5. Role-play the conversation ‘At Passport Control’ using the prompts below.
Beijing, China / holiday / three days / a sales manager for a petrochemical company
Paris, France / to study English / 3 months / a student at college
Osaka, Japan / business conference / 2 weeks / CEO, Buy&Sell Co.
Warsaw, Poland / to visit relatives / a month / a sales representative
Athens, Greece / business trip / 2 months / a lawyer
Ottawa, Canada / to visit a business partner / 5 days / a production manager
Rome, Italy / business trip / 2 weeks / a driller in a gas company
Deli, India / to study English / 5 weeks / a technician in a big oil company
Barcelona, Spain / business trip / 24 hours / an operator at a refinery
6. Study the conversation. At Customs
Customs officer: May I look at your passport and customs declaration form, sir?
Traveller: Certainly. Here you are.
Customs officer: Do you have anything to declare?
Traveller: No, nothing. Just the normal allowance.
Customs officer: What do you have in this suitcase?
Traveller: Books, clothes, personal belongings and a bottle of wine.
Customs officer: Okay, do you have anything else besides these?
Traveller: No, I don’t.
Customs officer: How much money do you have on you?
Traveller: I have four thousand US dollars and eight hundred euros.
Customs officer: That’s fine, thank you. You can proceed. Have a nice stay in the United States.
T
raveller:
Thank you. I’m sure I will.
Now translate the following into English and role-play the situation. Use ex.6 as a model.
Student A (Customs officer)
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Customs officer |
Покажите Ваш паспорт и декларацию. |
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Traveller |
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Customs officer |
Вы что-нибудь декларируете? |
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Traveller |
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Customs officer |
Что у Вас в этом чемодане? |
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Traveller |
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Customs officer |
Хорошо. У Вас есть что-нибудь еще кроме этого? |
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Traveller |
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Customs officer |
Сколько у Вас с собой денег? |
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Traveller |
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Customs officer |
Все в порядке. Вы можете проходить. Хорошего пребывания в США. |
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Traveller |
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Student B (Traveller)
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
Вот, пожалуйста. |
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
Нет, ничего. У меня только разрешенные предметы. |
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
Книги, одежда, личные вещи и бутылка вина. |
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
Нет. |
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
У меня 400 американских долларов и 800 евро. |
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Customs officer |
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Traveller |
Спасибо. Думаю, так и будет. |