unit 9

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Date of preparation:

Unit 9: THE POST OFFFICE

Period 55: A - READING

I Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

- develop such reading micro – skills as scanning for specific ideas and skimming for general information

- Use the information they have read to discuss the topic

II Materials

Textbook., handouts

III Anticipated problems

Ss may need help with the discussion task, so T should be ready to help them

IV Procedure

activities

Where do you go to send a letter?

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2 BEFORE YOU READ

Discussing the picture and saying

- T asks the whole class to look at the picture on page 100 and asks

them some questions:

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

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

3 What services do you think the post office offers?

Suggested answers:

1 It is 1 km from my house to the nearest post office

2 I sometimes go to the post office to send letters for my cousin who is

living abroad.

3 I think the post office offers many services such as: Express Mail

Service, Express Money transfer, Mail and Parcel Service

Pre-teaching vocabulary

- Asks the students to read the new words in page 193( unit 9)

New words:

- well trained ( a)

- express Mail service ( n)

- express Money Transfer ( n)

- press distribution (n)

-Messenger Call Service ( n)

- facsimile (n)

- subscribe (v)

- notify (v)

Check ROR

- If there is some time left, T may ask some Ss to make sentences

Group work Pair work & whole class

Answer the questions

Read the new words

with the above words to check their understanding.

3 WHILE YOU READ.

TASK 1

Instruction: Circle the letter (A,B,C or D) before the word that has the

opposite meaning to the italicised word

- The T instructs Ss to read through the sentences

- T asks Ss to work individually and exchange their answers with

other Ss

- T asks Ss for their answers and gives the correct

Answers:

1C 2B 3 D 4 C

TASK 2

Instruction: Read the text again and then answer the following

questions.

-T asks Ss how to do this task If they do not remember,

-T may instruct them to use some strategies to do the task:

- T asks Ss to work in pairs to do the task, then discuss their answers

with the whole class

- T call on some Ss to give their answers and asks other

Ss to say whether they agree or disagree

- T gives feedback and suggested answers:

1 Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology

and has a spacious and pleasant front office.

2 Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone

Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution.

3 They are air mail, surface mail, and the express Mail

Service(EMS)

4 it is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to

receive the call.

5 You will have to subscribe to your favourite newspapers and

magazines.

TASK 3

Instruction: Find the evidence in the text to support these statements.

- T asks Ss to read the part carefully to find the answer

- T asks Ss to work individually then discuss their answers with their

peers

- T calls on some Ss to write their answers on the board and ask them

to explain their choices

- T gives the correct answers:

1 The post office opens daily from 7 am to 9 pm

2 We offer a very competitive rate for parcels under 15 kg.

3 We also have the Express Email Service and your EMS mail will be

delivered in the shortest possible time.

4 We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less

than 24 hours.

4 AFTER YOU READ

Instruction: Work in groups to answer the following questions:

1 Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post Office do you

think is the most important and why?

Do the task Choose the best answer

Check with the key

Work individually then in pairs

Read the text to get information

Answer questions

by oral

Answer questions

by oral & written

Work in pairs Copy and do at home

2 What service do you think Thanh Ba Post Office should

have in the future?

- When all pairs have finished, T asks every two pairs to share ideas

- T calls on some Ss to report their ideas to the class

- T gives feedback

5 HOMEWORK

- T summarises the main points of the lesson

- T asks Ss to learn by heart all of the new words and do the extra

activity as homework

Date of preparation:

Period 56:

B- SPEAKING

I Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

- make a dialogue for each situation

- make a conversation at the post office

II Materials

Textbook, pictures, handouts

III Anticipated problems

Ss may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic, so T should be ready to provide help

IV Procedure

activities

1 WARM – UP

2 BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Pre teach:

- document ( n)

- rate ( n)

- to install ( v)

- registration ( n)

- fee ( n)

- greeting card ( n )

- deliver ( v)

( check slap the board )

* Pre – speaking

Task 1

Instruction: work in pairs to read the dialogue then answer the

question:

What service is the customer using in the dialogue?

