The Stamp Without A Name
What is unique about British stamps?
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- reign: to occupy the royal throne
- monarch: a person who inherited the throne and acts as the head of state
- adhesive: sticky
- recipient: the person who receives the item
- dramatically: in a very noticeable amount or way
- cancellation: the act of making something void (no longer usable)
- commemorative: in honour or memory of a special person or event
- silhouette: a dark filled-in outline of a shape set against a lighter background
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The Stamp Without A Name
Comprehension Questions
- Who paid for mail service in the UK before the invention of the postage stamp?
- What is NOT featured on a British stamp?
- Why did the UK postal service change from the “Penny Black” to the “Penny Red”?
Discussion Question: How often do you purchase stamps and send “snail mail” to friends or family members? Do you think the tradition of writing and sending letters via the postal service will ever make a comeback?
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3 comments
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Kaarunyan says:
gives us the information of stamps of UK….it was very nice
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Laveleen jain says:
This improves the learning process of ours…I enjoyed listening to the audio as it gave us more information about the stamps of UK..
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Shrinidhi says:
Good