The high street is the main shopping street in a British town. Errands there are short, quick conversations, and they move fast. Learners often translate directly and say "I want to send this letter by first class" or "Where is the money machine?". In this episode: • The shops and places • At the post office • Queues • In the shops • A high street morning • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: the high street — the main shopping street in a town the post office — where you post letters and parcels the chemist's (KEM-ists) — the pharmacy; also sells tissues, plasters and toiletries the bakery (BAY-kuh-ree) — sells bread and cakes the corner shop — a small local shop that sells everyday things the newsagent's (NYOOZ-ay-junts) — sells newspapers, magazines and sweets the dry cleaner's — cleans clothes that can't go in the washing machine the cashpoint (KASH-poynt) — the cash machine the charity shop — sells second-hand things to raise money for a good cause the library (LY-bruh-ree) — where you borrow books for free I need to post this — I want to send this by post I'd like to send this, please — (polite) First class or second class? — fast or slower, cheaper post a stamp — the small sticker that pays for a letter a parcel (PAH-sul) — a package; no R sound in PAH signed for — the person must sign when it arrives Pop it on the scales — put it on the weighing machine (casual) Is there a queue? — are people waiting in a line? Are you in the queue? — a polite check before you stand behind someone Is this the queue? — is this the line for this counter? Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.