E11, unit 9, reading

Welcome to our class

Teacher: Huyønh Hoaøng Giang
Class: 11A17
*Warm – up:

Look at the pictures and answer the questions
What are they?
What does this picture relate to?
What is it?
Where can you see it?
Unit 9:

THE POST OFFICE
READING
Pre – reading:
Match the pictures with the suitable phrase:
Matching:
a. Mail and Parcel Service
b. Express Money Transfer
c. Phone Calls and Faxes
d. Press Distribution
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Mail and Parcel Service
Express Money Transfer
Phone Calls and Faxes
Press distribution
Vocabulary:
+ spacious (adj): large and with plenty of space for people to move around
+ courteous (adj): polite
+ speedy (adj): rapid
+ notify (v): inform
+ facsimile (n) = fax
+ transmit (v): send out television or radio programs, electronic signals …
 Transmission (n)
+ original (adj): unchanged
+ graphics (n): designs, drawing or pictures , that are used especially in the production of books, magazines

+ subscribe (v): to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use something




Vocabulary:
+ spacious (adj)
+ courteous (adj)
+ speedy (adj)
+ notify (v)
+ facsimile (n)
+ transmit (v)
 Transmission (n)
+ original (adj)
+ graphics (n)
+ subscribe (v)
II. While – reading:
Listen to the text
Silent reading:
Read the text in silence
Task 1 : Choose the suitable words or phrases for each sentence:
1. If you want to send a sum of money to your brother in HCMC, you should use ……… services
A. Express Money Transfer B. Mail and Parcel Service
C. Phone Calls and Faxes D. Press Distribution

2. The well-trained staff of Thanh Ba Post Office is always ………… to customers.
A. unhelpful B. rude C. courteous D. open

3. This ……..and secure service for transferring money can be useful.
A. speedy B. hurried C. careful D. slow

4. The ………. service of Thanh Ba Post Office can help you to send a document with its original shape.
A. printer B. facsimile C. computer D. telephone
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

1.Thanh Ba Post Office doesn’t open at 10 p.m
2. Thanh Ba Post Office offers a competitive rate for parcels over 15 kg
3. Your relatives will get the money you send them less than 48 hours
4. Fax transmission has become a cheap and convenient way to transmit texts and graphics over distances.
5. Just subscribe to your favourite newspapers and magazines if you want to get them at your house every morning
T
T
T
F
F
Task 3: Answer the following questions:
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?
It is equipped with advanced technology
2. What are the services of Thanh Ba Post Office?
They are Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, and Press Distribution.
3. What does the Messenger Call Service help you?
The Messenger Call Service helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call
4. Which kind of service will deliver newspapers to your house?
Press Distribution will deliver newspapers to my house.
III. Post – reading:
* Task: You are in the post office. Which service would you choose if you wanted to

- send a parcel
Answer: Mail and Parcel Service
- send your relatives some money
Answer: Express Money Transfer
- make a phone call
Answer: Phone Calls and Faxes
- send a document
Answer: Phone Calls and Faxes
- subscribe to a newspaper
Answer: Press Distribution
Thank you!
Good Bye !