Traveling and going through formalities

We arrived at the airport. Mike got a trolley and we went to the departure lounge. We looked at the departure board to see if our flight was boarding yet. Then we went to our gate.

There were some formalities we had to go through. Mike and I filled in declaration forms. In a declaration form I indicated the kind of valuables and the amount of currency I had on me. Then we went through passport control. The travelers have their passports and visas checked there. Next we went to the customs area. The customs officer asked the question, “Have you got anything to declare?” I answered that everything I had was for my own use only. I said I did not carry anything for sale or anything that was not allowed free, that is anything that was liable to duty. Our luggage was weighed and labeled then. The customs officer inspected my luggage and I was allowed to the public area.

We went to the duty-free shop. Mike bought a box of sweets and two cokes. In twenty minutes we were invited to the plane. Passengers boarded the plane, and some time later the plane took off. We reached our destination in time.

Activity 8.1. Answer the questions to the text.

1. What formalities do the travelers have to go through when traveling abroad? (go through passport control, go through customs, fill in a declaration form)

2. Did you have your luggage packed?

3. How much money have you got?

4. What did you do when you heard your flight called?

9. Activity 9. Traveling by rail. The following sentences describe what you do when you go to a railway station to catch a train, but they are in the wrong order. Read them carefully and put them in the right order.

____ You arrive at the railway station.

____ You take a porter.

____ You go to the departure board to see if your train has arrived.

____ The board tells you which platform to go to.

____ You go to the information office if your train didn’t arrive on time.

____ You get on a train.

____ You go to the platform.

____ You show your ticket to a ticket inspector.

10. Activity 10. Read, translate and act out two dialogues.

Dialogue 1.

A: Is there a problem?

B: Yes. I’m sorry, but your Sweden entry visa has expired.

A: Can I get one in Stockholm?

B: No. You have to apply from outside Sweden.

A: So I can’t get on this flight?

B: I’m afraid not. If we take you to Stockholm, the immigration authorities won’t let you in.

Answer the questions:

1. What’s a problem?

2. What’s a destination?

3. What will happen if the traveler goes to Stockholm?

Dialogue 2.

A: I got in from Kiev late and I’ve missed my connection to Stockholm.

B: If there’s space, you can have a seat on the next flight.

A: Good, but I mustn’t be in the smoking section. I’m allergic to smoke.

B: That’s all right.

A: What about my luggage?

B: You don’t have to do anything about that. We’ll transfer it to the plane for you.

A: Thanks.

Answer the questions:

1. What’s a problem?

2. What’s a destination?

3. What needn’t the traveler do?

11. Activity 11. Match the replies to the correct problem.

a	I have to ring my office.	There’s a phone over there.
b	What’s the taxi fare to the city centre?	Around $ 50.
c	Is it too early for the bar?	No, it opened 10 minutes ago.
d	I have to be in Stockholm by 8 tonight.	I’ll look up the best connection.
e	Where can I get a bus into town?	There’s an airport bus downstairs.
f	I can’t find my boarding card.	When did you last have it?

12. Activity 12. Find words or phrases that mean.

1	a person who flies planes	a pilot
2	a person who carries luggage	out of date
3	a tax-free shop	a porter
4	a short stay in a place between connecting flights	in time
5	baggage	the Duty Free
6	things to carry baggage	the stopover
7	the ladies’ toilet	luggage
8	at the correct time	the ladies’
9	not late	trolleys
10	expired	on time

13. Activity 13. Situation: You are going in a very important business trip to negotiate a large contract with a new supplier. What will you do if…?

Model:

1. What will you do if you miss your flight?

~ I will buy a ticket at the next flight and give a call to the supplier to shift our meeting?

2. What will you do if you lose your luggage?

3. What will you do if your supplier can’t speak Russian?

4. What will you do if your supplier is getting ill all of a sudden?

5. What will you do if your supplier speaks English but too quickly?

6. What will you do if your partner invites you to have lunch?

7. What will you do if your supplier price is too high?

8. What will you do if your supplier offers you a bribe?

14. Activity 14: Things that irritate me. Which of the following things irritate you the most when traveling? Rank them in order from “the most” to “the least” irritating.

• sitting next to someone who talks non-stop,

• cancellations of flights,

• dirty toilets,

• bad weather,

• lost luggage,

• long queue at the ticket office,

• bad food,

• sitting next to children,

• no trolleys available,

• full train or flight.

Criteria for evaluation are:

• Форма страдательного залога. Passive Voice;

• Общие и специальные вопросы с глаголом “to be”. General and question-word questions with “to be”;

• phrases when buying a ticket, going through customs and asking questions at an information office;

• “How long…?” and “When…?” questions;

• dialogue “Traveling abroad and going through customs”.

H/w:

1. Форма страдательного залога. Passive Voice.

2. Общие и специальные вопросы с глаголом “to be”. General and question-word questions with “to be”.

3. Learn by heart the dialogue “Traveling by air going though customs”.

4. Read, translate and review the text “Traveling and going through formalities”.

Lesson 8

Objective:

• to have a conversation over the telephone.

Tasks:

• to use the third person singular;

• to use “to be” in the present simple tense;

• to use negative questions with “to be”;

• to use alternative questions;

• to do business with your partner over the phone.