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Grammar Practice

Task 20. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Active or Passive form.

1. The first Russian Customs Statute (to hand) down in 1667.

2. A distinction (to make) between commercial and industrial free zones.

3. The passenger’s luggage (to check) by the customs officer now.

4. Quantitative restrictions or other forms of import control (to adopt) in many countries.

5. More detector dogs (to train) at the canine enforcement centers by the next year.

6. After unloading the cargo (to store) at the bonded warehouse awaiting release from customs control.

7. The General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (to sign) in Geneva in 1947.

8. Brokers (to require) to maintain strict confidence about business and transaction.

9. An interesting case (to investigate) by the customs investigation union now.

Task 21.Reorder the words in the right way to make sentences.

1. 
   liquids and gels, is, the quantity of, For security reasons, in your hand baggage, strictly, limited.
   
2. 
   to import, may, items, criminal, you, If, charges, be liable to, attempt, you, prohibited.
   
3. 
   biometric, through, matched, The photos, recognition, being, technology, are, facial.
   
4. 
   or, Scotland, certificate, a, England, of, a weapon, Wales, The holder, import, British, into, firearm, may.
   
5. 
   items, the UK, about, has, strict, with, or, are, which, prohibited, regulations, The UK, restricted, very, to take, you, into.
   

Task 22. a) Read and translate the story.

Sam Lewis was a customs officer. He used to work in a small border town. The road was usually very quiet and there were not many travelers. It was not a very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy life.

About once a week he used to meet an old man. His name was Draper. He always used to arrive at the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck was always empty. After a while Sam became suspicious. He often used to search the truck, but never found anything. One day he asked Draper about his job. Draper laughed and said: ”I am a smuggler”.

Last year Sam retired. He spent his savings on an expensive holiday. He flew to Bermuda, and stayed in a luxury hotel. One day he was sitting by the pool and saw Draper drinking champagne. Sam walked over to him.

Sam: Hello, there!

Draper: Hi!

Sam: Remember me?

Draper: Yes … Of course, I do. You are a customs officer.

Sam: I used to be, but I’m not anymore. I retired last month. I often

used to search your truck…

Draper: …but you never found anything!

Sam: No, I didn’t. Can I ask you something?

Draper: Of course you can.

Sam: Were you a smuggler?

Draper: Sure I was.

Sam: But … the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling?

Draper: Trucks.

b) Put the dialogue into Reported speech.

c) Study the model. Find examples in the text above. Make five sentences speaking about the past and the present.

Model: Customs officers used to wear blue uniform, but now it is green.

In the past customs officersdidn’t use to screen the baggage.

Task 23. a) Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

Belgian Customs anti-drugs team based at Brussels Airport seized 180 ivory statues in the luggage carried by a male passenger arriving from Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Alerted by the weight of the luggage that was declared as containing wooden craft, the team stopped the passenger and started checking his luggage. The wooden statue appeared to be of very crude craftsmanship and it was decided to X-ray it. The X-ray revealed that the statue contained hundreds of small ivory statues.

The passenger declared that he was not aware of deception and that he was transporting the wooden statue for a friend who lived in Belgium. While checking the name of the alleged recipient, the team discovered that this person used the same method to smuggle ivory products in the past and was currently being prosecuted for smuggling ivory products.
Task 24.Match right and left.

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the dual-channel system	системадвойногокоридора
to introduce	зд. вводитьвдействие
to deal(with)	иметьдело, справляться
efficient / efficiently	эффективный / эффективно
to increase / increasing	расти, возрастать / возрастающий
to reduce	сокращать, снижать
Allowance	норма разрешенного товара (к ввозу или вывозу)
Effectiveness	эффективность
for commercial purposes	для коммерческих целей
to indicate	обозначать, указывать
«Nothing to declare»	«Нет товаров, подлежащих декларированию»
to operate	зд. применять, использовать
to function	функционировать, действовать
description	наименование, описание
means	средство, способ
panel	стенд, табло
leaflet	информационный листок / листовка
to distribute	распространять, раздавать
tourist agencies	туристическиеагентства
subject	зд. объект, предмет
spot check syn. random check	выборочная проверка
to exercise	осуществлять, проводить
reason	причина, основание
to ascertain	устанавливать, выяснять
journey syn. trip	поездка, путешествие
drug production area	регион, где производятся наркотики
to link	сопоставлять, связывать
up-to-date	современный, текущий
transaction / transactions	сделка / протоколы
to facilitate	облегчать, способствовать
disposal	распоряжение
damage	ущерб, повреждение, вред
firm (adj.)	твердый, непоколебимый, настойчивый
fair	справедливый, честный, беспристрастный
intra EU flight	рейс внутри Европейского союза (внутренний рейс)
non-EU flight	перелет за пределы Европейского союза
green-edged label	бирка с зеленой каймой
Preclearance inspection	предварительное прохождение таможенных формальностей
to undergo	зд. подвергаться
Exemption	зд. освобождение от уплаты пошлин

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Task 4. Look through the text and find antonyms to the following words:

- incoming passenger

- entry declaration

- dutiable articles

- to bring in

- to break laws

- to exclude

- to leave

- to overstate

- to unpack

- to arrive

Task 5.Look through the text and complete the table:

Formalities	Points of the declaration	Passengers’ responsibilities	Customs violations
passport control	full name	to fill in the declaration	smuggling

Task 6. Find the words in the text that follow the words below:

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  to include __________
  
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  to fill in __________
  
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  to declare __________
  
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  to understate __________
  
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  to misrepresent ___________
  
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  to pay __________
  
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  to exceed __________
  
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  to present __________
  

Task 7. Answer the questions:

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  What are certain formalities through which passengers must pass?
  
