Exercise 1. Use the words given to make sentences. You may have to add some words or make alterations when necessary. (Dùng những từ đã cho để tạo thành câu. Em có thể thêm hoặc thay đổi dạng từ nếu cần.)

• 1. horse-racing / very popular sport / Britain /.
  => Horse-racing is a very popular sport in Britain.
• 2. My most embarrassing experience / happen / when 1 / just / leave / university /.
  =>  My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university.
• 3. she / fond / going on picnics/.
  =>  She is fond of going on picnics.
• 4. you / think / weather / good / enough / for / picnic /?
  => Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?
• 5. we / go / Da Lat / for / holiday / and / stay / hotel near Xuan Huong Lake /.
  => We went to Da Lat for our holiday and stayed at a hotel near Xuan Huong Lake.
• 6. holiday / enjoyable / we / not want / go back / study /.
  => The holiday was so enjoyable that we did not want to go back to study.
• 7. she / promise / send us / postcard / as soon as / she / arrive / London /.
  => She promised to send us a postcard as soon as she arrived in London.

Exercise 2. Write a paragraph about how you often spend your free time. Use the questions below as cues. (Viết 1 đoạn văn về cách bạn sử dụng thời gian rảnh. Sử dụng các gợi ý sau.)

• Do you have much free time? (Bạn có nhiều thời gian rảnh không?)
• When do you often have free time? (bạn thường có thời gian rảnh khi nào?)
• What do you enjoy doing most in your free time? (Bạn thích làm gì nhất vào thời gian rảnh của mình?)
• Do you do it alone or with somebody else? (Bạn làm những việc đó 1 mình hay với người khác nữa?)
• Why do you enjoy doing it? (Tại sao bạn thích làm việc đó?)

Bài làm 1:

My number one interest is playing sports. I like playing every sport, especially, tennis. Of course, I have two tennis rackets and a tennis ball. Behind my house, there is tennis court. In my free time, I like playing tennis with my sister or my brother, but sometime I play with my father because he like playing It very much. He says that tennis is a fashionable sport for young people or old people. Besides playing sports, I also like going for a walk with my friends. We usually go for a ride to remote villages to get fresh air and wonderful views in the countryside. Usually I don't have a lot of free time during the weekdays. However, I have a lot of spare time at the weekend, and on Saturday and Sundays, there are good programmes on every channel, so sometimes I watch telly at home with some biscuits. I really enjoy my free time very much.

Bài làm 2:

Of all the freetime activities I like doing, I love reading books most because it brings me many good aspects. First and foremost, book is a cheap way to get information so I have good chance to widen my knowledge not only in the fields I study but also in other sections in life . Moreover, reading books makes me know better about people around the world and the way they live. Besides, I can’t deny the fact that books always help me relax. Whenever I am under pressure, I find a novel to read, many stories in which allow me to temporarily forget all trouble happening in my daily life. Sometimes, before I go to bed, I choose some short fairy tales to read to have a sound sleep. In addition, through romantic and meaningful stories, I can learn how to control my feeling and even learn to be more patient. One more benefit of reading book is that it makes me express words fluently, therefore, I can improve my communication skill better and better. In short, reading books is a hobby that makes a worthwhile time pass by and I will make best use of its advantages to have a happy lifestyle.