Passport and customs control

Nowadays people who go on business mostly travel by air as it is the fastest means of travelling. Landing formalities and customs regulations are more or less the same in all countries. While the passenger is still on board the stewardess gives him an arrival card to fill in. He must fill in his name, birth date, nationality, occupation, passport information and visa information, home address. After the passenger has disembarked, officials will check his passport and visa. In some countries they will check the passenger’s certificate of vaccination. Then the passenger goes to the customs for an examination of his luggage.

As a rule personal belongings may be brought in duty free. If the traveler has nothing to declare he may just go through “the green” section of the customs. In some cases the customs inspector may ask you to open your bags for inspection.

To pass the passport and customs control you must be able to answer the following questions:

Where are you going?

How long are you going to stay?

What is the purpose of your visit?

Can I see your vaccination certificate?

Is this your suitcase?

Have you got anything to declare?

Have you got any things liable to duty?

How many packets of cigarettes have you got?

Vocabulary:

go on business - ездить в командировку

means of travelling – вид путешествия, средство передвижения

Landing - приземление

an arrival card – карта прибытия

to fill in - заполнять

occupation – род занятия

disembark - высаживаться

certificate of vaccination – свидетельство о прививках

luggage - багаж

personal belongings – личные вещи

duty free - беспошлинно

AT THE HOTEL

When people travel on business or for pleasure, they have to think of accommodation. As a rule they telephone the hotel to reserve a room in advance. There are different kinds of rooms: single, double and de luxe. When you arrive at the hotel, you come up to the receptionist. He asks you to fill in a registration card. The porter helps you with the luggage. You unlock the door and unpack the suitcase.

You can call the room service for dinner. Different meals are served at hotels. A continental breakfast usually consists of coffee and bread. You may take a bun, a roll, a croissant or bread and butter and cheese. As to drinks, you may enjoy some juice, coffee, tea, milk or chocolate. Some people prefer full breakfast with porridge, cornflakes, eggs and ham or bacon.

The services offered to you at hotels make you enjoy every minute of your staying there.

Accommodation - жилье, номер в гостинице

As a rule – как правило

То reserve – заказывать, бронировать

A double room - двухместный номер

A receptionist - администратор

То unlock - открывать

То unpack - распаковывать

Meals - приемы пищи

A bun, a roll - булочка

Porridge - овсяная каша

Service - обслуживание