LISTENING - rural ['ruərəl]a : thuộc nông thôn - digit ['didʒit] n con số - capacity [kə'pæsiti]n: năng suất, khả năng - telecommunication [,telikə,mju:ni'kei∫n] n viễn thông - reduce [r
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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
A READING
→ equipment [i'kwipmənt] (n): trang thiết bị
- well-trained (a) = skilled : lành nghề
- courteous ['kə:tjəs] (a) = polite : lịch sự
- mail and parcel service (n) dịch vụ chuyển phát thư và bưu phẩm
- surface mail ['sə:fis] (n) thư gởi đường bộ
- weight limit ['weit] (n) giới hạn trọng lượng
- Express Money Tranfer dịch vụ chuyển phát tiền nhanh
- speedy ['spi:di] (a) speed (n) nhanh chóng tốc độ
- transfer ['trænsfə] (v) chuyển, di chuyển
- Messenger Call Service (n) dịch vụ điện thoại
- notify ['noutifai] (v) thông báo
→ notification [,noutifi'kei∫n] (n) sự thông báo
- facsimile [fæk'siməli] (n) = fax (n) fax
- transmission [trænz'mi∫n] (n) sự truyền, sự phát
- ‘graphics (n) hình vẽ
- press distribution [,distri'bju:∫n] (n): dịch vụ phát hành báo
→ subs’criber [səb'skraibə] (n) người đặt báo, người thuê bao điện thoại
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B SPEAKING
→ installation [,instə'lei∫n] (n) sự lắp đặt
- register ['redʒistə](v) đăng ký
→ registration [,redʒi'strei∫n] (n): sự đăng ký
- What can I do for you, sir? Tôi có thể làm gì giúp ông?
- How much is this / that? Giá bao nhiêu?
C LISTENING
- rural ['ruərəl](a) : thuộc nông thôn
- digit ['didʒit] (n) con số
- capacity [kə'pæsiti](n): năng suất, khả năng
- telecommunication [,telikə,mju:ni'kei∫n] (n) viễn thông
- reduce [ri'dju:s] (v): giảm
- fixed telephone điện thoại cố định
Over the past few years, Vietnam has quickly developed its telephone system.Vietnam ranks second only to China for growth in the number of telephone subscribers It is among the 30 countries in the world that have more than two million telephone subscribers
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones across Vietnam At present, we have more than six million subscribers
In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone networks and changing numbers from six to seven digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Ming City as well as five to six digits in other provinces
Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in customer demand Since
2000, Vietnam has reduced the price of several services, especially in the monthly fees for fixed and mobile telephones
In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas At present, 93 percent of communes across Vietnam have telephone services A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been set up across the country
D WRITING
2 attitude ['ætitju:d] (n) thái độ
4 security conditions điều kiện an toàn
5 punctu’ality (n) sự đúng giờ
6 arrogant ['ærəgənt] (a): kêu ngạo
8 resident ['rezidənt](n): người dân
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10 se’curity guard nhân viên bảo vệ
E LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the best answer
VOCABUALRY:
- steal (v) – stole – stolen ăn cắp
- break into a house đột nhập vô nhà
- shoplifter (n) người ăn cắp ở cửa hàng
GRAMMAR:
I CÁC ĐẠI TỪ QUAN HỆ:
1 WHO: làm chủ từ, chỉ người
… N (người) + WHO + V + O
2 WHOM: làm túc từ, chỉ người
… N (người) + WHOM + S + V
3 WHICH: làm túc từ, chủ từ, chỉ vật
….N (vật) + WHICH + V + O
….N (vật) + WHICH + S + V
4 THAT:
- có thể thay thế cho vị trí của who, whom, which trong mệnh đề quan hệ quan hệ xác định (không có dấu phẩy)
* Các trường hợp thường dùng “that”:
- khi đi sau các hình thức so sánh nhất (adj-est, the most +adj)
- khi đi sau các từ: only, the first, the last
- khi danh từ đi trước bao gồm cả người và vật
- khi đi sau các đại từ bất định, đại từ phủ định, đại từ chỉ số lượng: no one, nobody, nothing, anyone,
anything, anybody, someone, something, somebody, all, some, any, little, none.
Ex: He was the most interesting person ……… I have ever met
It was the first time ………I heard of it
These books are all ……… my sister left me
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She talked about the people and places ……… she had visited
- trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định (có dấu phẩy)
- sau giới từ
5 WHOSE: dùng để chỉ sở hữu cho danh từ chỉ người hoặc vật, thường thay cho các từ: her, his, our, their,
hoặc hình thức ‘s
… N (người, vật) + WHOSE + N + V ….