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  What do incoming/outgoing passengers fill in?
  
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  How must the points of the declaration be answered?
  
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  What document is the passenger to fill in?
  
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  What must the passenger declare?
  
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  What happens if the passenger understates the value of the article or misrepresents it in his declaration?
  
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  In what case can the article be detained and confiscated?
  
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  What is liable to confiscation as smuggling?
  
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  How does a customs officer check if the passenger is complying with the regulations?
  
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  How long must the entry declaration be kept?
  

Task 8.Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
1. Пассажиры, прибывающие в страну, обычно заполняют въездную декларацию.

2. Пассажиры, выезжающие из страны, заполняют выездную декларацию, которая должна предъявляться таможенному инспектору.

3. Все пункты декларации должны заполняться полными словами печатными буквами.

4. В декларации пассажир должен указать свое полное имя, гражданство, страну проживания, страну назначения и другие сведения.

5. Пассажир должен также задекларировать запрещенные, ограниченные к ввозу/вывозу и облагаемые пошлиной предметы, которые он провозит через границу.

6. Личные вещи ввозятся и вывозятся беспошлинно и не подлежат декларированию.

7. Предмет может быть изъят или конфискован, если штраф не уплачен.

8. Незадекларированная наличная валюта, найденная при досмотре, подлежит конфискации как контрабанда.

9. Этого пассажира досматривают уже в течение часа. Полагаю, он имеет в багаже незадекларированные предметы, которые были обнаружены после применения технических средств контроля.

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Task 10. Complete the sentences in English:
Thedeclarationform 1) заполняется полными словами.

2) подписывается пассажиром.

3) предъявляется таможеннику.

4) просматривается таможенником.

5) возвращается пассажиру.

6) хранится во время пребывания в стране.

Reading 2

Read and translate the text
PRIZED VIOLIN GROUNDED BY RED TAPE*

Just like Michael Jackson, who once tried to take a Cossak saber out of Russia, U.S. violinist Ernesto Farago ran up against Russia’s peculiar laws on antiques when he tried to take his musical instrument out of the country.

Mr. Farago’s 1940 Italian violin was detained by customs officials at Sheremetyevo airport on the suspicion that he was trying to smuggle it out of Russia.

The incident seems to have been the result of misunderstanding.

Mr. Farago, speaking from his home in Springfield, Virginia, said that he failed to declare his instrument, worth $28,000 because he had been misinformed by customs officials in the arrival terminal.

“I was told by an officer that if I was bringing in the instrument for professional purposes, there was no need for me to declare it,” said Mr. Farago, who had visited Russia to play two concerts in Voronezh.

He has now been separated from his beloved violin for nearly a month, but the saga should soon end happily.

The Culture Ministry received a document from U.S. confirming that this instrument belongs to Mr. Farago and is ready to issue permission to take the instrument out of the country. The Ministry official in charge of the export and import of items of cultural and historical value said that all problems could have been avoided if Mr. Farago had declared the instrument upon his arrival.

It says on the customs declaration form that all valuables of a historical and cultural nature should be declared. This is so they can be taken out of the country again.

(from “Moscow Times”)

*Red tape – official rules that seem unnecessary and prevent things from being

done quickly and easily (syn. Bureaucracy)

Comprehension

Task 11. Make a glossary. Choose seven words to remember.

Task 12. Answer the questions:

1. What happened to Ernesto Farago at Sheremetyevo airport?

2. What was the passenger accused of?

3. Why was the violin detained?

4. Why didn’t Mr. Farago declare his violin?

5. How long did the investigation last?

6. What was Mr. Farago’s mistake?

7. Has the violin been returned to its owner?

8. What can you say about the customs officer who had misinformed

Mr. Farago?

9. What customs regulations can you remember in respect of this incident?

10. Do you think such cases are common?

11. What should be done to avoid such misunderstandings?

Task 13.Sum up the information from the newspaper article:

a) Comment on the situation from the point of view of:

- Mr. Farago;

- a customs officer from Sheremetyevo airport;

- a Federal Customs Service official;

- a Culture Ministry official;

- a U.S. CBP official;

- the violin;

b) write a brief report for TV news program.
III. Language work

Vocabulary Practice

Task 14.Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions, if necessary. Find false statements and correct them.

1) Before you illegally enter _______ the country you will have to pass _______ certain formalities _______ Foreign Exchange Office.

2) Don’t fail to fill _______ an exit declaration form ______ full words ______ block letters.

3) Remember that you are to declare _______ duty free articles and personal belongings when you bring them ______ or take them _______ of the country.

4) To comply _______ the regulations you shouldn’t declare foreign currency.

5) Money presented ______ inspection is liable ______ confiscation.

6) The officer-in-charge must answer ______ all the questions _______ the owner of the baggage _______ the contents of the X-ray machine.

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