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Lesson 139 of 240

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Packages and delivery in English

Ana's app says a box was delivered to the three-flat. The porch is empty. Mr. Kowalski calls from the first floor.

You'll pick up a package with a code, ask for the locker, and tell a driver where to leave food.

You can also tell them to leave it with the neighbor. Mr. Kowalski is on the first floor, so that can be him.

If the app says delivered but nothing is there, you will have the words for that too.

By the end of this lesson

Pick up a package, give a code, and tell a driver where to leave food.

  • I'm here to pick up a package.I came to get a box that was sent to me.
  • It says delivered.The app says someone already dropped it off.
  • Leave it with the neighbor.Give it to the person next door.
  • You can leave the food on the porch.Put the food on the front steps.
  • My pickup code is ___.The numbers for getting the package are ___.
  • Can you put it in the locker?Can you put it in the box for packages?

Scene — the porch is empty

Ana stands on the front porch of the three-flat. Her phone says the box is here, but the steps are empty.

Mr. Kowalski opens the first-floor door with his keys. A driver with a food bag waits on the sidewalk.

Later she walks to the drugstore pickup window across the street.

Ana checks her phone on the empty porch as Mr. Kowalski opens the first-floor door and a food driver waits nearby.

Learn — pickup, porch, locker

Six short lines cover pickup, the porch, the neighbor, and the locker.

You will also say a pickup code with your numbers.

  1. Ana waits at the drugstore pickup window while a clerk attends to her.

    I'm here to pick up a package.

    I came to get a box that was sent to me.

    When to use it: Say this at a pickup window when you came for a box.

    I'm is a contraction, so learn it as one piece.

    Say it: The stress in package is on pack.

  2. Ana checks her phone while the porch steps remain empty.

    It says delivered.

    The app says someone already dropped it off.

    When to use it: Say this when the app shows the box already arrived.

    Delivered means the package has already been dropped off.

    Say it: The -ed in delivered sounds like d.

  3. Ana gestures toward Mr. Kowalski in the doorway as the person next door who could receive the package.

    Leave it with the neighbor.

    Give it to the person next door.

    When to use it: Tell a driver to give the box to someone next door.

    Leave it with means give that person the box to hold.

  4. Ana points to the front steps while a food driver waits with a bag and Mr. Kowalski watches from the doorway.

    You can leave the food on the porch.

    Put the food on the front steps.

    When to use it: Tell a driver to put the food on the front steps.

    Can here means it is okay to do this.

  5. Ana gets the drugstore clerk’s attention and gives the pickup details at the window.

    My pickup code is ___.

    The numbers for getting the package are ___.

    When to use it: Say this and add your numbers at pickup.

    Say your numbers after is and learn the line as one piece.

    Say it: The stress in pickup is on pick.

  6. Ana gestures toward the package lockers while the clerk listens nearby.

    Can you put it in the locker?

    Can you put it in the box for packages?

    When to use it: Ask someone to use the box for packages.

    This is a polite ask for a place to put the box.

    Say it: Can is short, and it is not can't.

Story — leave it with him

Watch Ana on the empty porch, then at pickup. Mr. Kowalski tells her what to say next time.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Ana checks her phone on the empty porch.
  2. AnaIt says delivered.The app says someone already dropped it off.
  3. Mr. Kowalski opens the first-floor door.
  4. Mr. KowalskiWell, nothing is here, Miss. Leave it with the neighbor next time.He did not see a box, and he wants drivers to give it to him.
  5. AnaLeave you with the neighbor?She takes the words too literally.
  6. Mr. KowalskiThe box, Miss. I'm downstairs.He wants the package, not a person.
  7. AnaCan you put it in the locker?Can you put it in the box for packages?
  8. Mr. KowalskiYes, Miss. Next time.He agrees to use the locker later.
  9. A driver with a food bag waits on the sidewalk.
  10. DriverWhere do you want this?He asks where to put the food.
  11. AnaYou can leave the food on the porch.Put the food on the front steps.
  12. At the drugstore, a clerk waits at pickup.
  13. AnaExcuse me. I'm here to pick up a package.She gets the clerk's attention, then says she came for a box.
  14. ClerkI need your pickup code.They need the numbers to find her box.
  15. AnaMy pickup code is four eight two.The numbers for getting the package are four eight two.
  16. ClerkHere you go.They give her the box.
  17. AnaThank you.you say this when someone helps you

Practice — code and porch

Quick exercises wait here. You will listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay small, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    It says delivered.Drop the Simple English here
    Leave it with the neighbor.Drop the Simple English here
    You can leave the food on the porch.Drop the Simple English here
    Can you put it in the locker?Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    A driver has your food. You want it on the front steps, not with a person.

  4. What does it mean?

    It says delivered.

  5. Fill the gap

    Give it to the person next door.

    Leave it with the ____.

  6. Build the line

    Can you put it in the box for packages?

    ?

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Pick the reply

    Clerk says:

    What's your pickup code?

    They ask for the numbers to get the box.

    And you reply with:

  8. Swap the word

    You are at the pickup window. Tell them you came for a box.

    I'm here to pick up a ____.

  9. Pick the reply

    Clerk says:

    Here you go.

    They give you the box now.

    And you reply with:

  10. What do you say?

    The clerk hasn't noticed you yet. Get their attention before you ask about your package.

  11. Put the chat in order

    1. ClerkWhat comes first?
    2. Ana…
    3. Clerk…
    4. Ana…

    Tap the line that comes next, or drag it into the chat.

Say it — tell them where

Now you're Ana with a missing box and a food bag at the door. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. ClerkCan I help you?They ask what you need.
  2. Ana (you)Tell the clerk you came to get a box.

    I'm here to pick up a package.

    I came to get a box that was sent to me.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
I'm here to pick up a package.I came to get a box that was sent to me.
It says delivered.The app says someone already dropped it off.
Leave it with the neighbor.Give it to the person next door.
You can leave the food on the porch.Put the food on the front steps.
My pickup code is ___.The numbers for getting the package are ___.
Can you put it in the locker?Can you put it in the box for packages?
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