6 WHY: chỉ lý do, thường thay cho cụm for the reason, for that reason.
… N (reason) + WHY + S + V …
Ex: I don’t know the reason You didn’t go to school for that reason
→ ………
7 WHERE: chỉ nơi chốn, thường thay cho there
….N (place) + WHERE + S + V ….
(WHERE = ON / IN / AT + WHICH)
Ex: a/ The hotel wasn’t very clean We stayed at that hotel
→ ………
→ ………
8 WHEN: chỉ thời gian, thường thay cho từ then
….N (time) + WHEN + S + V …
(WHEN = ON / IN / AT + WHICH)
Ex: Do you still remember the day? We first met on that day
→ ………
→ ………
I don’t know the time She will come back then
→ ………
II CÁC LOẠI MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ:
1 Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (Defining relative clause): Được sử dụng khi danh từ là danh từ không xác
định
Ex: The city - is very beautiful
(Defining relative clause)
2 Mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định (Non-defining relative clause): Được sử dụng khi danh từ là danh
từ xác định
Ex: Dalat, -, is very beautiful
(Non-defining relative clause)
EXERCISE
Combine sentences
1 I saw the man He closed the door
………
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2 The girl is happy She won the race
………
3 The student is from China He sits next to me
………
4 The book was good I read it
………
5 I liked the woman I met her at the party last night
………
6 I liked the composition You wrote it
………
7 The people were very nice We visited them yesterday
………
8 I apologized to the woman I spilled her coffee
………
9 The man called the police His wallet was stolen
………
10 I met the woman Her husband is the president of the company
………
11 The professor is excellent I am taking her course
………
Fill in blanks with suitable relative pronouns
1 A pacifist is a person _ believes that all wars are wrong
2 Mrs Richmond, _ is 42, has three children
3 We talk about the party Mary wants to organize for my birthday
4 He received a low mark for his essay, _ was only one page long
5 The man _ I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university
6 Professor Johnson, _ I have long admired, is visiting the University next week
7 Stevenson is an architect designs have won the international praise
8 I’ll be staying with Nam, _ brother is one of my closest friends
9 Let me see all the letters you have written
10 This is the most interesting film I’ve ever watched
11 We saw the man and his dog _ were going to the park
12 Mr Baker will buy the house is opposite to my house
13 The hotel _ we stayed was very clean and comfortable
14 We first met in 1945 the revolution took place
15 The time _ we go to school is 6:30
16 I don’t know the reason she was absent yesterday
17 The man to I talked yesterday was very kind
18 The picture at she was looking was beautiful
19 I’ll give you the address to you should write
20 The woman _ I wanted to see was away on holiday
Choose the best answers
1 Aberdeen, my brother lives, is a town in Scotland
2 My parents live in the same house they bought 50 years ago
3 August is the month I always give my birthday parties
4 Sunday is the day _ most of the Christians usually go to church
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5 The girls and the flowers _he painted were vivid
6 Sue lives in the house The house is opposite my house
A.Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house
B.Sue lives in the house who is opposite my house
C.Sue lives in the house where is opposite my house
D.Sue lives in the house and which is opposite my house
7 Computers cannot operate without the programmes, are often called software
8 She didn’t tell me the reason _ she came late
9 This is the best play I have ever seen
10 My computer, _ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now
11 This is the place _ I met my wife
A what B where C which D that
12 Simon is the man _ Mary loves
A who B which C whom D A&C
13 She is the one _ I told you about
14 Those _ had studied hard passed their exams
15 The magazine _ you lent me is interesting
16 The man _ is resting is very tired
17 The boy _ sat next to you is my friend
18 We are using books _ were printed last year
19 The painting _Ms Wallace bought was very expensive
20 The homeless people _story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Choose the best answer to these sentences
1/ I saw the woman wrote the book
2/ Everybody cries on the day they are born
3/ The city we spent our holiday was beautiful
4/ Have you read the book has the picture on the cover
5/ I know the man you want to meet
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6/ There’s the boy waited for us yesterday
7/ Can you see the picture is on the wall
8/ People usually remember the day they went to school for the first time
9/ Mr Brown is the engineer you met yesterday
10/ Do you know the doctor lives two doors away
11/ We know the man pen Nam borrowed
12/ She is reading the book tells about Uncle HO
13/ Peter’s aunt we all know is a nurse
14/ Here’s the man house we have stayed for a month
15/ The boy is sitting at the window is my friend
16/ Monday is the day we will come
17/ The man the principal is talking to is our teacher
18/ That is the bookstore I will meet you
