UNIT 1: MY TIME

VOCABULARY

Where we spend time. I can talk about how I spend my time.

THINK! What are your favorite places? Where do you spend most of your time?

Answer:

My favorite places are my home and the park. I spend most of my time at home with my family.

1. Match the phrases in the box with places 1-12 in the picture. Listen and check.

Answer:

1. in the park

2. at the shops

3. in the countryside

4. in the car

5. in fast food restaurants

6. in bed

7. in your room

8. on the bus

9. in front of the TV

10. on the phone

11. at school

12. in the playground

2. Complete the sentences below so that they are true for you. Use words from exercise 1.

1. I like being ___________. 3. I don’t always like being _________.

2. I don’t mind being ________. 4. I sometimes hate being __________.

Ex: I love being in bed

Answer:

1. I like being at school.

2. I don't mind being in the countryside.

3. I don't always like being in front of the TV.

4. I sometimes hate being on the bus.

3. Complete the “Time of your life” quiz with words from exercise 1. Then choose the correct option in blue and compare your answers.

Answer:

1. in bed / 7–9

2. in the car / 40

3. at school / 7

4. in the playground / 14

5. in fast food restaurants / 67

6. at the shops

7. in front of the TV / 50

4. Watch or listen. Who likes seeing friends at the weekend: Amelia, Elijah, or Renee? Who goes to school by bus: Harry, Lily, or Darius?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Read the key phrases. Watch or listen again and complete them.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

6. USE IT! Ask and answer the questions. Use some of the key phrases.

1. How much time do you spend travelling to school?

2. How much time do you spend at school?

3. How much time do you spend in your room?

4. Do you spend much time in front of the TV?

Ex: 1. I don’t spend much time travelling to school. Only about fifteen minutes.

Answer:

2. We spend most of our time at chool. About 7 hours a day.

3. I spend a lot of time in my room.

4. No. I don’t. I spend more time seeing and talking to my friends and family.

Finished?

Complete the Key Phrases with information that is true for you.

Answer:

• I spend all of my time doing my homework.
• I spend too much time talking on the phone.
• We spend most of our time at school.
• I spend a bit of time cooking.
• I don’t spend a lot of time playing games.
• Do you spend much time playing sports?
• I don’t spend more than an hour a day in front of TV.
• I don’t spend any time swimming.

READING

Screen time. I can read commnets and opinions, and understand the main ideas.

THINK! How much time do you spend in front of your computer screen every day?

Answer:

I usually spend about two to three hours in front of my computer screen every day.

1. Read the Study Strategy. Then read the forum quickly. Which two people are not happy with the rules at home?

Answer:

Serzh98 and Typho are not happy with the rules at home.

2. VOCABULARY PLUS. Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.

Answer:

Ban (v): cấm

Let (v): để cho

Allow (v): cho phép

3. Read and listen to the forum and answer the questions.

Who ….

1. doesn't allow his family to use phones during family meals?

2. allows their daughter to have a computer in her room?

3. doesn't let her daughter watch TV in her bedroom?

4. spends a lot of time watching TV?

5. allows their son to play video games after he finishes his homework?

6. lets her son play video games because he plays outside, too?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. USE IT! Work in pairs. Do you think Typho's dad is right to ban phones at meal times? When do your parents let you use the computer?

Answer:

I think he’s right to ban phones at meal times. My parents allow me to use the computer after I finish my homework.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Present simple: affirmative and negtive. I can wwrite about habits and facts.

1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Then check your answers in the forum on page 12.

We don’t use our phones.

1. She’s older and she ______ more.

2. But she ______study!

3. I ______ watch much TV.

4. I just ______ to sleep in my bedroom!

5. My nan ______ TV a lot.

Answer:

1. studies

2. doesn’t

3. don’t

4. want

5. watches

2. Complete the Rules with five words from the box.

RULES

1. We use the present simple to talk about facts, _______ and _______  .

2. Affirmative verbs _______ with -s / es in he / she / it forms.

3. Negative forms use _______ + infinitive without to after I / you / we / they.

4. Negative forms use_______ + infinitive without to after he / she / it.

Answer:

1. habits – routines

2. end

3. don’t

4. doesn’t

3. Choose the correct words.

Some students finish/ finishes school at 5 p.m.

