An Informal
Invitation
Dear Bob,
I'm
just writing to let you know our new address and to invite you to our house-warming party next
Saturday. I'm sorry about the lack of warning, but we've been busy moving house
and I have little time for anything else. In any case we only decided to
hold the party last week when we found out that the cost of moving was not as
high as we had reckoned and that we had a little cash to
spare.
We moved in here two days ago and we've been working non-stop ever
since ... This evening we decided to have a few hours rest so I'm writing a few
invitations
to some friends.
You can do the trip from Oxford to Portsmouth in two hours now the
motorway is open. Harpole is rather difficult to find though, because it's new housing estate and
few people know where it Is. Gibe us a ring when you are in the area and I'll
give detailed directions to you. then, our number is 7453.
Barbara
and ! hope you can make it in spite of the short notice.
Ail the best Charles
Post
. The good thing
about post offices in Britain that you can buy stamps there. The bad thing
is that it is impossible to buy stamps except at a post office. Perhaps,
since this is the case, it is fortunate that post offices exist.
Letters sent to places in Britain can go either first or second class.
First class is quicker but more expensive. First class letters are supposed to
be delivered the next working day after collection. This actually happens in
about 94%
of cases. The record for late delivery is held by a postcard posted in 1943 which arrived at its
destination (20 miles away) in 1975. This is not typical.
Letters and postcards to Europe are always sent by airmail, but if you
send a letter to a destination outside Europe it is best to use special airmail
envelope, or even better an airmail letter form, which you can buy from the
post office and which already has a stamp on.
Important letters and documents can be sent by registered post to
places in
Britain and overseas. This is quite expensive, but a cheaper way of making sure
that important letters have arrived safely in Britain is to send them by recorded delivery.
The postman has to get the signature of the person to whom the letter is
addressed as a proof that it has been delivered.
Parcels
can be sent from the post office very easily. Like letters, the more they weigh, the more
they cost to send. If you want to send a parcel or a packet abroad you
must get a special green Customs form on which you —declare the contents
and stick this on the packet.
Lexical practice.
Give
the opposite of the following words
fortunate
- ... arrive -
expensive-
- easily -
safely-
.- send -
typical
- special -
important-
- contents -,
buy- cheap -
What
do we call the following?
smth that is given in favour of one's ideas;
places that are situated far across the sea;
the place that a person wishes to reach;
a letter which is posted at a post office with a special mark on it;
a special service given by the post to people sending important documents:
the
process of taking all letters to be sent;
a
persistent process of doing;
the main road.
Fill
in missed prepositions or prepositives If necessary.
1)
Letters ... Paris were sent yesterday.
2) Documents
are ... be sent ... registered post.
3) He has to get a
signature •... the person ...
whom the letter is addressed.
4) You
can buy them ... the post office.
5)
It
has already a stamp ... .
6)
The
more they weigh ... the more they cost to send.
7) Get a
special form ... which you declare the contents.
8) Stick it ... the packet.
9)
It
finally arrived at its destination of 10 miles ... .
10) This
parcel will go ... first class.
Structural Practice
MaKe use of the following prompts. Try to find causative relations
between two
phrases,
a) Model: Perhaps, since this is the case, it's fortunate that
post offices exist.
the
packet is heavy to go as a parcel
the document is
important to be sent by recorded delivery
stamps can only be
bought at a post to go to the nearest post office
office
this
parcel should be sent abroad to declare the contents
this letter is sent
by recorded delivery to get the signature of an address .
b) Model: The good thing
about post office is that ...
The bad
thing-is that ...
1)
The
good (bad) thing about sending letters by airmail is that ...
2)
The
good (bad) thing about sending letters by recorded delivery is that ...
3)
The
good (bad) thing about using a special airmail envelope is that ...
4)
The
good (bad) thing about sending letters by registered post is that ...
5)
The
good (bad) thing about late delivery is that …
6)
The
good (bad) thing about second class letters is that ...
7)
The
good (bad) thing about parcels is that ...
Pair Work
I. Student A You
want to buy some things at the post office ( six 10p stamps,
ten
12p stamps, 4 airmail letter forms, a postal order).
First ask how much everything costs, and then for an
additional
information)
Student
B You
are a post clerk (airmail letters cost 14, or 14,5p (for a large form).
\\.Student A You want to send 4,50 pounds to a friend in Scotland. Student B You are a post
clerk, answer your customers questions (to send
money
you pay the amount you want to send, plus 10p. The person
who receives the postal order takes it to a post office to cash it.)
III. Student A You are going to the post office and you ask your
friend if he
wants
any stamps, airmail letters forms or postal orders. Make
the list of ail the things you want to buy.
Student B You don't feel like going to the post office and ask your friend to buy you a postal order at 10 pounds: two 10p
stamps and three
airmail letter
forms at 14p.
Translation Practice
1.Когда
вы получаете заказную корреспонденцию, вы должны поставить подпись в
сопроводительной форме.
2.Если
вы посылаете письмо первым классом, то это значит, что оно будет доставлено на
следующий день после доставки на почту.
3.Раз
вы хотите, чтобы ваше письмо дошло к завтрашнему вечеру, вам лучше отправить
его первым классом.
4.Ваши
документы следует отослать заказным письмом, так вы не будете волноваться и
будете уверены, что их получат.
5.Почтальон,
который доставляет письмо по адресу должен отдать его лично адресату и
попросить его расписаться за доставку.
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