023postofficeBeginnerA:I’dliketosendthisparceltoAustralia.B:certainly.Couldyouputitonthescales,soIcanchecktheweight?A;sure.It’snotveryheavy.B:that’s850grams.Thecoastsdependsonhowyouwouldliketosendit.A:Isee.Whataretheoptions?Isupposeairmailisfasterandmoreexpensivethansurfacemail.B:that’sright.Sendingitbyairmailwillcosttwelvedollarsandsendingitbysurfacemailwillcosteightdollars.A;howlongwillittaketogetthere?B:airmailshouldtakefourorfivedaysandsurfacemailshouldtakeabouttwoweeks.A:itthatcase,I’llsenditbyairmail.I’dliketosenditasaregisteredparcel.B:noproblem.That’sonedollarextra.A:noproblem.There’sthirteendollars.B:there’syoureceipt.Goodbye.IntermediateA;postofficeofferlotsofservicesnowadays,don’tthey?Yearsage,youonlyreallyusedthepostofficetosendmail,savemoney,andsendorcollectmoney.B:nowadays,theyoffersomanyservices,youhardlyknowwhichonetochoose.Takemailingforexample.DoyousendsomethingfirstclassorsecondclassordoyouuseEMS?A:Isavemoneyinapostofficesavingaccount.Thereusedtobejustonekindofaccount,butnowthereareseveral.Theyeachhavedifferentconditionsandinterestrates.B;youcanbuythingsatpostofficethatwereneversoldtherebefore.Youcanbuysweetsandchocolates,newspapers,birthdayandChristmascards…..A:postofficesarestilltheplacetogotocollectwelfarebenefits,likeunemploymentbenefitandchildsupportbenefit.Thequeueareverylongonthedayswhenpeoplecollectthosepayment.B:mysonlikesgoingtothemainpostoffice.Theyhaveaphilatelycounterwherehecanbuystampsforhiscollection.A:doyouthinkthattheserviceatpostofficeshasimproved?B;Ithinkit’sbetterforsomethings,likesendingandreceivingmoney,butifyouneedtopostsomethingitsometimestakeslongerthanitusedto.A:Ilikebeingabletobuynewspapersandmagazinesatthepostoffice.ItmeansthatIdon’tneedtogototwoplaces.WordsPostofficeparcellettersendstampsairmailsurfacemailregisteredmailenvelopcounterphilatelypostman/womandeliver(y)letterboxqueuePhrasesSendaparcelSealanenvelopWeighaparcelChecktheweightPaypostageSurfacemailRegisteredparcelWelfarebenefits