1. My mum don't / doesn't like games.

2. She don't / doesn't play much.

3. Mark study / studies a lot.

4. His friends don't / doesn't work much.

5. My friends and I watch / watches films on my computer.

Answer:

1. doesn’t

2. doesn’t

3. studies

4. don’t

5. watch

4. PRONUNCIATION. Listen. Then practise the examples.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Listen to eight more verbs and add them to the table in exercise 4. Practise saying them.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I like (like) my brother, but I 1. ____(think) he has a problem. He 2. ____(not sleep) much at weekends because he 3. ____(play) video games all day and 4. ____(watch) TV all night. His friends 5. ____(not see) him very often because he 6. ____(stay) in his room and he 7. ____(not go) outside. He 8. ____(speak) to us on his mobile phone when he's hungry. I 9. ____(not know) if this is normal. Please help!

Answer:

1. think

2. doesn’t sleep

3. plays

4. watches

5. don’t see

6. stays

7. doesn’t go

8. speaks

9. don’t know

7. USE IT! Write true and false sentences using the words in the boxes. Use affirmative and negative forms. Compare with your partner.

Answer:

- My dad doesn’t usually watch football on TV.

- My teacher speaks English fluently.

- My friends don’t like playing outside.

- Most people spend a lot of time surfing the net.

Finished?

Write sentences about your screen time: what your parents let you do, and what they don’t allow you to do.

Answer:

• My parents let me use the computer to do homework and watch educational videos.
• They don’t let me use my phone late at night.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Free time activities. I can understand people when they talk about their hobbies.

THINK! How do you relax when you are not at school?

Answer:

When I am not at school, I relax by listening to music or reading comic books. Sometimes, I play sports with my friends in the park. At home, I watch funny videos or play games on my tablet. I also help my parents with small chores.

1. Complete the phrases in the questionnaire with the verbs in the box. Then listen and check.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Do the questionnaire. Do you like being alone, being creative, or going out? Compare your answers with your partner's.

Answer:

(Học sinh tự thực hiện)

3. Look at the photos of Abbie and Niall. What are their hobbies? Which hobby is relaxing?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Listen again and answer the questions.

1. Where does Abbie buy the trainers and paints?

2. Why does Abbie like painting?

3. What do Abbie’s friends think of the trainers?

4. Does Niall write the stories for his videos?

5. How do his friends help with the videos?

6. How often does he make the videos?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Which hobby do you prefer: Abbie's or Niall's? Why?

Answer:

I prefer Abbie’s hobby because I really like creation such as painting pictures and decorating things.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Present simple: questions

I can ask and answer questions about free time activities.

1. Complete the questions and answers with “do, don't, does, doesn't”. Then choose the correct words in rules 1-4.

RULE

1. We use is / do to make questions with ordinary verbs with I / you / we / they.

2. We use do / does to make questions with ordinary verbs with he / she / it.

3. In short answers using ordinary verbs, we say Yes, I am / do and No, I ’m not / don’t.

4. In short answers using ordinary verbs, we say Yes, he is / does and No, she isn’t / doesn’t.

Answer:

1. do

2. don’t

3. Does

4. does

5. doesn’t

2. Complete the questions using the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Do you blog about your life? (blog)

1. ___ you and your friends ___ videos? (make)

2. ___ you and your friends ___ after school? (meet)

3. ___ your best friend ___ near you? (live)

4. ___ you ___ things? (collect)

5. ___ your dad ___ in bed late? (stay)

6. ___ people in your class ___ a lot? (talk)

Answer:

1. Do you and your friends make videos?

2. Do you and your friends meet after school?

3. Does your best friend live near you?

4. Do you collect things?

5. Does your dad stay in bed late?

6. Do people in your class talk a lot?

3. Ask and answer the questions from exercise 2. Use do, don't, does, doesn't in your answers.

Ex: Do you blog about your life? - No, I don't. I take photos and put them on Instagram.

Answer:

• Do you and your friends make videos? - Yes, we do. We usually upload them on Tiktok.
• Do you meet your friends after school? - Yes, I do. We often go to the fast food restaurant.
• Does your best friend live near you? - No, she doesn’t. She lives 10 kilometers far from my house.
• Do you collect things? - No, I don’t.
• Does your dad stay in bed late? - No, he doesn’t. He always gets up early to go to work.
• Do people in your class talk a lot? - Yes, they do. But they only talk a lot in break time.

