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

3. The / goes / passport/ passenger/ and/ visa/ through/ control.

4. They/ uniform/ always/ wear.

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 declaration

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

3. My declaration (to lie) on the table but I (not to notice) it.

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

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

6. Our chief (to hate) it when we are late

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

8. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form for 15 minutes.

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

The passenger should arrive at the airport two hours before the take off time. First, he has to check-in for the flight at the check-in-counter. He shows his passport and ticket to the airline agent and puts his suitcases on the scales. If the passenger’s baggage exceeds Free Baggage Allowance, he has to pay for the excess. The passenger hands over his baggage and gets his baggage claim receipts and a boarding pass with the seat number written on it. The suitcases are labeled and sent off to be loaded into the hold of an airplane.

Next, the passenger goes through the security check where his carry-on luggage is screened. Passing through the Customs control the passenger can choose between the Red and Green Channels. The passenger who goes through the Red Channel fills in the declaration form and states prohibited, restricted and dutiable articles that he is carrying.

Вариант № 9

Task 1. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. The customs legislation has always been loyal to foreign traders.

2. Many people fill in customs declarations when leaving or entering the country.

3. The government is spending too little money on reorganization of the Customs Service.

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

5. A special tsar’s certificate was required for trading further inside the country. This cargo declaration is a basis for goods valuation

6. The law prohibits storage and sale of smuggled goods on the territory of the country.

7. Customs business has always been important and prestigious.

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

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

1. He did a lot to develop ______________

2. ___________________ has always been considered important and prestigious.

3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Когда таможенники проверяли контейнеры, они обнаружили контрабанду

2. Когда я подписывал документ, я обнаружил ошибку.

3. Мы проверяем документы, груз и транспортные средства

4. Мы проверим пассажиров сразу, как только они прибудут

5. Судно уже будет проверено, когда вы прибудете в порт.

6. Как долго вы работаете в отделе по расследованию.

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. Did / the/ tamozhnya /When/ appear /word /?

2. Customs/ found/ has just / a/ new /Mike/ job/ at/ the

3. The / Customs/ predates/ the/ Service /Mongol-Tatar/ yoke/ Russian.

4. Тhey/ uniform/ always/ wear.

5. Сontraband/ find/ we/ sometimes

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

7. The/ yesterday/ spoke/ to /chief the/ Customs group/ office

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

1. They (to check) the documents from 5 till 6 tomorrow.

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

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

4. The inspector (to stand) aside while his assistant (to clear) the cargo