X. Write a short paragraph about your favourite leisure activity.

1.  What do you enjoy doing in your leisure time?

2. What is your favourite leisure activity?

3.  Why do you enjoy doing it?

4. How did you start doing it at first?

5.  How often do you practice it?

6. Who do you often practise it with?

7.  Do your Mum/ Dad/ friend(s) also like it?

8.  What free-time activities would you like to try in the future?

X. Write a short paragraph about your favorite leisure activity.

1.  What do you enjoy doing in your leisure time?

2. What is your favorite leisure activity?

3.  Why do you enjoy doing it?

4. How did you start doing it at first?

5.  How often do you practice it?

6. Who do you often practice it with?

7.  Do your Mum/ Dad/ friend(s) also like it?

8.  What free-time activities would you like to try in the future?

VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

     In the world of messengers and chat rooms, the use of Internet (1) …………. is as natural as seeing another selfie maker at the street. Some people call it Internet slang since many abbreviations are (2) …………… used in informal conversations of specific groups in social media networks. However, the typical slang of British English, American English, Australian English, and others are typically localized (3) ……………. Internet abbreviations are universal and used by any person who catches the gist of a chat.

     The likelihood you can come up (4) ………………. ten common internet abbreviations is almost as high as the fact that you text or (5) ………………. your friends each day. Test yourself, what does NSFW mean in texting? And can you decode at (6) ………………. half of the following abbreviations? LOL, ASAP, OMG, xoxo, B4N, FYI, G2G, FB, MSG, TTYL. Easily?

     By the way, FYI, ASAP, as well as other acronyms and abbreviations (7) ……………. BTW (By the way), IMO (In my opinion), LMK (Let me know), PRB (Please reply by) have been included to the business email conversation (8) ……………….. almost never happens with common slang.

1.  a. synonyms                       b. abbreviations                   c. antonyms           d. syllables

2.  a. mostly                 b. most                     c. the most                        d. almost

3.  a. although              b. because                c. whenever           d. whereas

4.  a. for                       b. to                         c. with                    d. against

5.  a. tweet                   b. talk                      c. send                   d. meet

6.  a. loss                     b. large                     c. last                     d. least

7.  a. such                    b. like                      c. likely                  d. as

8.  a. this                      b. what                     c. which                 d. it

IX. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

     The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin, and even suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives.

     IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lie to their parents and partners about how much time they spent online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

     a. The advantage of the Internet                 b. Hooked on the Net

     c. Impact of Internet on teens                                 d. A guide to the Internet

2. According to the writer, internet addiction ………………..

     a. is not the same as gambling                     b. is not an illness

     c. can lead to financial problems                d. helps people kill time

3. Internet addicts find it hard ………………..

     a. to use the Internet in the morning           

     b. to lie about the time they spent online

     c. to spend more time on the Internet                  

     d. to spend less time on the Internet

4. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ………………..

     a. the Internet                  b. IAS                    c. dream                  d. computer

5. Which of the followings is NOT true?

     a. IAS is recognised as a new illness.

     b. Internet addiction can cause suicide behaviours.

     c. Many internet addicts spend more than 40 hours a week online.

     d. Teenagers who are hooked on computer games can suffer from IAS.

VI. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. At present, the social networks ……………. (become) more popular among young generation.

2. I ………………. (not listen) to their new CD yet. Is it any good?

3. When I was a student, I ………………. (not like) doing homework.

4. Facebook …….... (found) in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.

5. The American ………………. (spend) 34 hours a week watching television.

6. ………………. (you/ ever/ make) origami cranes?

7. I’ve just bought a new CD of folk songs. I………………. (listen) to it tonight.

8. Do you adore ………………. (lie) in a hot bath?

9. Please try ………………. (arrive) punctually at 8.30.

10. Many teenagers prefer ……………. (watch) TV to …………. (read) books.

VII. Match the questions to the answers.

IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. How much time do you spend ………………. leisure activities?

     a. on                           b. in                         c. for                            d. with

2. Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right ………………. your street.

     a. on                                                      b. in                         c. at                              d. up

3. Many young people don’t ………. walking to school or playing active games.

     a. prefer                     b. enjoy                   c. suggest                     d. want

4. Daisy is ………………. social media. She spends lots of time on Facebook and Instagram.

     a. tired of             b. bored with            c. addicted to           d. curious about

5. ………………. 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

6. On YouTube you can find many videos on ………………. all aspects of your English.

     a. surfing              b. working               c. taking                   d. improving

7. Some addicts are teenagers ………………. are hooked on computer games.

     a. which                b. who                     c. what                     d. whose

8. My sister enjoys ……………….. She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything,

 a. going shopping   b. hanging out      c. window shopping    d. doing  DIY

9. You can raise a ………………. pet like a Neopet if you aren’t allowed to own a real pet.

     a. dosmetic                    b. virtual                   c. weird                    d. beloved

10. “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” “……………….”

     a. That sounds so weird!                                   b. That’s all right.

     c. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.             d. Sure. It’s very entertaining

V. Choose the underlined part, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly.

         A                                   B                            C           D

2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home.

           A                      B                                               C

3. Parents are concerned that their kids may be spending too many time on screens.

                              A                                                  B             C                      D

4. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be relaxed.

            A                  B       B                                          D

5. Cloud watching sound weird, but Hang adores it.

                  A               B                  C                        D

6. For some young people, enjoyment involves sitting in front a computer

           A                                                             B                C            

playing games.

           D

7. His parents are thinking of banning him on using the computer.

                                     A             B              C     D

8. When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers.

                         A                          B                     C                    D

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.  a sound                   b. out                      c. found                d. enough

2.  a. bracelet               b. favourite             c. craft                  d. game

3.  a. leisure                 b. sure                     c. shopping                       d. socialise

4.  a. trick                    b. kit                       c. addict                d. virtual

5.  a. satisfied              b. hooked               c. bored                d. socialized

II. Choose the odd one out.

1.  a. socializing        b. communicating         c. hanging out       d. skateboarding

2.  a. having savings                                   b. collecting stamps         

     c. making origami                                  d. doing DIY

3.  a. a thriller              b. a comedy            c. a skill            d. a reality show

4.  a. J4F                      b. 2moro                 c. tonight                    d. goin’

5.  a. magazine            b. mobile game        c. newspaper            d. book

6.  a. virtual                 b. harmful               c. creative                  d. leisure

III. Complete each sentence with an appropriate word.

1. How much time do you spend ………………. the Web a day?

2. One of Jesse’s favourite ………………. activities is swimming.

3. ………………. exercise is good for your health.

4. What is his ………………. address? ~ It’s ejohnsonl23@yahoo.com.

5. She enjoys making ……………….. She has a collection of handmade items.

6. They loves reading ………………. such as Doraemon and Lucky Luke.

7. Would you ………………. closing the window? It’s cold.

8. My son’s ………………. to computer games - he hardly ever comes out of 

VII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.

    The film “Avatar” …………………………………………………………...

2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.

    She’s interested ……………………………………………………………..

3. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.

    She only lets ………………………………………………………………...

4. Could you help me with this box?

    Would you ………………………………………………………………….?

5. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.

    DIY skills are …………………………………………………………………..

6. Who will take care of the garden while you are away?

    Who will look ………………………………………………………………..?

7. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?

    Shall …………………………………………………………………………?

8. What leisure activity do you like most?

    What’s ………………………………………………………………………?