7. Role-play the conversation ‘At Customs’ using the prompts below.
Student A is a customs officer.
Student B is a traveller. You have:
normal allowance; clothes, personal belongings; 250$, 300€
items to declare: 12000£
normal allowance; books, personal belongings and a bottle of wine; 500£
items to declare: 15000$
normal allowance; personal belongings and a bottle of whisky; 400€, 300$
items to declare: 2 plants (a gift for my aunt)
normal allowance; personal belongings and some perfume; 450£, 200$
items to declare: an ivory souvenir (a gift for my business partner)
8. Now you fill in a Customs Declaration form.
Currency exchange
1. Remember the following expressions.
currency exchange – обмен валюты
exchange rate – обменный курс
I’d like to change rubles into dollars. – Я бы хотел обменять рубли на доллары.
note – банкнота, денежная купюра
coin - монета
2. Study the dialogue.
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Boris: |
Excuse me, what is the exchange rate for Euro? |
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Bank clerk 1: |
I |
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Boris: |
Where’s that? |
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Bank clerk 1: |
Over there, on your left. |
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(...) |
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Boris: |
Excuse me, what is the exchange rate for Euro? |
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Bank clerk 2: |
Do you want to buy Euro or sell it, sir? |
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Boris: |
I want to buy. |
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Bank clerk 2: |
At today’s exchange rate one euro is 48 rubles. |
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Boris: |
I’ll take 500 euros, please. |
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Bank clerk 2: |
And how would you like your money? |
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Boris: |
Hm, let’s see. Can I have 300 euros in 50s and the rest in 20s and 10s? |
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Bank clerk 2: |
Sure. |
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Boris: |
Thanks. |
’m
sorry, sir. I don’t know. You must go to the foreign
exchange
desk.
Now translate the following into English and role-play the dialogue.
Student A (Bank clerk)
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Bank clerk |
Здравствуйте, чем могу помочь? |
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Tourist |
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Bank clerk |
Сегодня курс: 1 евро – 50 рублей. Сколько будете покупать? |
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Tourist |
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Bank clerk |
Хорошо. Какими купюрами Вам нужно? |
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Tourist |
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Bank clerk |
Минуточку... С Вас 25000 рублей. |
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Tourist |
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Bank clerk |
Вот Ваши деньги. |
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Tourist |
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Bank clerk |
Обращайтесь еще. |
Student B (Tourist)
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Bank clerk |
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Tourist |
Добрый день. Я бы хотел обменять рубли на евро. Какой сегодня курс? |
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Bank clerk |
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Tourist |
Я куплю 500 евро. |
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Bank clerk |
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Tourist |
Дайте подумать... Можно мне 350 евро купюрами по 50 евро, остальное купюрами по 20 и 10 евро? |
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Bank clerk |
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Tourist |
Возьмите. |
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Bank clerk |
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Tourist |
Спасибо. |
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Bank clerk |
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