Giáo án Tiếng Anh Khối 11 - Unit 9: The post office

Date of preparation: December 13th, 2011.	
 Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE 
 Period : 53 - Part : Reading
I.Aims and objectives :
 + Language content : To help the Ss read about Thanh Ba Post Office for general and specific information. 
 + Language function : To help the Ss improve their reading skill and enrich their vocabulary in the context .
 + Educational aim : To educate the Ss to know some services at the post office.
1. Language:
 + Vocabulary : Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution
 spacious, courteous , secure , notify , subscribe .
 + Structures : 
2. Skills : Reading
3. Educational factor : To educate the Ss to know the main purpose and activities of Tet holiday . 
II.Teacher’s and students’ preparation :
1. Method : Communicative approach 
2. Techniques : Pairwork, groupwork, Question and Answer, Multiple choice.
3. Materials needed : Fashcards, pictures, small boards.
4. Students’ preparation : New words , the information about the post office .`i
5. Previous exercises : 
III. Procedures in class : 
1. Stabilization : ( 1 minute )
 -Asks the Ss : “ Are you fine today ?”
2.Checking up the previous knowledge : 
3.New lesson :
Time
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
The content of the lesson
3 ms
10 ms
5 ms
10 ms
7 ms
5 ms
1.Lead-in :
-Gives some things : stamps , envelops , telephones , letters ,  and asks the Ss : “ What do the things relate to ?”
-Leads to the lesson.
2.Pre-reading :
-Asks the Ss to work in pairs and ask-answer the following 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 ?
-Calls on some Ss to give the answers in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
-Teaches some new words .
.Mail and Parcel Service (nphr)
.Express Money Transfer (nphr)
.Phone Calls and Faxes (nphr)
.Press Distribution	 (nphr)
.spacious (a)
.courteous (a)
.secure (a) (synonym)
.notify (v)
.subscribe (v) 
-Asks the Ss to pronounce the words in chorus .
-Calls on some Ss to pronounce again in front of the class .
-Checks their understanding of the new words .
3.While-reading :
TASK 1 :
-Asks the Ss to read the text , then discuss in pairs and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicised 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 don’t want to lose its original shape , send it by a fax machine .
A.unique B.outdated
C.changed D.imaginative
-Asks the Ss to compare the result with their friends.
-Calls on some Ss to give the answers in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
TASK 2 :
-Asks the Ss to read the passage again , then work in pairs and ask-answer the 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
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare their result with their friends .
-Calls on some Ss to give the answers in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
TASK 3 :
-Asks the Ss to read the passage again , then work in pairs and find evidence to support these statements .
1.You can’t make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post Office at 10 p.m .
2.You can save some money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg
3.The post office offers a special mail service which is particularly fast .
4.Your relatives don’t have to wait till tomorrow to get the money you send them today . 
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare their result with their friends .
-Calls on some pairs to ask-answer in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
4.Post-reading :
-Asks the Ss to work in groups and answer the following 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 ?
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare the result with other groups .
-Calls on some groups to present in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
-Listen and answer.
The post office
-Take notes.
-Work in pairs and ask-answer the questions.
-Give the answers in front of the class .
-Take notes .
-Write down and guess the meaning of the new words .
-Pronounce
-Read the text , then discuss in pairs and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicised word . 
-Compare their result with their friends .
-Give the answers in front of the class .
-Take notes .
-Read the passage again , then work in pairs and ask-answer the questions .
-Compare the result with their friends .
-Give the answers in front of the class .
-Take notes .
-Read the passage again , then work in pairs and find evidence to support these statements .
-Compare the result with their friends .
-Ask-answer in front of the class .
-Take notes .
-Work in groups and answer the questions .
-Compare the result with other groups .
-Present in front of the class .
-Take notes .
