A neighbour finds a parcel meant for someone else.

The idea

Trace the label, the phone call and the second delivery.

Read the text

A parcel arrived at the wrong door. The label had a different address. The neighbour called the delivery company.

A driver returned in the afternoon. The driver collected the parcel. The parcel reached its owner that evening.

Examples

  • A parcel arrived at the wrong door.
  • The label had a different address.
  • The neighbour called the delivery company.
  • A driver returned in the afternoon.
  • The driver collected the parcel.
  • The parcel reached its owner that evening.

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Watch out

The driver collects the parcel in the afternoon; it reaches its owner in the evening.

Try it yourself

  1. What showed that the parcel was at the wrong address?

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    the label / label

    the label / label: The different address is written there.

  2. Who collected the parcel?

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    a driver / the driver / driver

    a driver / the driver / driver: This person returns to collect it.

  3. When did the owner receive it?

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    that evening / in the evening / the evening

    that evening / in the evening / the evening: The parcel arrives later that day.

Use it today

Retell how the delivery mistake is corrected.