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6. Какие меры помогают ускорить таможенный досмотр
пассажиров в аэропортах?
7. Как производится определение таможенной стоимости
грузов, ввозимых в страну?
8. Как классификация товара влияет на таможенную оценку
товара?
9. В какой мере таможенные сборы способствуют пополне-
нию бюджета страны?
10. Какие таможенные правонарушения считаются наибо-
лее сложными с точки зрения
их раскрытия?
Reading 2
Task 10. Read the text to fulfil the tasks below.
CANINE ENFORCEMENT
Customs Services and other Law enforcement agencies around
the world use canine teams (K-9) in everyday activities because dogs
can sniff out narcotics, and explosives and currency which machines
cannot trace. Teams consisting of a dog and a handler are used
to screen arriving aircraft, vessels, vehicles, cargo, baggage, mail,
premises and people.
The Customs uses a wide variety of dogs. But as drug detector
dogs are often on show in public areas (such as airport terminals) Cus-
toms Services prefer to choose the breeds of which people are not
frightened. That is why in the UK they don’t use Alsatians or Rottwei-
lers as these dogs are considered aggressive and threatening. Mainly
Labrador retrievers, Collies, German Shepherds, Spaniels, Pointers and
mixed breeds are used for drug detection work.
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The basis for the training is the dog’s natural instinct to hunt and
retrieve and its desire to please its handler. Initially the dogs are en-
couraged to search for hidden training aids. Concealments are progres-
sively made more difficult and the full range of drugs is introduced.
The handlers are trained to interpret the dog’s behavior or “indi-
cations” when they are confronted with the presence of drugs. If the
handler fails to interpret these signals or indications there will be little
success.
To the dog, finding drugs is fun. This is reflected in the dog’s
behavior: it is highly active at work, and enjoys the reward or praise by
its handler when it makes a find, but the dog is not allowed to feel that
it is playing. To make a clear distinction between work and play, the
working dog wears a special harness. When the handler puts the har-
ness on the dog, the animal knows it is on duty.
* * *
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) K-9 officer working
with his partner Rambo, seized more than 4 kilograms of opium
at Chicago Foreign Mail Facility. While screening arriving internatio-
nal mail Rambo alerted to the parcel, delivered from Laos, which was
manifested with the description “Traditional Tea”. The CBP officer
opened the parcel to find 43 plastic bags containing the drug packed
in dried leaves. The investigation is ongoing.
* * *
U.S. CBP officers seized 66.5 kg of marijuana after a Chevrolet
pickup truck arrived at the port of entry from Mexico. During the
search CBP officers used a fiberscope to peer into fuel tank and noticed anomalies in its appearance. CBP drug sniffing dog Dollar examined the vehicle and alerted his handler to the presence of narcotics.
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CBP officers continued their inspection by removing fuel tank. They
dismantled the tank and discovered 5 sealed metal boxes with the drug.
The driver, a 55-year-old US resident was arrested and now he faces
federal prosecution on drug charges.
Comprehension
Task 11. Make a glossary. Choose seven words to remember.
Make at least 3 sentences using the word combinations from the exercise above.
Task 12. Answer the questions to retell the text:
1. Why do K-9 teams work for the law enforcement agencies?
2. What concealed items can dogs detect?
3. What breeds are trained for anti-smuggling and anti-terrorist
purposes?
4. What natural instinct of dogs is used during training and work?
5. What is essential for the successful work of a canine team?
6. Do dogs understand that they are working?
7. What did CBP dog Rambo help to discover?
8. How was the drug declared?
9. Where did the parcel arrive from?
10. What device did CBP officers use to search the truck from
Mexico?
11. What special skills were required to seize the drugs con-
cealed in the fuel tank?
III. Language Work
Vocabulary and Grammar Practice
Task 13. a) Study the models.
