ESL Podcast 417 - Getting Travel Documents
passport - an official document that one gets from one's government, allowing one to travel outside of the country, usually a small book with a photograph of the person and many pages
Becca likes looking through her old passports, remembering her trips to other countries.
in time for - before something else happens; before something is due
You came home from work just in time for dinner.
expired - no longer valid, good, or true because something was made to be used only for a certain period of time and the end date has already passed
My driver's license expired, so I need to apply for a new one.
to renew - to get a new document when an old one is no longer valid or good; to extend the period of time that a document is valid or good for
We hope you will renew your subscription to our newspaper so that you can continue to get the daily news.
visa - a document from another country that gives one permission to enter that country for a certain period of time
When Hanna graduated from an American university, she had to go back to Vietnam because her student visa had expired.
vaccination - an injection that prevents a person from getting a specific disease later in life
Babies and young children need to have vaccinations against hepatitis, polio, the measles, and many other diseases.
entry - the process of going into another country
Is this your first entry to the United States, or have you been here before?
to travel freely - to be able to go to another country without needing a visa or any other special permission or documents
People in the European Union can usually travel freely between its countries without having to show their passports.
policy - an official way of doing something, usually explained in writing
The company's vacation policy says that we need to request our vacations at least two months before we want to leave.
consulate - a building that belongs to a foreign country, where people from that country can get help and where people who want to travel to that country can get the documents they need
Sharon lost her passport while traveling in Slovakia, so she had to go to the U.S. consulate to get a new one.
supporting document - papers that must be seen when one applies for something else
When you apply to a university, you'll need to send copies of your high school grades as supporting documents.
classification - a type or kind of something
The biggest eggs have a Grade A classification.
tourist - a person who visits another country for a short period of time for fun, usually on vacation
Are you traveling as a tourist or on business?
to overstay (one's) visa - to stay in a country longer that one has permission to stay for; to stay in a country after one's visa has expired
When they overstayed their visa, they had to pay $100 to the government.
to deport (someone) - to make a person leave a country, usually because he or she is not allowed to stay in the country or because he or she has broken the law
The man was deported and had to go back to his country when the government realized that he didn't have a passport.
authorities - government officials; people with legal power
If the authorities find out that you've hidden money from the government, they'll make you pay it all back and more.
lawbreaker - a person who breaks the law; a person who does something against the law; a person who does something illegal
The company never hires lawbreakers. (one's) kind of people - people that one feels comfortable with because one shares beliefs, opinions and a way of living with them
She knew she wanted to marry James as soon as she met his family, because they were her kind of people.