Hobbies and freetime activities

Hobbies and freetime activities- What do you like to do in your free time?. Instead of staying alone, I really like spending my time hanging out with my family and friends.. That Is acti

1 Hobbies and freetime activities

- What do you like to do in your free time?

I have various interests such as: watching TV, chatting with my friends, reading books,…

But I usually reaing book, it brings me a lot of benefits as widen

my knowledge and improve concentrate skill

- What are your hobbies?

- How do you usually spend your weekends?

Yes, when weekend is coming, I feel so excited because I can relax and adding more energy Thus, I usually spent my weekends

I have a lot of activites to make my weekends more funny such as: Having a picnic, playing badminton,…

Do you prefer to spend your free time alone or with others people?

Instead of staying alone, I really like spending my time hanging out with

my family and friends They can give me much useful help in my work

as well as interesting ideas to enjoy life Beside them, I never feel alone with terrible mood Sharing time with others makes my brain

energetic and it works effectively latter

- New activities you would like to take up?

If I have a chance, I would like to take up yoga Yoga is useful activities, yoga demand practice have to “kien nhan” and careful skill So when taking up with yoga, I can improve these things and special, it helps me remember all of things longer

2 Family and friends

- How large is your family?

=> There are 3 people in my family: my father, my mother,and me

Although few member than other familys but I feel so warm with these thing I have in there

- What activities do you like to do together with your family?

We are busy with our work during the day so in the evening, we gather

to eat dinner together After dinner, we watch Tv and talk about our daily activities My parents often listen to me carefully when I tell them about my study and my activities at university

That Is activities I like best to do together with your family

Who are you closet to in your family?

In my family, im closet to my mother My mother has more time at home than my father So, A person take care of me carefully is my mother Also, she always know what I am thinking

- Have u got a best friend?

=> I have many friends, from my primary school, secondary school, high school and university However, I only have some close friends who I can share with them my

thoughts and feelings

Besides, it’s more interesting to make an appointment and I can share bills with friends

Sometimes, we can play sprots together

- Do you and your friends have similar interests?

Certainly, I ànđ my friend have similar interests such as go

shopping, play chess, And we always help each other both in life and in work Thus, we are seem each other like a member in

family

3 Hometown

Where are you from?

My hometown is Tra Vinh province It is beautiful city in the south

of VIetNam And it is about 150km from CTho city

Do you like your hometown? Why not?

I love my hometown It’s very convenient and quite peaceful place

to live here My hometown is less transportations, intertainment centre, roads, cinemas, night club, than other big cities

Another main reason is I live there for 18 years Tra vinh where I was born and grow up, I have a lot of memories with my family and friends

Like most in your hometown?

In my hometown, I like most in some special kinds of food For example, Bunuocleo is my favorite food, it was made very unique, just people in My hometown…

10 Pets

- Do you like animals?

Yes, I love animals, because It’s so cute and playing with favorite

animals, I feel more happy

- What is your favourite pet?

Keeping pets is one of my hobbies and the one I like best is dogs, especially Bull dogs It is believed to be the most royal pet Besides, dog

is very intelligent so that it can understand our mood Its voice and activities can help me to relax after hours of working

Do you have a pet at home?

Of course, I have a Bull dog at home I have had him for almost one year and I call him Bin.There are many wrinkle inhis face which make him look so cute.My Bull is gentle and not too difficult to look after

Whenever I returned home, he come to me and acted so fondly It seemed that he can understand my thoughts and gestures I love him

so much

-What are the benefits of keeping pets? ( WHY DO PEOPLE have pets?)

As far as I know, keeping pets can bring us many advantages Firstly, they may be our good friends We can sharing time with them in

watching TV, walking Oh, when you walking in the park with your pet, you can have chance to make friends with others Besides, playing witha pet, we can increase the brain activity and enhance pleasure and tranquility

4 Neighbours and neighbourhood

Do you like your neighbours?

Yes, I do I like my neighbors very much There are very friendly and helpful when I go far away for a few days they often take care my pet

Are neighbours usually close to each other in your country?

Yes, they are my neighbours are close to each other They often drink tea and chat every morning On special accasions such as weding or birthday My neighbours usually come to help me

What is your nb like?

