Meeting at the Airport
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 481.
At the Customs
Passport Control
Health Check
(T – traveler, O – official)
| O: T: O: T: O: | Where are you from, sir? From Belarus. Your vaccination certificate, please. Here you are. Thank you. Everything is OK. You may proceed to Passport Control. |
(British citizens go through “British passport” control, non-British – through “Commonwealth and EEC passports”)
| O: T: O: T: O: T: | Your passport and immigration card, please. Here you are. What's the purpose of your trip and how long are you staying in London? Two weeks. I'm here on summer school/I'm attending a conference in London. Your passport and visa are in order. Have a pleasant stay, sir. Thank you. |
| O: T: O: T: O: T: | Good afternoon, sir. Is this your suit-case? Yes, it is. Have you got anything to declare? I have a box of cigarettes for my own use and my personal thing, too. Shall I open the bag? That won't be necessary. You may go through “green” channel if you have nothing to declare. The departure lounge is straight ahead. Then you'll have to go through the check gate. Thank you. |
| O: T: O: T: O: T: | Welcome to London. It's nice to see you. Did you have a good journey? The trip was very pleasant. But we feel safer on the land. Please, come this way. Our shuttle is outside the airport building. It is our first visit to London and we are anxious about it. Oh, you'll have an opportunity to have a look around and I hope you'll enjoy it. Your programme is packed by I'll be able to show you some places of interest on the way to our city. Fine, thank you. |
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| II. On Arrival | | | Ex. 3. Act out the dialogues on travel by train and improvise similar ones. |