Введение
Данные методические указания предназначены для студентов
финансово-экономического факультета, специализирующихся в области
таможенного дела. Основная цель методических указаний – познакомить
студентов с терминологией по данной специальности и развить у них умение
и навыки делового общения и чтения текстов по специальности.
Методические указания состоят из двенадцати частей:
- на таможне;
- таможенная декларация. Правила и нормы заполнения. Таможенная
очистка;
- органы таможенного управления в России;
- таможенные реформы в России и за рубежом;
- таможенный контроль;
- транспортная документация. Формы и сроки оплаты;
- борьба с терроризмом. Роль таможенных органов;
- таможенные процедуры и правила. Их развитие;
- нарушения таможенных правил: контрабанда, провоз наркотических
веществ;
- история таможенного дела в России и в США;
- стоит ли заботиться об этике? Проблема коррупции на таможне;
- таможенные тарифы и международные торговые отношения.
К методическим указаниям прилагается словарь терминов по
специальности.
Лексические упражнения и практические задания к текстам направлены
на усвоение терминологии по данной специальности и развитие навыков
изучающего и просмотрового чтения. Цель речевых упражнений
стимулировать развитие навыков говорения по изучаемой специальности.
Unit 1 At the Customs
Pre-Text Assignments
1.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
сross
porter
duty-free
personal
license
journey
border
declare
quota
article
luggage
permission
official
regulation
receipt
item
1.1.2 Give the initial forms of the following words and state what parts of
speech they belong to:
smuggler
liable
carefully
restriction
writing
particular
importation
traveller
different
declaration
different
1.1.3 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
to smuggle to include to take out
to cross
to stipulate
to declare
to name
to exceed
1.1.4 Read the following words and their translation. Try to memorize the
vocabulary:
CUSTOMS
regulations restrictions duty(duties)
таможенные
правила
customs-house
таможенные
ограничения
таможня
таможенные
пошлины
customs-office
liable to duty
duty-free
duty-free quota list
prohibited articles list
to fall under restrictions
to declare something
(at the customs- house)
таможенное управление, таможня
подлежащий оплате таможенными
пошлинами
не подлежащий оплате таможенными
пошлинами
список предметов, разрешенный к
беспошлинному ввозу
список товаров, ввоз или вывоз
которых oграничен
подпадать под ограничения
сделать заявление о наличии вещей,
облагаемых пошлиной (их стоимости,
количестве, весе и т.д.)
particulars
effects
personal effects
to go through one’s luggage
to smuggle
to pass through
the customs (inspection)
as the case might be
необходимые сведения, подробности
движимое имущество
личные вещи
досматривать багаж
заниматься контрабандой
пройти таможенный досмотр
в зависимости от обстоятельств
Study the following pictures. Read the text and try to guess the
Grammar Assignments
1.5.1 Supply prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
1) It is the porters who always carry the passenger’s luggage .….. the hold of a
ship or ….. the luggage-van of a train ….. the customs-house ….. an
inspection.
2) This is duty-free according ….. our customs regulations.
3) Do you know whether there are any restrictions ….. imported cameras in
this country?
4) Personal effects are usually duty-free if one does not exceed ….. a certain
quota.
5) In a number of countries furs do not fall ….. customs restrictions.
6) Customs duties are taxed both ….. imported as well as exported goods.
1.5.2 The following statements are grammatically incorrect. Find the errors
and correct them:
1) On the customs-house a passenger’s luggage are carefully gone into customs
inspectors. (3 errors)
2) Sometimes customs inspector carefully search under the passenger’s
belongings to prevent smuggling. (2 errors)
3) There are 150 % duty about this article. (2 errors)
4) As soon as one’s luggage cleared the customs special stamps are pasted
onto it. (2 errors)
5) It took me about two hour to go through all the formalities on the customs-
house. (2 errors)
1.5.3 Make up sentences with the Passive and Active Voice using the
following word combinations:
not liable to duty, to be subject to customs restrictions, to inspect one’s
luggage, to be released by the customs, to go through the customs, to have a
greater amount of something.
