Unit 9: The Post Office Listening

1/ According to the passage, Vietnam ranks ______ for growth in the number of telephone subscribers?. 4/ According to the passage, at present, ______ percent of communes across Vietn

UNIT 9:

THE POST OFFICE

LISTENING

A Pre-Listening:

• Pictures

• Question-Answer:

1/ Is your family on the phone? What is your phone number?

2/ Does any member of your family have a

cellphone? What make is it?

3/ What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of a cellphones?

talk to everyone at almost anytime anywhere, never miss any important information…, be annoyed at calling when sleeping or

New words & difficult words

• Commune (n)

• Communal growth

• Digit subscriber

• Rural network

• Capacity (n)

- rank second only to:

- fixed telephone network:

- upgrade (v)

- reduce the price of…:

- monthly fee:

1/ 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.

A 6 B 140 C 13

3/ In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its

networks.

A mobile phone

B subscriber D post office

B 2th

D 30

C fixed telephone

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

A 90 B 80 C 14

5/Which aspect of development in VN’s

telecommunication is not mentioned in the listening passage?

A The increase in the number of telephone

B The growth in the capacity of the mobile

phone system

D The reduction in monthly telephone fee.

D 93

C The change of the international telephone

system

Task 2: Questions:

1/ According to the passage, which country

has the highest growth in the number of

telephone subscribers?

telephone subscribers?

2/ How many telephones were there in Vietnam

in the early 1990s?

3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers

changed in 1996?

changed in 1996?

4/ When did the change of mobile telephone

numbers take place?

numbers take place?

5/ According to the passage, how many

communal post offices are there in Vietnam?

communal post offices are there in Vietnam?

(China) (140,000)

(from 6 to 7 digits in HN & HCMC as well as 5 to 6

digits in other provinces)

( in 2001) (6,014)

• Group Work Summarize the main ideas of

the listening passage with some points:

numbers

- The addition of digits to existing telephone numbers to meet the increasing demands.

- The reduction in monthly telephone fees

- The expansion of the telephone networks to Vietnam’s rural areas.