- T asks Ss to works in pairs

- T calls some Ss to read the dialogue

- Pair work

-Read the dialogue

-Answer the question -Check

- make the dialogue

- speak out

- T encourages Ss to speak and asks them to explain their choices.

Suggested answers:

- The service the customer is using is the fax service.

3 TASK 2

Instruction: Make a conversation from the suggestions

- T asks them to look at the suggestions in page 104

- T can give Ss new words if there are

- T make sure that Ss understand how to do the task

- T calls on a pair of Ss, let them speak their work

- T calls on some other pairs to compare their dialogues

Suggested answers:

A: Good morning, can I help you?

B: Yes, I want to have a telephone line installed at home

A: OK Where do you live?

B: I live at 67 Ngoc Ha Street When can you install it?

A: We can install it one week after you have registered.

B: Can you come on Friday?

A: Yes That is fine Do you have a telephone yet?

B: Yeah, I have a telephone already How much is the installation fee

and monthly fee?

A: The installation fee is 1.4 million dong and the monthly fee is 27

thousand dong Can you fill in this form?

4 TASK 3

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A: Good morning, can I help you?

B: I would like to subscribe to Lao Dong daily newspaper

A: Yes How long would you like to subscribe to it?

B: For a year, please.

A: Where would you like to get the newspaper?

B: At home, please I live at 67 Ngoc Ha Street.

A: OK 67 Ngoc Ha Street

B: Oh, can I get the newspaper every morning before 6.30?

A: Before 6.30? Well, it might be a little bit too early How about

before 7.30?

B: OK That’s fine Thank you.

A: Right Can you just fill in this form?

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A: Good morning What can I do for you?

B: Yes I would like to send a greetings card and some flowers to my

friend on his birthday.

A: Right You can use our Flower Telegram Service It’s fast and very

convinent When is your friend’s birthday?

B: It’s May, 16 th

A: What kind of flowers would you like to send?

B: Roses A bunch of red roses, please.

A: Would you like the card and the flowers to be delivered on May, 16 th

- check

Practise the dialogue & make similar dialogues

Work in pair

or a day before?

B: On May, 16 th It’s best to deliver it in the morning.

A: OK I’ll make a note for that Can you just fill in this form? And

don’t forget to write the address clearly.

5 HOMEWORK

- T summarises the main points of the lesson

- T asks Ss to make other dialogue

Date of preparation:

Period 57:

C- LISTENING

I Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

Develop such listening micro – skills as intensive listening for specific information and talking notes while listening

II Materials

Textbook, cassette tapes, handouts

III Anticipated problems

Ss may not be familiar with the note-talking task so T should provide them some tips to deal with the task

IV Procedure

activities

1 WARM – UP

game – Slap the board

- T puts the vocabulary items on the board in any order

- T calls on some Ss to form 2 teams, and one person from the team runs

to the board, as a representative T gives a Vietnamese translation for one

of the word gets the board The first team to hit the correct word gets the

point The representative change, ready for the next word…

- After 3 minutes, the team with more points will be the winner

2 BEFORE YOU LISTEN

Discussing the questions

- T asks Ss to read through the questions and choices on page 105 and

makes sure Ss understand all them

- T asks Ss to discuss the question in pairs

- T calls on some Ss to report on their partner’s answers

Vocabulary Pre-teaching

T helps Ss to pronounce the words given in the book T may read aloud

first or play the tape and ask Ss to repeat in chorus and individually

- T elicits / Pre-teaches some of these words and those taken from the

listening passage:

+ commune + rural network

+ communal growth + capacity + digit subscriber

Play the game

Discuss and answer the questions

Read the words

- T may get Ss to make sentences with the words and give corrective

feedback

- T sets the scene: Now you are going to listen to a passage about the

development of Vietnam’s telephone system over the past few years.

