How to Navigate Passport Control in English - Innovative English

imagine you've just landed after a long flight to America and you're almost free

but first you need to go through passport control what will they ask you

how should you respond hi Alicia here navigating passport control isn't as

hard as you might think in this lesson you'll learn how GU stavo has just

arrived in New York he's in line at passport control let's watch next

passport please hello here you are how long will you be

staying for six weeks and where will you be staying at the Four Seasons Hotel

what's the purpose of your visit I'm here on business okay thank you

welcome to the United States

now the lesson focus here's what you say to navigate passport control ready

do you remember the first question the immigration officer asked after Gustavo

gave him his passport how long will you be staying immigration

officers asked this question to find out about the length of a visitor's stay

they want to know if a visitor plans to stay for two weeks for example or one

month first is the phrase how long next is the word will after this is the word

you and last is the phrase be staying Gustavo responds with a length of time

for six weeks first is the word for next is the number

six and last is the word weeks together it's for six weeks the sentence

structure to answer the question how long will you be staying is four plus

number of days or weeks imagine you're going to stay for two weeks answer the

question how long will you be staying

for two weeks do you remember the second question the immigration officer asked

Gustavo in the scene and where will you be staying this

question is identical to the first question except instead of saying how

long the immigration officer asked where the immigration officer is asking to

find out which hotel or address a visitor will be staying at again it's

where will you be staying in response Gustavo gives the name of his hotel at

the Four Seasons Hotel first is the word at and after this is the name of the

hotel the Four Seasons Hotel together it's at the Four Seasons Hotel the

sentence structure to answer the question where will you be staying is at

plus your hotel name imagine you'll be staying at the Plaza Hotel answer the

question where will you be staying

at the Plaza Hotel do you remember the third question the immigration officer

asked in the scene what's the purpose of your visit the immigration officer asks

this to understand why Gustavo is visiting first is a contraction of what

and is what's next is the word the after this is the word purpose next is the

word of following this is the word your and last is the word visit together

it's what's the purpose of your visit in response

Gustavo answers I'm here on business this starts with the core phrase I'm

here on following this core phrase is the word business altogether it's I'm

here on business this means that Gustavo is in the

country to do business and not just to sightsee alternatively he could have

said I'm here for pleasure this is the same pattern as the first response the

only difference is that on business has been taken out and for pleasure is used

instead again that's I'm here for pleasure now you try

imagine your trip is for sightseeing answer the question what's the purpose

of your visit

I'm here for pleasure now imagine you are visiting the US on business answer

the question what's the purpose of your visit

I'm here on business like this quick lesson watch the full

version in English class 101.com to understand the whole dialogue while

you're there learn all about American culture with our audio lessons and

cultural word-lists sign up for your free lifetime account in English class

101.com see you next time