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PERSONAL INFORMATION

VOCABULARY

Direction:

- The teacher lets the student read following words and phrases out loud and the teacher corrects the student’s
mistakes in pronunciation.
- The teacher can explain some difficult words or phrases if necessary.

Family /ˈfæməli/ (n) = gia đình.

There are 4 people in my family, including my parents, my younger sister and me.

Hometown /ˈhəʊmtaʊn/ (n) = quê hương.

My hometown is Thanh Hoa province, which is in Central Vietnam.

Work /wɜːrk/ (v) = làm việc.

I work as a teacher.

Study /ˈstʌdi/ (v) = học.

I study at National economic university, majoring in finance.

Hobby /ˈhɑːbi/ = sở thích.

Her hobbies include swimming and playing football.

Personality /ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti/ = tính cách.

His wife has a strong personality.

Friendly /ˈfrendli/ (adj) = thân thiện, dễ gần.

She is so friendly.

Easy-going /ˌiːzi ˈɡəʊɪŋ/(adj) = dễ tính.

Many people say that I am very easy-going.

Honest /ˈɒnɪst/ (adj) = thật thà, trung thực.

He is really honest. He never tells lies.

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READING AND QUESTIONS

Direction:

- The teacher gives the student 2 minutes to read the passage quietly to take notes and prepare himself or
herself for answering the questions.
- After two minutes, the teacher hides the passage and asks the student the questions.

Peter talks about himself. ANSWER FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

I am Peter and 27 years old. I am an accountant for a Japanese company. What does Peter do?

My hometown is in Da Nang city, but now I live and work in Ho Chi Minh city. I have lived Where does he live and work now?
here for 9 years.
What is his personality?
Many people say that I am friendly and easygoing. I am also very helpful. I am ready to
What are his hobbies?
help anyone when they need my help. So I have many friends and many people love me so
much. Which sports does he play? When?

My hobbies are listening to music, reading books and traveling. I read books whenever I
have free time. I also love travelling so I travel once a month. Travelling also helps me
learn many things about the places I visit.

I play many sports such as football and swimming. I play football every afternoon and I go
swimming with my friends at the weekend.

 New Words & Phrases

- Accountant = nhân viên kế toán.

- A Japanese company = một công ty Nhật.
- Helpful = sẵn sàng giúp đỡ người khác.
- Free time = thời gian rảnh.
- Travel = đi du lịch.
- Once a month = một lần một tháng.
- Learn many things = học được nhiều điều.
- Go swimming = đi bơi.
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DISCUSSION

Direction: The teacher asks the student following questions. The teacher mustn’t show these questions to the
student but just ask the student and explain when necessary.

The teacher should be flexible when having a free talk with the student. The teacher can ask other questions besides
these questions to make a comfortable and free conversation.

1. What’s your name? How do you spell it?

2. Where is your hometown?
3. Where do you live now?
4. Do you work or study?
5. Are you busy with your work or study?
6. What are your hobbies?
7. What do you often do at the weekend?
8. Do you play any sport? Which sports are you good at?
9. Tell me about your family.
10. What is your personality?