Pre-Text Assignments
2.1.1 Read the following word and phrase list. Try to memorize all the words
and word-groups:
customs tariffs
customs inspector
customs inspection
goods (items) liable to duty
to have something to declare
Have you got anything to declare?
to fill in a customs declaration
to smuggle something in/out
to exceed the quota
to leave something in the care of the
customs house
there is a duty of … per cent on…over
make somebody pay duty on something
particulars of the amount, weight and
value
customs clearing
to check something against the
invoice(contents list)
to license the exports(imports)
таможенные тарифы
таможенный инспектор
таможенная инспекция
предметы, подлежащие оплате
таможенными пошлинами
располагать предметами,
подлежащими декларированию
заполнять таможенную декларацию
ввозить/вывозить из страны что-либо
нелегально
превысить норму
оставить что-либо на таможне
на этот предмет следует уплатить
пошлину в размере …
заставить кого-либо уплатить
пошлину
подробности, касающиеся кол-ва,
веса и ценности предметов
таможенная очистка
сверять по накладной, списку
выдать лицензию на ввоз/вывоз
2.1.2 Complete the following sentences using the words and expressions from
the word and phrase list. Try to think of as many variants as possible:
1) Customs wars are waged between different countries so as to …
2) Customs tariffs serve to …
3) It is only natural that in war- time customs inspections are more…
4) Customs houses are set up to …
5) To declare an item is to …
6) The opposite of reducing customs tariffs is to …
7) If one exceeds the quota…
8) At the border the personal luggage is taken to … for …
9) If an article falls under restriction we say that …
10) The standard question a customs inspector would use before going through
your luggage is …
11) When questioned by the customs inspector you are to give particulars of …
12) Duty-free articles are allowed to …
2.1.3 Translate the following from Russian into English:
1) Я не знаю, что разрешается провозить беспошлинно.
2) Вы не превысили норму. Оплате пошлиной эти вещи не подлежат.
3) Я ничего не имею предъявить вам.
4) Я не знал, что на эти предметы распространяются таможенные
ограничения.
5) Эти предметы подлежат таможенному обложению в размере 100
процентов их стоимости.
6) При переезде через границу вы обязаны сообщить об имеющейся у вас на
руках иностранной валюте.
7) Я вас прошу, как можно скорее осмотреть мой багаж. Мой самолет
вылетает через час.
8) Вот лицензия Министерства Торговли на вывоз этого аппарата.
2.1.4 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
citizenship purpose submit separately monetary false flight
valuables currency icons precious antiques middle bonds
2.1.5 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
keep
provide
render
require
arrive
require
submit
purchase
list
sign
2.1.6 Give the initial forms of the following words and state what parts of
speech they belong to:
commercial
currency
processed
duration
payment
properly
renewable
printed
recording
appliances
valuables
including
SAMPLE A
Persons giving false information in the Customs Declaration or to Customs officer
shall render themselves liable under laws of Russia.
Full Name _________________________________________________________
Citizenship_________________________________________________________
Arriving from ______________________________________________________
Country of destination________________________________________________
Purpose of visit (business,tourism,private,etc.)_____________________________
Inspection
consists of .... pieces.
With me and in my luggage I have:
1. Weapons of all descriptions and ammunition…………………...........................
2. Narcotics and appliances for the use thereof
………………….............................
3. Antiques and objects of art (painting, drawings, icons, etc.).................................
4. Russian currency, Russian State Loan bonds, etc.
................................................
5. Currency other than Russian rubles (bank notes, exchequer bills, coins),
payment vouchers (cheques, bills, letters of credit, etc.), securities (shares,
bonds, etc.) in foreign currencies, precious metals (gold, silver, platinum,
metals of platinum group) in any form or condition, crude and processed
natural precious stones (diamonds, brilliants, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and
pearls), jewellery and other articles made of precious metals and precious
stones, and scrap thereof, as well as properly papers:
Description Amount/Quantity For official use
In figures/in words
Russian rubles, other currency, payment vouchers, valuables and any objects
belonging to other persons…………………………………………………….....
I am aware that, in addition to the objects listed in the Customs Declaration, I must
submit for inspection: printed matter, manuscripts, films, sound recordings, postage
stamps, graphics, etc. plants, fruit, seeds, live animals and birds, as well as raw
foodstuffs of animal origin and slaughtered fowl.
I also declare that my luggage sent separately consists of … pieces.
Date …. Owner of luggage (signed) ….
