Good morning class!

Question 1 How far is it from your home to the nearest post office?

Question 2 How often do you go to the post office? What for?

Question 3 What services do you think the post office offers?

UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE PART 1: READING

New words Equip sth/sb with sth: to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particular purpose Ex: It's going to cost $4 million to equip the hospital. All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters. Spacious: large and with a lot of space Ex: a spacious house/living room spacious accommodation Courteous: polite, especially in a way that show respect Ex: A courteous young man

Notify: to formally or officially tell sb about sth Ex: Competition winners will be notified by post Graphics: (pl) designs, drawings or pictures, that are used in the production of books, magazines Ex: Computer graphics Subscribe to sth: to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth Ex: Which journals does the library subscribe to?

Reading the text in page 101 silently to do the tasks below:

Task 1: Look at the pictures below and match these with the paragraphs in the reading text Passage 1

Passage 3

Passage 4

Passage 2

Passage 5

Task 2: Circle the letter ( A, B, C, D) before the word has the opposite meaning to the italised 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 A.Unique B. outdated B.C. changed D. imaginative

Task 3: Read the text again and then answer the following questions. 1. What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with? 2. What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office? 3. According to the text, what are the three different ways of sending a letter? 4. What is the Messenger Call Service used for? 5. What will you have to do if you want to get your newspapers and magazines delivered to your house?

Task 4: Work in group Answer the following question: What services do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should have in the future?

Thank you for your attention!