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At the post office
Textbook: p. 9
GoalAt the post office: asking the way and naming postal services (registered letter, parcel, air mail, weigh, per kilo).
New words
registered letter · buyurtma xatby air mail · aviapochta orqaliweigh / weight · og‘irligi (tortmoq)signature · imzo
Explanation
To ask the way we say Excuse me, how do I get to the post office? or Could you tell me the way to ...? Useful directions are: Go along this street, Turn left / right, It’s on the corner, It’s opposite the bank. In the post office the customer says what he or she needs with I’d like to send ...: I’d like to send a parcel by air mail. The clerk weighs the parcel, and the price depends on the weight: price per kilo. A registered letter needs a signature when it is received. Note: telegrams are rarely used today; most people use e-mail or messages.
Worked examples
A: Excuse me, how do I get to the post office? B: Walk down this street until you reach the school, then turn left. It’s opposite the park. A: Thank you. B: You’re welcome.
Clerk: Can I help you? Customer: I’d like to send this parcel to Samarkand by air mail. Clerk: I’ll weigh it first. It’s two kilos. Please sign here.
Class activity
“City map”: draw a simple map of a bank, a school, a park and a post office; pairs ask for and give directions.
Practice
1
Ask the way to the post office.
Excuse me, how do I get to the post office?
2
Complete: I’d like ___ a parcel to Bukhara.
to send
3
How is a registered letter different from an ordinary letter?
The receiver must sign for it.
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Why does the price of a parcel depend on its weight?
A heavier parcel costs more to carry, so the price is counted per kilo.