4. Complete the questions with the words in the box. Then practise in pairs.

1. ___ do you go?

Not often - about once a month.

2. ___ do you go with?

My best friend, and sometimes my sister.

3. ___ do you go?

To the cinema in town.

4. ___ do you go?

Usually on Saturday afternoons.

5. ___ do you watch?

Scary films!

6. ___ do you watch scary films?

Because my friend loves them.

Ex: Do you ever go to the cinema? – Yes, I do. I love watching films.

Answer:

1. How often

2. Who

3. Where

4. When

5. What

6. Why

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask questions using words from boxes A and B. Find out different things about your partner.

Ex: What do you watch on TV? – I usually watch films. – Me, too!

Answer:

A: Where do you meet friends?

B: I often meet my friends at the park.

A: How often do you do sports?

B: I often do sports three times a week.

A: Do you ever go dancing?

B: No, I don’t. I prefer staying at home to going dancing.

A: What time do you study English?

B: I usually study English at 6p.m.

A: Who do you write stories about?

B: I often write stories about my friends.

A: When do you play an instrument?

B: I usually play the guitar on Sundays.

Finished?

Write questions about a hobby to ask someone in your class. Use the question words in exercise 5.

Answer:

• What kind of music do you like?
• Where do you often go on Sundays?
• How often do you play badminton?
• Do you ever sing karaoke?
• Who do you often chat with?

SPEAKING

Thinking of things to do. I can make and respond to suggestion.

THINK! What can you do in your town at the weekend?

Answer:

I can go window shopping and go to the cinema at the weekend.

1. Complete the dialogue with the key phrases. Then watch or listen and check. What do Lisa and Jamie decide to do?

Jamie: What are you doing today?

Lisa: Nothing much. (1) ______________

Jamie: I don’t want to stay at home all day. It’s boring.

Lisa: Well, what do you want to do?

Jamie: I don’t know. I just want to go out.

Lisa: (2) ______________ We can take a sandwich.

Jamie: It’s really cold. (3) ______________when it’s cold.

Lisa: Mmm. Well, I don’t want to play computer games all day.

Jamie: (4) ______________ There’s a new café on the High Street. They say it’s very good.

Lisa: (5) ______________ We can go to the shopping centre, too.

Jamie: I don’t know about the shopping centre, but the café sounds good. (6) ______________ and then get the bus into town.

Lisa: OK.

Answer:

1. Shall we do something?

2. Why don’t we go for a bike ride?

3. I don’t feel like cycling

4. How about going into town?

5. That sounds like a good idea.

6. Let’s finish our homework now

2. Which key phrases are for making suggestions and which are for responding to suggestions? Write S (suggestion) or R (response).

Answer:

S: 1, 3, 4, 5

R: 2, 6

3. Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.

Answer:

(Học sinh tự thực hành trên lớp)

4. Choose the correct phrases in the mini-dialogues. Listen and check. Then practise them with your partner.

1. A: Let's / Why do something different.

B: OK. What do you want / feel to do?

2. A: Why don't we / We'll go to the cinema? There's a good film on this week.

B: That's like / sounds like a good idea.

3. A: How about going / go for a walk?

B: No thanks, I don't really like / feel like going for a walk.

4. A: What shall we doing / do?

B: Nothing. I'm happy here on the sofa.

Answer:

1. Let’s / want

2. Why don’t we / sounds like

3. going / feel like

4. do

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Practise a new dialogue using the key phrases and at least two ideas from pictures A-D below.

Ex: Shall we play football? – I don’t feel like playing football. It’s hot.

How about watching a film? – That sounds like a good idea! Which film do you want to watch?

Answer:

A: Why don’t we go shopping?

B: I don’t feel like going shopping. I feel really hungy and tired.

A: So let’s find something to eat!

B: That sounds like a good idea! Which food do you want to eat?

WRITING

A profile for a web page. I can write about myself using and, also and too.

THINK! What do you do in and around your hometown at the weekend?

Answer:

I often eat out with my friends at the weekend.