19/ The book is on the desk is mine
20/The man was here yesterday has gone to Manchester
21/ The town I grew up is small
22/ I know the man we helped
23/ 7:05 is the time my train arrives
24/ The tree stands near the gate is mine
25/Do you know the woman daughter is my friend
26/ July is the month the weather is usually the hottest
27/ That is the desk I keep my textbook
28/ The girl picture you took is my friend
29/ The building he lives is very old
30/ The building top you see is the museum
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31/ She is the nurse I saw at the hospital
32/ We visited the school my father taught
33/ There is the lady dog was killed
34/ I met her last month she came to our house
35/ We all looked at the place the fire had started
36 Marie Curie was a French physicist……… discovery of radium is famous throughout the world
37 That is the most exciting film………
a.which ever I have seen b.which I have ever seen it
c.that I have ever seen d.that I have ever seen it
38 My husband and I work at two different places ………we need two cars
a.That is the reason why b.That is the reason for which
39 I left New York,……… , five years ago
a in where I was born b the place I was born
c which I was born d where I was born
40 The house……… has been knocked down
41 This was the only boy………… won the scholarship
42 The botanists are examining the plants were brought from Africa
43 Marie Curie discovered radium She is one of the greatest women in our time
Marie Curie, , is one of the greatest women in our time
a that discovered radium b discovered radium
c who discovered radium d who discovering radium
44 I didn't agree with the journey would takes two weeks
a Peter, who thought b Peter, that thought
c Peter that though d Peter though
45 She went with she liked
46 He drank beer, made him fat
47 That is the new teacher about the students are talking
48 Do you know the hotel ?
a at which they are staying b they are staying at
c where they are staying d all are correct
49.Do you know the beautiful girl ……… ?
a.sat in the car b.sitting in the car c.who sit in the car d.sits in the cars
50 I am looking for a plant flowers in February
51 I’ve finished a book about a piano player … sole ambition in life was to perform for the Pope
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52 The person ………Anne is most keen on is me
53 Where can I find a shop sells cigarettes?
54 The place in………… we had a pleasant day is near here
55 The house ………….I’m living in is very comfortable
56.James Watt,……… invention is the steam engine, was a famous Scottish engineer
57.This is my friend,……….I went to the zoo yesterday
58.The police caught the robber……… had escaped two weeks before
59.He invited Jane……… lives in the next flat
60.Swimming,……… a good sport, can make people strong and healthy
61.Michael Faraday,…………discoveries about electricity were famous, was an English scientist
62.The beautiful sight………those tourists visited last week was Nha Trang
63 Tet holiday is the day ……… children always expect
64.Can you suggest the time………it will be convenient for us to start ?
65.I always think about the poor country village……… I was born and grew up
66 The girl ……….you want to talk has just left
67 Is Dr Brown the person ……….you want to speak to ?
68 We visited the school - my father taught
69 We visited the school - my father taught in
70 I like the dress - she was wearing
71 I didn’t enjoy the play - we saw last week
72 I really enjoy the house - we saw
73 I really enjoy the house - we used to live
74 I really enjoy the house - we used to live in
75 The man to - you talked yesterday is a doctor.
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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
Circle the best answer for each sentence.
7) The hotel staff is friendly and
8) We are proud our staff, who are always friendly and efficient
A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained
9) EMS stand for
A Electronic Mail Service B Express Mail Service
C Economic Mail Service D Environment management Service
10) If someone want to send a document and does not want to lose its , facsimile service will help you
11) People can buy daily in many local post office in early morning
12) All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced
13) Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance
A inconvenient B convenient C uncomfortable D comfortable
14) If you to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning
15) Post offices offer a special mail service which is called
16) Your EMS mail will be in the shortest possible time
17) The message introduces the provided by the National Post Office
18) I cannot tell you all I heard
19) I can answer the question you say is very difficult
20) This is Mr Jones, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people
21) Tom, sits next to me, is from Canada
22) The volunteers, enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly
23) Many scientists have claimed that like music are often good at mathematics
24) My friend, I visited lask week, is taking a holiday soon
25) The doctor re examining a patient was taken to hospital last night