What do u like most about it?

Do u think it is important to have a good relationship with your nb?

Certainly, it's important to get on well with the people who live next door.I always stop to talk whenever I see them

Sometimes, I help them to take care of their baby or pick him up from kindergarten And of course, so do they

- I would like to live near friendly and helpful people who can at

least smile and say hello whenever we meet each other Even neighbors can helps each other in some necessary case

In what way are neighbors helpful?

We all want good neighbors because they are closet people whom we share the daily life with Therefore, I would like to live near friendly and helpful people who can at least smile and say hello whenever we meet each other Even

neighbors can helps each other in some necessary case

12.Traveling

- Do you like traveling? Of course, I have a strong preferences for

journey Not only is travelling best way to relax, but it also help me to widen my knowledge I usually go with my friend or my family Sometimes, I also choose going alone in a strange city It gives me the feeling of adventure

Do you like traveling alone or with others?

Well, I would prefer to travel with other Firstly, traveling with a

companion is safer because we can support and help each other if

something happened It is more exciting and interesting as we can share all beautiful moments and new experiences Finally, it helps

to save some money because companions can

share all expenses on gas, hotels, etc

What is your favorite way to travel?

Without a tourguide, I’m a curious girls, I want to explore these thing in which I travel That is make my trip become more and more meaningful

What do you do while you are traveling?

Take photo,, swim in sea, climb, enjoy seafood, local food, specialties,

Where would you like to travel in the future?

6 Clothes and fashion

-what type of clothes do you like to wear?

+ Normal clothes ( đi hội họp, đi làm, đồ trang trọng, )

+ Casual clothes ( đồ bình thường, đi ngoài trời, )

I like to wear casual clothes by some reason: first, It is cheaper than normail clothes

Second, it is more fashion, and easy to buy.it was sell almost in evey shop

And the last reason, Im sill young so I feel full of energy when

wearing casual clothes

What kind of clothes do people wear to work in your country?

In my country, people usually wear casual clothes to work Because almost employer in my country were’n demand them to wear normal clothes or other clothes

They know when wearing comfortable clothes, worker will feel

convinent to work

Have you ever bought clothes online?

Yes, I have I have bought a T-shirt/a pair of Jeans The clothes online,

it is easy to select and don’t waste more time than go to shop to buy

Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of

clothes?

Yes, I think that is true For example, when you wear normal clothes, you will have good impression and attrack them to see you

However, we should choose suitable clothes to wear It will bring us

to good effect

Some people are really careful about that they wear b/cthey want to

be show wealth or status

How important is fashion to you?

No, clothes and fashion are not really important to me I tend to wear clothes that are comfortable and practical rather than fashionable

11 Transport (Giao thông vận tải)

I’m going to tell you about transport problems in Vietnam Firstly,

Transport in VN is very terrible Especially, in big cities like Hanoi, there are too many motorbikes on the road and people don’t follow the traffic laws They cross the road while the lights are red They may be the reasons why there are too many accidents in Vietnam Another

problem of transport in Vietnam is road systems They are too old and narrow They should be repaired More new roads should be built In my opinion, now the most necessary solutions to the transport problems in Vietnam are educating people, especially young people about traffic laws and building more modern road system

17.televison

- Do you watch tv a lot?

No, every day I spend a liite bit time to watch TV

I would rather watch on smartphone than watching in tv Because when watching on smartphone, I can bring it to wherever and watching

whenever I want

- Time to spend watching tv every day?

I have to go to school all days, so I have a litte time to relax Every day,

I have 2 or 3 hours to relax And I spend 1 hours for watching Reality programs on TV

- What do you usually watch on tv?

I’m crazy of watching reality programs, It’s so funny and giving me a lot

of information in my life Running man is my favorite programs I like best and I usually watch it on Tv

Do you like getting news from tv? Why not?

Yes, I like getting news from TV Because the news from TV more ecxacly than from Internet

I believe the news from Tv was choose very carefully because it’s

provide information for all people In Vietnam

- what are the most popular shows in your country?

