Добавил:
ivanov666
Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз:
Предмет:
Файл:Английский язык для обучающихся по специальности «Таможенное дело». В 3 частях. Ч.1. Учебное пособие
.pdf
51
“…Mary needed advice, and there was no one she could ask.
Here she was, a girl of twenty-three, with no weapons except her own
brain to fight a man twice her size and eight times her strength…”
She badly needs friends, but who can she trust? Jem Merlyn, the
landlord’s attractive but horse-thieving brother? Or Francis Davey, the
soft-spoken Vicar?
As the story develops, though, Mary fights back against the dif-
ficult situation she finds herself in and is not afraid to do what she be-
lieves to be right, even when this means putting her own life in danger.
c) Imagine that you are people from the film-business and are
going to make a screen adaptation of one of the stories above. Choose
one of these stories. Divide into groups to compete with each other.
You are to persuade producers to invest money in your ambitious pro-
ject. To get ready for the presentation, discuss the following:
‒ the general style;
‒ the scenario/synopsis/shooting script;
‒ the film’s director;
‒ the cameraman;
‒ the art director;
‒ the cast;
‒ the music;
‒ costume designer;
‒ natural settings, locations, shooting areas;
‒ stunts;
‒ the cost and box-office expected.
Present of your project mentioning the points above.
Listen to your opponents. Compare and discuss the projects
to decide which is the most creative moviemaking project.
52
Task 28. Get ready to speak on the topic. Use the vocabulary of
the unit.
VOCABULARY
current
зд. современное
customs tax
таможенная пошлина
official
официальное лицо, инспектор,
чиновник
to collect
взимать, собирать, забирать
stamped seal
зд. печать на документе
to predate
предшествовать
transportation of goods
перевозка грузов
frontier
граница
to purchase
выкупать, приобретать
state
государство
merchant
купец
Russian customs statute
российский таможенный
устав
to hand down
сделать официальное объяв-
ление
frontier towns
приграничные города
on pain of confiscation
под угрозой конфискации
to approve
утверждать, принимать, одоб-
рять (о законе)
53
to limit
ограничивать
foreign goods
иностранные товары
to defend
защищать
producers
производители
to keep out
останавливать, задерживать
powerful administrative
body
мощный административный
орган
to contribute
вносить вклад
state institutions
государственные учреждения,
органы
to develop customs laws
разрабатывать таможенное
законодательство
to initiate
начать, инициировать
to issue the decree
издать указ
to levy
взимать
trade statute
торговый устав
legislation
законодательство
to arrange customs proce-
dures
ввести таможенные процеду-
ры
commerce board
торгово-промышленная палата
to work out customs tariffs
разрабатывать таможенные
тарифы
to come into effect
вступить в силу
54
to appoint
назначить
public figure
общественный деятель
issues
зд. вопросы
to police
охранять, контролировать,
патрулировать
multi-functioning
многофункциональный
to be in charge of
стоять во главе; быть ответ-
ственным за
55
UNIT 3
CUSTOMS SPECIALIZED AREAS
OF WORK
I. Starting up
Task 1. Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. Do you think that customs office operates as any other?
2. Do you know anything about customs officers’ responsibili-
ties?
3. Have you ever been involved in passenger inspection
in any way?
4. Are you good at working with people/ documents/ technology?
II. Reading
Reading 1
Task 2. Study the text to find out more about the concept
of Customs’ work and fulfil the tasks below. Pay special attention
to the meaning of the words in bold:
The customs’ work includes the following:
1. Duty collection
The assessment and collection of duties and taxes have always
been one of the main functions of the customs service. In fact, collection of the revenue is the responsibility with which the customs usually started. Throughout its history the customs has suppliedthe fed-
eral budget with the revenue necessary for investment in the economy and in the country’s basic infrastructure, i.e. new schools, roads,
hospitals.
56
2. Classification
Merchandise classification is the foundation on which duty
collection occurs. All goods entering the country should be classified
by use of the established numerical coding system. Most countries
are now adopting the Harmonized System of Classification which,
in case of uniform application, can help improve the classification of
goods and prevent losses of duty collection.
3. Appraisement
Cargo shipments entering the country are to be supplied with
the necessary documents, for example, commercial invoices, certifi-
cates of quality, certificatesof origin and others. The cargo declara-
tion is a basis for goodsvaluation and assessment of duty. Underval-
uation can result in underpayment of duties.
