1. Write down 10 words that you think relate to the topic.

2. Find the dictionary definition of the word "launder".

3. Guess the meaning of the following words:

origin, criminal, finance, international, option, activity, legal, component, organization, cooperate, confront, identify, capital, global.

The main driving force behind crime is the lure of profit. But profit can only be considered as such if it can be used and to that end one must be able to justify its origin. Criminal organizations are faced with a problem common to the vast majority of offences - how to legitimize the proceeds of crime.

The absence of transparency in international finance (tax havens, bogus companies and the anonymity of international transactions) offers such organizations a vast range of options. Customs administrations

5. MATCH THE WORD AND EXPLANATION

1. proceeds a. money that you make by selling smth. or

from your business, especially the money that remains after you have paid all business costs

2. justify (v) b. to show that there is a good reason for

smth. that other people think is wrong

3. transaction c. to make smth. legal

4. bogus d. money that a person or organization makes

from selling or winning from smth. or from organizing an event or activity

5. profit e. not real, although pretending to be real

6. legitimize (v) f. to improve smth. or make it more attractive

or valuable

7. enhance (v) g. the action or process of buying or

selling smth.

ti. USINGTHEINFORMATIONFROMTHETEXTCHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1. The main driving force behind crime is

   1. money laundering

   2. the lure of profit

   3. the anonymity of international transactions

2. Criminal organizations are faced with a problem common to the vast majority of offences

   1. to develop training programs

   2. to legitimize the proceeds of crime

   3. to avoid punishment

3. Customs administrations play an essential role in anti-money laundering activities because of

   1. their cooperation with other law enforcement bodies

   2. creating legal instruments

   3. presence at borders, their legal powers, their trade knowledge and their experience

4. The absence of transparency in international finance....

5. Customs administrations play an essential role....

6. The WCO enhances its members' opportunity....

7. Partnership with other international organizations is....

8. Customs and other law enforcement agencies throughout the world....

9. Identifying and seizing their illicit capital at the border....

10. Customs and the WCO are committed to....

3. FIND THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCES IN THE TEXT

1 is the lure of profit.

2 if it can be used and to that end one must be able to justify

its origin.

3 a problem common to the vast majority of offences - how

to legitimize the proceeds of crime.

4 offers such organizations a vast range of options.

5 because of their presence at borders, their legal powers

their trade knowledge and their experience.

6 by increasing awareness, developing training programs,

creating legal instruments etc.

7 an essential component of law enforcement efforts.

8 confronted today by individuals and organized crime

groups that are international in scope.

9 an effective way to ensure that crime doesn't pay.

1. 0 their counterpart organizations to fight the global threat

of money laundering.

3. 1. transparency

   2. bogus

   3. transaction 4.lure

      5. face (v)

      6. proceeds

      7. confront (v)

      8. enhance

   MATCH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT

1. соблазн

2. сталкиваться

3. доход

4. прозрачность

5. поддельный, фиктивный

   7. сделка

   8. увеличивать, усиливать

   9. противостоять

      2. But доход can only be considered as such if it can be used and to that end one must be able to justify its происхождение.

      3. Criminal organizations сталкиваются с a problem common to the vast majority of преступлений - how легализовать the proceeds of crime.

      4. The отсутствие прозрачности in international finance (tax havens, подставные companies and the анонимность of international transactions) offers such organizations a vast range of options.

      5. The WCO enhances its members' opportunity бороться с отмыванием денег by increasing awareness, developing training programs, creating legal instruments etc.

      6. Международное сотрудничество is an essential component of law enforcement efforts.

      7. Таможня и другие правоохранительные органы throughout the world are confronted today by individuals and organized crime groups that are international in scope.

      8. Customs and the WCO are committed to working with their counterpart organizations бороться с глобальной угрозой отмыва­ния денег.

      9. SPEAK ABOUT

         1. Effective ways of fight against money laundering.

         2. International cooperation of law enforcement agencies in the fight against money laundering.

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY

lure соблазн

face (v) сталкиваться

proceeds доход

transparency прозрачность

bogus поддельный, фиктивный

transaction сделка

enhance увеличивать, усиливать

confront (v) противостоять

launder (v) отмывать

legitimize (v) легализовать

4. International cooperation is an essential component of

   1. anti-money laundering strategy

   2. fight against money laundering

   3. foreign economic activity

5. Identifying and seizing their illicit capital at the border is an effective way

   1. to fight against smuggling

   2. to fight against money laundering

   3. to ensure that crime doesn't pay

7. ASK QUESTIONS TO WHICH THE UNDERLINED INFORMATION WILL PROVIDE ANSWERS

1. The main driving force behind crime is the lure of profit.

2. Criminal organizations are faced with a problem common to the vast majority of offences - how to legitimize the proceeds of crime.

3. The absence of transparency in i nternat ional finance (tax havens, bogus companies and the anonymity of international transactions) offers such organizations a vast range of options.

4. Customs administrations play an essential role in anti-money laundering activities because of their presence at borders, their legal powers, their trade knowledge and their experience.

5. The WCO enhances its members' opportunity to fight money laundering by increasing awareness, developing training programs, creating legal instruments etc.

6. Partnership with other international organizations is an important component of the WCO anti-money laundering strategy.

7. The WCO cooperates with Interpol. Huropol and other relevant bodies.

8. Customs and the WCO are committed to working with their counterpart organizations to fight the global threat of money laundering.

8. TRANSLATE THE RUSSIAN WORDS AND PHRASES IN THE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH

1. The main движущая сила behind crime is the соблазн of profit.

The smuggling of people across national borders has become a profitable extra illegal activity. It is acknowledged that the smuggling of people is a growing global phenomenon. It is not only a transnational crime, but also an enormous violation of human rights and it makes governments and law enforcement agencies of different countries cooperate against smuggling and other violations of national legislation.

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What is smuggling?

2. What articles are smuggled most often?

3. What are the main motivations of smuggling?

4. What do non-financial motivations include?

5. What do law enforcement agencies of different countries do nowadays?

6. What have smuggling and violation of customs regulations been connected with?

7. What has become a profitable extra illegal activity?

8. What is acknowledged?

9. What is an enormous violation of human rights?

10. What does the smuggling of people make governments and law- enforcement agencies of different countries do?

2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PHRASES FROM THE TEXT

1. Smuggling has a long history and probably dates back....

2. The unlawful bringing in or taking out of the country such articles as currency

3. There are various motivations to smuggle....

4. Examples of non-financial motivations include....

5. Nowadays law enforcement agencies of different countries....

6. Smuggling and violat ion of customs regulations....

7. The smuggling of people across national borders has become....

8. It is acknowledged that the smuggling of people....

9. It is not only a transnational crime, but also an enormous violation of human rights and ....

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