Customs Declaration
customs use only
Department of the Treasury United States
Customs Service
SAMPLE B
Each arriving traveller or responsible family member must provide the following
information (only ONE written declaration per family is required):
1.Family Name ……………………………………………………………
2.First (Given) Name………………………………………………………
3.Middle Initial(s)………………………………………………………….
4.Birth Date (day/mo/yr)…………………………………………………...
5.Airline/Flight No. Or Vessel Name or Vehicle License No …………….
6.Number of Family Members travelling with You………………………
6. (a) Country or Citizenship………………………………………………..
7. (b) Country of Residence…………………………………………………
8. (a) U.S. Address (Street Number /Hotel/Mailing Address in U.S.)……….
9. (b) U. S. Address (City) ………………………………………………….
10.(c) U.S. Address (State) ………………………………………………….
11.Countries visited on this trip prior to U.S. arrival………………………..
12.The purpose of my (our) trip is or was Business.............Personal..... ..
(Check one or both boxes, if applicable)
13.I am (We are) bringing fruits, plants, metals, food,
soil, birds, snails, other live animals, wildlife products Yes No
farm products; or, have been on a farm or ranch
outside the U.S.
14.I am (We are) carrying currency or monetary
instruments over $ 10.000 U.S., or foreign Yes No
equivalent
15.I have (We have) commercial merchandise
U.S. or foreign (Check one box only) Yes No
16.The total value of all goods, including commercial
merchandise, I/we purchased or acquired abroad ………………
and am/are bringing to the U.S. is: (U.S. Dollars)
Grammar Assignments
2.5.1 Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
Anna:
Pete:
Anna:
Pete:
Anna:
Pete:
Anna:
Pete:
Did you remember (pack) the beach towels?
Sorry, I forgot (do) that. Look, they're here in the bath.
O.K., my bag 's pretty full but I'll try (put) them all.
Oh, I really dislike (pack). It's so boring!
Never mind it. It's all worth it. Do you remember (go) to India last year?
Of course. I'll certainly never forget (have) all those injections. And I'm
glad I tried (eat) all that spicy Indian food - it was delicious.
In fact you didn't stop (eat) all the time we were there!
We had some strangest experiences, didn't we? Do you remember when
you stopped (give) money to a blind man and within thirty seconds
we were surrounded by beggars?
2.5.2 Choose the correct verb form to fill gaps in these sentences:
1) I know it's not easy, but try ….. your best in the exam. (doing /to do)
2) This job is exhausting. I'm going to stop ….. a rest. (having/to have )
3) When I was a child I remember ….. horses in the street. (seeing/to
see)
4) My secretary isn't very reliable. She often forgets ….. the files in the
correct order. (to put/ putting)
5) That athlete is attempting ….. the world record. (to break/ breaking)
Pre-Text Assignments
3.1.1 Study the following vocabulary list and memorize the words:
body
supreme
directorate
institution
statute
enterprise
enforcement
legislation
implementation
treaty
shipment
item
customs clearance
consumer
орган, организация
верховный, главный
управление
организация, институт
статут, законодательный акт
предприятие
введение, соблюдение
законодательство
исполнение, проведение
соглашение
партия (груза), перевозка,
транспортировка
пункт, предмет
таможенная очистка
клиент, заказчик
3.1.2 Guess the meaning of the following verbs according to their
explanation:
execute
constitute
consist
conduct
implement
comprise
interfere (with)
ship
run
adopt
to do, to perform
to form, to make
to be made / formed
from something
to organize , to perform
to put a plan or system
into operation
to have as parts or members
to involve yourself in matters,
to influence
to transport
to lead, to be in charge of
to accept
3.1.3 Read the following words and guess their meaning:
council regional economical committee institution
accelerate
direct
general
liquidation
cooperate
protection
statute
Grammar Assignments
3.5.1 Look at the headlines for the newspaper articles given below and guess
what they have in common:
SMILING IN YOUR
Pre-Text Assignments
4.1.1 Read the following verbs and guess their meaning:
submit dedicate conduct interprete implement
upgrade
allow reject ease require facilitate
confront
4.1.2 Read the following words and give their initial forms:
straightforward official
non- dutiable pressure
authority
paperwork
relatively
clearance review
upgrade
competency
declaration shipment
simplify
investment
4.1.3 Match the words and their definitions (one item has been done for
you):
1) reject
2) clearance
3) competency
4) recognize
5) urgent
6) extend
a) very important and needing to be
dealt with quickly or first
b) to accept as being lawful or real
c) possessing knowledge or skillful
d) to make longer or greater
e) the act or result of clearing
f) to refuse to accept
4.1.4 Study the following vocabulary:
1) to facilitate –облегчить
2) trade - торговля
3) to review- пересмотреть, проанализировать
4) (non)-dutiable- (не)облагаемый таможенной пошлиной
5) to register- включить, упомянуть
6) bottom – низкий
7) prevalence- преобладание
8) to rate- оценить, дать оценку
9) without a doubt – без сомнения
10) to submit – подать, заполнить декларацию
11) revenue – доход, сбор
12) to lower – снизить
13) to reduce - уменьшить
14) multinationals –международные корпорации
15) to confront with –столкнуться с чем-либо/кем-либо
16) emergency-срочность
17) lack – нехватка
18) sample- образец
19) spare parts-детали, комплектующие
20) consignment-товар
21) shipment-партия товара, груз
22) border post- таможенный пост
23) lengthy – длинный, долгий
24) to treat – рассматривать
25) extra – дополнительный
4.2 Read the following analytical article taken from “Transition”
The questions below
Text A
Conversation
Passenger: Are you going to examine my things?
