special delivery - Business Spotlight

PICTURE THIS!
Bernhard Förth
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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
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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
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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.
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