6 Minute English-Keeping in touch(2)

Kate:

Later in the programme we'll be hearing from someone who still prefers to write 'real letters' rather than emails. But first to my question for this week, which is an easy one. When we talk about the postal service in the UK, we sometimes jokingly use a nickname. Do we say: a) slug mail b) worm mail c) snail mail

Jackie: Kate:

Okay, we’ll check your answer in a few minutes. But first we're going to hear from a girl called Liz. See if you can hear what she liked about receiving letters when she was younger….

‘It was having something that came through that was yours and someone had taken the

time to write to you. And because no one else can open your post, it’s really private as well

and it’s exclusively just for you. I found that really exciting.’

Jackie: She said it was having something that 'came through' that was hers alone. We often use the phrasal verb 'come through' when talking about a letter or a

parcel which is posted to us. For example, 'my exam certificate came through this

morning'. She liked the fact that someone had taken the time to write to her. This

means to actually spend the time to do it and she said that a letter was private and

'exclusively for her'. 'Exclusively' means for one person only, it's not

public and often refers to something quite luxurious or special.

Kate: What else does she like about receiving letters? Listen to find out:

Ah that’s an easy one….

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