Customs Officer: In a moment, sir. Meanwhile, can I ask you to look through these
lists, please.
Passenger: What lists?
Customs Officer: The Prohibited Articles list and, the Duty-Free Quota list.
Here they are.
Passenger: Thank you.
Customs Officer: Do you have anything to declare, sir?
Passenger: Nothing from the first list.
Customs Officer: Do you have any items above the fixed quota?
Passenger: Well, I haven't got through the second list, you know. They are
both rather long.
Customs Officer: Will you please open your suitcases, sir?
Passenger: Yes, of course, here you are.
Customs Officer: What are these things?
Passenger: They are for my personal use.
Customs Officer: You have suits above the fixed quota, sir.
Passenger: But they are not new.
Customs Officer: All the same. You will have to pay duty on this extra one.
Passenger: Well, all right.
Customs Officer: Now, I see you have books.
Passenger: Are they prohibited?
Customs Officer: They'll have to he looked through, sir. Can you put them aside,
please.
Passenger: What? Are you going to read them all?
Customs Officer: No, our interpreter will just skip through them. That's all.
Now, what are these things?
Passenger: Oh, just a few things for my family. Are they liable to duty too? Am I
liable to pay duty on them too?
Customs Officer: No, they are not. Well, the examination is over, sir. You may pay
the duty for the suit over there.
Passenger: Yes, thank you.
Customs Officer: When you bring the receipt, I'll stamp your documents, sir.
Grammar Assignments
4.7.1 Put in the verbs given in brackets in the correct form:
1) If the officer assigned to the job is ill or on vacation, severe backlogs and
delays _____ (can/ not/avoid).
2) If the certificate is not sent in time, the business community
_____(penalize).
3) If he hadn’t climbed the ladder, he _____(not/ break) his leg.
4) If it _____(not/ be) cold, they wouldn’t have lit the fire.
5) I _____(give) John your message if I should see him today.
6) Those plants _____(not grow) if you don’t water them.
7) I would buy that bag if it _____(be) cheaper.
8) If she _____(open) the letter, she would have been surprised.
4.7.2 Put in the modal verbs in the correct forms:
1) At UK ports and airports, all travelers _____ pass through either a red or
green customs channel.
2) You _____ pass through the green channel only if you do not have any
goods to declare.
3) You _____be sure that your goods are strictly within the Customs
allowances and that you are bringing into the UK is not banned or restricted
goods.
4) You _____to go to the red channel or “red point” if you have goods that you
_____ to declare at Customs.
5) If you are a traveler arriving in the UK from another EU country and have
nothing to declare you _____ use the blue channel.
6) Whichever channel you are passing through, you _____be stopped by a
Customs officer.
