Vocabulary
The designated area at an airport where arriving passengers pick up their luggage.
Baggage claim or Carousel.
To wait for a short period of time during a phone call.
To hang on.
Which question structure is used at immigration to ask about the duration of future stay/plans?
How long + are you going to / planning to...?
Give a simple street direction using an imperative and "straight ahead".
Go straight ahead and turn left at the traffic lights.
Combine the phone idiom "give someone a buzz" with an imperative.
Give me a buzz when you arrive at the hotel!
The official border authority or place at an airport where imported goods and currency are declared.
Customs.
To complete an official form or document by adding required information in the blank spaces.
To fill out.
Which modal verbs are used at customs to politely request permission?
May / Can.
Ask an immigration officer's question using "How long" and "be going to".
How long are you going to stay in the country?
Complete the question with "How much" or "How many": "_______ cash do you have to declare?"
How much.
Extreme fatigue and disorientation caused by traveling across multiple time zones.
Jet lag.
To turn on a computer and load the instructions needed to make it ready to use.
To boot up.
Which conditional structure uses Present Simple in both clauses to express scientific facts or universal rules with "if" or "when"?
Zero Conditional.
Create a causative sentence explaining that you pay a chef to prepare your breakfast.
I have my breakfast prepared by a private chef every morning.
Correct the error using the past participle of the irregular verb "grind": "I get my coffee grind every morning".
I get my coffee ground every morning.
A backup plan designed to deal with possible unexpected problems or emergencies.
Contingency plan.
To delay or block the movement or progress of someone or something (often used in passive).
To hold up.
What grammar structure is used to show that a task or service is performed for you by someone else?
Have / Get something done.
Transform the direct question "Where is the subway station?" into a polite indirect question starting with "Could you please tell me...".
Could you please tell me where the subway station is?
Complete the sentence using the past simple of the irregular verb "withdraw": "Yesterday at customs, I _______ one thousand dollars from my account".
Withdrew.
An official container used to transport diplomatic documents without customs inspection.
Diplomatic pouch.
To go across a park or space quickly to reach a destination faster.
To cut / nip across.
In indirect questions starting with "Can/Could you tell me...", what happens to the word order of the main clause?
It changes from question order to statement order: Subject + Verb
Build a Zero Conditional sentence using "when" about a phone call problem.
When the internet connection drops, the phone call disconnects.
Combine the idiom "off the beaten track" with a direction instruction.
Go past the traffic lights and turn left to find a hotel off the beaten track.