phía ngoài. Lưỡi nâng lên cao và
đẩy hơi rất ngắn từ cổ họng. Lưỡi hạ
sâu trong khoang miệng. Phía cuống lưỡi
thấp, độ dài hơi ngắn. Lưu ý, âm “u”
cong. Đọc kéo dài âm “u”, âm phát trong
ngắn có phát âm tiếng Anh na ná âm
khoang miệng chứ không thổi hơi ra với độ
tương tự âm “ư” của tiếng Việt
dài hơi tương đối dài.
2. Cách nhận biết âm /u:/ và /ʊ/
Đến đây hẳn bạn đang thắc mắc rằng vậy khi nào u được đọc là /u:/ và khi nào được đọc là /ʊ/
đúng không nào? Sau đây Langmaster sẽ giúp bạn điểm qua những điểm để nhận biết 2 âm này
chính xác nhất:
2.1 Cách để nhận biết âm /u:/:
Trong những trường hợp sau chúng ra sẽ phát âm là âm u dài hay âm /u:/:
 Trường hợp 1: “oo” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 2: “ue” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 3: “ui’ sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 4: “u” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 5: “ew” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 6: “ou” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
 Trường hợp 7: “oe” sẽ được đọc là /u:/
2.2 Cách để nhận biết âm /ʊ/
Để nhận biết âm /ʊ/ thì bạn dựa vào những trường hợp dưới đây:
 Trường hợp 1: Chữ “u” được phát âm là /ʊ/
 Trường hợp 2: Chữ “ou” được phát âm là /ʊ/
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  Trường hợp 3: Chữ ‘o” được phát âm là /ʊ/
 Trường hợp 4: Chữ “oo” được phát âm là /ʊ/
PRACTICE
Task 1. Read the following words and put them in the correct column.
improve push food group school
full soon put look soup
wood woman sugar too wolf
fruit choose book would blue

/u: / /ʊ/

Task 2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. food B. foot C. hook D. wood
2. A. group B. should C. would D. could
3. A. fruit B. suit C. juice D. build
4. A. lose B. improve C. movie D. dove
5. A. cookie B. fool C. took D. good
6. A. call B. land C. fall D. ball
7. A. beach B. catch C. church D. Christmas
8. A. look B. put C. enough D. could
9. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
10.A. nice B. wife C. children D. knife
11. A. two B. could C. glue D. who
12.A. buffalo B. minority C. gold D. close
13.A. button B. circus C. suggest D. future
14.A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion
15.A. took B. shoe C. pool D. put
16. A. choose B. cool C. good D. tool
17. A. June B. bull C. truth D. flu
18. A. woman B. who C. move D. lose
19. A. pudding B. push C. cushion D. include
20. A. wood B. moon C. soon D. loose

D. WRITING
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Exercise 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Vinh really loves to hang out with friends.
 Vinh really enjoys______________________________________________________

2. Building doll houses is very interesting.

 It is interesting in______________________________________________________
3. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.
 It's better to avoid _____________________________________________________
4. My parents insist me on learning something interesting.
 My parents wants______________________________________________________
5. Jenny finds cooking boring.
 Jenny dislikes _________________________________________________________
6. Going fishing in the rural areas is really enjoyable.
 I really enjoy__________________________________________________________
7. He was into surfing the Net, but now he isn’t.
 He used to be_________________________________________________________
8. Why don’t we take a break and relax for a while?
Let’s !
9. I find collecting birthday cards interesting.
 I’m interested in_______________________________________________________
10. She likes messaging friends more than watching TV.
 She prefers messaging to________________________________________________
11. Playing video games can affect both your mind and body.
 Both your mind and body can be affected by________________________________
12. Please help me with this exercise!
 Would you mind______________________________________________________?
13. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
 She’s crazy about_______________________________________________________
14. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.
 She only lets her children ________________________________________________
15. Could you help me with this box?
 Would you mind_______________________________________________________?
16. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
 DIY skills are hard to____________________________________________________
17. How about going cycling this afternoon?
 Why don’t we_________________________________________________________?

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