Unit 5 Customs Control
Pre-Text Assignments
5.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
frequent
confident
establish
provoked
reason
define
smuggler
contents
verify
container
legitimate
separate
check
minimize
5.1.2 Read the following words and their translation. Try to memorize
vocabulary:
ascertain
verify
legitimate
suspicious
customs allowance
make sure
concealment
X-ray
in the public eye
to be drawn into
arguments
hesitate
seek assistance
hint
worthy
tools
comprehensive
at someone’s disposal
выяснять, обнаруживать
подтверждать
законный, легальный, легитимный
подозрительный
таможенная норма
удостовериться
утаивание; маскировка
рентген
на виду общественности
вовлекать в спор
колебаться
обратиться за помощью
совет
подходящий, подобающий
орудие, средство, способ
общепринятый
в чьем-либо распоряжении
SHOULD DO(BE)
SHOULD NOT
5.2.2 Read the text again and make a short review (10-12 sentences) on
how to make passenger and baggage control effective.
5.2.3 Answer the following questions:
1) What is the most important point in dealing with a passenger?
2) What questions are supposed to be asked by a Customs officer?
3) Why is it important to verify whether a passenger is engaged
in legitimate business?
4) Why should a Customs officer be suspicious if a passenger
returning from holidays has only light baggage?
5) What points are of major importance prior to baggage
examination?
6) What can make the examination of baggage more successful?
7) What technical equipment is necessary for a better examination?
8) What precautions should be taken when using tools to examine
contents?
5.2.4 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
importer exporter shipment declaration documentation legalization
accuracy expertise specification provision primary employ
5.2.5 Read the following words and their translation. Try to memorize the
vocabulary:
require
responsibility
law
pattern
freight forwarder
share
to levy a fine
shipper
offence
требовать
ответственность
закон
образец
экспедитор, отвечающий за груз
(товар)
разделять
налагать штраф
грузоотправитель
ущерб
Grammar Assignments
5.6.1 The following statements in Passive are grammatically incorrect. Find
the mistakes and correct them.
1) You go to the check-in counter where your ticket is look at, and your things
are weighed and label, a claim-check for each piece of your luggage are
inserted in the ticket and you gave a boarding pass.
2) The form have to be fill in in block letters.
3) In most countries there is also a security-check when your carry-on luggage
are inspected.
4) Some of the formalities are repeated when you are arrive at your destination.
5) The customs declaration and the immigration form is often filled on board
the plane.
5.6.2 Put in the verbs given in brackets in the appropriate tense-forms:
When shopping, _____ receipts for all of your purchases. (keep) Upon
reentering the country, be ready to show customs officials what you _____.
(buy) If you _____ a duty is incorrect, appeal the assessment. (feel) If you
object to the way your clearance _____handled, get the inspector’s badget
number. (be) In either case, first ask to see a supervisor, then write to the port
director at the address _____ on your receipt. (list) Send a copy of the receipt
and other documentation. If you still _____ satisfaction you can take your case
to customs headquarters in Washington. (not get)
Payment
Pre-Text Assignments
6.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
method
distance
transporting
copy
shipping
distribute
volume
container
6.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
tend direct produce haul lose consist claim show prove issue clear
6.1.3 Read the following words and their translation. Memorize them:
haulage (trucking)
freight company
consignment
consignor
consignee
fragile
cargo
size
terminal
perishable goods
перевозка грузовиком, фурой
компания, занимающаяся
перевозкой грузов
груз, партия товара
грузоотправитель
грузополучатель
хрупкий
груз
размер
конечная cтанция
скоропортящийся товар, груз
volume
weight
customs clearance
and handling charges
to inspect goods
ancillary
объем
вес
таможенная очистка и расходы
досматривать груз
подчиненный, служебный,
вспомогательный
The Letter
UNIVERSAL STEEL Ltd.
Furnace House, Granville Road, Sheffield S2 2RL
Reg. No: 6244536 Telephone:0742
VAT No: 31 6758900 Telex: 813297
UNESTG
Fax: 0742 610318
International Containers Ltd.
Buxton House
Mableton Place
London WC1H 9BH
Dear Sirs,
We are a large steel company and wish to export a consignment of steel tubing,
approximate weight 16 tonnes, and lengths varying from 2 to 5 metres.
The consignment is destined for Dortner Industries, Hamburg. Could you pick up
the load, transport it to London from Sheffield, and then deliver it to its destination
in Germany by the April 28th?
Please let us have details of your sailings and freight charges, and we can promise
you regular shipments if you quote a competitive rate.
Yours, faithfully,
Thomas Pike
Export Department
Grammar Assignment
6.7.1 Put in the verbs given in brackets in the appropriate form:
French Passport
An elder American absent mindedly ….. (arrive) at French customs at Paris
airport and fumbled for his passport. “You have been in France before, Sir?”, the
customs officer ….. (ask) sarcastically.
