ANH VĂN 11
Năm học 2004-2005
Lớp 11A9
UNIT 9 :
THE POST OFFICE
Welcome to Thanh Ba Post Office
Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious, pretty place for transaction. We take great pride in offering the best services with a team of well – trained staff, who are always thoughtful and courteous to customers.
(Open daily from 7am to 9pm)
Mail and Parcel Service
You can choose to send your letters by air to surface mail. We also have the Express Mail Service and your EMS mail will be delivered in the shortest possible time.
The maximum weight limit of a parcel is 31.5 kg. We offer a very competitive rate for parcels of under 15kg.
Express Money Transfer
Your relatives are living over one thousand kilometers away from you and you want to send them some money ? We offer speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
Phone Calls and Faxes
Besides the ordinary telephone call service, our Post Office provides the Messenger Call Service. This service helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call.
You want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape ? Our facsimile service will help you. Fax transmission has now become a cheap and convenient way to transmit texts and graphics over distances.
Press Distribution
Don’t bother to go out early to buy your daily newspapers. Just subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines and we will get them ready by your cup of coffee in the morning.
Let us take care of postal and telecommunication needs for your favorite newspapers for now and … ever
Task 1 : Circle the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicised word.
1. Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious, pretty place for transaction.
large B. beautiful C. cramped D. open
2. Our well – trained staff are always courteous to customers.
helpful B. rude C. friendly D. open
3. We offer speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
rapid B. hurried C. careful D. slow
4. If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, send it by a fax machine
unique B. outdated C. changed D. imaginative
Task 2 : Read the text again then answer the following questions
Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious, pretty place for transaction.
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with ?
2. What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office ?
There are Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution.
3 According to the text, what are the three different ways of sending a letter ?
The three different ways of sending a letter are by air, by surface or by the Express Mail Service.
4. What is the Messenger Call Service used for ?
It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to receive the call.
5. What will you have to do if you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered at home ?
If you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered at home, you will have to subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines .
Task 3 : Find evidence in the text to support these statements.
1. You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 pm
Open daily from 7am to 9pm
2. You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15kg in weight.
The customers offer a very competitive rate for parcels of under 15kg.
3. The post office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast.
The customers also have the Express Mail Service and their EMS mail will be delivered in the shortest possible time.
4. Your relatives do not have to wait till tomorrow to get the money you send them today.
The customers offer speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.