A2#Basic 850Official15 sentences462/850 core words

Sign here, please — letters and parcels

If and when close the batch: if you send it today…, when her answer comes…. The last line is for you.

New core words in this lesson

inklettermarkofficeparcelsidesignspecialstampsurprisewhilewriting

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  1. 1I need a stamp for this letter.
  2. 2The parcel came while you were out.
  3. 3Sign here, please — and here again.
  4. 4Did anything come for me today?
  5. 5The letter's from my old friend — what a surprise!
  6. 6If you send it today, it gets there Friday.
  7. 7Put the name on the front where they can see it.
  8. 8This parcel's heavy — what's in it?
  9. 9The office is shut — we'll come back after lunch.
  10. 10I sent her a long letter about my journey.
  11. 11There's ink on my thumb from the pen.
  12. 12They put a mark on the box: this side up.
  13. 13When her answer comes, I'll let you know.
  14. 14Writing letters is slow, but it feels special.
  15. 15You went through every step — now the words are yours.

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