Unit 9 listening

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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
LESSON 3: LISTENING
I. Pre - listening
* New words :
+ Commune (n):
Xã
EX: Quang La commune – Hoanh Bo dictrict
+ Rural network
Mạng lưới nông thôn
+ Capacity: (n)
Công suất, khả năng
+ Digit subscriber : (n)
số thuê bao
+ Upgrade: (v)
Nâng cấp
My telephone number is 0915 996 289
II. While - listening
Work individually
=>Task 1: choose the best answer A,B,C or D
According to the passage , Vietnam ranks______ for growth in the number of telephone subscribers.

2. Vietnam is among the ___ countries in the world that have more than two million telephones.

3.In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its ___ networks.

4. According to the passage, at present, ___ percent of communes across Vietnam have telephone services.

5. Which aspect of development in Vietnam’s telecommunication is NOT mentioned in the listening passage ?
A. 6th C. 30th D. 8th
B. 2nd
A. 6 B. 140 C. 13
D. 30
A. Mobile phone B. Subscriber D. Post office
C. Fixed telephone
A. 90 B. 80 C. 14
D. 93
The increase in the number of telephone
The growth in the capacity of the mobile phone system

D. The reduction in monthly telephone fees

C. The change of the international telephone system
B. 2th
=> Task 2: Answering the questions
Work in groups of 3 or 4
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1. According to the passage , which country has the highest growth in the number of telephone subscribers?
China has the best growth in telephone number.
2. How many telephone were there in Vietnam in the early 1990s?
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones
in Vietnam.
3. How were the fixed telephone number changed in 1996?
In 1996, the fixed telephone numbers were changed
from six to seven digits in Hanoi and Ho chi Minh city
as well as five to six digits in other provinces.
4. When did the change of mobile telephone
numbers take place?
In 1996
5. According the passage, how many communal post office are there in Vietnam?
There are 6014 communal post offices in Vietnam.
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III. Post – listening.
* Work in groups of 3 or 4
How many telephone networks are there in vietnam now? Make a list
+ Vietel
+ Vinaphone
+ Mobifone
+ EVN telecom
+ Vietnam mobile
+ Beline
+ S fone