UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE THE POST OFFICE LISTENING LISTENING ENGLISH 11 A. Pre-Listening: A. Pre-Listening: • Pictures Pictures • Question-Answer: Question-Answer: 1/ Is your family on the phone? What is your phone 1/ Is your family on the phone? What is your phone number? number? 2/ Does any member of your family have a 2/ Does any member of your family have a cellphone? What make is it? cellphone? What make is it? 3/ What do you think are the advantages and 3/ What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of a cellphones? 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: 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? 2/ How many telephones were there in Vietnam 2/ How many telephones were there in Vietnam in the early 1990s? in the early 1990s? 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers changed in 1996? changed in 1996? 4/ When did the change of mobile telephone 4/ When did the change of mobile telephone numbers take place? numbers take place? 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? (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) Post-Listening: Post-Listening: • Group Work. Summarize the main ideas of the listening passage with some points: - Vietnam’s rapid growth in telephone 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. . in the early 199 0s? in the early 199 0s? 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers 3/ How were the fixed telephone numbers changed in 199 6? changed in 199 6? 4/ When did the change of mobile. UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE THE POST OFFICE LISTENING LISTENING ENGLISH 11 A. Pre-Listening: A. Pre-Listening: • Pictures Pictures • Question-Answer: Question-Answer: 1/ Is your family on the. 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