special delivery - Business Spotlight
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special delivery - Business Spotlight
PICTURE THIS! Bernhard Förth 11 2 1 12 3 4 13 10 5 6 14 9 7 8 15 16 Same-day delivery? Maybe not this time SPECIAL DELIVERY Everyone and everything needs to be somewhere — fast. In this illustration, we focus on the types of vehicle that are on the roads today and the chaos that can ensue. 1.ambulance [(ÄmbjElEns] emergency service paramedic [)pÄrE(medIk] 2.flashing blue lights siren [(saI&rEn] 3.taxi (US cab) taxi rank hail a taxi/cab 4.accident crash 5.load parcel 4 SKILL UP! Krankenwagen Rettungsdienst Rettungssanitäter(in) Blaulicht Sirene Taxi Taxistand ein Taxi herbeiwinken Unfall Zusammenstoß Ladung Paket, Päckchen 6.pedestrian [pE(destriEn] passer-by 7.pavement (US sidewalk) 8.motorbike [(mEUtEbaIk], motorcycle [(mEUtE)saIk&l] biker ifml. motorcyclist [(mEUtE)saIklIst] 9.traffic policeman/ -woman traffic unit (US highway patrol) 10.parcelcopter Fußgänger(in) Passant(in) Gehsteig Motorrad (Motor)radfahrer(in) Motorradfahrer(in) Verkehrspolizist(in) Verkehrspolizei Paketkopter ISSUE 39 What are they saying? Driver:I was just about to turn right when this drone smashes into my window. So I brake, then there’s a bang and a thud and I realize a taxi’s crashed into the back of the van. Policeman:The ambulance is on its way — the paramedics will take care of you. You’ve had a nasty shock. Driver: You can say that again! “Delivery” collocations Driving put on your seat belt den Sicherheitsgurt anlegen start the engine [(endZIn] den Motor anlassen einen Gang einlegen put into gear [gIE] put your foot on the mit dem Fuß auf das accelerator (US gas pedal) Gaspedal drücken release the clutch [klVtS] die Kupplung lösen rückwärts fahren reverse [ri(v§:s] indicate (US signal) blinken ausscheren swerve [sw§:v] speed up beschleunigen go over the speed limitdie Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten sound (US honk) your horn hupen overtake (US pass) überholen brake Bremse slam on the brakes voll auf die Bremse steigen pull over anhalten, an den Rand fahren tanken refuel [)ri:(fju:El] fill up volltanken 11.drone 12. delivery van courier van [(kUriE vÄn] 13. driver chauffeur [(SEUfE] motorist 14. hazard lights [(hÄzEd laIts] 15. bicycle cyclist [(saIklIst] 16. junction [(dZVNkS&n] crossroads ISSUE 39 iStock Full service: we pick up and deliver Drohne Lieferwagen Lieferwagen, Kurierfahrzeug (Auto-)Fahrer(in) Chauffeur/Chauffeuse Autofahrer(in) Warnblinkleuchten Fahrrad (Fahr-)Radfahrer(in) Abzweigung; (Straßen-)Kreuzung (Straßen-)Kreuzung express deliveryExpresslieferung, Eilzustellung fast/quick delivery schnelle Lieferung immediate delivery sofortige Lieferung morning deliverymorgendliche Zustellung next-day deliveryLieferung am Folgetag overnight delivery Übernachtlieferung prompt delivery prompte Lieferung recorded delivery Einschreiben (US certified mail) same-day deliveryLieferung am selben Tag scheduled delivery termingerechte [(Sedju:ld] Lieferung special delivery Sonderlieferung Verb + delivery accept a delivery eine Lieferung annehmen await a delivery eine Lieferung erwarten get/receive a delivery eine Lieferung erhalten have sth. delivered etw. geliefert bekommen make a delivery etw. (aus)liefern reschedule a deliveryeinen Liefertermin neu festlegen SKILL UP! Stuck in traffic? Why not use the time to name all the different types of vehicle you can see? Can you tell from the outside what the cars, lorries and vans are transporting? If so, say what it is in English. Repeat this a few times until you can remember all the terms — or until traffic starts moving again. SKILL UP! 5