Unit 9 - reading (ctc11)

Welcome to our class today
Warm up:
* Game: What service is this?
 Mail service
 Express Money Transfer Service
 Phone Calls Service
 Press Distribution Service
Warm up:
UNIT 9. THE POST OFFICE
Lesson A: Reading
I. Before you read:
II. While you read:
III. After you read:
I. VOVABULARY
1. spacious /`spei∫əs/ (a) :large and with a lot of space
2. courteous /`kə:tiəs/ (a) : polite
3. surface mail /`sə:fis`meil/ (n) : a way of sending letters….. by road, sea or train and not by aircraft
4. facsimile /fæk`siməli/ (n): an exact copy, especially of a document
5. speedy /`spi:di/ (a):very fast
6. subscribe /səb`skraib/ (v) : to pay money to an
organization in order to receive a product, use a
service regularly or support the organization
Checking vocabulary: Fill in each blank with one of them. There are more words than needed.
spacious (a) speedy (a) facsimile(n) surface mail (n)
equipped (v) courteous (a) subscribe (v)
Thanh Ba Post Office has a ………………and pleasant front office
This ……………..and secure service of transferring money can be useful
3. When I was a child, I used to read Dickens in the ……………………
4. Our well-trained staff are always ……………………..to customers
5. The magazine is trying to get more readers to……………………..
6. You choose to send your letters by air or …………………………..
speedy
subscribe
spacious
facsimile
courteous
surface mail
II. While you read:
Activity 1: Choose the best answer:
1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?
a. advanced technology
b. advanced technology and has a spacious and pleasant front office
c. a well – trained staff
2. What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office?
a. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer
b. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes
c. Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution
3. According to the text, what ways are there to send a letter?
a. They are air mail and surface mail
b. They are surface mail and the Express Mail Service
c. They are air mail, surface mail and the Express Mail Service
4. What is the Messenger Call Service used for?
a. It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to receive the call
b. It is used for notifying the person who makes a call of the time to make the call
c. It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to make the call
5. What will you have to do if you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered to your home?
a. You will have to go out early to buy your daily newspapers
b. You will have to subscribe to your favourite newspapers and magazines
c. You will have to go to the post office to buy your favourite newspapers and magazines
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Tick () in the right column.
You can make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 p.m.
You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg.
The post office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast.
Your relative will have to wait till some next days to get the money you send today.
Facsimile service can not keep the original shape of a document.
T
F
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(can’t)
(will not)
(can)
AFTER YOU READ
WORK IN GROUP : ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post Office do you think is the most important and why ?
2. What services do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should have in the future ?
Flower telegram service
Issue Internet cards
Postal savings
homework
Learn by heart new words and services of Thanh Ba Post Office
THE END
GOOD LUCK TO YOU
TEACHER: CAO VĂN TUÂN