Models: a) cane sugar – тростниковый сахар
sugar cane – сахарный тростник
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b) steel knife – стальной нож
steel market – рынок стали
steel price – цены на сталь
steel strike – забастовка сталелитейщиков
b) Translate the word combinations:
1. law enforcement agency 7. cargo targeting system
2. drug detector dog 8. tariff classification work
3. career prospects 9. currency exchange rate
4. merchandise classification system 10. real time business
intelligence
5. cargo declaration form 11. world customs organization
6. smuggling information collection 12. oil processing facility.
Task 14. Work with the dictionary to find the meaning that fits
the sentences below in the appropriate form.
to apply
to make a formal request
to bring into use or action
1. They plan … to the Consul for visa.
2. To define the rate of tariff we … the goods classification system.
to clear
to get approval or authorization for
to free from obstruction
1. Within minutes the police … the area.
2. The cargo was released from the Customs zone as soon as it …
to process
to put through a manufacturing process
to put through a course of treatment
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1. Your documents … yet.
2. About a million workers are employed … goods for that elec-
tronic firm.
to collect
to seek
to gather into systematic order
to ask for (payment)
1. The company … information about the new market trends.
2. Before you begin to make a speech, you should … your
thoughts and ideas.
3. The Customs … import duties on certain categories of goods.
to break
to fall into pieces
to become discontinuous
to surpass
to fail to keep (a promise)
1. Be careful with the camera. You may … it.
2. If you … the rules you will be punished.
3. The cameras catch the drivers who … speed limit.
4. He never … his word.
Task 15. All passages in the text are mixed up. Put them in the
right order and read the text. Summarize it giving your opinion on the
idea of the text.
HOW CUSTOMS WORKS
Any nation wants its own businesses to do well, so most of the
time they prefer their people buy domestic goods over competing for-
eign goods. But in many cases, goods are available cheaper in another
country than in your country, and people naturally want to buy them
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at the lower price. To tilt the balance in favor of domestic businesses,
governments impose tariffs, also called duty, on foreign goods com-
ing into the country.
Some customs agencies decide which travelers to search based
on random chance. Unlike the police, customs agents are fully author-
ized to search your luggage, clothes and even your body without any
warrant or reason for suspicion. Customs agents often work side-by-
side with immigration officials, and in some ports of entry, one inspec-
tor may represent both agencies. But at its core, a customs agency
is concerned with the things that are coming in and out of a country,
rather than the travelers themselves.
A nation's customs service has many responsibilities. At its most
basic level, its purpose is to regulate what comes into and goes out of a
country. The foremost element of this regulation is controlling interna-
tional trade.
To control specific sorts of trade, a government may impose
a higher tariff on certain types of goods (alcohol, for example). Certain
countries may join together to work out mutually beneficial trade agree-
ments, enabling businesses in those nations to trade more freely with
each other than they can with businesses in other nations. This gives
an advantage to nations that a country has a good relationship with.
In most countries, it isn't feasible for the customs agency
to check all of the goods that every single traveler is importing,
so governments have to depend largely on people's honesty. When you
enter a country, you are asked to truthfully report what goods you are
importing and make a good faith estimate of their value. They don't put
their entire trust in people's good character, of course; customs per-
forms a thorough search of some percentage of all travelers.
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Customs agencies also monitor what is being exported from
a country. For example, most governments strictly regulate what
weapons can be exported to other nations. This is simply a commonsense safety measure: it's not a good idea to arm enemy nations, so the
government has to know who is buying any domestically-produced
weaponry. Сustoms agencies also pay careful attention to how much
money citizens are transporting out of the country.
(by Tom Harris, Science | Modern, abridged)
Task 16. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Most officers (to wear) uniform and (to deal) with passengers.
2. Last year he (to work) in shifts and often overtime.
3. As soon as the customs officer (to process) the documents he
(to start) clearing the cargo. (use Present, Past, Future Tenses)
4. Customs officers always (to use) a wide range of tools and
technology.
5. We (to have) canine team inspection if we (to suspect) con-
traband in the container. (use Present, Future Tenses)
6. This work (to require) attention and concentration. (use Pre-
sent, Past, Future Tenses)
7. He (to work) for the Customs for five years.
8. They (to examine) her luggage before you (to come). (use
Past, Future Tenses)
9. By the time the cargo (to cross) the border the customs au-
thorities (to process) all the documents. (use Present, Past, Future
Tenses)
Task 17. Translate the sentences into English.