Unit 9
THE POST OFFICE
Period : 53- Part : Reading
Before you read :
1. It is about 1 km .
2. Twice a week. For sending letters , money , making a call , 
3.Mail and Parcel Service , Express Money Transfer , Phone Calls and Faxes , Press Distribution , 
New words :
.Mail and Parcel Service (nphr) :
dịch vụ chuyển thư và bưu phẩm
.Express Money Transfer (nphr) :
dịch vụ chuyển tiền nhanh
.Phone Calls and Faxes (nphr) :
dịch vụ điện thoại và fax
.Press Distribution	 (nphr) :
dịch vụ phát hành báo chí
spacious (a) = wide (a) : 
 rộng rãi
.courteous (a) = polite (a) : 
 lịch sự
.secure (a) = safe (a) : 
 an toàn 
.notify (v) = announce (v) :
 thông báo
.subscribe (v) = enrol (v) : 
 đăng kí 
While you read :
TASK 1 :
-The Ss read the text and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicised word.
1.C.cramped
2.B.rude 
3.D.slow
4.C.changed
TASK 2 :
-The Ss read the passage again and ask-answer the questions . 
1.It 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 .
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 :
-The Ss read the passage again and find evidence to support these statements . 
1.The post office opens daily from 7 a.m to 9 p.m .
2.We offer a very competitive rate for parcels under 15 kg .
3.We also have the Express Mail 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 .
After you read :
-The Ss answer the questions .
2 ms
5.Consolidation
-Asks the Ss to review what they have just learnt .
-Review what they have just learnt .
-The Ss review what they have just learnt .
2 ms
6.Homework :
-Asks the Ss to do the exercises at home and prepare - Speaking -
-Take notes .
IV.Self-evaluation :..
 Date of preparation: December 17th, 2012 	 
Unit 9:THE POST OFFICE
 Period : 54 - Part : Speaking
I.Aims and objectives :
 + Language content : To help the Ss talk about different postal and telecommunication services .
 + Language function : To help the Ss improve their speaking skill and enrich their vocabulary in the context .
 + Educational aim : To educate the Ss to know some services at the post office .
1.Language :
 + Vocabulary : install , installation , registration .
 + Structures : 
2.Skills : Speaking
3.Educational factor : To educate the Ss to know some services at the post office . 
II.Teacher’s and students’ preparation :
1.Method : Communicative approach 
2.Techniques : Pairwork , groupwork .
3.Materials needed : Fashcards , pictures , small boards .
4.Students’ preparation : New words .
5.Previous exercises : 
III.Procedures in class : 
1.Stabilization : ( 2 ms )
 -Asks the Ss : “ How are you today ?”
2.Checking up the previous knowledge : 
3.New lesson :
Time
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
The content of the lesson
 5 ms
5 ms
5 ms
14 ms
9 ms
1.Lead-in :
-Asks the Ss : “ Can you tell me some services you know ?”
-Leads to the lesson .
2.Pre-speaking :
-Teaches some new words .
.install (v) 
.installation (n) (translation)
.registration (n)
-Asks the Ss to pronounce the words in chorus .
-Calls on some Ss to pronounce again in front of the class .
-Checks their understanding of the new words .
3.While-speaking :
TASK 1 :
-Asks the Ss to work in pairs , act out the dialogue and then answer the question : “ What service is the customer using in the dialogue ?”
-Calls on some pairs to practise the dialogue in front of the class .
-Asks the Ss to answer the question in front of the class . 
-Gives feedback .
TASK 2 :
-Gives a situation : “ The conversation takes place at the post office between a clerk (A) and a customer (B) who wants to have a telephone line installed at home”
and asks the Ss to work in pairs , making a conversation from the suggestions .
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Calls on some pairs to present their dialogues in front of the class 
-Gives feedback .
4.Post-speaking :
TASK 3 :
-Gives 2 situations .
1.You want to subscribe to the Lao Dong Daily for a year and have the newspaper delivered to your home every morning before 6.30 . Your address is 67 Ngoc Ha Street Hanoi .
2.Your best friend’s birthday is on 16thMay . You want to use the Flower Telegram Service provided by the post office to send her a greetings card and a bunch of red roses on her birthday .
-Asks the Ss to work in pairs , then imagine that one of them is a clerk at the post office and the other is a customer and make a dialogue for each of the situations .
