English For Today Class VIII

Unit One Going on a foreign trip After we have studied this unit, we will be able to listen for information 􀀀 listen to and follow announcements read and understand texts 􀀀 ask and answer questions 􀀀 write answers to questions 􀀀 write the main ideas Lesson 1: At the airport Key words: lounge immigration A Look at the picture and talk about it. 1 What do you see? 2 Can you guess where it could be? 3 Who are the people in the picture? 4 What could be their relationship? B Now read the text and find out if your guesses are correct. Zara lives with her parents in London. They have come to Bangladesh to visit Zara’s aunt and uncle. She is very close to her cousin Mita. Both the families have visited many interesting places together in Bangladesh. It was a great fun. Then they decided that they would visit some places outside Bangladesh too. They decided to go to Thailand. But Mita’s parents were too busy with their work, so they could not go. However, Mita was going with them. Mita, Zara and her parents are at Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport. They are waiting in the lounge. Mita is very excited. This is her first time to board a plane. They are flying by Bangladesh Biman. Mita is hoping to have a great time in Thailand. 2 English For Today As they wait, the two cousins start planning what they would do once they reach Bangkok. Mita’s uncle brings forms for all of them to fill in before going through the immigration. He gives one to Mita and says, “You have to give some information about yourself in the form. The immigration officer will check your passport and stamp it. And then you are ready to travel.” Mita, Zara and her parents start filling in the forms. C Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1 Why is Mita excited? 2 Why aren’t Mita’s parents going with her? 3 What does an immigration officer do at the airport? D Write a short composition about your experience of travelling to another place. It could be going to your grandparents’/aunt’s/sister’s/brother’s house. Write about your preparation before travelling, your experience on the way, e.g. launch terminal, railway/bus station, airport, etc. Lesson 2: Filling in a form Key words : expire renew visa valid A Read the card and discuss in pairs. Going on a foreign trip 3 B Now read the text about Mita, and fill in the departure card in section A on her behalf. Mita’s full name is Mita Sultana Ahmed. She was born on 6 May 1998. She got her passport on July 09, 2010. It’s a five - year passport. It will expire on 8 June 2015. After that she has to renew her passport. Her passport number is AB 9842251. She is going to Thailand by Bangladesh Biman, flight number BG 88 on 14 July 2012. Mita got her visa from the Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka. Her visa number is T 9115138. The visa was issued in Dhaka on 29 June 2012. The visa is valid for three months. It will expire on September 27, 2012. It is a tourist visa. If you are travelling on a tourist visa, you are not allowed to study or work there. C Imagine you are travelling to a foreign country. Copy the form in A and fill in with your own information. If you have a passport, use information from it. If you do not have a passport, make your imaginary passport with visa number and expiry date, passport number, date of travel, etc. D Work in pairs. If you have a passport, tell your partner when you got it and which country/countries you have already visited. If you do not have a passport, would you like to have one? Why? Lesson 3 : Going through immigration Key words : departure booth counter scan machine readable A Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs. 1 2 4 English For Today 1 Why does a person need a passport? 2 What are those booths for? 3 Why are people standing in a line in front of them? 4 What are the persons doing inside the booth? B Read the text and answer the questions. Zara's parents Mrs Jhuma Islam, Mr Mazharul Islam, Zara and Mita, fill in their departure cards and move towards the immigration counter. Mita stands in front of one of the booths. She hands in her passport and the departure card to the officer. The immigration officer goes through Mita's passport, visa and the departure card. "Are you travelling alone?" asks the officer. "No. I'm going with my aunt, uncle and cousin," says Mita. "They are right there on that counter." "Is this your first visit to Thailand?" "Yes." "How long are you going to stay there?" "Seven to ten days." "Where are you going to stay?" " In a hotel." The officer is talking as well as going through Mita's papers. He finds the papers OK. He smiles and stamps her passport. The officer keeps the departure card, and returns the passport to Mita. "Have a safe journey." "Thanks." Mita waits for her aunt, uncle and Zara on the other side of the immigration. Once all of them are done they walk towards the passengers' departure lounge.