A Letter's Journey

10/10/2020 5:21:00 PM
United States Post Office. Image: cato.org

Do you know?

  • The first-ever handwritten letter was thought to have been sent by the Persian Queen Atossa in around 500 BC, according to the ancient historian Hellanicus. 
  • Typically 96% of first-class mail arrives within one day when it is sent locally. If mail is sent nationwide, it can take up to 3 days.

Let's explore!

Sending present at Christmas. Image: The Sun

Listen and decide if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE or NO INFORMATION.

  • According to the audio, you have to bring your letter to the post office to send it.
  • The mail must be categorised before being sent.

According to the audio, you have to bring your letter to the post office to send it.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NO INFORMATION

The mail must be categorised before being sent.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NO INFORMATION

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

A Letter's Journey
Written by Juliana Sartor

When you a letter, how does it get where it needs to go? You must write an address and add a stamp. Then, the United States Postal Service take care of .

Post, or mail, is by a letter carrier from your . He or she takes it to the post office. Then, it is put in a machine that the mail based on where it is going. The sorted mail is taken to other post offices. There, the of that town take the post and deliver it!

Read and answer the following questions.

A Letter's Journey
Written by Juliana Sartor

A Letter Envelope. Image: Docs Format

When you mail a letter, how does it get where it needs to go? You must write an address and add a stamp. Then, the United States Postal Service take care of the rest.

Post, or mail, is picked up by a letter carrier from your mailbox. He or she takes it to the post office. Then, it is put in a machine that sorts the mail based on where it is going. The sorted mail is taken to other post offices. There, the letter carriers of that town take the post and deliver it!

According to the passage, what do you need to do when you want to send a letter?

  • Write the adress of the receiver
  • Write your personal information except the address
  • Draw a stamp on the front face of the envelope
  • Put a stamp inside the envelope

_____ will help to pick up letters from people's mailboxes.

  • Julian Sartor
  • The United States Postal Service
  • The letter carrier
  • A letter-collecting machine

How are the mails sorted?

  • By the sender
  • By the post office
  • By a machine
  • By hand

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. When you a letter, how does it get where it needs to go?
  2. You must write an address and add a stamp. Then, the United States Postal Service take care of .
  3. Post, or mail, is by a letter carrier from your .
  4. Then, it is put in a machine that the mail based on where it is going.
  5. The sorted mail is taken to other post offices. There, the of that town take the post and deliver it!

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. She it last week but it still hasn't arrived.
  2. I've got two bright students, but are average.
  3. A truck the recycling once a week.
  4. He was later promoted to and book-keeper and worked there for five years.
  5. Look out for our emails in your electronic .
  6. Paper, plastic, and cans are for recycling.