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LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast Magazine No. 01
Section 6 - Carolina
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Section 6 follows Carolina – a girl who has come to the United Kingdom (UK) to live, study, and to have fun exploring a different country and culture. Listening to this can help you if you find yourself in a similar situation. You will see that there is often more than one way of saying the same thing in English.
Suggestion: listen to Carolina on the podcast, and do the first exercise as you listen. Then try the rest of the exercises.
Practice materials - Exercise 1
Put the phrases in the correct places in the conversation
Practice materials - Exercise 2
Choose different phrases that you could use in the same situations
Practice materials - Exercise 3
Now complete the conversation giving your own answers. Imagine you are in Heathrow Airport in London. Give answers that are true for you. You can practise the conversation with a friend.
Good morning.
1. _________________________________
Where have you travelled from today?
2. _________________________________
OK. Can I see your passport please?
3. _________________________________
Is this your first visit to the UK?
4. _________________________________
What are you going to do in the UK?
5. _________________________________
And how long do you intend to stay here?
6. _________________________________
Do you intend to work in this country?
7. _________________________________
OK. I’ll just stamp your passport. Here you are. Enjoy your stay.
8. _________________________________
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Transcript
Carolina: Excuse me. Am I in the right line for immigration?
Woman: Erm, I don’t know dear. It depends. What nationality are you?
Carolina: Venezuelan.
Woman: No, no, this queue’s for British and European Union members. You need to go … over there – where it says ‘Other passport holders’. Can you see?
Carolina: Oh, yes, OK, thank you.
Immigration Officer: Good evening.
Carolina: Good evening.
Immigration Officer: Where have you travelled from today?
Carolina: From Venezuela, from Caracas.
Immigration Officer: Can I see your passport please? … Thank you. Is this your first visit to the UK?
Carolina: Yes it is.
Immigration Officer: And what are you going to do here?
Carolina: I’m a student. I’m going to study at the University of Newcastle.
Immigration Officer: Is it a full-time course or a part-time course?
Carolina: Erm, full-time, it’s a full-time course.
Immigration Officer: Hmm.
Carolina: I’ve got my letter from the university here. Do you want to see it?
Immigration Officer: Yes please.
Carolina: Here you are.
Immigration Officer: Thank you. And how long is the course? How long do you intend to stay in the country?
Carolina: Three years.
Immigration Officer: Three years. Hmm.
Carolina: Yes, that’s right.
Immigration Officer: Do you intend to work in this country?
Carolina: Oh, no, no, I’m not going to work, well maybe in the university holidays, but the British Embassy in Caracas said that was OK.
Immigration Officer: Yes, that’s correct. Students can work in the holidays.
Carolina: Is everything OK?
Immigration Officer: Yes, everything seems to be in order. I just need to stamp your passport … with today’s date. Here you are. Passport and letter.
Carolina: Thank you.
Immigration Officer: I hope you enjoy your stay. Newcastle’s a very nice place. Go down the stairs and turn left to collect your baggage.
Carolina: Thank you very much.
Immigration Officer Good evening sir. And where have you travelled …….
Tess: Hmm. Carolina did really well there. Airports can be so difficult.
Ravi: I think she did really well, too. I hope she can come and join us in the studio soon. I’d like to meet her.
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