ILC Intermediaire + Lesson 5 Post Office

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Niveau: Intermediaire + Lesson (5): At the Post Office

(By Walid Boukraa)

1/ SPEAKING:



Discussion Questions: 1. Which post office do you usually go to? Why do you go to this one? 2. What do you usually do at the post office? 3. When did you last go to the post office? 4. What did you do there?

5. Was it crowded? How long did you have to wait in line? STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student B)

1) What do you think of the postal service in your country?2) Do you think it’s better for postal services to be in private

or government hands?3) How has the Internet changed the postal service?

4) How often do you get real letters – those that are inenvelopes and delivered to your door by the postal service?5) Do you think sending a letter is cheap or expensive?

6) Do you send virtual birthday cards or real ones? Why?7) Do you think post offices are friendly, efficient places?8) What do you think of the job of a postman / mailman /

postwoman / mailwoman?9) How has the post office survived e-mail?10) What postal services do you use most?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student A)

1) Do you think postal services will disappear soon?2) Would you like to work for the postal service of your

country?3) How important is the postal service in your country?4) How different was the postal service in your country 20

years ago?

5) Why is it a zip code in the USA and a post code in othercountries?6) Do postal workers in your country ever go on strike? Do

you think they should?7) What are the advantages and disadvantages of opening a

savings account with the post office?8) Have you ever sent or failed to receive a letter that got lost

in the post?9) Do you get excited if you see the mail delivery person at

your door?10) What impresses you most about the postal service?



Postal services

How much is a First / Second Class stamp?

I'd like an envelope / a packet of envelopes / a jiffy bag , please

Could I have a (book of) First/ Second Class stamp , please?How many would you like?

How many are there in a book?

I'd like to send this to ... Canada

I'd like to send this parcel to ... Brazil

How much will it cost to send this letter to ...the US?

Can you put it on the scales, please?

I'd like to send this letter by Recorded / Special Delivery

Where’s the postbox?

What’s the last date I can post this to the UK to arrive in time for

Christmas?

I've come to collect a parcel

Other services

I'd like to pay this bill

I'd like to send some money to Poland /India …

Do you sell postcards / birthday cards / Christmas cards …?

I'd like to get a TV license

I need to renew my TV license

Can you fill in this form, please?

Do you have a photo booth / photocopier …?

Things you might see

First ClassSecond Class

International

Airmail



2/ LISTENING: Post Office

1) When she was young, who did she write letters to?

a) A pen pal

b) A cousinc) Her grandparents

2) Why has she stopped sending letters?

a) She has no time

b) She calls instead

c) She sends e-mails

3) From Hong Kong, how much is a postcards to Europe?

a) 1 dollar

b) 2 dollars

c) 3 dollars

4) Do people send mail from home in Hong Kong?

a) Yes, everybody doesb) No, you have to go the P.O.

c) She does not remember

5) How late are large post offices open?

a) 4 o'clock

b) 5 o'clock

c) 6 o'clock



Todd: OK, Laura, I'm going to ask you questions about the post office inHong Kong. OK, or just sending letters. How often do you write letters?

Laura: Well, when I was young, I wrote quite often to my pen pals, but rightnow, instead of sending a letter I usually send my friends e-mails.

Todd: Yeah! Me, too. How much does it cost to send a postcard in HongKong overseas?

Laura: Well, to Asian countries, it costs about two dollars, two Hong Kongdollars. To European countries it costs about three dollars.

Todd: OK, and when you send mail in Hong Kong, do you send it from yourhouse, or do you..

Laura: Well, we have to go the post office in order to send lettersor parcels.

Todd: Really, OK! Cause it's so crowded in Hong Kong that...

Laura: Well, Yes, Yes!

Todd: OK, and in Japan do you receive a lot of mail?

Laura: Right now, no. Well, because it's so convenient to use the e-mailsor instant communication or telephone.

Todd: Yeah, OK last question. What time do post offices open and close?

Laura: Well, it depends on the size of the post office. For large one, so,they work longer. Like from nine in the morning until six, so for a smallerone, from nine to five.

pen pal • overseas •

parcelconvenient • instant

1. The finally arrived about 2 months after they sent it.

2. calls are much cheaper now than in the past.

3. All we have in the house are noodles.

4. My cousin in Norway has been my for years.

5. It is more to shop on the internet.



2/ READING: Going to the Post Office

For me, things never go very smoothly at my local post office. I'velearned that if you want to mail a letter , you'll have no problems. But if

things get more complicated than that, well, watch out!

Yesterday I went there to mail a small package and to pick up a book ofstamps. I waited my turn in line, and when I get up to the window, theclerk asks me, "What can I do for you?" "Well," I said, "I need a book no,make that a roll of stamps. And I need to send this package priority toSan Francisco." "You want insurance with that?" he asked me. "Uh, Idon't know, what do you recommend?" "Well," he said, "you can send itpriority with tracking if you want to see when it gets there, you can sendit insured if the contents are valuable, or you can do both." "Okay, I'lltake the insurance." "Then step aside to fill out the insurance form," hesaid, "and bring it back up to me when you're finished." With that, Iwas waved aside to fill out my form. "Next in line!" the clerk called.When I finished filling out the form, I waited patiently untilthe gentleman being waited on in front of me was finished, andthen stepped back up to the window. "Sorry," the clerk said, "I'm onbreak now. She can help you at the next window." Maybe it would bequicker just to drive my package to San Francisco.

1/ Fill in the table below with information from the text:

TYPE OF MAIL DESTNATION EXTRA SERVICE(S)

2/ What did the man buy?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3/ Why was the man disappointed in the last part of the text?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..



4/ WRITING:

Write about the last time you went to the post office. When and why did you go there?

Were you satisfied with the service? …

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