{"id":45,"date":"2007-06-30T21:26:18","date_gmt":"2007-06-30T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/06\/30\/bep-56-int-business-travel-2-customs-and-immigration\/"},"modified":"2012-01-15T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:32:05","slug":"bep-56-int-business-travel-2-customs-and-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/06\/30\/bep-56-int-business-travel-2-customs-and-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 56 &#8211; Customs and Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Business English Podcast, we cover useful travel vocabulary and phrases you can use when you enter another country and go through immigration and customs.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/member.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP056SN-Travel2_Immigration.pdf\">Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP056PC.mp3\">Phrases &amp; Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP56QIZ.html\">BEP 56: Customs and Immigration &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP56CLZ.html\">BEP 56: Customs and Immigration &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script>\nfunction showhide(id){\n\tif (document.getElementById){\n\t\tobj = document.getElementById(id);\n\t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\";\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\";\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz:<\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('70'); return(false);\"><strong>1)<\/strong>\tWhat is an I-94 form?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"70\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong> This is a landing card or a kind of record of your entry into the USA.<\/strong><\/font>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('71'); return(false);\"><strong>2)<\/strong>\tHow much money can you bring into the U.S.?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"71\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> Anyone can bring $10,000 in cash or other &#8220;monetary instruments&#8221; (forms of money) into the U.S. without declaring it, that is, without telling customs. <\/strong><\/font>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('72'); return(false);\"><strong>3)<\/strong>\tWhere does Alan want to go sightseeing?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"72\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>Alan says he is going to take a weekend trip down to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, which is near Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/font>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('73'); return(false);\"><strong>4)<\/strong>\tWhat does Alan mean by &#8220;just pulling your leg?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"73\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>&#8220;To pull somebody&#8217;s leg&#8221; is an idiom that means to joke with someone or tease them. &#8220;I&#8217;m just pulling your leg&#8221; is a common expression that means &#8220;I&#8217;m just joking.&#8221; <\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/br>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Business English Podcast, we cover useful travel vocabulary and phrases you can use when you enter another country and go through immigration and customs. 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