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Session 6

Has anyone in your Learning Circle ever used the post office? This time, Muna needs to send a package, but she doesn’t know which service to choose. We look at some useful phrases for posting things and asking about times and prices.

ክፍለ-ስራሓት ናይዚ ምዕራፍ

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Activity 2

Post office – Part 2

Sending a package

Muna doesn't know how to send her package. With your group, watch how she finds out how to do this.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ኣርእይዎ ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ሕብእዎ

Desk clerk
How do you want it sent? International? Tracked? Standard? Economy?

Muna
Which one is the cheapest?

Desk clerk
Economy. It’s £4.50.

Muna
How long does it take?

Desk clerk
That will take about a week. Standard takes 3 working days.

Muna
Is it guaranteed?

Desk clerk
No. Only International Tracked is guaranteed delivery. Your friend will have to sign for it.

Muna
I’ll send it International Tracked, please. How much does it cost?

Desk clerk
That will be £7.50.

Muna
Here you are.

Desk clerk
Thanks.

Discuss these questions with your group:

  • Do you like going to the post office? (Why / Why not?)
  • What do you do at the post office?
  • Have you ever sent a package? (Where to?)
  • Was it easy to do? (Why / Why not?)
  • How could the post office be made better?

To do

Try this quiz to work out what Muna did.

Post office: What did Muna do?

3 Questions

Can your group answer these questions about the film?

ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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Next

Check you know the words from this Learning Circle with a useful vocabulary video.

መራገፊ ማእከል

ትሕዝቶ ናይ ሓድሽ ትምህርቲ