The ancient Yank admitted that he ….. (be) to France before.
“ Then you should know enough to have your passport ready for inspection”,
….. (snap) the irate officer.
The American said that the last time he came to France he ….. (not have) to
show his passport.
“ Impossible, old man. You Americans always have to show your passports
when ….. (arrive) in France.”
The old American gave the Frenchman a long hard look.
“ I assure you, young man, that when I came ashore on Omaha Beach in
Normandy on D-Day in 1944, there was no Frenchman on the beach ….. (ask) to
see my passport!”
D-Day- день высадки союзных войск на Атлантическое побережье Европы
(6 июня 1944г.)
Pre-Text Assignments
7.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
terrorism violence kidnapping bombing manifest effect
civilian population support domestic security mission
7.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
intimidate manifest influence dimension deny suspect involve cooperate
7.1.3 Read the following words and their translation. Memorize them:
sustained – длительный,
долговременный
hijacking – угон транспортного
средства с захватом заложников
clandestine – тайный, скрытый,
нелегальный
guerilla wars – партизанские войны
quest – поиск, искомый предмет
intimidate – пугать, устрашать,
запугивать
slip – проскользнуть
prevention – предосторожность
enforcement agencies – силовые
структуры
deliberate – намеренный
generic – общий
civilians – мирные граждане
hostages - заложники
dimension – распространяться
spectacular – зрелищный
Pre-Text Assignments
8.1.1 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:
responsible
circulation
adoption
uniformity
identify
amendment
application
antiquity
guideline
traffic
ensure
competence
intergovernmental
seize
attain
draft
8.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
prepare propose secure establish recommend Interprete address emphasize
8.1.3 Read the following words and their translation:
secure – обеспечить
attain – достигать
draft – черновик, проект
amendment – поправка
interpretation – толкование
application – практическое применение
intergovernmental – межправительственный
as regards – что касается
fraud – мошенничество
theft – кража
illicit – незаконный
mutual – двусторонний, обоюдный
combat – бороться
Grammar Assignments
8.4.1 Fill in the verbs given in brackets in the suitable forms:
1) If you _____to begin with going through the customs, you’d better fill in the
customs declaration before you talk to the customs officer. (be supposed)
2) If your luggage _____more than 30 kg, you have to pay extra. (weigh)
3) The VAT is not raised when the goods_____and when the goods are
designed directly for re-export. (be imported)
4) If the payment of services is made by compensatory goods, then those goods
imported for processing _____by VAT. (be levied)
VAT – value added tax (НДС)
8.4.2 Punctuate the following text:
Anti-Drug Alliance
Rostov Airport staff have joined the fight against drug smuggling sealing an
alliance with Customs the airport authorities joined the battle against drugs when
they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Customs formally recognizing
the need for close co-operation between the two organizations Rostov Airport is
the third airport in Russia to enter into the anti-drug alliance with Customs after
Moscow and St. Petersburg more flights and a greater number of passengers
require increased vigilance by all parties and greater awareness of the potential
for drug smuggling to prevent additional expense and delays to the airport and
its customers the Memorandum will enable improved targeting of high-risk traffic
missing delay and inconveniences to legitimate trade and transport airport staff as
well as staff from other agencies and organizations working with aircraft and
cargo operations will have increased awareness of drug smuggling and may help
increase detection rates the airport will also be advised by Customs on how it can
prevent its facilities being used by drug smugglers security and control procedures
will be regularly reviewed to minimize unauthorized access to airport premises
equipment and cargo shipment.
8.4.3 Find the synonyms for the verbs from the box given below:
improve, involve, secure, propose, attain, ensure
1) intend , mean , be about; 2) ameliorate , amend , better , make better; 3) envelop
, enfold; 4) guard, protect; 5) reach; 6) assure , guarantee
Written Translation
Divide into 2 groups:
Group 1. Translate the text C in written form. (500symbols)
Group II. Translate the text D in written form. (500symbols)
Time limit – 30 minutes
Text C
Customs Role In The International Trade
Planning for any international movement must take into account, at the very
earliest moment, the arrangements for dealing with customs activities, whether in
this country, or overseas.
