Vocabulary Notes
to ensure security обеспечивать безопасность
to maintain the line of defense (здесь) обеспечивать защиту
to stem пресекать в корне
frontline передовая, передний край
mission critical occupations должности, существующие для решения критически важных, ответственных задач
to curtail the spread сокращать, уменьшать распространение
textile analyst эксперт по текстильным изделиям
Exercise 2. Explain the meaning of the following words used in the text: priority mission; to maintain the line of defense; legitimate travel and trade; to stem the flow of illegal drugs; workforce; screening of passengers and cargo; high-tech equipment; conveyances; to avert bio- and agro-terrorism; revenue positions; auditor; textile analyst
Exercise 3. Make up questions to Part I and ask your fellow students to answer them.
Exercise 4. Scan Part I of the text and make a statement of 5-8 sentences summarizing the contents of it.
Exercise 5. Write ONE missing word to make each sentence correct.
All our bread made with natural ingredients using a traditional recipe.
The first programmable computer was invented Charles Babbage.
The theft of three valuable paintings from a museum in Paris is investigated by police.
Philip Majors, 56, been elected Mayor of Wallbridge.
We have been made feel extremely welcome throughout our holiday.
A baby tiger which escaped from a zoo yesterday found in a local park this morning.
I really hate asked to work at the weekend.
Free tickets will given away to the first 200 callers after the lines open at 7 pm.
It’s better to leave early to avoid caught in the rush-hour traffic.
Her new book has read by nearly a million people.
Exercise 6. Did you know that on August 7, 1789 the Lighthouse Service was established by the First Congress? This was the first non-revenue responsibility assigned to Collectors of Customs, which was tasked with the design, staffing and management of lighthouses in their Customs districts.
In this exercise, read about some historical facts of the U.S. Customs Service. Tell the class about these facts using the passive sentences. Remember to form the passive in two ways with verbs taking two objects, such as ask, bring, tell, send, show, teach, promise, offer, give, pay, lend, etc.
1) 1790, January. The Government asked Alexander Hamilton to write up a plan for the advancement of American manufacturing, with the objective of reducing American dependence on foreign items, particularly in time of war. On December 5, 1791, Hamilton presented his Report on Manufactures to the House of Representatives.
2)1875. After the Civil War, various states began passing their own immigration laws, which led to the Supreme Court ruling that enforcement of immigration laws is a federal responsibility.
3) 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act cuts off legal immigration from China and outlaws granting of citizenship to the Chinese. This law places tremendous pressures on the Collectors of Customs and Customs Agents, who were charged with enforcing this law.
4) January 1, 1892. The Ellis Island Immigration Station in NY harbor opened. The wood building burns to the ground in 1897, so they moved all immigrant processing to the U.S. Customs Barge Office adjacent to Battery Park in lower Manhattan.
5)1970. U.S. Congress authorized funds for planning and constructing the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
6) 1996. the Customs launched their first website, www.customs.treas.gov
7) November 25, 2002. President George W. Bush signed the bill creating the department of Homeland Security (DHS).
8) 2004. CBP unveils new highly sophisticated radiation portal monitors that scan cargo shipments in Jersey City, N.J. to better prevent the smuggling of radiological materials used in nuclear and radiological dispersal devices through U.S. seaports.
Exercise 7. Read Part II of the text using the dictionary and making notes.
PART II
Studies conducted in the late 1960s revealed an urgent need for high-quality, cost-effective training by a cadre of professional instructors using modern training facilities and standardized course content. Congress responded by authorizing funds for planning and constructing the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
In 1970, the FLETC was established and began training operations. In the summer of 1975, the FLETC relocated from Washington, D.C., and began training at Glynco, Georgia. Glynco is the headquarters site and main campus for the FLETC and houses the senior leadership of the organization.
Since its inception in 1970, the FLETC has invested heavily in renovation, expansion, acquisition, and new construction to meet the ever increasing training needs of the federal agencies (aka Partner Organizations).
Today, the FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 United States government federal law enforcement agencies.
They train those who protect their homeland. The FLETC also provides tuition-free and low-cost training to state, local, campus and tribal law enforcement agencies.
CBP officers are federal law enforcement officers empowered to exercise the authority and perform the duties provided by law and Department of Homeland Security regulations, including making arrests, conducting searches, making seizures, bearing firearms, and serving any order or warrant.
CBP officers have full law enforcement powers on and off duty. CBP officers stop criminal activities – such as drug trafficking, child pornography (including on computers, cell phones, and other electronic media), weapons trafficking, and money laundering – by inspecting vehicles and trucks; and prevent the illegal entry of individuals, the smuggling of prohibited goods, and other customs and immigration violations. Officers are armed with Heckler & Koch P2000 pistols chambered in .40 S&W, expandable batons, and oleoresin capsicum pepper spray.
In accordance with Public Law 110-161, CBP officers are covered under special law enforcement retirement, and all candidates must be referred for selection for this position before reaching their 37th birthday.