The two most popular genres as soaps and reality TV Soaps like

coronation street have always been popular because people get to know the characters really well and the storylines can be qute gripping I have

no idea why reality TV is popular, I can not stand it, all those C-list celebrities trying to become popular again I would rather watch paint dry, to be honest

18.internet

- how often do you use the internet

For me, Internet is very helpful I use it everyday for searching

information that relative my studying

- what is your favorite website?

My favorite website is wed5ngay.com it has all of fields in life such as economic, chinhs trij,…

- how useful is this wedsite?

it brings me very much useful knowledge such as business, some tips about learning and how to treat with other people

- do you use the internet for fun or for your work/study?

It depends, But most of time, I use inerner for study I have just go to university, so a huge of knowledge I must learn, so using internet to learn is best way for me

- do you do any shopping on the internet?

Yes, Before I used to shopping in the internet, The clothes online, it is easy to choose and don’t waste more time than go to shop to buy

Besides, a various of style for me

7 Holidays and festivals

What is your favorite holidays?

I would like to talk about the Lunar New Year festival, also known

as the Tet holiday, which is the occasion expected the most by

Vietnamese people every year The festival usually lasts for around 3-4 days, and it takes place when a new year comes according to the lunar calendar

What is the most popular holidays in your country?

In my country, the most popular holidays is Tet and Giáng sinh It’s the popular holiday and having a various activities that so funny

2 What do people usually do during festivals?

There are two main types of activities conducted in Vietnam's

festivals: ceremonial rites and entertaining activities These activities, however, are variously held to be suitable with each territory; which contributes to our diversified culture

Có hai loại hoạt động chính được tiến hành trong các lễ hội ở Việt Nam : nghi thức nghi lễ và các hoạt động giải trí Tuy nhiên những hoạt động này được tổ chức nhiều kiểu khác nhau để phù hợp với từng khu vực; góp phần vào văn hóa đa dạng của nước tôi

4 Do you think festivals are important?

Personally, it seems to me that festivals are of great importance in any culture Not only express respects to country’s ancestors and heroes but festivals are also held to entertain the community

What is the most important traditional festival in your country?

Are there any festivals you would like to go to?

8 Food and health

What kind of food do u like?

My favorite food is Bun nuoc leo that is famous food in my hometown.

Do you prefer home cookek meals or restaurant-cooked meals

I prefer home-cooked meals because It’s more clean and cheaper than restaurant-cooked meals Eating home-cooked meals, all members of my family can gain together to enjoy this meals

without worrying about time

What do you do to stay healthy?

Im stay healthy by eating healthy food that less cholesterol, lipit, and eat more protein food

Every morning, I get up early to do excersice about 30’

Do you have any unhealthy habits?

Yes, I have some bad habits like eating sweet food such as

chocolates, drink coffee, and special sometimes Im lazy to do exercise And I noticed that it’s bad habit and not good for my health so I am trying to stop it

What do you think is more important, eating halthyily or doing excersice?

Food is the very important source of nutrition that brings us health

in many ways

Just eating healthy then it give us to health to doing excersice

9 Do you like shopping?

What do you usually buy when you go shoping?

Yes, I go shopping when I really nesscessary But sometimes, when I feel stress, I usually go shopping to see these kind of

beautiful clothes that I don’t buy

How much time do you spend shopping every week?

Maybe once a week, all days in week I have to go to school, and I have one day off that I use it for shopping

Do yoou like shopping on the internet?

Yes, shopping on the internet brings us 2 benefits First, it don’t waste time of me, I can choose clothes whenever and wherever I want

Second, a various clothes with fashion style for me to choose

Do you prefer shooping in big stores or small shops?

Perhaps I prefer shopping in big stores because It has more style, more size than small shops

11 Transport

- How do you usually get around in your hometown/city?

Yes, when having freetime, I & my friend will get around my hometowm in other that explore something news that I haven’t chance to know

- Do you prefer public or private transport?

I prefer public b/c it is safer than private transport and I never have

to think about the weather such as rain, storm, sun, ) Furthermore, Using public transport cheaper than pritave It is one way to save money for me

- What are different type of public transport in your country?

- what is the most popular means of transport in your country?

In my country, the most popular means of transport is motorbike