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ESLPodcast456–SendingBusinessPackages

GLOSSARY

package–asmallboxorlargeenvelopethatisfilledwithpapersorotherthings

andsenttoainanotherlocation

*Eachyear,Shawnasendsabirthdaypackagefilledwithhome-bakeds

tohergrandson.

groundservice–acategoryofmailthatissentbyusingtruckortrains,not

nesorboats,andisusuallyslowerthanotherservices

*Ifyouwanttosavemoney,askthetousegroundservicetosend

yourorder.

overnightservice–acategoryofmailthatdeliverspackagesveryquickly,

makingsurethattheyarrivethedayaftertheyaresent

*Thejobopeningclosestomorrow,sohavetouseovernightservicetosend

inhisapplication.

totrack–tofollow;toknowwheresomethingisandwhereitisgoing

*Thehasacomputerprogramthattrackssalesforeachassociateand

foreachcityandstate.

tomark–towrite,stamp,orotherwisemakeasmallchangetosomethingso

thatitlooksphysicallydifferentandcanbeidentified

*Theymarkedtheirhousewithorangeballoonssothatpeoplecomingtotheir

Halloweenpartycouldfinditmoreeasily.

commercial–relatedtoabusiness,notahome;notresidential

*Thecity’scommercialdistrictisverybusyduringtheday,butnooneisthereat

night.

contract–alegalagreementbetweentwoormorecompaniesorpeople

*Wehadtosignatwo-yearcontractwhenwegotnews.

residential–relatedtoahome,notabusiness;notcommercial

*Wewanttoliveonaquiet,residentialstreet,notdowntownwheretherearelots

ofsmallbusinessesandisverynoisy.

breakable–fragile;somethingthatcanbreakeasily

*Pleasebecarefulmovingthoseboxes!They’refilledwithbreakableglass

vases.