Công ty Cổ phần Mạng giáo dục Bạch Kim - 27 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Đống Đa, Hà Nội
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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE LESSON 1: READING I. BEFORE YOU READ
1. Work in pairs. Answer the questions:

a) What is it in the picture?

b) How often do you go to the post office? What for?

c) What services do you think the post office offers?

2. Look at the pictures and translate these words into Vietnamese:
Look at the pictures and translate these words into Vietnamese Mail and Parcel Service: Chuyển thư và bưu phẩm Mail and Parcel Service: Chuyển thư nhanh Express money transfer: chuyển tiền Press Distribution: phát hành báo chí Flower Telegram Service: điện hoa Phone calls and Faxes: điện thoại và fax Phone cards & internet cards: các loại the gọi điện thoại và internet Postal savings: tiết kiệm bưu điện II. WHILE YOU READ
1. New words:
Equip (v): trang bị Advance (adj): Tiến bộ, hiện đại Spacious (adj): rộng rãi Pleasant (adj): sạch đẹp 1. New words II. WHILE YOU READ staff (n): nhân viên Thoughtful (adj): chu đáo Courteous (adj): lịch sự Parcel (n): bưu kiện EMS Mail (n) Dịch vụ thư chuyển phát nhanh Transmisson (n): sự truyền, sự phát * Match the words with their meaning:
Equip (v): trang bị Advance (adj): Tiến bộ, hiện đại Spacious (adj): rộng rãi Pleasant (adj): sạch đẹp staff (n): nhân viên Thoughtful (adj): chu đáo Courteous (adj): lịch sự Parcel (n): bưu kiện EMS Mail (n) Dịch vụ thư chuyển phát nhanh Transmisson (n): sự truyền, sự phát 2. Listen and read. Then practice with a partner:
II. WHILE YOU READ 2. Listen and read. Then practice with a partner (open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.):
(open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.) Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and has a spacious and pleasant front office. We offer the best services with a well-trained staff, who are always thoughtful and courteous to customers. Mail and Parcel Service:
Mail and Parcel Service You can choose to send your letters by air or 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 under 15 kg. Express Money Transfer:
Express Money Transfer Just imagine your relatives are living over one thousand kilometres away from you and you want to send them some money quickly. This speedy and secure service for transferring money can be useful. The money will be sent to your relatives in less then 24 hours. Phone Calls and Faxes:
Phone Calls and Faxes Besides the ordinary telephone call service, our Post Office provides the Messenger Call Services. This services helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call. If 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:
Press Distribution Don’t bother to go out early to buy your daily newspapers. Just subscribe to your favourite newspapers and magazines and we will have them delivered to your house early in the morning. 3. Read the text silently, then do the tasks below:
II. WHILE YOU READ 3. Read the text silently, then do the tasks below Pick out three things people send: 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ 3. ___________________________________ Pick out three things the post office offers: 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ 3. ___________________________________ * Suggested then do the tasks below:

4. The following statements are true(T) or false(F).:
II. WHILE YOU READ 4. The following statements are true(T) or false(F). a) Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious pretty, place for transaction. b) Mail and Parcel Service , Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press and Distribution and Flower Telegram Service are services at Thanh Ba Post Office. c) There are four different ways of sending a letter. d) Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks. e) Computers buletin boards are the same as the tranditional ones. * Suggested statements are true(T) or false(F).:

a) Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious pretty, place for transaction.
b) Mail and Parcel Service , Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press and Distribution and Flower Telegram Service are services at Thanh Ba PO
c) There are four different ways of sending a letter.
d) Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks.
e) Computers buletin boards are the same as the tranditional ones.
5. You are in the post office. Which service would you choose if you wanted to :
II. WHILE YOU READ 5. You are in the post office. Which service would you choose if you wanted to a) send a parcel? b) send your relatives some money? c) make a phone call? d) send a document? e) subscribe to a newspaper? * Suggested: Which service would you choose :

III. HOMEWORK
1. Homework:
- Learn new words by heart - Do ex in the book - Read againthe text (page 101) - Prepare the next lesson: Unit 09. The post office. Reading 2 HOMEWORK 2. The end: