- •At the airport l esson 1 Booking a ticket
- •1 Choose the best word in the definitions(1-4).
- •2 A travel agent is explaining transport choices to a customer who wants to travel from London to Edinburgh. Use the information below and in the box to complete the explanation.
- •3 The customer decides to fly. Read the conversation and complete the booking information on the computer screen.
- •Work in pairs. Read the dialogue in Exercise 3 aloud, taking turns to read each part.
- •Work in pairs. Role play a similar conversation. Use the information below.
- •Lesson 2 At the airport
- •1 Match the signs (1-10) with the definitions (a-j).
- •2 Match the first part of these questions or
- •Work in pairs. One of you is a passenger, the other is a check-in clerk. Take turns to role play a scene at the check-in desk. Use the questions in Exercise 2.
- •At the Airport
- •Writing
- •1. Where do you go first when you travel by plane? Put these places in the correct order. Write 1-5 on the left.
- •2. Read the conversations. Where are they? Write the letter next to the correct place on the right in Exercise 2.
- •3. Read the conversations again carefully. Who are the people?
- •4. Read and dramatize the following dialogue. Work in pairs. At the Airport
- •5. Complete the open dialogue. Work in team (see the vocabulary below).
- •6. Complete the open dialogue. Work in pairs. Going through the Customs
- •7. Translate into English
- •Lesson 4
- •1. Read the dialogues in roles and study the words and expressions. At the airport
- •2. Cover the left column of the dialogues above with a sheet of paper and give the back translation of the dialogues. Work in pairs.
- •Fill out the Customs Declaration:
- •Department of the Treasury united states customs service
- •Passport number
- •4. Role Play ( see the example dialogues above)
- •Supplementary Reading
- •Read, translate and remember the following rules and regulations.
- •Air Travel
- •II. Passport Regulations and Customs
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Ask a friend what is proper to do:
- •4. List what is wrong to do:
II. Passport Regulations and Customs
Landing formalities and customs regulations are, about the same in all countries.
While still on board the plane the passenger is given an arrival card to fill in, he fills in (in block letters) his name in full, country of residence, permanent address, purpose and length of visit, and address in the country he is visiting.
After passenger has disembarked officials will examine (check) his passport and visa (to see if they are in order).
In some countries they will check the passenger’s certificate of vaccination.
When these formalities have been completed the passenger goes to the Customs for an examination of his luggage.
The passenger is required to fill in a customs declaration form. He must list all dutiable articles. (Personal belongings may be brought in duty-free.)
Here is a partial list of prohibited articles (items): firearms, drugs, in some countries — meat products, fresh fruit and vegetables.
6. The Custom’s inspector may ask you to open your bags for inspection. After you are through with all customs formalities he will put a stamp on each piece of luggage.
2. Answer the following questions.
A. 1. When are the passengers requested to arrive at the airport? 2. What is the weight limitation in the economy class (first class)? 3. What personal belongings are permitted into the cabin? 4. What does the passenger receive after registering his air ticket? 5. Where must he show his boarding pass? 6. What electric signs should the passenger obey? 7. Who speaks over the public address system on. board the plane? 8. What does the captain say to the passengers?
B. 1. What does thre passenger fill in while he is still on board the plane? 2. What questions does he have to answer? 3. Does he state the purpose and length of his visit? 4. When do officials check the passenger’s passport and visa? 5. Where is the passenger’s luggage examined? 6. What does the passenger list in the customs declaration form? 7. What articles are usually brought in duty-free? 8. Which articles are dutiable in our country (in the country you’ve visited)?
3. Ask a friend what is proper to do:
when you travel by air; when you go through passport and customs formalities
4. List what is wrong to do:
when you travel by air; when you go through the Customs