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare the result with their friends .
-Calls on some pairs to present in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
-Listen and answer .
-Take notes .
-Write down and guess the meaning of the new words .
-Pronounce
-Work in pairs , act out the dialogue and then answer the question : 
-Practise the dialogue in front of the class .
-Answer the question in front of the class .
-Take notes .
-Look at the situation then work in pairs and make a conversation from the suggestions .
-Present 
-Take notes .
-Look at the situations .
-Work in pairs and make a dialogue for each of the situations . 
-Compare the result with their friends .
-Present in front of the class .
-Take notes .
Unit 9
THE POST OFFICE
Period : 54 - Part : Speaking
Suggested answers
Mail and Parcel Service , Express Money Transfer , Phone Calls and Faxes , Press Distribution ,
Before you speak :
New words :
install (v) : lắp đặt
.installation (n) : sự lắp đặt 
.registration (n) : sự đăng kí 
While you speak :
TASK 1 :
-The Ss act out the dialogue and then answer the question : “ What service is the customer using in the dialogue ?”
The customer is using the fax service .
TASK 2 :
-The Ss look at the situation and make a conversation from the suggestions .
A : Hello . Can I help you ?
B : Yes . I want to have a telephone line installed at home .
A : Where do you live ?
B : I live at 69 Nguyen Hue Street and when will the installation take place ?
A : The installation will take place one week after your registration .
B : Can you come on Friday ?
A : Yes . 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 about 500.000 dong and the monthly fee is about 30.000 dong . Can you fill in the form ?
After you speak :
TASK 3 :
-The Ss look at the situations and make a dialogue for each of the situations .
Situation 1
A : Hello . Can I help you ?
B : Yes . I want to subscribe to the Lao Dong Daily for a year . 
A : Where do you live ?
B : I live at 67 Ngoc Ha Street , Hanoi . And I want to have the newspaper delivered to my home every morning before 6.30 .
A : Well , it is too early . How about before 7:30 ?
B : OK , that’s fine . Thank you .
A : Right .Can you fill in the form?
Situation 2
..
3 ms
5. Consolidation 
-Asks the Ss to review what they’ve just learnt .
-Review what they’ve just learnt .
-The Ss review what they’ve just learnt .
:
2 ms
6. Homework 
-Asks the Ss to think of another situation to make a dialogue at home and prepare -Listening -
-Take notes .
IV.Self-evaluation :
Date of preparation: December 20th, 2011
Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE
 Period : 55- Part : Listening
I.Aims and objectives :
 + Language content : To help the Ss listen to the text about the development of Vietnam’s telephone system for 
 general and specific information .
 + Language function : To help the Ss improve their listening skill and enrich their vocabulary in the context .
 + Educational aim : To educate the Ss to know how the Vietnam’s telephone system develops .
1.Language :.
 + Vocabulary : commune , communal , digit , subscriber , rural network , capacity .
 + Structures : 
2.Skills : Listening
3.Educational factor : To educate the Ss to know how the Vietnam’s telephone system develops . 
II.Teacher’s and students’ preparation :
1.Method : Communicative approach 
2.Techniques : Pairwork , groupwork , Question and Answer , Multiple choice .
3.Materials needed : Fashcards , small boards .
4.Students’ preparation : New words , the information about the Vietnam’s telephone system .
5.Previous exercises : 
III.Procedures in class : 
1.Stabilization : ( 1 minute )
 -Asks the Ss : “ How are you today ?”
2.Checking up the previous knowledge : 
3.New lesson :
Time
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
The content of the lesson
 5 ms
10 ms
7 ms
12 ms
5ms
1.Lead-in :
-Asks the Ss : “ What do you know about the Vietnam’s telephone system ?”
-Leads to the lesson .
2.Pre-listening :
-Asks the Ss to discuss in pairs and ask-answer the following questions .
-Calls on some Ss to give the answers in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
-Asks the Ss to listen and repeat the words in chorus .
commune communal growth
digit subscriber capacity
rural network
-Teaches some new words .