3 WHILE YOU LISTEN

TASK 1

Instruction: Listen and choose the best answer A,B,C or D for the

following statements and questions.

T instructs Ss how to do this kind of exercise

- T plays the tape once for Ss to do the task

- T asks for Ss’ answers and writes them on the board

- T plays the tape the second time for Ss to check their answers

- T asks Ss to work in groups of 4 to compare their answers

- T checks Ss’ answers by calling on some Ss If many Ss cannot

complete the sentences, T plays the tape one or two more times

- T gives the correct answers:

1 B 2 D 3 C 4 D 5 C

TASK 2

Instruction: You are going to listen to the tape again and answer the

questions.

- T may ask them to try to answer the questions with the things they

remember from the previous times of listening

- T plays the tape again for Ss to do the task

- T gets Ss to work in the pairs and check their answers

- T calls on some Ss to give the answers and elicits feedback from other

Ss

Suggested answers:

1 China has the highest growth in the number of telephone subscribers.

2 In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones in Vietnam.

3 In 1996, the fixed telephone numbers were changed from six to seven

digits in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city as well as five to six digits in other

provinces.

4 In 2001

5 There are 6,014 communal post offices in Viet Nam.

4 AFTER YOU LISTEN

- T gets Ss to work in groups to summarise the main ideas of the listening

passage, Ss can use the suggestions in page 106

- T goes around to offer help and collect Ss’ mistakes

- T calls on some Ss to present their summary

- T elicits feedback from the class and gives final comments

5 HOMEWORK

- T summarises the main points of the lesson

- T asks Ss to learn by heart all new words and do the extra exercise as

homework

Listen carefully

to choose the best answers

Check

Listen again to get the

information to answer the questions

Check

Work in group

to summarise the passage

Do the work

Date of preparation:

Period58 :

D- WRITING

I Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

Write a letter to express satisfaction ( or dissatisfaction)

II Materials

Textbook, handouts

III Anticipated problems

Ss may not have sufficient vocabulary to write about the topic, so T should be ready to assist them

IV Procedure

activities

1 WARM – UP

Quiz – A formal letter

( To remind Ss of some rules of writing formal letters in English)

Quiz

1 You write your address in……… of the letter

2 The address of the receiver should be written on………., starting

below our address

3 You can write………on the right or the left on the line after the

address you are writing to

4 When the letter starts Dear Sir / Madam, you end it with…….

5 When the letter starts Dear Dr Smith, you end it with………

6 It is not a good idea to use……… such as I’m on can’t

Answers:

1 the top left – hand corner 2 the left

3 the date 4 Yours sincerely,

5 Yours sincerely, 6 contractions

2 Preparing Ss to write

- T asks Ss to read the information that has given in page 107 and

discuss the purpose(s) of the letter in pairs

* Pre – writing :

1/.Suggested questions

1 What time does Thanh Ba post office open and close?

2 What is Thanh Ba post office equipped with?

3 What services are offered at Thanh Ba post office?

4 What are the attitudes of the staff?

Key

1 Thanh Ba post office opens at 7a.m and closes at 9p.m

2 It is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious, pretty place

for transaction

Play game

Check

Read the ideas

&do exercise

3.They are Mail and Parcel Services , EMS , Express Money Transfer ,

Phone Calls and Faxes , Messenger Call Services , Press Distribution

4 The staff are always thoughtful and courteous to the customers

TASK 1

- T asks Ss to do TASK 1 individually When they finish, Ss exchange

their answer with another student

- T checks Ss’ answers by asking some Ss to read their answers out

loud

- T elicits corrective feedback from other Ss and gives the correct

answers when necessary

The opening hours of the post office :

It is too early when closing at 9 p.m It would be much better if the post

office opened until 11p.m so that customers can have more access to the

services

The quality of the equipment:

Thanh Ba Post office is a well-equipped and reliable address for the

postal and telecommunication needs

The security conditions of the post office :

