Cette série de conversations en anglais suit une famille qui part en voyage aux États-Unis. Allez avec elle à la découverte des passe-temps et de l’histoire associés aux lieux qu’elle visite. Ces conversations s’adressent à des personnes ayant un niveau d’anglais intermédiaire, voire plus avancé.
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Dans cette conversation, la famille discute des démarches à suivre pour faire une demande de visa de tourisme aux États-Unis.
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Sam: Did we book our flights yet for our trip to the U.S.?
Claudine: Sam, first we need to get our visas. When do we go to the U.S. Embassy for our tourist visa interviews?
Gina: We have a lot to do before going to the interviews. First, we need individual pictures of each of us. There are photo requirements, so we probably should go to a photography studio that takes passport photos.
Sam: What else do we need to do?
Paul: There’s a form to fill out. After we complete the form, we must print the confirmation page. We need to bring that page to our interviews.
Gina: And we have to schedule our interviews at the U.S. Embassy.
Paul: And I’ve checked our passports. All of our passports are valid for at least six months after our trip.
Un peu de vocabulaire
To book something means to make arrangements to have or use something at a date in the future. In the conversation, to book a flight means to buy airline tickets in advance. (Faire une réservation)
A tourist visa is an official stamp or mark put in your passport by officials that gives you permission to enter a country as a tourist (someone traveling for pleasure). (Un visa de tourisme)
An interview is a formal meeting at which a person is asked questions.
Photo requirements are the detailed rules about how the photo must be taken. These requirements often include the size of the photo, the position of the person’s face in the photo, the background in the photo, etc. (Critères spécifiques pour que la photo soit valide)
To fill something out means to complete something (such as a form) by providing information. (Remplir un formulaire, un document)
A confirmation page is a response that shows information was received. In the conversation, the confirmation page shows that the form was completed and received.
Valid means legally or officially acceptable.
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