COPY: Lencho's Letter

counter = A flat surface where transactions are conducted acknowledgement = Receipt or confirmation of receipt counterfoil = A part of a form kept by the sender for record appropriate = Suitable or proper for a particular purpose

Sending money through post office = One of the cheapest ways to send money to someone Filling out a Money Order form = Involves indicating the sender, recipient, and amount to be sent Consulting a dictionary for word meanings = Looking up definitions of words in a reference book Submitting the Money Order form at the post office = Completing the process of sending money through post

Lencho = A farmer who writes a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos God = The recipient of Lencho's letter Teacher = The person with whom the reader is instructed to discuss word meanings Partner = The recipient of money sent through the post office

<p>Money Order form = Used to indicate sender, recipient, and amount to be sent Part for official use = Kept by the post office for administrative purposes Acknowledgement = Proof of receipt of the sent money Counterfoil = A record of the transaction kept by the sender</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guessing the story's continuation = Engaging the reader's imagination before reading Consulting a dictionary for word meanings = Understanding the definitions of unfamiliar words Submitting the Money Order form at the post office = Completing the process of sending money through post Discussing word meanings with the teacher = Clarifying the meanings of specific words in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lencho is a farmer who writes a letter to God when his crops are ruined, asking for a hundred pesos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lencho asks for a hundred pesos in his letter to God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The suggested activity is to fill out a Money Order form and send money through the post office.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three parts of the Money Order form are the Money Order form, the part for official use, and the Acknowledgement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose is to understand the process of sending money through the post office and to experience receiving money by post.</p> Signup and view all the answers