1、Unit Eleven At the Post Office,Part I Culture Background Part II Functional Language Part III Sample Dialogues Dialogue 1 Part IV Reproduction Part V Words, phrases and SentencesPart VII Speaking Practice Making a Dialogue Speaking English Through Picture Translation,Warming-up Questions (1) How man
2、y means of communications are available today? What are they? (2) Among so many means of communications, which is the most efficient? (3) What businesses are there in the post office?,Part I Culture Background In Britain, post offices normally open on weekdays from 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 or 6:00
3、p. m. Pillar-boxes in streets are painted red. Postal service can be divided into two classes: first-class mail and second-class mail. The former enjoys great priority but its rates are higher. The advantage is that the delivery is quicker. The latter is usually delivered 24 hours later than the for
4、mer.,If you like, you can send postcards. They can be sent by either service at letter rate. Do remember not to send parcels by letter post because it is very expensive. You can send your parcel by parcel post. It is slower but it is much cheaper.,Telegrams can be sent by telephone at any time of th
5、e day or night. There is no need to go to a post office or a railway station. You can read out message to telegraph operator and he counts the number of words. After he tells you the charge, you just put money into the coin-box. But you need to get lots of coins ready before sending a telegram from
6、a telephone call box.,Part II Functional Language Would you please tell me how to post a letter abroad?How long does it take by regular mail?May I send this letter by registered post?May I send this letter by airmail?Approximately how long does it take for a letter to go airmail from here to Beijing
7、? Whats the airmail rate to Europe?Whats the postage for an air-letter to Paris?Can I buy some commemorative stamps here?How much postage does it need to Vancouver, please?,Can I send it as printed matter?Do you have insured mail for this?Whats the insurance fee?What do I have to do to send a money
8、order?Whats the upper limit, if I want to wire some money off?Is fax service available here?May I have a form? I want to send a telegram.,ResponsesDo you wish to send it as an ordinary or a registered letter? Registered letter is more expensive than an ordinary letter.It takes about two weeks to go
9、surface mail from here to London.Certainly,（Of course）you buy a registered envelope, please.Yes, be sure to paste these stamps and an airmail sticker on the envelope.It usually takes about 4 days airmail.An airmail letter from here to Beijng should not take more than two days.Airmail from China to E
10、urope is forty yuan per gram.Its 35 yuan per gram.,Sure. Theyre 6 yuan a piece Thats 135 yuan per gram for overseas mail.Sure. The rate for printed matter is cheaper, but it doesnt go as quickly as ordinary mail.Yes, we do.The insurance fee is 30 yuan.You need fill in a postal order.You can wire up
11、to 5000 with this money.Yes, the fax machine is right over there.OK, here you are.,Part III Sample Dialogues Dialogue 1 (Preston went to the post office to send a parcel to his company.)Postal clerk 1: Hello, may I help you?Preston: Yes, Id like to have this parcel delivered to New Orleans.Postal cl
12、erk1: Oh, we only take care of mail. For parcels, you can go to the next window. Preston: Thanks! Hello, I have a parcel to deliver.Postal clerk 2：Where do you need it to be delivered to?Preston: I want to post it to New Orleans.,Postal clerk 2: OK, please fill out this form.Preston: Sure, whats the
13、 postcode of New Orleans? Postal clerk 2: Wait a moment, let me check it out for you. Its 70117. Preston: Thanks, here you go. Whats the postage, please?Postal clerk 2: Hold on, let me put it on the scale. It weighs up to 10 kg and that will be 30 Yuan, please.Preston: Ten kg! Dear, I must have put
14、a lead ball in it! Here you are. Oh, I want to remit one thousand dollar to my Company.,Postal clerk2: Please fill out this form, please.Preston: OK. Do I put on my company for the receiver?Postal clerk2 : Yes. You must put on its name and, full address.Preston: OK, I see. Here you are. Is that OK n
15、ow?Postal clerk2: Let me check. Yes. Your one thousand remittance, please.Preston: Here you are. What is the rate?,Postal clerk2: This rate is one percent. That will be 10 dollars.Preston: OK, when will this remittance arrive?Postal clerk2: Generally it will arrive within a week.Preston: Thats good.
16、 Is there anything else?Postal clerk2: No. Thats all. You have to take good care of this copy of this transfer order.Preston: Thanks, I will.,Part IV Reproductions Try to reproduce the sample dialogues. Preston went to the post office to ask a clerk to deliver a parcel to New Orleans. He was directe
17、d to another service window. That clerk checked some necessary information like the postcode of New Orleans after Preston filled out the posting form. When giving the postage, Preston felt the parcel was really heavy for it weighed up to 10 kg.,Then he wanted to remit one thousand dollars to his com
18、pany. The clerk helped him with filling his companys full name as the Receiver, as well as the full address. The clerk told Preston that the rate was one percent of the remittance and the remittance would arrive within a week. Finally, the clerk said Preston should take good care of the copy of the
19、transfer order.,3. Useful Sentences The letter was returned to me.我这封信被退回来了。Its quicker to use airmail. 航空邮寄比较快。Its overweight. Youll have to pay extra.超重了，您得另付超重费。Please seal the envelope and stick a fifty-cent stamp on it.请封好信封并贴上一张50分的邮票。Please send this parcel off special delivery.请用邮件快递邮寄这个包裹。,
20、Write your name and address and contents of the package in the clear letter, please.请写清您的姓名，地址及包裹内装的物品。Please endorse it first. 请您先签收。Please cash this money order. 请把这汇票兑现。Im afraid the last post has been dispatched.恐怕末班邮件已经发出了。I want to have it sent by an urgent telegram.我想用加急电报把它发出去。I want to send
21、 an express telegram. 我想发一份急电。,Part VII Speaking Practice 1. Making Dialogues You and your partner are supposed to make dialogues according to the situations. (1) You go to the post office, and want to send a telegram to your friend in New York. (2) You want to mail a package to your parents in Australia. But you dont know how to do it.,4. Translation(1) 我要买一些纪念邮票，最近发行的。(2) 寄一封国内平信要多少钱？(3) 请把他办公室分机号码告诉我好吗？(4) 我们可以注册一个免费的电子邮件账号。(5) 该主页为用户开辟了一个交互访问的通道。,
