A delayed delivery

A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Read the English text first, then check the translation. This reading intentionally brings the unit examples together in context. Note the main idea and two expressions you could use.

Text and translation

The delivery was due on Wednesday morning. I was working from home so I could receive the package. At noon, the driver called to ask for directions. He was waiting outside a building with a similar name. I described the correct entrance and stayed on the phone. Ten minutes later, the package arrived safely.

كان موعد التسليم صباح الأربعاء. كنت أعمل من المنزل لكي أستلم الطرد. ظهرًا، اتصل السائق ليسأل عن الاتجاهات. كان ينتظر خارج مبنى يحمل اسمًا مشابهًا. وصفت المدخل الصحيح وبقيت على الهاتف. بعد عشر دقائق، وصل الطرد سالمًا.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: At noon, the driver called to ask for directions.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: بعد عشر دقائق، وصل الطرد سالمًا.
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