Postage stamp

Main Idea: Doan Duy
Content: Le Thi Hoa Huong
Cao Thi Bich Phuong
Vocabulary: Doan Duy
Comprehension: Le Quang Lam
Game: Nguyen Cong Huy
Design: Ta Chau Thuan
Main Idea
The invention of the postage stamps solved difficult problem when you send and receive a letter. The postage stamps became popular in many country in the world. And now, collecting stamp is one of the most popular hobbies.
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of postage stamp with glue in the back. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. They were the Penny Black and Twopence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put on letter. The post office delivered the letter. The receiver didn’t have to pay anything because it was prepaid.
Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. Two person paid for letter to travel in two country. If a letter crossed several country, the problem was worse.
Content
But there are still problems with international mail. Some countries didn’t accept letter with stamp from another country. Final, in 1874, a German organized the Universal Postal System (USP). Each country in USP agreed to accept letter from others member.
Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately others country star making their own one very quickly.
Content
Today, the office of the USP are in Switzerland. Almost every country in the world is member of the organization.
The post offices distribute many beautiful stamps. Collecting stamp become one of the most popular hobbies and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and Twopence Blue.
Content
Vocabulary
1. When people____________ letter, they didn’t have to pay any thing.
2. Before the invention of the_________ ________, it was difficult to send a letter to another country.
3. The post office____________ the letter.
4.Each country in the UPS agreed to accept letter with prepaid postage from the other___________.
5.If a letter___________ several countries, the problem was worse.
received
postage stamp
delivered
members
crossed
Vocabulary
6. Postage stamps became popular in great Britain ________________.
7. Some countries did not want to__________ letters with stamps from other countries.
8. The letters were ______________.
9.There were still problems with international ______.
10. Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with___________ on the back.
immediately
prepaid
accept
mail
glue
Vocabulary (new context)
1. Jamal and Marie are_____________ of the International Students Club.
2. When you rent an apartment for a year, you have to ___________ the last month’s rent.
3. Children have to be careful when they___________ the street.
4. Mr. Ross is going to the post office because he has to buy some_________.
5. If you buy living room furniture, the store will____________ it to your house.
members
prepay
cross
stamps
deliver
Vocabulary (new context)
6. How much is the__________ for an airmail letter to Japan.
7.Did you___________ any letters this week?
8. Please go to your office______________. You have a phone call.
9. The teacher will not_________ homework if it is a week late. She won’t take it.
10. Did you get any__________ today?
postage
immediately
accept
mail
glue
receive
11. _________helps a stamp stay on letter.
Comprehension
1. Before postage stamps, two people paid for letters to travel in two countries.
2. A teacher invented the postage stamp.
3. He was American.
4. The first two stamps were colored black and blue.
5. A stamp shows that the postage is prepaid.
Comprehension
6. The United States was the second country to make postage stamps.
7. Postage stamps solved all mail problems immediately.
8. Members of the UPS accept prepaid letters from other countries.
9. Kuwait is a members of UPS.
10. All the UPS officials are Swiss.
11. Stamp collecting is a popular hobby.
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U P S
P O S T O F F I C E
C O L L E C T I N G S T A M P
S W I T Z E L A N D
R O W L A N D H I L L
G L A D
T W O P E N C E B L U E
S E N D E R
P R E P A I D
B R I T A I N
P E N N Y B L A C K
M A I L
This is organization which takes care of
any international mail problems.
Where are the postage stamps sold?
It is one of the most popular hobbies today.
Where are UPS’ s offices?
Opposite of “unhappy”.
Who invited the postage stamp?
The______ paid for the letter to travel in
his or her own country.
What country was the first person who
invented the postage stamp from?
It is one of the first stamps.
Synonym of “letter”.
_____?____ = pay for before.