- •Check work
- •1. Underline all the Customs tools mentioned in the text.
- •3. Match the words on the left (a-j) with their Russian translations on the right (1-10).
- •4. Translate the Russian words in the following text into English.
- •5. What questions would you ask passengers on arrival? Learn them.
- •6. Make up sentences with the given Russian phrases. Ask your partner to translate them into English.
- •1. Learn the following words and phrases:
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Find words in the text which correspond to the following definitions.
- •4. Substitute the underlined words or phrases with the words from the text
- •Nouns: singular and plural
- •1. Circle the correct answer.
- •2. Correct the following sentences.
- •Adjectives and adverbs
- •1. Write the adverbs:
- •2. Write the comparatives and superlatives:
- •3. Circle the correct answers.
- •Prepositions
- •Some / any / no
- •There is/are; there was/were; there will be
- •2. Make present or past questions with there is etc.
- •3. Here is some information about an English town. Write sentences using there is etc.
- •Present simple / present continuous
- •1. Make simple present sentences.
- •Present perfect / present perfect continuous
- •1. Here is the latest news about your friends and family. Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple.
- •2. Ask questions, beginning with Have you ever …?
- •3.Complete the sentences
- •4. Write a question for each situation.
- •5. Complete the sentences using present perfect simple or continuous.
- •Past simple / past continuous
- •1. Make simple past sentences.
- •2. Write sentences in Past Simple. Be attentive to the situations
- •3. Ask questions (Did ...?).
- •5. Complete the sentences with past continuous verbs.
- •6. Past simple or past continuous?
- •Past simple / present perfect
- •1. Circle the correct form.
- •2. Put in the correct verb form: present perfect or past simple.
- •Present simple / present continuous for future
- •1. Make present simple sentences.
- •2. A friend of yours is going on holiday soon. Write questions.
- •3. Put the verb in brackets into the present continuous or the present simple.
- •Future simple / be going to
- •2. Circle the best form.
- •Past tenses
- •1. Read the situations and write sentences in the past perfect using the words in brackets.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the past simple or the past perfect.
- •3. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form.
- •Future tenses
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous.
2. Answer the questions.
1. How do specially trained dogs help prevent drug smuggling?
2 What else can help Customs officers detect smuggled articles?
3. Find words in the text which correspond to the following definitions.
1. operating at the same time; 2. to estimate, to decide; 3. list of cargo or passengers carried by a ship; 4. place to which a person or thing is going; 5. in accordance with a law; 6. contaminated (products); 7. dangerous, being a source of danger.
4. Substitute the underlined words or phrases with the words from the text
1. Team members determine which containers to choose later. 2. The container team also works together with other teams in Felixstowe. 3. The team can either go out to examine the container or have it brought into their own building for storage. 4. A container could be unstable, or could contain dangerous substances. 5. So teams stick to stringent checks before undertaking the examination. 6. Trinity terminal is the most progressive container terminal in the country. 7. The terminal manages just under two million containers a year. 8. With structured risk testing, containers are described (recognized} as high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk.
5. Match left and right
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a) made on the suppliers or companies receiving the goods; b) contain infested products or hazardous substances; c) subjected to physical examination by team members; d) an important part of an examination; e) the largest user of X-ray in the country; f) accommodate many vessels simultaneously; g) responsible for targeting suspect containers; h) the use of drugs dogs as well as mobile X-ray vans; i) documents supplied by the shipping companies; j) used virtually non-stop.
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Exercise 6. Supply the correct adjective or adverb from the box for each space
a. |
further |
e. legitimate |
i. simultaneously |
b. |
vital |
f. hazardous |
j. medium |
c. |
suspect |
g. mainly |
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d. |
the most |
h. extremely |
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1. Trinity terminal is advanced container terminal in the country. 2. The terminal can accommodate many vessels . 3. Before, task forces at Felixstowe were looking at revenue work. 4. The manifests contain information which can give clues to a preventive officer's assessment. 5. That particular type of work was successful. 6. checks can be made on the suppliers or companies receiving the goods. 7. Police officers who build up local knowledge of the business in their patch can verify whether a trader is , suspect or unknown. 8. South Africa was listed as a -risk country. 9. The container team also works in close cooperation with other teams to target containers. 10. A container could contain infested products or substances.
Exercise 7. Write out all irregular verbs from the text.
Exercise 8. Review the superlative degree of adjectives.
Model: The port of Felixstowe is a "happy place".The port of Felixstowe is the "happiest place".
The manifests contain information which can give important clues to a preventive officer's assessment.
That particular type of warning was extremely successful.
They could contain products of a very high risk.
Testing the risk is a very difficult matter.
Information which can throw more light on the company is very useful.
The container team works in close co-operation with other teams in Felixstowe.
Containers coming from a high risk country are considered to be very suspicious.
Health and safety is an important part of an examination.
Hazardous substances were discovered in the container.
Exercise 9. Make the following questions indirect. Start with "I wonder/It's interesting
whether ..."
Is the port of Felixstowe the largest in the UK?
Can it handle two million containers a year?
Was Felixstowe the birthplace of a new way of working with containers?
Did the new methods develop over the years?
Can further checks be made on the suppliers or companies receiving the goods?
Is South Africa listed as a medium-or high-risk country?
Does the container team go out to examine the container?
Do teams have the use of drugs and X-ray vans?
Can four X-ray vans be used virtually non-stop?
Exercise 10. Translate the following questions.
Какой порт занимает первое место в Великобритании, четвертое в Европе и пятнадцатое в мире?
Какой новый метод работы с контейнерами был разработан в этом порту?
Какая информация содержится в грузовых манифестах?
Как эта информация может помочь определить подозрительные контейнеры для проверки?
Как определяются контейнеры повышенного риска?
Кто может подтвердить, является ли торговец легальным, вызывает ли он подозрение или о нем нет информации?
Какие профилактические меры могут быть приняты, чтобы обнаружить потенциального контрабандиста?
В тесном сотрудничестве с кем работает команда по досмотру контейнеров?
Почему вопросы здоровья и безопасности являются важной стороной при проверке контейнера?
Какие средства используются членами команды, перед тем как подвергнуть контейнеры физическому досмотру?