2017-01-19 Daily Life: post office vocabulary

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Post office handout - Part B
Do you know what all of the words and expressions mean?
parcel = package
express delivery = fast delivery
registered mail = the person has to sign a paper when he receives the mail
overnight = It will arrive tomorrow.
priority = They will send this mail first and fastest.
“That comes to ___” = “The total price is ___”
The zip code for the school is 02111. I grew up in 49010.
A postal code is for countries outside the US. The postal code for Stafford House Cambridge (UK) is CB1 2JH.
money order - like a check, but you pay for it at the post office and you don’t need a bank account
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part C - With a partner, choose the word that is NOT SIMILAR to the others in each group.
1 mail slot - the other three are names for the postman
2 registered delivery - the others are things you put on the envelope
3 mail slot - the others are things on the envelope
4 mail box - the others are about sending packages
5 stamp - the others are delivery options
6 mail slot - the others are things you can send
If you finish, fill in the blanks - Complete the sentences with words you learned yesterday or today.
1 A fast way to send a letter is by airmail / priority mail / express mail.
2 If you send something very valuable, you should buy insurance.
3 If you want the person who will receive the letter or package to sign for it, you can send it by registered mail.
4 If a parcel you send gets lost in the mail, the tracking number on your receipt will help locate it.
5 If you want to send money safely through the mail, you should purchase a money order.