TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
A. LÝ THUYẾT:
VERBS OF LIKING + GERUNDS/ VERBS OF LIKING + TO-INFINITIVE  (CÁC ĐỘNG TỪ DIỄN TẢ SỞ THÍCH CÁ NHÂN)
Diễn tả sở thích bằng cụm từ tiếng Anh sau:
Like Love          Be keen on Enjoys Adore Fancy Don’t mind Detest Hate
+     V- ing

Ví dụ:                                                    He loves watching football. (Anh ấy thích xem bóng đá.)              John is keen on getting together. (John thích tụ tập bạn bè.)              Loan enjoys reading book so much. (Loan rất thích đọc sách.) - Bạn cần phân biệt 2 dạng câu sau: - Like + V+ing: chỉ 1 hành động thuộc về sở thích, có tính chất lâu dài, theo thói quen Ví dụ:            I like doing exercises at midnight. (Tôi thích làm bài tập vào lúc nửa đêm.) - Like to – infinitive: chỉ 1 hành động thích/ muốn ....làm gì đó có tính chất bộc phát, tạm thời. Ví dụ:             I like to swim this Saturday. (Thứ bảy này tôi muốn đi bơi.)

B. BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG:
Exercise 1. Write the correct form of the verbs. 
1. Mai enjoys (make) ___________________ crafts, especially bracelets. 2. People in Britain love (watch) ___________________ TV in their free time. 3. Do you fancy (skateboard) ___________________ in the park this Sunday? 4. Nick likes (learn) ___________________ Vietnamese. 5. Ngoc hates (sit) ___________________ at the computer for too long.

Exercise 2. Look at the following email that Minh Duc wrote to a new penfriend. Answer the questions.
Hi, my name’s Duc.
How are you? This is what I like do in my free time. I often play video games or watch TV. Or I go to the park and play football with my friends. I enjoy do this very much! I sometimes help my parents too. If I have homework, I’ll try to finish it first before I do anything else. But I don’t like have lots of homework! I don’t mind to do homework but I hate spend all evening on it! On Saturday or Sunday, I love eat out with my family. The food is delicious!
What about you?
Best, Duc
1. How many activities does Duc mention in his email? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which two activities do you think he enjoys the most? ___________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Son, do you fancy (play) ____________________ badminton with me some time next week? 2. I love (listen) ____________________ to music with good earphones! 3. My brother likes (cook) ____________________, but he detests (wash) ____________________ the dishes. 4. They enjoyed (watch) ____________________ the show very much. 5. She doesn’t like (communicate) ____________________ through emails. In fact, she hates (do) ____________________ it. She prefers (meet) ____________________ people in person. 6. They adore (make) ____________________ and (eat) ____________________ good food.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ____________________ (not go) to Mary’s party next Saturday. I don’t have time. 2. I’m sorry, he’s busy. He ____________________ (talk) on the phone at the moment.  3. Please turn the radio off! I ____________________ (hate) rap music. 4. Which ____________________ (you/ prefer): pop music or indie bands? 5. What ____________________ (she/ wear)? It’s a terrible colour! 6. They ____________________ (not work) on Thursdays. The shop is closed all day. 7. It often ____________________ (rain) in the UK in March. 8. Dad ____________________ (not work) in the city. He’s a farmer. 9. It sometimes ____________________ (snow) in the UK in spring. 10. I ____________________ (not go) to basketball practice this afternoon. I have a lot of homework. 11. Can I take a message? My dad ____________________ (have) a shower at the moment. 12. Turn up the volume! I ____________________ (love) this song. 13. Which ____________________ (she/ prefer): coffee or tea? 14. Why ____________________ (you/ wear) a T-shirt? It’s freezing outside!

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs below. 
fly            meet           not          know           want           send           study
do      drive      know      not meet      send      want

1. How many messages ____________________ (he) you every day? 2. I ____________________ Jenny at the station at five o’clock this afternoon. 3. We ____________________ to Paris