UNIT 9 - THE POST OFFICE I. Write the words from the transcriptions. 1. / mes !/ .. 2. / spe !s/ .. 3. / te"f! n/ .. 4. / d #$ m!

nt/ .. 5. /p %rs"/ .. 6. / spi%di/ .. 7. /p #t $&% "!ti/ .. 8. /pr! p % n/ .. II. 'ead the e(p"anations caref&"") and tr) to *&ess what the words are. The first "etter of each word has +een *i,en. 1. a person who carries a message: m.. 2. having a lot of space, or large in si e: s.. 3. an official piece of writing which gives information, proof or evi!ence: d.. 4. to ta"e sth #goo!s, letters. . . $ to the place re%&este! or to the a!!ress on it: d.. 5. to !ist&r' or anno( s': b.. 6. the act of giving sth: d.. 7. to move from one place to another: t.. 8. a person who receives sth: r.. III. P&t these te"ephone con,ersations into the correct order. -. 1. )h, hi. *isten, !o (o& min! if + call (o& 'ac", + can-t spea" right now. 2. ).. +-ll spea" to (o& in half an ho&r or so. 3. /&re. +-ll 'e in all afternoon. 4. /&re, 5. 0i, it-s 0elen. 0ow are (o& !oing, .. 1. 0ello. 1o&l! + spea" to 0elen, please, 2. 2eah, hang on. +-ll go an! get her. 3. +s that 3om, +t-s 4ar( here. 4. 854 1838 5. )h, hi, 4ar(. +s 0elen there, C. 1. 2es, co&l! + spea" to 4s. 3am 6(, please, 2. 7cco&nts !epartment. 1an + help (o&, 3. 1ertainl(, 4r *&ciano. 4. +-m afrai! she-s not availa'le at the moment. 1an + ta"e a message, 5. 2es, co&l! (o& tell her that 1ionetti *&ciano calle!, I/. 0ecide whether the c"a&se in ita"ics is 0efinin* or Non-definin*. Write 0 or N ne(t to each sentence. 1. 3he '&s which leaves at 5. 38 !oesn-t stop at 1ornwall. 2. 3he foo! which was left was eaten the following !a(. 3. 0is room, which was small, was fille! with piles of ol! 'oo"s. 4. 3he 'i"e which he wante! to '&( was too e9pensive. 5. 3hese st&!ents, who were late, waite! in the pla(gro&n!. 6. 3he girl who was waiting was 'ecoming impatient. 7. :ane, who was wearing a hat, waite! o&tsi!e the room. 8. 4( !og, which was l(ing on the sofa, ha! long pointe! ears. /. 1oin the sentences in the p"ace mar#ed with a correct re"ati,e prono&n. 1. 4ost of the people spea" ;erman. 3he( live in 7&stralia. 2. 4ost of the people who live in 7&stralia spea" ;erman. 3.3he '&s isn-t r&nning to!a(. +t goes to )9for!. 2. + !on-t li"e the man. 0e is going o&t with m( sister. 3. 4ichelangelo is one of +tal(-s greatest artists. 0e live! &ntil he was 581 4. 4ar( was sta(ing with her frien!. 0e has a 'ig ho&se in /cotlan!. 5. 3he person as"e! me some ver( !iffic&lt %&estions. 0e interviewe! me. 6. <hat-s the name of the writer= , 0is 'oo" won a pri e last wee",

7. 1harlie 1haplin 'ecame a ver( rich man. 0e was from a poor famil(. 8. 3he 1552 )l(mpics were hel! in >arcelona. +t is in the north?east of /pain. /I. 2a#e a"" the chan*es and additions necessar) to prod&ce3 from the fo""owin* sets of words or phrases3 sentences that to*ether ma#e &p a comp"ete "etter. Dear Mrs. White, 1. I write / tell / how much / enjoy / few hours / spend / you and your family / yesterday evening. 2. I / e / !ngland / since / eginning / "cto er / and / this / first invitation / dinner / !nglish family. #. I / find / conversation / most interesting / and glad / practise !nglish. $. I / also li%e / congratulate / you / e&cellent / coo%ing. '. I / very grateful / all / helpful information / give / courses / !nglish. (. I / hope / find / suita le school / ne&t few days. ). *ou / give / est wishes / hus and and children+ ,. -han% you / again / e&tremely / pleasant evening. .. I / forward / see / ne&t month. *ours sincerely, Mi%e /ohnson /II. Fi"" each *ap with one s&ita+"e word in the +o(. connection document charged calls fax send distance fee