4. Cargo and Passenger inspection
Effective passenger and baggage control is necessary to col-
lect proper duty and to prevent smuggling. Baggage is checked
for concealment by X-ray or opening it. Cargo shipments are to be
inspected for duty collection and anti-smuggling purposes. Various
inspectional techniques and devices can help release merchandise
quicker, with less damage and also result in increased seizures
of prohibited items.
5. Smuggling information collection and statistics
Collection and analysis of information on smuggling
result
in better understanding of smuggling trends and the modus operandi
of individuals or organized crime gangsbreaking customs laws.
57
6. Investigation
Investigation of customs violations is performed to target
the more sophisticated violators of customs laws and regulations.
The full range of customs violations can be investigated: the smug-
gling of merchandise, narcotics, arms and ammunition as well as
commercial fraud, currencyviolations and money laundering, in-
ternal corruption, infringement of trademark and intellectual
property rights (IPR) etc.
7. Laboratory procedures
Laboratory tests are performed in order to classify merchan-
dise and collect the correct amount of duty. The new Harmonized
Commodity Description and Coding System is much more depend-
ent on laboratory analyses than most prior classification systems because of complex chemical composition of most goods.
Comprehension
Task 3. a) Mark the stress in the Russian and the English words.
Tick the pairs of words with different stressed syllables. Compare your
results with your partner. Can you add other words
to the list?
organization организация
history история
federal федеральный
budget бюджет
economy экономика
system система
effective эффективный
territory территория
58
importer импортер
импортер импортер
certificate сертификат
contract контракт
laboratory лаборатория
b) Read the English words again.
Task 4. a) Look through the text and find synonyms to the fol-
lowing words:
‒ goods ‒ usage ‒ confiscation
‒ infringement ‒ basis ‒ method
‒ responsibility ‒ to set free
b) Make sentences with these words.
Task 5. a) Complete the table with the words from the text
formed from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes.
assess, collect, organize, ship, invest, pay, apply, classify, enforce,
investigate, develop, inspect, operate, conceal, regulate, violate
-ment -tion
assessment
collection
b) Complete the sentences with the words from the table and
translate them into Russian.
1. The goods are ready for _______________.
2. A private detective was hired to conduct the _____________.
3. _____________ can be made by cheque or by credit card.
4. The government is introducing new import ______________.
59
5. Correct _____________ of goods is very important for duty
_________________________________.
6. Nowadays much attention is paid to the __________ of the
Customs Service infrastructure.
7. The _______________ of scanners helps to speed up exami-
nation of goods.
8. The anti-terrorist ____________ was carried out under the
code name “Whirlpool”.
9. One of the main functions of the Customs is ____________
of duties and taxes.
10. False bottom of a bag is often used as a place
of ________________________.
Task 6. Consult the text to answer the following questions:
1. Where does the duty collected go?
2. What is the reason for merchandise classification?
3. Do all the countries have their own goods classification sys-
tems?
4. What documents must accompany the cargo?
5. Why is it necessary to inspect passengers and cargo?
6. What can help to speed up the search and to make it more ef-
ficient?
7. How can the customs statistics help in the fight against smug-
gling?
8. What customs violations can you name?
9. Why are some goods tested in customs laboratories?
Task 7. Say if it is true or false.
1. The assessment of import duties and taxes is the least im-
portant function in every customs organization.
60
2. Cargo shipments entering the country are to be supplied with
supporting documents excluding commercial invoices.
3. Cargo shipments are inspected for duty collection only.
4. Specially trained drug-detector dogs are sometimes more ef-
fective than traditional methods of detecting contraband.
5. The most common customs violations are: duty, tax and pen-
alty.
6. Laboratory analyses are performed in order to prevent curren-
cy violation.
Task 8. Say what you can remember about:
‒ the main functions of the customs;
‒ the ways to avoid underpayment of duties;
‒ laboratory tests;
‒ methods of detecting contraband;
‒ customs violations.
Task 9. Translate the questions and answer them.
1. В обязанности различных подразделений таможенной
службы входит взимание таможенных пошлин, таможенный контроль и сбор статистических данных о ввозимых и вывозимых товарах.
2. Для чего используются лабораторные анализы в работе
таможенных служб?
3. Какие таможенные правонарушения выявляют сотрудни-
ки таможенных органов?
4. Что дает сбор статистических данных о таможенных пра-
вонарушениях?
5. Какие задачи ставит перед собой таможенная служба,
осуществляя досмотр физических лиц и грузов в пунктах пропуска через границу?
Соседние файлы в предмете [НЕСОРТИРОВАННОЕ]