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Unit fourteen
Passports
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When the plane arrives at the Heathrow airport the passengers get out of the plane and go into the
building of the airport. After passing along endless corridors they get to the passport control point called
Immigration. There are two gates. One is for passengers from EC (European Community) countries. And the
other gate is for passengers from all other countries. After queuing up for some time Mr. Lvov and the group
come up to the queue marshal who signals what officer is free. And each person goes to the counter
indicated.
Here is a typical talk between the English Immigration officer and a Russian businessman:
Russian: Good morning.
Officer: Good morning, sir. May I see your passport and landing card, please?
Russian: Certainly. Here you are.
Officer: Thank you.... What's the reason for your visit to the UK?
Russian: I'm on a business tour to attend a training programme.
Officer: And how long are you staying here?
Russian: A week or so.
Officer: Have you got a return ticket?
Russian: Yes, certainly. Here is my ticket.
Officer: May I see the invitation of the company who will receive you here?
Russian: Just a minute I'll ask our Group Leader to present it .... Here is the invitation.
Officer: Thank you .... Everything is OK. Here is your passport, ticket and the invitation.
Some Russian businessmen have difficulty in speaking with the English Immigration officers and
answering then questions. Usually English officers do not like strangers to help them with interpreting. In
such cases the officers ask their own interpreters for help. Most probably these interpreters are staff
members of Immigration. For some Russian businessmen of the group it was the first experience with
Englishmen and the only words they could say were:
I am sorry. I do not speak English.
Others could say a few words, like these:
I have come as a businessman for training. I shall stay in England for eight days. I shall stay at Sherlock
Holmes hotel in London.
Words and expressions
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[,f
't
n]
четырнадцать (числ.)
passport
паспорт
control
контроль, проверка
to get out of
выходить из
building
['b
ld
]
здание
to pass along a corridor
пройти по коридору
endless
бесконечный
point
пункт, место
passport control point
паспортный контроль
to be called
вызывать, приглашать
gate
ворота, зд выход
European Community
Европейское Сообщество
country
страна
to queue up
['kj
'
р]
стоять в очереди
queue marshal
распорядитель очереди