5. With/am/ polite/ customers/ I/ always.

6. work/ machine/ doesn’t/ X-ray/ this.

7. don’t/ English/ speak/ at work/ I.

Task 5. Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1. When the passenger (to leave) the country he must fill in the exit

2. This company (to import) goods into our country.

3. Look! The passenger (to hide) something in his pockets

4. She (to go) through the customs when she (to see) her friend.

5. The Government (to initiate) economic reforms next year.

6. My friend (to work) at the customs since 2000

7. Next week our department (to celebrate) its anniversary

8. My friend (to work) at a very interesting project now.

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

What can you bring back from a trip abroad? Which formalities apply to cash, animals, and cultural goods? This is the kind of information that the French and Dutch Customs administrations have decided to make easily and quickly accessible to travelers so that they pass through Customs untroubled.

To do so both administrations have embraced smart mobile phone technology. A smart phone is a mobile phone that includes features that you might find on a computer such as office software applications (emails, contact database, document editing, etc.) and multimedia applications (photos, music, videos, games, internet navigation).

The Customs released an application that allows them to provide travelers with information on what goods are forbidden, which are subject to specific formalities, what limits apply to quantities, and so on. Information on applicable duty-free allowances is also available.

Вариант №4

Task 1. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. Customs declarations are filled in when leaving or entering the country.

2. The customs officer seized the cargo because you hadn’t declared it.

3. As soon as you leave the plane, follow the signs to passport control.

4. Baggage is checked for concealment by X-ray or opening it.

5. This cargo declaration is a basis for goods valuation.

6. Passing through the Customs control the passenger can choose between the Red and Green Channels.

7. The first Russian Customs Statute was handed down in 1667.

8. Merchandise classification is the foundation on which duty collection occurs.

9. The customs officer seized the cargo because you hadn’t declared it.

Task 2. Choose the most appropriate word in the box to complete the sentences below.

law enforcement, set up, duties and taxes, customs business, customs violations, customs laws, handed down, dogs, tamozhnya, merchandise

1. He did a lot to develop ______________.

2. ___________________ has always been considered important and prestigious.

3. ________________ classification is the foundation on which duty collection is based.

4. _________ can be used to search passengers, baggage, cargo, private and commercial vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

5. The first Russian Customs statute was in _______________ 1667.

6. The assessment and collection of ___________________ have always been one of the main functions of Customs.

7. Free trade zones are usually ______________to encourage the development of the country and to promote its foreign trade.

8. Investigation of ________________ is performed to target violators of customs laws and regulations.

9. Customs and other ________________ agencies round the world use dogs for detection work.

10. The current Russian word for Customs, ____________________ , appeared in the times of Mongol-Tatar yoke.

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Он много сделал для развития таможенного законодательства.

2. Мы проверяем документы, груз и транспортные средства.

3. Он работает посменно, не так ли?

4. Таможенники должны знать законы и правила, чтобы грамотно их применять

5. Эта комиссия занимается вопросами внешней торговли и таможенного дела.

6. Как долго вы работаете в отделе по расследованию.

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. Сontraband/ find/ we/ sometimes.

2. Raw/ countries/ prohibit/ мany/ the/ of export materials.

3. Business / customs officers/ health/ protect/ public/ and.

4. Тhey/ uniform/ always/ wear.

5. With/am/ polite/ customers/ I/ always.

6. He/ abroad/ on business trips/ goes/ often.

7. You/ do/ computer/ special/ use/ programs?

Task 5. Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1. The customs control (to protect) the Russian market.

2. A large amount of cargo (to cross) the border on train.

3. They (to go) through the customs control at the moment.

4. Look! The passenger (to hide) something in his pockets.

5. I (to examine) this container at 2 o’clock yesterday.

6. She (to go) through the customs when she (to see) her friend.

7. The Government (to initiate) economic reforms next year.

8. My friend (to work) at the customs since 2000.

Task 6. 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.