+f (o& wo&l! li"e to ma"e operator?assiste! long #1$ ................... calls, please contact o&r operator, who will 'e happ( to ma"e the #2$................... for (o&. 2o& will 'e #3$................... for a minim&m of three min&tes, an! then in three min&te increments. @erson?to?person an! collect #4$ ................. can also 'e arrange!. <e charge a small #5$................... for each collect call. +f (o& wish to #6$ ................... a fa9, please 'ring (o&r #7$ ..................., clearl( mar"e! with the recipient-s fa9 n&m'er, to the co&nter. 2o& will 'e charge! a service fee sho&l! the recipient-s #8$................... machine not respon!. The End

4E5 TO TEST NINE I. 1. messenger 5. parcel II. 1. messenger 2. spacio&s 3. !oc&ment 4. !eliver 2. spacio&s 6. spee!( 5. 'other 6. !istri'&tion 7. transfer 8. recipient 3. telephone 7. p&nct&alit( 4. !oc&ment 8. proportion

III. -. 5. 0i, it-s 0elen. 0ow are (o& !oing, 2. )h, hi. *isten, !o (o& min! if + call (o& 'ac", + can-t spea" right now. 4. ).. +-ll spea" to (o& in half an ho&r or so. 3. /&re. +-ll 'e in all afternoon. 1. /&re, .. 2. 0ello. 1o&l! + spea" to 0elen, please, 5. 2eah, hang on. +-ll go an! get her. 3. +s that 3om, +t-s 4ar( here. 1. 734 4782 4. )h, hi, 4ar(. +s 0elen there, C. 2. 2es, co&l! + spea" to 4s. 3am 6(, please,

1. 7cco&nts !epartment. 1an + help (o&, 5. 1ertainl(, 4r. *&ciano. 3. +-m afrai! she-s not availa'le at the moment. 1an + ta"e message, 4. 2es, co&l! (o& tell her that 1ionetti *&ciano calle!, I/. 1. 3he '&s which leaves at 5.38 !oesn-t stop at 1ornwall. 2. 3he foo! which was left was eaten the following !a(. 3. 0is room, which was small, was fille! with piles of ol! 'oo"s. 4. 3he 'i"e which he wante! to '&( was too e9pensive. 5. 3hese st&!ents, who were late, waite! in the pla(gro&n!. 6. 3he girl who was waiting was 'ecoming impatient. 7. :ane, who was wearing a hat, waite! o&tsi!e the room. 8. 4( !og, which was l(ing on the sofa, ha! long pointe! ears /. 1. 3he '&s which / that goes to )9for! isn-t r&nning to!a(. 2. + !on-t li"e the man who / that is going o&t with m( sister. 3. 4ichelangelo, who live! &ntil he was 58, is one of +tal(-s greatest artists. 4. 4ar( was sta(ing with her frien!, who has a 'ig ho&se in /cotlan!. 5. 3he person who / that interviewe! me as"e! me some ver( !iffic&lt %&estions. 6. <hat-s the name of the writer whose 'oo" won a pri e last wee", 7. 1harlie 1haplin, who was from a poor famil(, 'ecame a ver( rich man. 8. 3he 1552 )l(mpics were hel! in >arcelona, which is in the northeast of /pain. /I. Dear Madam, 1. I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the few hours I spent with you and your family yesterday evening. 2. I have een in !ngland since the eginning of "cto er and this was my first invitation to dinner with an !nglish family. #. I found the / our conversation the most interesting and I was glad to practise my !nglish. $. I would also li%e to congratulate you on your / the e&cellent coo%ing. '. I was / am very grateful for all the helpful information you gave / have given me a out courses in !nglish. (. I hope to find / I will find a suita le school in / within the ne&t few days. ). Would / 0ould / Will you please give my est wishes to your hus and and children+ ,. -han% you again for an / the / such an e&tremely pleasant evening. .. I loo% forward to seeing you ne&t month. *ours sincerely, -ham -am -hy /II. 1. !istance 3. charge! 5. fee 7. !oc&ment 2. connection 4. calls 6. sen! 8. fa9 .....A..... .....A..... ....B..... .....A..... .... B..... .....A..... .... B..... .... B.....

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