1. Read the profile and find three things which Quynh Anh likes.

Answer:

Three things which Quynh Anh likes:

- meeting friends downtown

- watching funny programmes on YouTube

- playing sports

2. Complete the Key Phrases with words from Quynh Anh's profile.

Answer:

1. listening to music

2. watching music videos

3. watching funny programmes on YouTube

4. listening to him

5. TV

6. video game

7. Justin Bieber

8. athletics

3. Write true sentences about yourself using the key phrases in exercise 2.

Answer:

1. I like reading comic books.

2. I enjoy watching films.

3. I prefer playing badminton.

4. I hate listening to him.

5. I'm not really bothered about video games.

6. I'm a big football fan.

7. I'm not mad about Black Pink.

8. I'm also into cooking.

4. Find “and, also, too” in the profile. Are they in affirmative or negative sentences? Where is each word in the sentence?

Answer:

Hi. My name’s Quỳnh Anh and I live in District 5,Hồ Chí Minh City. Thisis how I like spendingmy time:

PLACES

I spend a lot of time at my house, but I also like meeting friends downtown. We usually go to the shopping centre or the cinema.

ON SCREEN

I’m not really bothered about TV, but Ienjoy watching music videos. Really, I prefer watching funny programmes onYouTube. I’m not a big video games fan.

SPORTS AND HOBBIES

I love badminton and I play twice aweek. I’m also into athletics. I play thepiano, too, but I don’t always enjoypractising.

MUSIC

I like listening to most music, but I’m not mad about Justin Bieber! I hate listening to him. Sorry – he annoys me!

→ They are in affirmative sentences.

→ “and” is between 2 statements.

→ “also” is before the regular verb and after the verb be.

→ “too ”is at the end of the statement.

5. Complete the sentences using “and, also, too”.

1. I like swimming ______ I like playing tennis.

2. I eat meat ______ I eat fish______.

3. I play the piano. I ______ play the violin.

4. I love being in the countryside ______ I love being in the park ______.

5. I meet friends at the weekend______ I______ listen to music.

Answer:

1. and

2. and - too

3. also

4. and - too

5. and - also

6. Follow the steps in the Writing Guide. Ask and answer the questions for part B with your partner.

WRITING GUIDE

A. TASK

Write a personal profile for a web page.

Explain how you like spending your time.

B. THINK AND PLAN

1. What's your name and where do you live?

2. Where do you like spending your time?

3. Who do you like spending your time with?

4. How do you spend your screen time?

5. What sports and hobbies do you like?

6. What music do and don't you like?

C. WRITE

Copy the headings from Quynh Anh's profile. Then write your profile (60 - 80 words) in your notebook. Include some of the key phrases.

D. CHECK

Can you join any sentences with linkers?

Answer:

Hi. My name is Trang and I live in Thanh Hoa. This is how I like spending my time:

Places: I spend a lot of time at my house, but I also like meeting friends at the weeekends. We usually go to park and draw pictures.

On screen: I really like watching music videos and cartoons on YouTube and Cartoon Network. I’m not a big video games fan.

Sports and hobbies: I love badminton and I play every afternoon.

Music: I like listening to music, especially KPOP. My favorite singer is Roy Kim.

CLIL

Maths: Data and charts. I can understand and interpret graphical information.

1. Check the meaning of the words in the box and match them with A-E in the charts.

Answer:

A. data chart - biểu đồ dữ liệu

B. y-axis - trục y

C. bar chart - biểu đồ cột

D. x-axis - trục x

E. pie chart - biểu đồ tròn

2. Read and listen to the text. What information does the pie chart NOT give?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Study the charts. Then choose the correct words in the reports.

Homework time

(1) Most / A small number of students do no homework at all. Nearly (2) a quarter / half of the students do between two and three hours of homework. More than half of the students do more than (3) three / four hours of homework a week.

Video games time

(4) Under / Over 30 students never play video games. More than half of the students spend over (5) three / four hours playing video games. Nearly (6) one hundred / two hundred students spend between two and three hours playing video games every week.

Answer:

1. A small number

2. a quarter

3. three

4. Over

5. four

6. two hundred

4. USE IT! Draw a bar chart for the data in the chart below.

Answer:

PUZZLES AND GAMES

1. FIND THE PREPOSITION. Work in groups. Look at the pictures and say where the person is. Use “at, in, on”. Find the four pictures that use the same preposition.

Answer:

1. She’s at home.

2. She’s on the beach.

3. She’s on the bus.

4. She’s at school.

5. She’s in the classroom.

6. She’s in bed.

7. She’s at the shop.

8. She’s in the car.

9. She’s in front of the TV.

10. She’s in the park.

2. GUESS THE FAMOUS PERSON. Work in pairs. Follow the instructions.

• In pairs, write five clues about a famous person using present simple affirmative and negative sentences.
• Read your sentences, one sentence at a time, to another pair.
• The first pair to guess the famous person wins.

