#0417 – Getting Travel Documents, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0417 – Getting Travel Documents

#0417 – Getting Travel Documents, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 417 – Getting Travel Documents
GLOSSARY
passport –
an official document that one gets from one’s government, allowing
one to travel outside of the country, usually a small book with a photograph of the
person and many pages
* Becca likes looking through her old passports, remembering her trips to other
countries.
in time for –
before something else happens; before something is due
* You came home from work just in time for dinner.
expired –
no longer valid, good, or true because something was made to be
used only for a certain period of time and the end date has already passed
* My driver’s license expired, so I need to apply for a new one.
to renew –
to get a new document when an old one is no longer valid or good; to
extend the period of time that a document is valid or good for
* We hope you will renew your subscription to our newspaper so that you can
continue to get the daily news.
visa –
a document from another country that gives one permission to enter that
country for a certain period of time
* When Hanna graduated from an American university, she had to go back to
Vietnam because her student visa had expired.
vaccination –
an injection that prevents a person from getting a specific disease
later in life
* Babies and young children need to have vaccinations against hepatitis, polio,
the measles, and many other diseases.
entry –
the process of going into another country
* Is this your first entry to the United States, or have you been here before?
to travel freely –
to be able to go to another country without needing a visa or
any other special permission or documents
* People in the European Union can usually travel freely between its countries
without having to show their passports.
policy –
an official way of doing something, usually explained in writing
* The company’s vacation policy says that we need to request our vacations at
least two months before we want to leave.
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consulate –
a building that belongs to a foreign country, where people from that
country can get help and where people who want to travel to that country can get
the documents they need
* Sharon lost her passport while traveling in Slovakia, so she had to go to the
U.S. consulate to get a new one.
supporting document –
papers that must be seen when one applies for
something else
* When you apply to a university, you’ll need to send copies of your high school
grades as supporting documents.
classification –
a type or kind of something
* The biggest eggs have a Grade A classification.
tourist –
a person who visits another country for a short period of time for fun,
usually on vacation
* Are you traveling as a tourist or on business?
to overstay (one’s) visa –
to stay in a country longer that one has permission to
stay for; to stay in a country after one’s visa has expired
* When they overstayed their visa, they had to pay $100 to the government.
to deport (someone) –
to make a person leave a country, usually because he or
she is not allowed to stay in the country or because he or she has broken the law
* The man was deported and had to go back to his country when the government
realized that he didn’t have a passport.
authorities –
government officials; people with legal power
* If the authorities find out that you’ve hidden money from the government, they’ll
make you pay it all back and more.
lawbreaker –
a person who breaks the law; a person who does something
against the law; a person who does something illegal
* The company never hires lawbreakers.
(one’s) kind of people –
people that one feels comfortable with because one
shares beliefs, opinions and a way of living with them
* She knew she wanted to marry James as soon as she met his family, because
they were her kind of people.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What will Steven need to bring to the consulate to get a visa?
a) Vaccinations.
b) Supporting documentation.
c) Authorities.
2. Why does Steven need to renew his passport?
a) Because it is no longer valid.
b) Because McQuillanland requires a special passport.
c) Because he is changing his visa classification.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
in time for
The phrase “in time for,” in this podcast, means before something else happens,
or before something is due: “Did you finish studying in time for the test?” The
phrase “to have time to kill” means that one has too much time and not enough
things to do: “Do you want to meet for coffee before the meeting? I have time to
kill.” The phrase “out of time” means to have no more time available for doing
something: “Our radio program is out of time for today, but please listen to us
again at 8:00 tomorrow morning.” Finally, the phrase “for the time being” means
for a short period of time, or temporarily: “We want to own a home, but for the
time being we’re renting an apartment until we can save enough money.”
entry
In this podcast, the word “entry” means the process of going into another country:
“Which point of entry did you use to get into Bolivia from Peru: Copacabana or
Desaguadero?” An “entry” is also one line of information that a person types into
a computer database: “The new employee made a lot of mistakes in her entries
today.” In a competition, an “entry” is what a person does, makes, or writes
down to participate and try to win: “Please give your contest entries to the people
in uniform near the door.” Finally, an “entryway” is the part of a home or other
building that one enters immediately after walking through the front door: “Please
leave your coat and hat in the entryway and then come into the living room.”
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CULTURE NOTE
People who travel to the United States from other countries need to make sure
that their travel documents are “in order,” meaning that they have all the
necessary papers and that they are “current” (not expired). If someone flies to
the United States without all the “required” (necessary) travel documents, he or
she is not allowed to leave the airport and is sent back to his or her “home
country” (the country where he or she came from).
Travelers to the U.S. need to have a “valid” (current) passport from their own
country. They also need to have a “visa” (permission from the U.S. government
to stay in the country for a certain period of time). Getting a visa can be difficult.
People have to go the U.S. “embassy” (official government building in another
country) in their own country to “apply for” (ask for) a visa, showing many
supporting documents and often paying a lot of money.
Many travelers come to the United States with a student or tourist visa. Other
people come with a business visa that allows them to work in the United States
for a certain period of time. People who are married or “engaged to” (have said
that they will marry) an American might have another type of visa.
When arriving in the United States, travelers need to “fill out” (write information
on) an I-94 “form” (an official document that requests information). The I-94 is
usually “passed out” (given to people) while they are on the plane or when they
enter the airport. The form “requests” (asks for) information about why the
traveler will be in the United States and for how long. It is very important to not
lose this form, since the traveler will have to show it again when leaving the
country.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – a
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ESL Podcast 417 – Getting Travel Documents
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 417: Getting Travel
Documents.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 417. I’m your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
the beautiful City of Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Please go there and download a Learning Guide for
this episode that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences,
additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete
transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is called “Getting Travel Documents.” It’s a dialogue between
Steve and Joyce about passports, visas, and other things that you need to know
if you are going to travel to another country. Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Joyce: We need to apply for our passports now if we want to have them in time
for our trip to McQuillanland.
Steven: I have a passport.
Joyce: Yes, but it expired last year. You need to renew it before you can get a
visa. McQuillanland requires a visa and vaccinations before they’ll allow entry
into the country.
Steven: Okay, okay, where is the application? I thought U.S. citizens could
travel freely in McQuillanland.
Joyce: That used to be true, but their policies have changed. We also need to
bring our applications to their consulate in person, with all of the supporting
documents.
Steven: Fine. The application asks which visa classification we’re applying for.
Should I check student or tourist?
Joyce: Even though we’re taking a language course while we’re there, we’re
asking for a tourist visa. We can stay for three months on a tourist visa.
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