1. То, что сотрудники таможни увидели в багаже пассажи-
ра, потрясло их.
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2. Мы ведем это расследование несколько месяцев, но кон-
ца ему не видно до сих пор.
3. Кинолог со специально обученной собакой внимательно
осматривал автомобиль.
4. Этот пункт пропуска обычно не загружен, но сегодня
творится что-то невероятное.
5. Я не думаю, что этот таможенный пост справится с таким
потоком автомобилей
.
6. После того, как мы пройдем таможенный досмотр, я по-
дожду тебя у выхода.
7. Завтра я целый день буду укладывать вещи для поездки
и приведу в порядок ручную кладь.
8. Мы успели пройти паспортный контроль до того, как
техника вышла из строя.
Task 18. a) Match left and right to make sentences.
1. At the Aeroflot
breeding centre they
D
a) the world’s greatest sniffer dog.
2. Aeroflot claims it’s b) work in temperatures as low
as ‒70C, and jackals which enjoy
the heat up to +40C.
3. They have spent years c) to detect concealed narcotics,
currency or explosives.
4. The dogs of that
breed can
d) have developed a unique breed ‒
a cross between a Siberian husky
and a jackal.
5. They are perfect e) customs examination process at
the airports, seaports and other
ports of entry.
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6. The dogs are taught f) perfecting the breed and now the
dogs combine the qualities of Arc-
tic reindeer herding dogs.
7. This helps to expedite g) for our country.
b) Say what you have learned about the new breed.
c) Discuss the following:
1. In what countries can these dogs be used for work at the Cus-
toms?
2. For what other purposes can these dogs be used?
Task 19. a) Insert the articles or possessive pronouns, if neces-
sary.
TIPS FOR TRAVELERS
Once _____ travel plans are confirmed, check _____ expiration
date of _____ passport. It is also _____ good idea to make _____ pho-
tocopies of _____ data page. Leave one copy with someone at _____
home and keep another one with you, separated from _____ passport.
If you lose _____ passport, promptly call _____ nearest embassy
or consulate and _____ local police. Having _____ copy of _____ data
page can speed replacement.
When shopping, keep _____ receipts for all of _____ purchases.
Upon reentering _____ country, be ready to show _____ customs offi-
cials what you have bought. If you object to _____ way your clearance
was handled, get _____ inspector’s badge number. If you feel _____
duty is incorrect, appeal _____ assessment.
b) Name three most important tips for travelers.
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Task 20. a) Read the text and comment on how to avoid dealing
with customs officers.
When it comes to dealing with customs officers, anywhere in the
world, the Golden Rule has got to be: You can’t beat a professional at
his own game.
Case in point. Returning to New York from a trip to Europe, a
well-dressed, middle-aged woman on line in front of me put two bags
on the counter and said. “Nothing to declare, officer.”
The inspector checked her passport and asked. “Where are you
coming from?”
“Paris,” she told him.
He nodded. “No alcohol? No tobacco? No dairy products
or meat? Have you bought anything for yourself or are you bringing
in any gifts?”
“No,” she insisted. “None of those things. Nothing to declare.”
“Okay.” He pointed to her smaller case. “Would you open that
one for me, please.
Now she started asking. “Officer, I know you are never going to
believe me, but this morning when I was packing to leave the hotel
I closed my bags not realizing that I had locked the keys inside. How
silly of me. I’m sure it’s going to be a big problem when I get home
because I’ll have to find a locksmith …”
The customs official wasn’t in the least fazed. “Not to worry.”
He reached into a drawer and pulled out a huge steel ring with no less
than six million keys dangling from it. “I’m sure we can help.”
That’s when the woman remembered the Dior dress and the Ar-
mani shoes and the Gucci purse and the Bruno Magli boots and the
Valentino sweater and the Piaget watch.
No, you can’t beat a professional at his own game.
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