Lesson: EasyReading/50

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Vocabulary

DT   address

DT   bill

DT   check

DT   company

DT   envelope

DT   front

DT   gas

DT   lick

DT   line

DT   mailbox

DT   monthly

DT   return

DT   seal

DT   stamp

DT   write

Conversation

1. To what company did Sandra write a check?
2. What was the date she wrote on the check?
3. How much was she paying the gas company?
4. Where did she put the check after she signed her name?
5. How did she seal the envelope?
6. What did she put on the front of the envelope?
7. What kind of stamp did she use?
8. Where did she put the envelope?

True or False

 

True	False
		Sandra got a check from her gas company.
		She received a letter on May 17, 2009.
		The check was for $35.66.
		The check was to pay for the monthly electricity bill.
		She signed her name on the check.
		She put both the check and the gas bill into an envelope.
		She licked the envelope to open it.
		She put her return address on the back of the envelope.
		She put a 44-cent coin inside too.
		She put the envelope in the mailbox.

Open-Ended Questions

1. How do you pay your bills? Have you ever sent a check in an envelope?
2. When was the last time you had to mail something? What was it?
3. Would you trust the post office with money?
4. Do you write checks? In what situations? If not, why not?
5. What is your favorite payment method? Money, check, credit card, Paypall, etc.
6. Do you pay your bills online? Do you think it's safe?