Prepared by teacher : Phung Thanh Xuan
The class is divided into two teams.
Each team in turn chooses a number at
random and do the task requested, if the
answer is correct, ONE POINT is scored.
In case the answer is wrong, the other
team can answer .
If a LUCKY NUMBER is chosen, ONE
POINT is given without the answer, and
the team continues choosing another
number to answer.
The team getting more points is the winner.
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2. What is the synonym of ?One moment, please??
- Hang on!
3. ______________ is the organization which is in charge of the postal service
The post office
4. Choose the correct response:
- ?Hello. Could I speak to Mr
Johnson, please?
a. Speaking. Who?s that?
b. Hello, that is Mr Johnson.
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6. This is a piece of information
that you leave to S.O when you
cannot speak to them.
- Message
7. This means ?telephone S.O
again or telephone S.O who
telephoned you earlier?
- call S.O back.
8. This is a seven-letter word
which means details of where
sb lives or works and where
letters, etc. can be sent.
- address.
10. a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it which is stuck onto a letter or parcel before it is posted to show that postage has been paid for. What is it?
- a stamp
UNIT 9
THE POST OFFICE
LESSON 1: READING
BEFORE YOU READ
Vietnamese equivalences for some postal services:
1. Mail and Parcel Service:
2. Express Mail service:
3. Express money transfer:
4. Press Distribution:
5. Flower Telegram Service:
6. Phone calls and Faxes:
7. Phone cards & internet cards:

8. Postal savings:
Chuyển thư và bưu phẩm
Chuyển thư nhanh
Chuyển tiền
Phát hành báo chí
Điện hoa
Điện thoại và fax
Các loại thẻ gọi điện
thoại & internet
Tiết kiệm bưu điện
WHILE YOU READ
VOVABULARY
1. spacious /'spei∫əs/ (a) :large and with a lot of space
2. courteous /'kə:ti.əs/ (a) : polite and respectful,
well-mannered
3. surface /'sə:fis/
surface mail: a way of sending letters, parcels, etc.
by road, sea or train and not by aircraft
4. parcel /'pɑ:s(ə)l/ (n) : package
5. express /iks'pres/ (a): moving or being sent very
fast
6. recipient /ri'sipiənt/ (n): a person who receives sth
VOVABULARY
7. transfer /træns'fə:/ (v): to move s.o or sth from one
place to another
transfer /'trænsfə:/ (n)
8. facsimile /fæk'simili/ (n): an exact copy, especially
of a document
9. subscribe /səb'skraib/ (v) : to pay money to an
organization in order to receive a product, use a
service regularly or support the organization
Read the text silently, then do the tasks below.
Task 1:
Pick out three things people send:
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
Pick out three things the post office offers:
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
letters
money
a document
the best services
a very competitive rate
a speedy and secure service
Task 2: You are in the post office. Which service would you choose if you wanted to :
1. send a parcel?
2. send your relatives some money?

3. make a phone call?
4. send a document?
5. subscribe to a newspaper?

Mail and Parcel Service.
Express Money Transfer.
Phone Calls and Faxes
Facsimile Service
Press Distribution Service.
Task 3: Find evidence in the text to support these statements.
1. You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post
office at 10p.m.
- The post office opens daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
2. You can save some money if you send a parcel which
is under 15 kg.
- We offer a very competitive rate for parcels under 15kg
3. The post office offers a special mail service which is
particularly fast.
- We also have the Express Mail Service and your 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.
- We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring in
less than 24 hours.
Task 4: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning 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 & 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 lose its
original shape, send it by a fax machine.
A. unique B. outdated C. changed D. imaginative
Task 5: Answer the following questions.
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?
- Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced
technology and has a spacious and pleasant front
office.
2. What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office?
- 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?
- They are: air mail, surface mail and EMS.
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 to your house?
- You will have to subscribe to your favourite
newspapers and magazines.
AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups. Answer the following questions:
1. Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post
Office do you think is the most important? Why?
2. What services do you think Thanh Ba Post
office should have in the future?
GOODBYE! SEE YOU LATER