Activities
Posted Phone:
Grammar: Sequence
What happened to Fred's mobile phone? Put these events in the correct order (1, 2, 3)
a) Fred meets Rita
b) Rita notices the letter in Fred's hand
c) The phone rings in the box
d) The postman arrives to collect the mail
e) Fred is hurrying to college while talking on his phone
f) Fred returns to the post box with Rita
g) Fred catches the bus
h) The postman hands the phone to Fred
i) Fred posts the phone
Answer
What happened to Fred's mobile phone? Put these events in the correct order (1, 2, 3)
a) Fred meets Rita
b) Rita notices the letter in Fred's hand
c) The phone rings in the box
d) The postman arrives to collect the mail
e) Fred is hurrying to college while talking on his phone
f) Fred returns to the post box with Rita
g) Fred catches the bus
h) The postman hands the phone to Fred
i) Fred posts the phone
Answer
1. You are the postman who retrieved the phone from the post-box. Write a report on what happened.
2. You are Rita. Write a text, email or postcard to a friend. Describe what happened to Fred's phone.
3. You are the postman who retrieved the phone from the post-box. Write a report on what happened.
4. You are Rita. Write a text, email or postcard to a friend. Describe what happened to Fred's phone.
2. You are Rita. Write a text, email or postcard to a friend. Describe what happened to Fred's phone.
3. You are the postman who retrieved the phone from the post-box. Write a report on what happened.
4. You are Rita. Write a text, email or postcard to a friend. Describe what happened to Fred's phone.
Vocabulary
Matching Exercise
Crossword
Speaking & Listening
Fred's letter is a job application for a summer job working for the post office! Imagine the post office invites Fred for an interview.
You are going to role play the interview in groups. One person is Fred while the others are the interview panel
Notes for interview panel
Notes for Fred
Matching Exercise
Crossword
Speaking & Listening
Fred's letter is a job application for a summer job working for the post office! Imagine the post office invites Fred for an interview.
You are going to role play the interview in groups. One person is Fred while the others are the interview panel
Notes for interview panel
Notes for Fred
Notes for interview panel
Possible questions from the interview panel (maximum of five interviewers)
What experience does Fred have?
Why does he want to work for the post office?
Does he like getting up early?
How does he feel about dogs?
Other info
The interview panel must not directly refer to Fred posting his phone - but they can make indirect references.
You saw Fred arrive by bus.
You can only pay $10 per hour
You don't want a postman who stops to look at stamps
Possible questions from the interview panel (maximum of five interviewers)
What experience does Fred have?
Why does he want to work for the post office?
Does he like getting up early?
How does he feel about dogs?
Other info
The interview panel must not directly refer to Fred posting his phone - but they can make indirect references.
You saw Fred arrive by bus.
You can only pay $10 per hour
You don't want a postman who stops to look at stamps
Notes for Fred
You need this job but you have very little experience. You don't like walking and you're a bit scared of dogs
Points to Remember
Talk about your stamp collection
Pretend you walk everywhere
You need $12 dollars per hour
Tell them you have excellent concentration - you'd never send a letter to the wrong address!
You need this job but you have very little experience. You don't like walking and you're a bit scared of dogs
Points to Remember
Talk about your stamp collection
Pretend you walk everywhere
You need $12 dollars per hour
Tell them you have excellent concentration - you'd never send a letter to the wrong address!
