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Level: A1

Bank & Post Office

Sending a package, buying stamps, and getting cash at the machine.

CEFR A1 · 162 words · ~1 min read · US English

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5:33 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube Bank & Post Office โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 14 Read the lesson below first. When you understand every line, open the YouTube link above and play this video in your earbuds โ€” while you walk, cook or ride the bus, with nothing to look up and nothing to pause. English you already understand, heard again and again, is what turns reading into listening.
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In the reader, tap any word or sentence to hear it in English, translate it, or look up a definition.

Words to know

errands
small jobs that you do outside the house, like shopping
package
a box or bag that you send to someone
scale
a machine that shows how heavy something is
stamps
small papers that you buy and put on letters
mailbox
a box on the street where you put letters
cash
money in paper and coins
cash machine
a machine in the wall that gives you money from your bank
account
your own place for money at a bank

Picture words from this story

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  • package

    package

    A box you send.

  • stamps

    stamps

    Small papers for letters.

  • mailbox

    mailbox

    Letters go in here.

  • cash

    cash

    Paper money and coins.

  • cash machine

    cash machine

    It gives you money.

Every sentence has a โ–ถ button โ€” tap it to hear that sentence read slowly, one word at a time.

Two errands
Two errands

Today I have two errands in town.

two errands
The post office
The post office

First, I go to the post office.

post office

I want to send a package to my friend.

package

Her birthday is next week.

her birthday
On the scale
On the scale

I stand in line and wait.

stand in line

The woman at the desk puts my package on the scale.

the scale
Four dollars, please
Four dollars, please

She says, That is four dollars, please.

four dollars

I pay and say, Thank you.

pay

I also buy two stamps for my letters.

stamps
The yellow mailbox
The yellow mailbox

I put the letters in the yellow mailbox outside.

mailbox
To the bank
To the bank

Then I walk to the bank.

to the bank

I need some cash for the market.

cash
The cash machine
The cash machine

I put my card in the cash machine.

cash machine

I type my number and take the money.

take the money
A question inside
A question inside

Inside the bank, I ask a question about my account.

a question

A man at the desk helps me.

helps me

He is friendly and explains everything.

explains
Bread and cheese
Bread and cheese

On the way home, I buy bread and cheese at the market.

bread and cheese

I pay with the new money.

the new money
A cup of tea
A cup of tea

At home, I make a cup of tea.

a cup of tea
Errands done
Errands done

Two errands are done.

done
A good feeling
A good feeling

It is a good feeling.

a good feeling

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

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    Two errands in town โ€” The writer goes to the post office and the bank and then walks home.

  2. How much does it cost to send the package?

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    Four dollars โ€” The text says: That is four dollars, please.

  3. Why does the writer need cash?

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    For the market โ€” The text says: I need some cash for the market.

  4. The writer sends a package to a friend

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    True โ€” The text says: I want to send a package to my friend.

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