The parking area of Thanh Ba Post office is not a good and security place

/ Although the parking area is large, it has no security guards

The attitudes of the staff :

The staff is always helpful and polite to the customers / The attitude of

the staff sometimes seems a bit cold and not very helpful

3 Writing – Task 2

- Before Ss write the letter, T asks them to read the instruction

carefully

- T gets Ss to write the letter in 15 minutes

- T goes around to observe and offer help

4 FEEDBACK ON SS’ WRITINGS

- T asks Ss to exchange their writing with another student for peer

correction

- T goes around and collects mistakes and errors

- T collects some writings for quick feedback

- T writes Ss’ typical errors on the board and elicits self and peer

correction T provides correction only when Ss are not able to correct the

errors

- Finally, T provides general comments on the letter

5 HOMEWORK

- T summarises the main points of the lesson

- For homework, T asks Ss to improve their writing, talking into

consideration their friend’s and T’s suggestion and correction and do the

extra exercise

- T explains the situation

- Asking Ss to discuss about the services of Thanh Ba Post Office

- Asking Ss to

be able to give more their own ideas

- Going around the class to

necessary

Work in individually by written

- Asking Ss to compare their letter with other groups

- T chooses one or two letters that have

a lot of mistakes to correct in front

of the class

Date of preparation:

Period 59:

D- LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

- Distinguish the sounds / sp /, / sk/ and / st /

- Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly

- Grammar: 1 Defining relative clauses (revision)

2 Non-defining relative clauses (revision)

II Materials

Textbook, handouts

III Anticipated problems

Ss may find it difficult to differentiate between gerunds and present participles, so T should be ready to explain

IV Procedure

activities

I PRONUNCIATION

- Pronouncing the two sounds separately

- Pronouncing words containing the sounds

/ sp / / st / / sk /

Speak Stanley ask

Speech stand disk

Speed stop dusk

Crisp best skill

Spacious text school

Practise reading aloud this dialogue :

( Textbook : page 108 )

- Practising sentences containing the target sounds

II GRAMMAR

1 Defining relative clauses

- defining relative clauses give essential information about person or

thing (if we leave a clause, the reader can not understand what exactly

we are talking about)

eg: The picture that hangs next to Lisa’s portrait is the one I like best.

2 Non-defining relative clauses

- give added information about person or thing ( if we leave a clause,

the reader can still understand what we are talking about) Ex1: The

man who lives next door is an engineer

Ex2: The book which my father bought yesterday is very

interesting

Ex3: Tom, who lives next door is an engineer.

Ex4: Swimming, which is a good sport, makes people strong.

Exercise 1

Whole class and individually

T models the sounds

-T asks Ss to practise the dialogue in pars

- Calling some Ss

to read the dialogue

Pay attention

T gives examples and Ss to read them and then distinguish the differences

between defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses -T explains -T reminds not to forget the comma before non

defining relative clause

Make some other

1 A burglar is someone who breaks into a house to steal things.

2 A customer is someone who buys something from a shop.

3 A shoplifter is someone who steals from a shop.

4 A coward is someone who is not brave.

5 A tenant is someone who pays rent to live in a house or flat.

Exercise 2

1 who 2 whose 3 whom/ who

4 whose 5 whom/ who

Exercise 3

1.The man who answered the phone told me you were away.

2.The waitress who served us was very impolite and impatient.

3.The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.

4 The people who were arrested have now been released

5 the bus which goes to the airport runs every half an hour

Exercise 4

1 Peter, who has never been abroad, is studying French and German

2 You ‘ve all met Michael Wood, who is visiting us for a couple of

days.

3 We are moving to Manchester, which is in the north-west

4 I’ll be staying with Adrian, whose brother is one of my closest

friends

5 Jonh Bridge, who has just gone to live in Canada, is one of my oldest

friends.

6.HOMEWORK

Summarises the main points of the lesson

Make 5 sentences using relative clauses “who”, “which”, “whose” as

homework

examples

Do the exercise Check

Do the homework