023postoffice

Words

Postofficeparcellettersendstampsairmailsurfacemailregisteredmailenvelopcounterphilatelypostman/womandeliver(y)letterboxqueue

Phrases

Sendaparcel

Sealanenvelop

Weighaparcel

Checktheweight

Paypostage

Surfacemail

Registeredparcel

Welfarebenefits

Beginner

A:I’dliketosendthisparceltoAustralia.

B:certainly.Couldyouputitonthescales,soIcanchecktheweight?

A;sure.It’snotveryheavy.

B:that’s850grams.Thecoastsdependsonhowyouwouldliketosendit.

A:Isee.Whataretheoptions?Isupposeairmailisfasterandmoreexpensivethansurfacemail.

B:that’sright.Sendingitbyairmailwillcosttwelvedollarsandsendingitbysurfacemailwillcosteightdollars.

A;howlongwillittaketogetthere?

B:airmailshouldtakefourorfivedaysandsurfacemailshouldtakeabouttwoweeks.

A:itthatcase,I’llsenditbyairmail.I’dliketosenditasaregisteredparcel.

B:noproblem.That’sonedollarextra.

A:noproblem.There’sthirteendollars.

B:there’syoureceipt.Goodbye.

Intermediate

A;postofficeofferlotsofservicesnowadays,don’tthey?Yearsage,youonlyreallyusedthepostofficetosendmail,savemoney,andsendorcollectmoney.

B:nowadays,theyoffersomanyservices,youhardlyknowwhichonetochoose.Takemailingforexample.DoyousendsomethingfirstclassorsecondclassordoyouuseEMS?

A:Isavemoneyinapostofficesavingaccount.Thereusedtobejustonekindofaccount,butnowthereareseveral.Theyeachhavedifferentconditionsandinterestrates.

B;youcanbuythingsatpostofficethatwereneversoldtherebefore.Youcanbuysweetsandchocolates,newspapers,birthdayandChristmascards…..

A:postofficesarestilltheplacetogotocollectwelfarebenefits,likeunemploymentbenefitandchildsupportbenefit.Thequeueareverylongonthedayswhenpeoplecollectthosepayment.

B:mysonlikesgoingtothemainpostoffice.Theyhaveaphilatelycounterwherehecanbuystampsforhiscollection.

A:doyouthinkthattheserviceatpostofficeshasimproved?

B;Ithinkit’sbetterforsomethings,likesendingandreceivingmoney,butifyouneedtopostsomethingitsometimestakeslongerthanitusedto.

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