Exercise 12. Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Our life would be hard without rest and recreation. And people have many different ideas of how to spend their free time. If you enjoy doing a thing or an activity in your free time, then you have a hobby. A hobby is an activity, interest, enthusiasm or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done during one's own time. A person's hobbies depend on his age, character and...
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Exercise 12. Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Our life would be hard without rest and recreation. And people have many different ideas of how to spend their free time. If you enjoy doing a thing or an activity in your free time, then you have a hobby. A hobby is an activity, interest, enthusiasm or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done during one's own time. A person's hobbies depend on his age, character and personal interests. An interesting thing to one person can be boring to another. That's why some people prefer reading, cooking, knitting, collecting, playing a musical instrument, photography or playing computer games while others prefer dancing, travelling, camping or sports.
No. | Statements | T or F |
1. | A hobby is anything that you enjoy doing in your free time. | |
2. | Different people have the same hobbies. | |
3. | A hobby can provide us with relaxation. | |
4. | Your hobby may be changed as you get older. | |
5. | One person's hobby may be a boring thing to another person. | |
6. | Playing sports is not a hobby. | |
Exercise 13. Complete the sentence with the words in the box.
health | dry | flu | provide | getting |
physical | exercise | stay | weight | swimming |
1. Do you want to know how you can _________ healthy?
2. They go _________ outside even when it's cold.
3. In order to have good _________ , you should eat lightly and laugh cheerfully.
4. My father does morning _________ everyday.
5. He eats a lot of burgers and chips so he's putting on _________
6. You should eat a lot of fruits and vegetables because they _________ vitamin A, which is good for the eyes.
7. If you want to be fit, stay outdoors more and do more _________ activities.
8. To prevent _________ you should eat a lot of garlic and keep your body warm.
9. He plays computer games and watches TV a lot so his eyes are often _________
10. Eat less junk high-fat food to keep you from _________ fat.
1. True
Most of Vietnamese people belong to the Kinh ethnic group.
(Phần lớn người Việt Nam thuộc dân tộc Kinh.)
Thông tin: More than 85% of Viet Nam's population is the Kinh people who mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities.
(Hơn 85% dân số Việt Nam là người Kinh, cư trú chủ yếu ở đồng bằng sông Hồng, đồng bằng duyên hải miền Trung, đồng bằng sông Cửu Long và các thành phố lớn.)
2. False
Different wedding customs of ethnic groups have different meanings.
(Phong tục đám cưới của các dân tộc khác nhau có ý nghĩa khác nhau.)
Thông tin: Varied as the customs are, they all mean blessings to the newly-weds in their marriage life.
(Phong tục đa dạng nhưng đều mang ý nghĩa chúc phúc cho đôi tân hôn trong cuộc sống hôn nhân.)
3. False
As far as culture is concerned, the Kinh people are the most developed in Viet Nam.
(Về văn hóa, người Kinh phát triển nhất ở Việt Nam.)
Thông tin: All ethnic groups in Viet Nam have achieved high levels of development in terms of culture and social strata...Ethnic groups have distinct cultures and customs.
(Các dân tộc ở Việt Nam đều đã đạt trình độ phát triển cao về văn hóa, giai tầng xã hội... Các dân tộc có những nét văn hóa, phong tục tập quán riêng biệt.)