UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE THE POST OFFICE LISTENING LISTENING Aims: • Listening to pieces of Listening to pieces of passage to get information passage to get information about telephone system in about telephone system in Viet Nam. Viet Nam. • Asking for further Asking for further information information A. Pre-Listening: A. Pre-Listening: • Pictures Pictures • Question-Answer: Question-Answer: 1/ Is your family on the phone? What is 1/ Is your family on the phone? What is your phone number? your phone number? 2/ Does any member of your family have 2/ Does any member of your family have a cellphone? What make is it? a cellphone? What make is it? 3/ What do you think are the advantages 3/ What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of a cellphones? and disadvantages of a cellphones? (talk to everyone at almost anytime anywhere, never miss any important information…, be annoyed at calling when sleeping or having a meeting…) New words & difficult words 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: While-Listening: While-Listening: • Introduce the listening. Let Ss have a Introduce the listening. Let Ss have a look at Task1 & Task2. look at Task1 & Task2. • Ss listen to the tape: 1 or 2 times Ss listen to the tape: 1 or 2 times   Do Do Task1, Listen again Task1, Listen again   Do Task 2 Do Task 2 • Conduct the correction. Conduct the correction. Task1: Task1: 1/ According to the passage, Vietnam ranks 1/ According to the passage, Vietnam ranks ______ for growth in the number of ______ for growth in the number of telephone subscribers? telephone subscribers? A. 6 A. 6 th th C. 30 C. 30 th th D. 8 D. 8 th th 2/ Vietnam is among the ________ countries in 2/ Vietnam is among the ________ countries in the world that have more than two million the world that have more than two million telephones. telephones. A. 6 B. 140 C. 13 A. 6 B. 140 C. 13 3/ In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its ______ 3/ In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its ______ networks. networks. A. mobile phone A. mobile phone B. subscriber D. post office B. subscriber D. post office B. 2th B. 2th D. 30 D. 30 C. fixed telephone 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: Task 2: Questions: 1/ According to the passage, which country 1/ According to the passage, which country has the highest growth in the number of has the highest growth in the number of telephone subscribers? telephone subscribers? (China) 2/ How many telephones were there in Vietnam 2/ How many telephones were there in Vietnam in the early 1990s? in the early 1990s? (140,000) 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers changed in 1996? changed in 1996? (from 6 to 7 digits in HN & HCMC as well as 5 to 6 digits in other provinces) 4/ When did the change of mobile telephone 4/ When did the change of mobile telephone numbers take place? numbers take place? ( in 2001) 5/ According to the passage, how many 5/ According to the passage, how many communal post offices are there in Vietnam? communal post offices are there in Vietnam? (6,014) . early 199 0s? in the early 199 0s? (140,000) 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers changed in 199 6? changed in 199 6?. UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE THE POST OFFICE LISTENING LISTENING Aims: • Listening to pieces of Listening to pieces of passage