Text 1 Automatic Explosives Detection in Carry-On Baggage Smiths Detection Introduces hi-scan 6040 aTiX

Task I. Study the following words:

1. passenger security procedures – обеспечение безопасности пассажиров;

2. to pinpoint explosives – обнаруживать даже незначительные частицы взрывчатых веществ;

3. to exceed the dimensions – превышать размеры;

4. to hamper – мешать, затруднять;

5. to revolutionize checkpoint procedures – ускорить проверку на пунктах пропуска.

Read the text to speak on advantages of the HI-SCAN 6040aTiX.

Smiths Detection, the world’s leading provider of X-ray and trace detection equipment, has introduced its latest product development for carry-on baggage inspection, the new HI-SCAN 6040aTiX.

The 6040aTiX is a high-performance multi-view X-ray inspection system that automatically detects and pinpoints explosives in carry-on baggage in real-time. It actively assists security operatives with superior screening procedures without impairing proven inspection activities.

Rather, as the system hardly exceeds the dimensions of widely employed X-ray inspection equipment and also offers identical user-interface and operational features, the 6040aTiX can easily replace any HI-SCAN system currently used for carry-on baggage inspection measures at airports or any other ports of entry without necessitating decisive alterations for the checkpoint layout or design.

The 6040aTiX will revolutionize checkpoint procedures without impairing the current, successful activities of operatives all around the world. On the contrary, that system will help increase throughput and actively assists by pointing out explosives during the inspection process.

Smiths Detection’s technological approach offers significant advantages over other imaging systems currently being developed for explosives detection. The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX is cost-effective, usually does not require a redesign of checkpoint lanes and augments throughput even further. Besides airports, HI-SCAN 6040aTiX is also suited for access control to other critical security areas in public and private industry applications.

The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype is now undergoing extensive testing and customer evaluation. The machine is expected to enter full production by mid-year 2006 with customers’ worldwide already showing considerable interest in this exciting advance in aviation security.

Task II. Match left and right.

технические характеристики	trace detection equipment
испытание устройства	identical user-interface
пропускная способность	successful activities
просвечивание багажа	aviation security
в режиме реального времени	throughput
успешная деятельность	carry-on baggage inspection
обеспечение безопасности авиапассажиров	extensive testing
оборудование на обнаружение следов взрывчатых веществ	h. baggage screening
идентичный интерфейс пользователя	in real-time
контроль ручной клади	j. operational features

Task III. Explain the meaning of the following:

Security operatives; proven checkpoint measures; critical security areas; customer evaluation.

Task IV. Answer the questions.

1. What does the new X-ray inspection system automatically detect?

2. Where is HI-SCAN 6040aTiX currently used?

3. What is the HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype now undergoing?

Task V. Rewrite the sentences below translating the Russian parts into English.

1. The 6040aTiX is a мульти-проекционная система, состоящая из нескольких рентгеногенераторов that automatically detects and pinpoints взрывчатые вещества in ручная кладь in real-time.

2. It actively assists оперативные сотрудники таможни with superior screening procedures без ущерба для обычной системы контроля, проводимой на пунктах пропуска.

3. The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype is now undergoing extensive testing and оценка со стороны пассажиров.

4. The system will help increase пропускная способность and actively assists by обнаружение explosives during the inspection process.

5. Smiths Detection is the world’s ведущий поставщик of X-ray and оборудование на обнаружение следов взрывчатых веществ.