Survival Guide to Western
Countries
Instructor: Zhu Yaoyun
yaoyun66@yahoo.com.cn
Welcome to this survival guide!
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Whether you are planning to travel, or
live, in western countries, or just curious
about the cultural differences, this
lecture may be for you!
It offers the basic and essential
information that may quickly help you
avoid common misunderstandings,
find you feet after arrival, and settle in
smoothly.
Photo sources: http://www.survivalbooks.net/product_info.php?ref=1245&products_id=37&affiliate_banner_id=1
Vital Topics Covered Include:
1. Transport
2. Housing
3. Money
4. Shopping
5. Food and Drink
6. Socializing
1. Transport
1.1 By air
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Departure process 出发程序
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On board
在飞机上
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Arrival Process
到达程序
1.2 By land
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Rent a car
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Catch a cab
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Picked up by a limo
1.1.1
乘机手续
International Departing Procedures
安全检查
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/route/intdep/index.html
出发手续
前往登机
1.1.1
International Departing Procedures
(1) Check-in 办理登机手续
-Ticket check
-Route and flight number confirmation
(2) Luggage Delivery 交运行李
Check-In Baggage Inspection
—pack by whom?
—restricted /prohibited articles?
—tag to?
(3) Seat preference
— window seat / aisle seat
—report to transfer desk 转机柜台
for seating assignment to
(4)Getting Boarding Card 领取登机牌
001 survivalenglish15-check in.mp3
Image
(1) Check-in
---Many ways to check in
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Go to your airline's ticket counter at the airport
---Use the screens located above
the check-in counters to determine
where your airline is checking in.
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Use a self-service ticket kiosk (SST)
in the airport lobby
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Online through an airline’s website
up to 24-48 hours before departure.
SMS (Short Messaging Service) Check-in --designed to reduce
hassle and offer more convenience
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http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/screening/index.shtm
(1) Check-in documents
 Visa
 Passport
Passport:
http://www.tas.lv/index.php?lang=en&id=4&id2=85&id3=88&PHPSESSID=c5a9ea9356694e99e0476be3dcb747c
(1) Check-in documents --an airline ticket
class
http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/reisende_und_besucher/flughafenlotse/ihr_ticket.html
Buy Ticket
Avoid bulkhead
seats (that's where
they usually put
babies) and the last
rows (too close to the
bathroom).
http://www.seatguru.com/
http://www.airlinequality.com/
ce/SeatChoice.htm
(3) Boarding card
(1) Check-in Times
Whichever way you to choose to check-in,
make sure you do so before the check-in deadline. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR
PARKING, TICKET COLLECTION AND POSSIBLE CONGESTION.
Destination
Recommended
Check-in Time
Check-in
Deadline
Boarding
Gate
Deadline
To/From USA
90 minutes
60
minutes
20
minutes
To/from
International
120 minutes
60
minutes
30
minutes
Exceptions
Beijing &
Shanghai
150 minutes
60
minutes
30
minutes
Caracas
180 minutes
120
minutes
30
minutes
(2) Bag Drop 交运行李
At Bag Drop desk, after you’ve checked in,
and an agent will tag and take your baggage.
rsty Wigglesworth / AP
w.msnbc.msn.com/id/17052723
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hand /cabin / carry-on Checked / Hold baggage
baggage
http://tripinator.com/wp-content/baggage-tag-20080511-0
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/travelwise/public/en_gb#security
(2) Bag Drop
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Find out your checked and hand baggage
allowances.
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You may have to pay .excess `baggage charges for
oversized / overweight bags.
http://www.nbtaconvention.org/Presentations/TA04%20-%20High%20Anxiety%20%E2%80%93%20Air%20Travel%20Realities%20and%20Tips%20for%20Survival.pdf
(2) Bag Drop
--- Check-In Baggage Inspection
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You may not carry knives or similar items on board.
If you wish to take such items with you, you must put them
in your check in baggage before inspection.
If any knives or other dangerous items are discovered in
your cabin baggage, you will be asked to dispose of them.
1.1.1
International Departing Procedures
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Check In
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Bag Drop
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Boarding Pass
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Carry-on baggage inspection
and body search
•Your carry-on baggage
.
will be
put through an x-ray machine.
