Get to Know Your Cards and Papers in English

Posted by: Tara Benwell
Do you know your ID in English? Learn the names of important cards, documents, and slips before you go

Some countries have identity cards (IC). Some countries have identity documents (usually called ID). Other countries accept a driver’s license as identity. If you are travelling to another country, you probably need a passport.

Practise saying these words before you travel to an English speaking country.

1. passport: booklet needed to cross a border
2. driver’s license: card needed to drive a car
3. credit card: card needed to pay or reserve (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
4. Visa: papers needed to work or study
5. airline ticket: paper needed to fly
6. e-ticket: printout of paper needed to fly
7. airport improvement fee/tax: receipt needed to fly
8. parking ticket: receipt to leave your car in a parking lot or space
9. receipt/bill: paper needed to show you paid
10. bankcard (ATM card): card to pay for something from bank account

Tip: Some parking tickets say “display on dashboard”. This means keep the receipt in your car. A parking attendant may look for it through your window.

Here are some questions authorities or ticket agents may ask you:

1. Can I see your passport?
2. Do you have a driver’s license?
3. Do you have any other photo ID? (a second document)
4. Will that be cash or credit card?
6. Do you have a working/study Visa?
7. Do you have an e-ticket?
8. Did you pay your airport improvement fee/tax? (at boarding gate)
9. Do you have a receipt?
10. Are you paying with your bankcard? Do you need an ATM machine?
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Written by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub | July 2009
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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