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getting a passport

Unit 30:
Getting a Passport

 Intermediate

Objective

To learn steps on how to get a passport.

  • Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.

Is it easy to get a passport in your country?

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Vocabulary

Repeat the following words and phrases with your teacher and use them in a sentence.

  • figure out  (v)
  • turn (sth) in (phr.v)
  • consulate (n)
  • provide (v)
  • require (v)
  • agency (n)
  • detailed (adj)
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Dialogue 1

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Febbie

Lindsay

Can you help me figure out how to get a passport?

The automobile club can provide you with an application.

Where can I turn my application in?

You need to go to a passport agency in your town. They will help you process it.

 How can I find which place to take it to?

You can check in your phone book.

What else do I need to bring?

If you go online, the site will provide a detailed list of what you need to bring.

Do I need to do anything special to get a visa?

You must contact the consulate of the country that you wish to travel to.

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Let’s practice

Identify the following underlined words according to their linguistic category.

1. You must contact the consulate of the country that you wish to travel to.

2. Can you help me figure out how to get a passport?

3. What else do I need to bring?

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Dialogue 2

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Peter

Ard

I’ve never had a passport before and need to know what to do to get one.

You can download an application.

What do you do with the application?

You need to take your application to a special post office or passport agency.

Can you tell me how to find these agencies?

Any post office can refer you to the proper place.

 Is the application the only thing that I will need to bring?

The passport website lets you know what types of identification and pictures you must provide.

 What if I am going to a country that requires a visa?

 The requirements for a visa vary from country to country. You can go online to find out what the requirements are for the country you are visiting.

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Let’s Practice

Choose the correct answer to the following questions.

  1. The__________________ lets you know what types of identification and pictures you must provide.

a. Passport website                       b. Passport agency

2. The requirements for a _______________  vary from country to country.

a. Passport              b. Visa

  1. You need to take your application to a special post office or __________.

a. passport agency                      b. immigration

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Discussion：

Share your  ideas with your teacher.

  1. Are there any personal documents more important than a passport?
  2. What do you think about the new biometric passports?