•You will walk through a
security gate and you may
be frisked.
---Remove all metal objects prior to
passing through the metal detectors.
http://www.baa.com/portal/controller/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=566cefdec403d010VgnVCM10000036821c0a____&CtID=a22889d8
(1) Going through the Customs海关检查
(2）Immigration边防检查
(3）Quarantine卫生检疫
(3）Quarantine
The role of the Quarantine
and Inspection Service is to
prevent the entry into
a country of exotic pests,
diseases and weeds that
could affect plant, animal
and human health and the
environment.
On the passenger declaration card, you must tick YES if you have
any food or goods of plant or animal origin.
Prohibited or unwanted items you don't wish to declare should be
dropped in the quarantine bin on the way to collect your baggage.
（1）Going through Customs
Customs officers collect
import duties and sales tax,
check passengers and baggage for
(1)Dutiable (2) controlled (3) or prohibited items.
When you arrive at the checkpoint,
you are required to declare fully and correctly
the above items that you are carrying at the --Red Channel
http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=98&secid=94
Green Channel
(2) Immigration
Visitors must have ready for presentation at the
border documentary evidence of
 the purpose of the visit
 means of support for the duration of the stay
 accommodation arrangements.
ttp://pininggapura.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/ist2_3255851-passport-immigration.jpg
Duty Free shop
Switzerland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dutyfreeshopping.jpg
Wait in Lounge
http://www.skycontrol.net/UserFiles/Image/Airports_img/200804/200804-london-city-airport-Lounge.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HAJ-Zugang_Flugsteige.jpg
1.1.1
International Departing Procedures
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Check In
Bag Drop
Boarding Pass
Getting
through Security Check
通过安检
Quarantine 卫生检疫
Customs
海关检查
Immigration 边防检查
•Waiting and Boarding候机、登机
1.1.2 On Board
(1) Security video 008
(2)How to travel comfortably
(3) In-flight services
(4)Announcement
(5) Immigration Incoming Passenger Card
1.1.2 On Board
--How to travel comfortably in an airplane
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Chewing gum, yawning or sucking on hard
candies can help to relieve the pressure that builds
up in your ears as the airplane ascends and
descends.
Drink plenty of water while onboard the aircraft to
avoid becoming dehydrated during the flight.
Do light stretching exercises
in your seat and
walk through the cabin frequently
(when safe to do so).
http://www.nwa.com/travel/tips/tips.html
Photo:http://www.citynews.ca/images/2007-03/airbuscabin.jpg
1.1.2 On board
(3)In-flight services
NOTE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_sea
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It can be disappointing when you do not get the
level of service you expect from an airline, and
frustrating when you try to get redress.
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But the reality is that there are no regulations
setting out what airlines must provide in
terms of in-flight service, nor is in-flight
service included in the airlines' contracts
with their passengers.
Photo Source: http://www.seatguru.com/
1.1.2 On board
(4) Announcements
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Landing announcement
1.1.2 On board
(5) Immigration Incoming Passenger Card
http://www.australia.hk/forum/images/incoming_passenger_card_1.jpg
1.1.2 On Board
(1) Security video 008
(2)How to travel comfortably
(3) In-flight services
(4)Announcement
(5) Immigration Incoming Passenger Card
1.1.3
At Immigration
•The immigration control
officer will then conduct
a short interview.
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Different immigration officers,
in different ports, give
varying of amounts of time
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allowed, when you clear in.
Source of audio clips:
Top-up Listening 1 by Chris Cleary et al.
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Check the
information board
for the name of
your airline and
flight no.
and collect your
baggage from the
appropriate
carousel.
www.bsideblog.com/.../2008/03/baggage-claim.jpg
www.bsideblog.com/.../2008/03/baggage-claim
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When returning home, you’ll be required to clear
Customs Service and declare all articles you
acquired abroad.
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If you are bringing large or expensive items
(such as snow machines, skis, cameras, etc.),
it’s a good idea to register them with Customs
before you leave the country
–or have proof-of-purchase with you to
ensure easy clearance on your return trip.
http://www.saultstemarie.com/international-bridge-customs-17/
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www.worldofstock.com/closeups/AIN1394.php
Transfer Flow
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/route/transit/image/transfer_flow.pdf