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 2: READING 2 I. WRAM UP
1. Listen and read. Then practice with a partner:
I. WRAM UP 1. 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. II. WHILE YOU READ
1. Task 1: Cricle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the cpposite meaning to the italicised word:
II. WHILE YOU READ 1. Task 1: Cricle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the cpposite 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 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

* Suggested 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
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
2. Task 2: Read the text again and then answer the following questions.:
II. WHILE YOU READ 2. Task 2: Read the text again and then answer the following questions. a) What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with? b) What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office? c) According to the text, what are the three different ways of sending a letter? d) What is the Messenger Call Service used for? e) What will you have to do if you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered to your house? * Lucky number:
a) Number 1:
lucky number b) Number 2:
a) What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with? => Thanh ba Post Office equipped with advanced technology and a spacious and pleasant front office. c) Number 3:
b) What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office? Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution. d) Number 4:
c) 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) e) Number 5:
d) What is the Messenger Call Service used for? => It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to receive the call f) Number 6:
e) 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. 3. Task 3: Find evidence in the text to support these statement:
II. WHILE YOU READ 3. Task 3: Find evidence in the text to support these statement a) You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 p.m. b) You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg. c) The Post Office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast. d) Your relative do not have to wait till tomorrow to get the money you send them today. * Suggested: Find evidence in the text to support these statement:

III. AFTER YOU READ
1. Work in group. Answer the following questions.:
III. AFTER YOU READ 1. Work in group. Answer the following questions. a) Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post Office do you think is the most important and why? b) What services do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should have in the future? 2. Suggested answer the following questions.:
a) Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post Office do you think is the most important and why? b) What services do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should have in the future? IV. 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. Listening HOMEWORK 2. The end: