Text-study

I. Learn the following words.

To be responsible for – быть ответственным за что-л.;

to facilitate – упрощать;

integrity – целостность;

to intercept – перехватывать;

sophisticated – сложный, изощренный;

to target – выявлять;

corrective services – исправительные учреждения;

intelligence – разведка;

coastwatch – береговая охрана;

maritime – морской;

to undertake – предпринимать, осуществлять;

surveillance – наблюдение;

breach – нарушение закона.

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service responsible for?

2. How many people does the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service employ?

3. What is a high priority task in the work of the Service?

4. What techniques and equipment are used in the work of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service?

5. What is the role of the Customs National Breeding and Development Centre?

6. What is the Border Protection Division of Customs?

7. What agencies does the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service cooperate with?

8. Describe the Australian border.

9. What facilities does the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit maintain?

10. How is the operation of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service reflected by the mass media?

III. Choose a), b) or c) to complete the following statements about the text.

1. The Service employs nearly 6000 people around Australia and overseas and … .

a) has its headquarters in Sydney;

b) is headquartered in Canberra;

c) covers all the islands of the Pacific.

2. Protecting the Australian community by intercepting illegal and potentially harmful goods, such as drugs and weapons, … .

a) is a high priority;

b) is one of the minor tasks;

c) is not topical at all.

3. Detector dog teams … and search sea and air cargo, aircraft baggage, international mail, ships, buildings and people.

a) operate only on the island territories;

b) operate only at the international airports;

c) operate nationwide.

4. The former Coastwatch Division is now known as … and is a part of the Border Protection Command.

a) the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service;

b) the Border Protection Division of Customs;

c) the Customs National Breeding and Development Centre.

5. In performing its role, Customs and Border Protection … with other government agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, the Department of Defence and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

a) works closely;

b) doesn’t cooperate;

c) doesn’t share its experience.

IV. Match the verbs with the appropriate nouns.

1. to manage	a) duties
2. to facilitate	b) movement
3. to collect	c) surveillance
4. to use	d) security
5. to undertake	e) x-ray facilities

V. Make up sentences with the phrases you’ve got.

VI. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following Russian phrases.

Обеспечивать безопасность и целостность границы; упрощать перемещение товаров; собирать пошлины и налоги; задерживать потенциально вредные товары; выявлять опасные грузы; почтовые отправления; организация, ответственная за безопасность морской границы; осуществлять наблюдение за береговой линией с помощью электронных и визуальных средств; борьба с угрозами со стороны морской границы.