1. Postcards

2. What is a postcard?
It is a piece of cardboard with a picture on one side and space to write on the other.

3. Who do we write postcards to?
We write postcards to family and friends.
Is it like a letter?
Yes. But we do not need an envelope to send it.

4. Let’s look at an example.

5. Stamp
Who Zoe
is writing to
Body
Recipient
Who gets
the card
Address
Closing
Where the person lives

6. How should we write addresses?

7. When we write an address, we write the smallest unit first.
street number
street
city
province
country
postcode
What is a postcode?

8. In some countries, people need to write postcodes
In some countries, people need to write postcodes. A postcode is a set of numbers and letters to help the postman find the right place. For example,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Washington, DC 20500
U.S.A.
London, SW1A 2AA
United Kingdom
Beijing
China

9. Why? Usually, there is a photo of a place on one side of a postcard.
People often buy postcards when they visit a place.

10. We send postcards to people to show them the places we visit.
Why do we send postcards?
We send postcards to people to
show them the places we visit.

11. Match the places with the correct photos.
Victoria Harbour
Lamma Island
The Big Buddha
The Big Buddha
Victoria Harbour
Lamma Island

12. Let’s read the postcard again.
Stamp
Who Zoe
is writing to
Body
Recipient
Where the person lives
Who gets
the card
Closing

13. The End