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them. Now I prefer outdoor activities. I started searching for some

interesting outside activities, and I find hiking the best. I take part in a
hiking group, and we hike to many different places every weekend. The
best thing I like about hiking is I love working with people, making great
friends and keeping fit.

Uyen. Collecting stamps was my favourite thing when I was young. But now I
don’t collect stamps anymore because letters are not popular with
people. They prefer emailing or chatting to writing letters. When I grow

up, I want to join a baseball club, and I find it interesting to know many
different baseball teams and players. They are great. I started collecting
baseball cards. Now I have a variety of famous baseball players and
teams in the world. It’s my favourite thing to do now.

Carey. I really enjoyed reading books when I was a kid. But now I am so busy
at work that I don’t have enough time to read. I am always sitting in
front of a boring computer screen all day. What I like now is going

outside and enjoying outdoor activities. My friends and I spend
weekends playing golf. We have great time together. It’s wonderful to
see the blue sky outside the office.

UNIT 9: FUTURE PLANS
 LISTENING
A. People are talking about where they live. What do the people dislike about
each place? Listen and circle the correct answer.

Uyen The flat I rent is okay for me. It’s near the city centre and shopping
stores, so it’s convenient for shopping. The renting is reasonably priced.
However, the problem is that the flat living condition is not good
enough. The furniture is falling apart; the wall is too old and the kitchen

is very bad for cooking.
Carey I have good neighbours. They are extremely friendly, helpful and kind. I
feel my house is safe when I am away for a few days because my
neighbours always have an eye on it. The problem, though, is that I wish

it were bigger for all my stuff. I guess I should throw some of it out, but
I just can’t.
Alex I am living in the suburbs, so it’s quite far from the city center. I usually
spend hours getting into town, especially during rush hours. There are no

good stores for shopping either. It’s really inconvenient. However, the
house I rent is big and spacy. It’s good to put everything I need here and
one more thing is that it’s nice and quiet on the weekends.

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