Answer:

Lionel Messi

• He is a talented football player.
• He is not very tall.
• He is known for his finishing, positioning, quick reactions, and ability to make attacking runs to beat the defensive line.
• He has a happy family with a wife and three children.
• He comes from Argentina.

3. Find nine more free time activities in the puzzle. Use two squares for each one.

Ex: go shopping

Answer:

• listen to music
• go online
• bake cakes
• meet friends
• paint a picture
• write stories
• do sport
• go dancing
• watch TV

4. MAKE SENTENCES. Work in groups. Follow the instruction.

• Make eight sentences using words or phrases from the box and free time activities from exercise 3.
• Take turns reading your sentences out.
• Decide if the other team's sentence is correct. Your teacher can help. Each correct sentence gets one point.
• The team with the most points wins.

Answer:

• I listen to music every day.
• My mom sometimes goes online.
• My friends never bake cakes.
• My sister meets friends twice a week.
• Peter almost never paints a picture.
• Hannah often writes stories.
• My dad always does sport on Sunday.
• I sometimes watch TV.

5. WORDSNAKE. Work in pairs. Find the question words and complete the questions. Ask and answer the questions.

How many languages does your mother speak?

1. ___ time do you get up on Saturdays?

2. ___ do you go to the cinema?

3. ___ does your uncle live?

4. ___ do you do your homework?

5. ___ do you talk to on the phone the most often?

Answer:

1. What

2. How often

3. Where

4. When

5. Who

EXTRA LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Personal interests. I can talk about my personal interests.

1. Fill in the blanks with play, do, go, watch. Then listen and check.

Answer:

2. do aerobics

3. watch televisions

4. play the drums

5. go swimming

6. go jogging

7. watch films

8. play the piano

9. play badminton

10. do gymnastics

2. Listen to a dialogue between two friends. Which phrases from exercise 1 do you hear?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Listen to a dialogue between two friends. Which phrases from exercise 1 do you hear?

1. Why doesn't Emily often watch television?

2. What is her hobby?

3. When does Tina play the piano?

4. How often does Emily practise the piano?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Complete the Key Phrases with the words in the box. Then listen to the dialogue again and check.

normally often sometimes usually

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Listen and fill in the dialogue with the correct phrases. There are two extra phrases. Then practise the dialogue.

Tim: (1)_____ when you're not studying?

John: Well, I sometimes go swimming.

Tim: Really? (2)_____ too!

John: How often do you swim?

Tim: I swim most evenings, usually. (3)_____ you?

John: Once or twice a week. I haven't got (4)_____ to go more than that.

Tim: I know what you mean. It's hard to find the time. I'm going swimming this evening.

John: Me too! See you at the swimming pool!

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

6. USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your personal interests using the Key Phrases.

Answer:

A: I play the guitar.

B: I do, too.

A: How often do you practise?

B: Most afternoons, but not on weekends.

A: Sometimes it's hard to find time.

B: I only practise once or twice a week.

SONG – A GOOD IDEA

1. Look at the activities in the pictures. Listen to the song. Which activity is not in the song?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Look at the song lyrics and choose the correct words. Then listen again and check.

Answer:

1. asleep

2. TV

3. café

4. week

5. early

6. afternoon

7. car

8. night

3. Match 1-5 with a-e to make sentences about the person in the song.

1. He listens to music a. stay awake all night

2. He eats fast food b. on the bus

3. On holidays, he wants to c. to stay in bed

4. He plays sports in the park d. in a café

5. On school days, he wants e. with his friends

Answer:

1. b

2. d

3. a

4. e

5. c

4. Look at the sentences from the song. Write True or False. Correct the false sentences.

1. I sit at the front in class.

2. My mum wakes me up on school days.

3. The holidays start tomorrow.

4. I like playing video games.

5. I get up late on holiday.

Answer:

1. False – He sits at the back in class.

2. True

3. False – The holidays start next week.

4. True

5. False – He wakes up early on holiday.

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Find out which sentences in exercise 4 are true for your partner. Use the question words in the box. How many things about your partner are the same as the singer?

Answer:

(Học sinh tự thực hành trên lớp)