Exercises. When the plane arrives at the Heathrow airport the passengers get out of the plane and go into the building of the airport

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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

fourteen	[фотин]	четырнадцать (числ.)
passport		паспорт
control		контроль, проверка
to get out of		выходить из
building	[билдинг]	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	[кью ап]	стоять в очереди
queue marshal		распорядитель очереди
to signal		давать сигнал
officer		чиновник, работник
counter		стойка
to indicate		указывать
the counter indicated		указанная (им) стойка
landing card		карточка прилетевшего в страну пассажира
reason		причина
the United Kingdom		Англия / Великобритания
U.K./ UK/ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland		Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
to be on a business tour		совершать деловую по­ездку
to attend		посещать
a week or so		около недели
to ask		спрашивать
to present		представлять, давать
difficulty	[дификалти]	трудность
to have difficulty in do­ing something		испытывать затруднение в чем-то
stranger	[стрэнджа]	незнакомец
to interpret	[интэприт]	переводить (устно)
They do not like strang­ers to help them		Они не любят, когда посторонние лица хотят помочь
in such cases		в этих случаях
most probably		скорее всего
staff member		штатный сотрудник
only		единственный, только
the only words		единственные слова
like these		такие, как
a few words like these		несколько слов, таких как
to come		приезжать, приходить
I have come as a busi­nessman		Я приехал в качестве бизнесмена

1. Underline the sentences true to the text:

• The plane arrives at the Heathrow airport.

The text does not say at what airport the plane arrives.

The plane arrives at the Gatwick airport.

• The passport control point is very close to the entrance into the building of the airport.

The passport control point is not close to the entrance.

• The passport control point is called Passports.

The passport control point is called Passport Control.

The passport control point is called Immigration.

• There are three gates at the passport control point.

There is only one gate at the passport control point

There are two gates at this point.

• There are very few passengers and the group comes to the officers in no time.

There are very many passengers and the Russians have to queue up.

• There is only one English officer at the point.

There are two English officers at the passport control point.

There are a few English officers at the point.

• When the officer is free he invites another passenger to come.

It is the queue marshal who indicates to the passenger what immi­gration officer is free.

• English Immigration officers usually ask Group Leaders or other Russians for help if they have difficulty in speaking with Russians.

English Immigration officers usually speak Russian.

English Immigration officers usually ask their own interpreters for help when they have difficulties in speaking with Russians.

2. Translate into Russian:

Some Russian businessmen have difficulty in speaking with the English Immigration officers.

They have difficulty in answering questions.

Usually English officers do not like strangers to help them with interpreting.

In such cases the officers ask their own interpieters for help.

Most piobably these interpreteis are staff members of Immigration.

3. Read the following:

• these intepreters

these officers

these businessmen

the gate

• One of the gates is for passengers from European Community countries.

The other gate is for passengers from all other countries.

What's the reason for your visit to the United Kingdom?

Here is the invitation.

4. Insert articles:

After queueing up for some time Mr. Lvov and.. group come up to... queue marshal who signals what Immigration officer is free. And each person goes to.. counter indicated. For some Russian busi­nessmen of... group it was... first experience with Englishmen. They had some difficulty in speaking with... Immigration officers.

5. Insert prepositions:

Some Russian businessmen have difficulty... speaking.. English Immigration officers and answering their questions. Usually English officers do not like strangers to help them... interpreting.... such cases the officers ask their own interpreters.. help.

6. Translate into English:

Извините, я не знаю английского.

Я приехал на обучение.

Я из России.

Я бизнесмен.

Я пробуду в Англии 8 дней.

Я остановлюсь в отеле.

Вот мой паспорт.

Вот мое приглашение.

Одну минуту, я попрошу помочь мне руководителя группы.

7. Make short dialogues:

• Example	— May I see your passport, please? — Yes, certainly Here it is.
ticket return ticket the invitation of the English company the invitation of the English sponsors landing card

• Example ü back — обратно	— May I have the card back? — Yes, certainly. Here you are.
have the passport back have the ticket back have the invitation back have another form have another card

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