OUR
ENGLISH CLASS
Warmly Welcome to
NAME THE THINGS


MAIL
NEWSPAPERS /press
STAMP
PARCEL
FAX
envelope
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Warm up:
What services do you think the post office offers?
Answer the questions:
- Mail and parcel Service : Dịch vụ chuyển thư và quà
- Express Money Stransfer : Dịch vụ chuyển tiền
- Phone Call and Faxes :Dịch vụ điện thoại và fax
- Press Distribution : Dịch vụ phát hành báo chí
unit 9
THE POST OFFICE
Lesson A :Reading
I. Before you read:
1. Vocabulary
equip: (v)
trang bị
/ i`kwip /
spacious :
rộng rãi
một nhà bếp rất rộng rãi
/ `spei∫əs/ (adj)
a very spacious kitchen
courteous
lịch sự , nhã nhặn
/ kə:tjəs / (adj):
subscriber:
(n) / səb‘skraibe(r) /
: đăng kí

/ `spi:di/
speedy (adj):
well - trained (adj)
lành nghề ,
được đào tạo cơ bản
nhanh chóng
/’ wel’ treind/
secure (adj)
/ si’kjuə (r) /
an toàn , đảm bảo
equip (v) / i`kwip / : trang bị
spacious (a) / `spei∫əs/ : rộng rãi
courteous (a) / kə:tjəs / : lịch sự
secure (a) / si’kjuə (r) /: an toàn, bảo đảm
subscribe (v) / səb‘skraibe(r) /: người đăng kí
speedy (a) / `spi:di/ : nhanh chóng
well – trained (a) /’ wel’ treind/ : lành nghề , được đào tạo cơ bản
2. Complete the sentences below, using the words in the vocabulary. (equipped, spacious , courteous, secure)


It was …………..… of him to write a letter of thanks.

The school is ………………..… with four computers.

The hotel rooms are …….……….

When you ‘re insured, you’re ………..…... againt loss.
equipped
spacious
courteous
secure
Atc1 : Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite to the italicised word
1. Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office.
A. large
B. beautiful
C. cramped
D. open
2. Our well-trained staff are always courteous to customers.
A. helpful
B. rude
C. friendly
D. open
3. This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.
A. rapid
B. hurried
C. careful
D. slow
4. If you want to send a document and do not want to loose its original shape, send it by a fax machine.
A. unique
B. outdated
C. changed
D. imaginative
C. cramped
B. rude
D. slow
C. changed
II. While you read:
Atc 2: Choose the best answer:
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?
a. advanced technology
b. advanced technology and has a spacious and pleasant front office
c. a well – trained staff
2. What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office?
a. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer
b. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes
c. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution
3. According to the text, what ways are there to send a letter?
a. They are air mail and surface mail
b. They are surface mail and the Express Mail Service
c. They are air mail, surface mail and the Express Mail Service
4. What is the Messenger Call Service used for?
a. It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to receive the call
b. It is used for notifying the person who makes a call of the time to make the call
c. It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to make the call
5. What will you have to do if you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered to your home?
a. You will have to go out early to buy your daily newspapers
b. You will have to subscribe to your favourite newspapers and magazines
c. You will have to go to the post office to buy your favourite newspapers and magazines
Atc 3 : Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Tick () in the right column.
You can make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 p.m.
You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg.
The post office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast.
Your relative will have to wait till some next days to get the money you send today.
Facsimile service can not keep the original shape of a document.
T
F
√
√
√
√
√
(can’t)
(will not)
(can)
III. After you read:
Rearrange the following contents and headings in the correct order according to the reading passage:
* HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart the vocabulary.
Prepare the next lesson: Lesson B