Primary School Level

Points: His appearance - daily duties - hard work – qualities - a useful public servant,

A postman is a common sight in our cities and villages. He wears a khaki uniform. He has a khaki canvas bag slung over his shoulder. In this bag he carries letters, post cards, money orders and parcels.

His work begins early in the morning. He goes to the Post Office to collect the mail. He then starts on his round to distribute the letters. He visits each house and shop and delivers letters or parcels. He also pays out money orders to those who have received them. He collects the letters from different letter-boxes along the way. He takes them to the post office. He goes home for lunch. He returns to work. He delivers the mail a second time in the evening. He goes home to rest after finishing his day's work.

The postman does a hard job. His work is dull. He does the same work every day. He has to be on his feet all the time. He has to walk many miles a day. He also has to go up and down the stairs of many buildings. At the end of the day he is very tired.

He is a useful public servant. People eagerly wait for him. He is a cheerful worker. He is the bringer of good and bad news. If we had no postman we would have to go to the post office ourselves to collect our letters.

Difficult Words: Slung - hanging; mail - letters; distribute-give out; deliver-hands over; dull-not interesting, be on his feet- stand or walk; eagerly-hopefully; cheerful-happy.