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世纪商务英语
口语教程 基础篇
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Learning Objectives
By studying this unit, you are expected to:
• get yourself ready for dealing with postal business;
• develop skills for asking for services and mailing packages;
• apply skills to conversations at the post office.
Warming Up
Scaffolding
Focus In
A Kaleidoscope of China
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A. Listen to a short introduction and mark the equivalent names with 1, 2, 3 and 4 according to their appearing sequence in the introduction.
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1.United States Postal Service
2.Delivery Confirmation
3.Access Internet website at: www.usps.com
4.Delivery Confirmation Number
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B. Work in pairs. Surf the Internet to find out what USPS Delivery Confirmation is and then retell it to your partner.
Example:
USPS Delivery Confirmation is used to track packages.
Delivery Confirmation is a transaction receipt which can be used to track USPS premium products such as Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express. The post office puts a barcode on the letter or package, and the tracking number for that item appears on the receipt automatically.
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Mei is at the post office to pick up a package sent by her parents.
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梅在邮局领取父母寄来的包裹。
邮政员:下午好。我可以为您做什么?
梅: 下午好。我要领取我的包裹。这是单子。
邮政员:好的。可以看一下您的驾照吗?
梅: 我是交流学生,没有驾照。
邮政员:有其他带照片的身份证明吗?
梅: 哦,我忘记带学生证了!护照可以吗?
邮政员:当然。好,是你本人。这是您的护照。请稍等。
梅: 好的。
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Learn it and use it!
Exercise 1: Get me a correct mate.
1. 出门记得带钥匙。
Mate:________
2. 下次请把书带给我。
Mate:________
3. 努力带来收获。
Mate:________
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A
C
MATE A
bring the book to me
MATE B
take the key with you
MATE C
brings gains
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(两分钟后)
邮政员:这是您的包裹。请在这里签名。
梅: 谢谢。祝您今天愉快!
邮政员:你也是。
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Learn it and use it!
Exercise 2: Package can be used as a noun as well as a verb. Can you offer two examples respectively?
e.g. A large package hasarrived for you.
1. The postman brought me a large package.
2. Tony left his package on the shuttle bus yesterday
3. They packaged the books in eye-catching wrappers.
4. He packaged up the magazines.
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1. pick up
领取
2. driver’s license