Warm up:
* Game: What service is this?
 Mail service
 Express Money Transfer Service
 Phone Calls Service
 Press Distribution Service
Warm up:
UNIT 9. THE POST OFFICE
Lesson A: Reading
I. Before you read:
II. While you read:
III. After you read:
UNIT 9. THE POST OFFICE
Lesson A: Reading
I. Before you read:
* New words:
equip: (v) : trang bị
advance: (a) : tiên tiến, tiến bộ
spacious: (a) : rộng rãi
courteous: (a) : lịch sự
parcel: (n) : bưu kiện, bưu phẩm
competitive: (a) : thân thiện
transfer: (n) : sự chuyển phát, chuyển đổi
secure: (a) : an toàn, bảo đảm
facsimile: (n) : bản sao chép, máy fax
subscribe: (v) : đăng kí
II. While you read:
Task 1: 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
Task 2: 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:
Keys:
1
2
3
4
5
THE END
GOOD LUCK TO YOU
TEACHER: NGUYEN THI HANH