5. Decide if the statements are true or false.

1 Bureaucracy is often used in a negative way to mean unnecessary rules.

2 An identity card is a card which gives you permission to enter, pass through or leave a country.

3 A birth certificate gives the important facts about your birth.

4 All documents are for a fixed period of time.

5 If you want to stay in the country, you must renew your visa.

6 A landing card is a form you may have to fill in when you leave a country.

7 An application form - a form where you write details about yourself

8 Forms often contain informal expressions.

6. Complete these sentences with a suitable word.

1 Will you need to ....get… a visa if you go to the United States?

2 I was surprised that nobody …… my passport when we arrived in France.

3 Could you in this form for me, please?

4 They sent the form back to me because I forgot to …… it at the bottom.

5 A: Do I have to put my…………… at the bottom of this form?

B: Yes, please – and then print your full name underneath.

6 A: I only had a visa for six months and it ……………. next week.

B: Are you going to it?

A: Yes, if I can. I don’t think it’ll be a problem.

7 Write your first name here and your …………….. underneath.

8 I want to do a course, so I wrote to the school and asked them to send a(n) ……… form.

7. Match the expressions and questions.

1. first name 2. surname 3. date of birth 4. place of birth 5. permanent address 6. marital status 7. occupation 8. qualifications 9.hobbies/interests 10 tel. no.

a. Are you married or single? b. What do you do in your free time? c. What’s your phone number? d. What’s your first name? e. What do you do? f. Where were you born? g. When were you born? h. What’s your family name? i. Where do you live? j. What degrees, diplomas, certificates, etc. do you have?

8. Rewrite these sentences in more informal English.

What’s your date of birth? ..When were you born ……?

What’s your country of origin? ………………………….. ?

What’s your marital status?...................................................?

What was your date of arrival?.................................................?

When’s your date of departure?................................................ ?

Grammar

Second Conditional ^{(See Grammar Reference on page …)}

9. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1 If I were (be) rich, I would travel (travel) round the world. First I _____ (go) to Canada, then I ______ (go) to New York.

2 If he ______ (study) harder, he _____ (pass) the exam and ____ (get) an exam certificate.

3 I ______ (go) to London, if I _______ (get) a visa.

4 If you ______ (show) your identity card, you _____ (not be) at the police station now.

5 If he ______ (work) harder, he _______ (have) more money.

6 If I _____ (can) speak perfect English, I _____ (not be) in this classroom.

7 What _______ you _______ (do) if a stranger _______ (give) you $1 million?