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The Terminal
1. Watch the trailer of the film with Tom Hanks. What did you find out about the main
character?

2. Watch the film and then answer the following questions.

1) Where is Viktor from?

2) Where is he now? Why?
3) Can he leave the terminal? Why?
4) Who does he fall in love with?
5) Describe one of Viktor’s friends at the airport.
6) Where in New York does Viktor want to go? Why?

3. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue.

a. What's the purpose of your visit? Business or pleasure?

b. Could I see your return ticket please?
c. For two weeks.
d. Just visiting. Shopping.
e. How long will you be staying in the United States?
f. Here it is.
g. Enjoy your stay. Next.

4. Fill in the spaces. (Time in the film 00:04:56)

“Mr. Navorski? ______ to keep you waiting. I'm Frank Dixon, Director of Customs and Border
Protection here at JFK. I help people with their immigration _______.
We're looking for an _________ for you. How are we doing on that? Do we have an _________?
But I understand that you _____ a little English. I hope you don’t mind if I eat while we talk.
It seems your country has suspended all travelling privileges on _________ issued by your
government. And our State Department has revoked the visa that was going to allow you to enter
the US. That’s it in a nutshell, basically. While you were in the air there was a military coup in your
_______. The Republic of Krakozhia is under new leadership. So, currently you are a citizen of
nowhere.”

5. Complete the sentences with can, can, need, must, is allowed, can’t, may.

a. Mr. Navorski ... to enter the International Transit Lounge.

b. He … use food vouchers in the Food Court.
c. He has a minute prepaid calling card. He … call home.
d. He has pager in case they ... to contact him
e. He ... keep it with him at all times.
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f. He ... go out of the International Transit Lounge

g. There's only one thing he ... do. Shopping.

6. You are at the airport customs in the United States. Complete the following dialogue between
you and a customs officer (CO).

CO: May I see your passport, please?

You: ____________________
CO: Where are you coming from?
You: ____________________
CO: Have you ever been to the USA before?
You: ____________________
CO: What is the purpose of your visit?
You: ____________________
CO: How long are you going to stay in the USA?
You: ____________________
CO: Where are you going to stay?
You: ____________________
CO: Do you have anything to declare?
You: ____________________
CO: Thank you. Enjoy your stay.
You: Thank you.

7. Complete the text about with the words:

directed, attendant, plane, real, airport, man, food, speak, trolleys, escape, main, hotel, love, jazz

The Terminal is a film 1. __________ by Steven Spielberg. It was released in 2004. The Terminal
takes place at an 2. __________ and most of the story happens there. The movie is based on a 3.
__________ story of a 4.__________ named Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
The movie opens by showing a reception hall at the airport which fills with people arriving from a
5. __________ .Viktor Navorski, the 6. __________ character, is refused the permission to enter,
because of a coup in his own country.
The first man Viktor has to speak to is immigration officer Frank Dixon, but he can’t really
communicate with him because Viktor cannot 7. __________ English well.
Dixon provides him with some 8. __________ vouchers and puts him back in the terminal
convinced that Viktor will try to 9. __________ and in that way become someone else’s problem.
To get money to buy food, Viktor takes on the task of retrieving vacant baggage 10. __________
for the 25 cent reward from the machine. There is an unfulfilled 11. __________ story between
Viktor Navorski and the flight 12. __________ Amelia Warren, a lady who always chooses the
wrong men. In the end we follow Viktor as he goes to a 13. __________ where he gets his card
signed by the 14. __________ musician Benny Golson.
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Answers:
1. Watch the trailer of the film with Tom Hanks. What did you find out about the main
character?

Answers from students.

2. Watch the film and then answer the following questions.

1) He is from Krakozhia.
2) He is now at JFK airport.
3) He can’t leave it because he doesn’t have a visa from his country.
4) He falls in love with a flight attendant Amelia Warren.
5) Answers from students.
6) He wants to go to New York because to see a musician Benny Golson.

3. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue.

a. What's the purpose of your visit? Business or pleasure?

d. Just visiting. Shopping.
e. How long will you be staying in the United States?
c. For two weeks.
b. Could I see your return ticket please?
f. Here it is.
h. Enjoy your stay. Next.

4. Fill in the spaces. (Time in the film 00:04:56)

“Mr. Navorski? Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm Frank Dixon, Director of Customs and Border
Protection here at JFK. I help people with their immigration problems.
We're looking for an interpreter for you. How are we doing on that? Do we have an interpreter?
But I understand that you speak a little English. I hope you don’t mind if I eat while we talk.
It seems your country has suspended all travelling privileges on passports issued by your
government. And our State Department has revoked the visa that was going to allow you to enter
the US. That’s it in a nutshell, basically. While you were in the air, there was a military coup in
your country. The Republic of Krakozhia is under new leadership. So, currently you are a citizen of
nowhere.”

5. Complete the sentences with can, can, need, must, is allowed, can’t, may.

a. Mr. Navorski is allowed to enter the International Transit Lounge.

b. He may use food vouchers in the Food Court.
c. He has a minute prepaid calling card. He can call home.
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d. He has pager in case they need to contact him

e. He must keep it with him at all times.
f. He can’t go out of the International Transit Lounge
g. There's only one thing he can do. Shopping.

6. You are at the airport customs in the United States. Complete the following dialogue between
you and a customs officer (CO).

Answers from students.

7. Complete the text about with the words:

The Terminal is a film 1. directed by Steven Spielberg. It was released in 2004. The Terminal takes
place at an 2. airport and most of the story happens there. The movie is based on a 3. real story of a
4. man named Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
The movie opens by showing a reception hall at the airport which fills with people arriving from a
5. plane .Viktor Navorski, the 6. main character, is refused the permission to enter, because of a
coup in his own country.
The first man Viktor has to speak to is immigration officer Frank Dixon, but he can’t really
communicate with him because Viktor cannot 7. speak English well.
Dixon provides him with some 8. food vouchers and puts him back in the terminal convinced that
Viktor will try to 9. escape and in that way become someone else’s problem. To get money to buy
food, Viktor takes on the task of retrieving vacant baggage 10. trolleys for the 25 cent reward from
the machine. There is an unfulfilled 11. love story between Viktor Navorski and the flight 12.
attendant Amelia Warren, a lady who always chooses the wrong men. In the end we follow Viktor
as he goes to a 13. hotel where he gets his card signed by the 14. jazz musician Benny Golson.