DISCOVERING
MAIL
PARCEL/PACKAGE
EMAIL/ELECTRONIC MAIL
WESTERN UNION IS AN…
FAX/FAX MACHINE
EXPRESS MONEY TRANSFER
Unit 9
THE POST OFFICE
READING
Pre-reading
1. Vocabulary teaching
a. Word finding
1./ trænsˈmɪt /
2./ trænsˈmɪʃn /
3./ sɪˈkjʊə(r) /
4./ trænsˈfɜː(r) /
5./ ˈspiːdi /
6./ ˈpleznt /
7./ ˈkɜːtiəs /
8./ ˈsɜːfɪs /
9./ ˈspeɪʃəs /
10./ ədˈvɑːnst /
11./ ɪˈkwɪp /
transmit ( -tt- )
transmission
secure
transfer ( -rr- )  
speedy
ˈsurface
courteous
  pleasant
spacious
advanced
equip ( -pp- )

facsimile = fax
12./ fækˈsɪməli /
v
n
adj
v , n
adj
adj
adj
n
adj
adj
v
n
PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS
WORDS
a. Word finding
b. Matching
10. transmit
1. Transfer (V)
2. speedy
ˈ5. surface mail
4. courteous
  3. pleasant
6. spacious
7. advanced
8. equip

9. facsimile
WORDS
MEANINGS
A. fax
B. moving or working very quickly
C. to provide yourself/sb/sth with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity
D. having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc
E. letters, etc. carried by road, rail or sea, not by air
F. polite, especially in a way that shows respect
G. (of a room or building ) large and with plenty of space for people to move around in
H. enjoyable, pleasing or attractive; friendly and polite
I. to move sth/sb from one place to another
K. to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc
4F
2B
3H
1I
5E
7D
6G
9A
8C
10K
Viet. equivalents
c. notes

equip (v)
→equip yourself/sb/sth (with sth) (for sth)
Eg 1: He equipped himself with a street plan.
Eg 2: The centre is well equipped for canoeing and mountaineering.
spacious
→spaciously (adv)
→ spaciousness [ uncountable noun ]
 transfer  
  → transfer sth/sb (from…) (to…)
How can I transfer money from my bank account to his?
 
 Transmit
→ transmit (sth) (from…) (to…)
→trans • mis • sion (n) / trænsˈmɪʃn /
→transfer (n)
While you read
Cricle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicized word
1. Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office
Task 1
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 lose its original shape, send it by a fax machine.
A. unique
B. outdate
C. changed
D. imaginative
Read the text again and then answer the following question.
Task 2
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?
Thanh ba Post Office equipped with advanced technology and 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 the Express Mail Service (ESM)
Read the text again and then answer the following question.
Task 2
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.
You cannot 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 do not have to wait till tomorrow to get the money you send them today.
Find evidence in the text to support these statement
Task 3
1. You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 p.m.


2. You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg.

The post office opens daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
We offer a very competitive rate for parcels of under 15kg.
3. The post office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast.


4. Yours relatives do not have to wait till tomorrow to get the money you send them today.
 We also have the Express Mail Service and your EMS mail will be delivered in the shortest possible time.
 We offer a speedy are secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
Answer the following questions.
After you read
Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post Office do you think is the most important and why?
What services do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should have in the future?