“I'm expecting a package today. Could you let me know when it arrives?”
B1 · Intermediate9 minPhrases
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In a bigger office, mail doesn't come to your desk. It goes to a mail room or the front desk, where someone sorts it, signs for packages, and sends out whatever needs to go. You'll talk to that team when you're waiting for something important, when you need to send a contract overnight, or when a box with your name on it has gone missing.
The key verbs are small: drop off, pick up, sign for, send out. Be specific about deadlines, because the mail room works on a timetable. "The last pickup is at four" means anything that arrives at four fifteen goes tomorrow. And be kind to the people who work there. They're the reason your package turns up at all, and they remember who says thank you.
Phrases
something is being delivered to you
write your name to show you received a delivery
leave something at a place
go and collect something
the final time the courier collects mail that day
delivered the next morning
letters and documents sent between offices of one company
the code you use to follow a package online
a delivery arrived with your name on it
get lost, disappear
send mail back to the person who sent it
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Practice · 3 min
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Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.