telegram/ cable / wire, n
express / regular / reply ~
letter, n
local / out of town / foreign ~
registed / insured / restante ~
official / personal ~
air-letter/aerogram ~
postcard, n
plain / illustrated ~
stamp, n
stick /paste ~
envelope, n
(un) stamped ~
message, n
parcel, n
package, n
insure ~
money order
mail, n
forward the ~
~ a package
post, v
send, v
sender, n
addressee, n
deliver, v
by recorded delivery
pay telephone rental
pay electricity bills
cash a money order
form, n
fill in, v
sign, v
post-box, n
pillar-box, n
letter-box, n
drop a letter into ~
slot machine
receipt, n
index number
fax, n
telex, n
How much is a letter to ... ? What's the weight limit? I'd like to have a return receipt.
Types of mail
first class
second class
third class
book rate
certified, a
registered, a
regular, a
valuable, a
special delivery
air mail
E-mail, n
snail-mail, n
Postal services
delivery of letters / parcels
selling of postage stamps
payment of weekly pensions / license
wrapping and packing service
public / fax / E-mail / telephone service
Postal windows
Money Orders
Poste Restante
Stamps, Postcards, Stamped Envelopes
Registered Letters
Air Mail
Book Post
Parcel Post
Telephoning
telephone, n
office / public / private ~
mobile / cordless ~
call, n
ordinary / urgent / emergency ~
local / trunk / overseas ~
give / make / accept ~
call, v
phone, v
ring (up), v
ring back, v
connect, v
disconnect, v
dial, v
leave the message
tone, n
dialling ~
ringing ~
engaged ~
number unobtainable ~
receiver, n
call-box, n
phone booth
phone number
extension, n
phone book
directory enquiries
area code
hang on, v
hold the line
buzzing, n
be engaged
be on the phone
be available
telephone directory
telephone book
answering machine
walkie-talkie, n
Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD), an automatic system which allows you to make trunk (long distance) call easily and cheaply. Cheap time call - you get the largest discount after 11 p.m. at night and on weekends.
Telephone services in Britain: numbers to dial
100 - Operator: she will help you connect the call if you can't do it yourself.
192 - Directory Enquires: if you're looking for a number.
8081 - Speaking Clock: it will tell you the time (this number may be different in different towns).
999 - Emergencies: if you want to call Fire Brigade, Police or Ambulance.
EXERCISES
Fill in the missing word from the box.
A
1. Another word for the post is the ...
envelope
2. Each letter or postcard must have a ...
pillar-box
3. The man who delivers letters is the ...
letter-box
4. Putting your name at the end of a letter is called ...
Post-office box
5. The name you put there is your ...
mail
6. Before mailing the letter you must put (enclose) it into an ...
stamp
7. Then you put the letter in a ...
postman
8. The place where the postman delivers your private mail is the ...
signing
9. Big firms often have a P.O.B. That's a ...
signature
Â
1. When you make a telephone-call you lift the ...
long-distance/
trunk call
2. Then you...
direct
3. If you don't know the number you look it up in the …
international code-number
4. When you can't find it there you can dial...
receiver
5. Making a call to a place far away is called a ...