.commune (n) 
.communal (a) (examples)
.digit (n)
.capacity (n) 
.subscriber (n) (translation) 
.rural network (n)
-Asks the Ss to pronounce the words in chorus .
-Calls on some Ss to pronounce again in front of the class .
-Checks their understanding of the new words .
3.While-listening :
-Says to the Ss :“You will hear some information about the development of Vietnam’s telephone system over the past few years .”
TASK 1 :
-Asks the Ss to read the statements given in Task 1 , then discuss in pairs and guess the answers .
-Asks the Ss to listen to the text about the development of Vietnam’s telephone system and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the statements and questions 
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare the result with their friends .
-Calls on some Ss to give the answers in front of the class .
-Asks the Ss to listen the last time to check .
-Gives feedback .
TASK 2 :
-Asks the Ss to listen again , then work in pairs and ask-answer the following questions .
 -Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare their result with their friends .
-Calls on some pairs to ask-answer in front of the class .
-Asks the Ss to listen the last time to check .
-Gives feedback .
4.Post-listening :
-Asks the Ss to work in groups and summarise the main ideas of the listening passage .
-Walks around the class , listens to the Ss’ discussion and offers ideas when the Ss need help .
-Asks the Ss to compare the result with other groups .
-Calls on some groups to give the answers in front of the class .
-Gives feedback .
-Listen and answer
-Take notes .
-Discuss in pairs.
-Give the answers in front of the class .-Take notes .
-Listen and repeat
-Write down and guess the meaning of the new words .
-Pronounce
-Listen .
-Read the statements
-Listen.
-Compare.
-Give the answers in front of the class .-Listen the last time to check .
-Take notes .
-Listen again , then work in pairs and ask-answer the questions .
-Compare the result with their friends .
-Ask-answer in front of the class .
-Listen the last time to check .
-Take notes .
-Work in groups and summarise the main ideas of the listening passage . 
-Compare the result with other groups .
-Give the answers in front of the class
-Take notes .
Unit 9
THE POST OFFICE
Period : 55- Part : Listening
Before you listen :
Ask- answer the questions 
1.Yes , it is . It is 888501 .
2.Yes , he does . It is NOKIA .
3.The advantages of cellphone : You can contact your relatives easily , it is a clock to wake up you when you’re sleeping , 
The disadvantages : taking a lot of money , it’s irritating to get a call when you’re sleeping , 
Listen and repeat
commune communal growth
digit subscriber capacity
rural network
New words :
.commune (n) : xã
.communal (a) : thuộc về xã 
.digit (n) : con số
.capacity (n) : khả năng 
.subscriber (n) : người đăng kí 
.rural network (n) : mạng lưới 
 nông thôn
While you listen :
TASK 1 :
-The Ss listen to the text about the development of Vietnam’s telephone system and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the statements and questions . 
1.B.2nd
2.D.30
3.C.fixed telephone
4.D.93
5.C.The change of the international telephone system .
TASK 2 :
-The Ss listen again and ask-answer the questions .
1.China has the highest growth in the number of telephone subscribers.
2.There were 140.000 telephones in Vietnam in the early 1990s . 
3.They were changed numbers from 6 to 7 digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as 5 to 6 digits in other provinces in 1996 .
4.In 2001 .
5.There are 6.014 communal post offices in Vietnam 
After you listen :
-The Ss summarise the main ideas of the listening passage . 
3 ms
5 Consolidation
-Asks the Ss to review what they’ve just learnt .
-Review what they’ve just learnt .
-The Ss review what they’ve just learnt .
:
2 ms
6. Homework
- Asks t he Ss to do the exercises at home and prepare -Writing -
-Take notes .
 IV.Self-evaluation :
 Date of preparation :December 25th, 2011
 Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE 
 Period : 56- Part : Writing
I.Aims and objectives :
 + Language content : To help the Ss write a formal letter to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction .
 + Language function : To help the Ss improve their writing skill and enrich their vocabulary in the context .
 + Educational aim : To educate the Ss to know how to remark about something .
1.Language :
 + Vocabulary : security , att