The Customs' role embodies that of statistician, policeman and tax collector all
in the one function, and therefore plans must be made in advance to ensure that the
correct information is available on the documents, the correct laws are complied
with, and, finally, that funds are available to pay any taxes due.
Text D
Customs Procedure Codes Are Bound To Be Changed
Traditionally, goods being imported or exported have been cleared at the port
of departure or arrival. This seems bound to change as Customs are already
actively encouraging shippers to arrange clearance inland at their own premises.
Plans announced also include the greater use of customs warehousing to
delay the payment of duty and VAT until the very last moment, thereby improving
cashflow and business planning. Customs procedure codes and the rules which
govern them also seem certain to be relaxed, and made more flexible.
Pre-Text Assignments
9.1.1 Read the following words and their translation. Memorize them:
smuggling - контрабанда
make use of - использовать
priority – приоритетный, важный
freight - груз
tolling – дорожный сбор
obligation - обязательство
transparency - прозрачность
interception - перехват
guise - обертка
unlawful - незаконный
detour - обходной
violation – нарушение
9.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
determine guard resort readdress penetrate combat reload evade
NB! Verbs with prefix re- sometimes have a meaning of “doing it again”.
Newspaper Stories
9.3.1 When you read a newspaper you never want to read all the articles and
stories. Usually you check the headlines and just choose to read those articles
which look interesting. Look at these three newspaper headlines:
SARS Measures At Customs
Customs Bust Smuggling Soviet Coins and Medals
Customs Foils Smuggling of 80,000 Cigarettes Packs
Which headlines do you think will have stories of interest to you?
9.3.2 Look at the following list of words. They all come from the stories that
go with the headlines. Which words do you think go with which headline? Why?
cultural value passenger (n) arrival (n) require(v) detain(v)
inscription (n) confiscate (v) brand (n) order(n) seize (v)
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom)
9.3.3 Choose one headline only and read the story for the headline you’ve
chosen:
Text 1
Primorye customs officers detained a Chinese man on Tuesday who tried to
smuggle out Soviet coins and medals with cultural value, the customs authorities
said. The 24-year-old Yan Khan Si, returning from a business trip, carried three
medals with the inscription "Veteran of Labor," one dedicated to the 70th
anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR, a World War Two order and nine
Soviet coins dating back to 1922 and 1957. He said that he intended them for his
collection in his Harbin homers.
Text 2
The Federal Government is planning to introduce new customs measures for
all passengers entering Australia to help identify people who may have been
exposed to the SARS virus. As part of the immigration process, plane or sea
arrivals already fill out an incoming passenger card (IPC), which requires personal
information and details on food, plant or animal matter being brought into
Australia. The Government now intends to introduce an additional card, which will
contain questions to determine the extent to which a person may have been
exposed to SARS, the deadly pneumonia which has already killed more than 500
people worldwide.
Text 3
AMMAN — The Customs Department seized an estimated 80,000 packs of
cigarettes at dawn Sunday and foiled an attempt to smuggle 40 kilogrammes of
silver into the country two days ago, a senior department official said on Sunday.
“The cigarettes, which included both US Marlboro and French Gauloises brands,
were confiscated in Karamah near the eastern border with Iraq,” Department
Director General Mahmoud Qteishat said. Even though Marlboro and Gauloises
are being locally manufactured, attempts to smuggle the brands into the country are
on the increase.
9.3.4 Say whether the following statements are true or false:
1) The Customs agency is planning to introduce new measures only for female
passengers entering Australia.
2) The Customs Department in Amman seized 40 kilos of silver.
3) Smuggler of Soviet orders told he had intended them for his relatives.
4) Marlboro and Gauloises are not manufactured in Amman.
5) The smuggler from Harbin tried to smuggle out nine coins three orders and
two medals from Russia.
6) Attempts to smuggle cigarettes into Amman are decreasing.
9.3.5 Match a line in A with a line in B (one item has been done for you):
a. if you seize something, you usually 1 marking a surface with something
written ( esp. some name)
b. an order is
c. to smuggle
d. inscription means
e. pneumonia
f. to expose to
g. measure
2 take hold of eagerly and forcefully.
3 to take goods from one country to
another illegally
4 a serious desease of the lungs with
inflammation and difficulty
in breathing
5 a system for calculating amount
size, weight, etc.
6 to uncover, to leave unprotected
7 a special honor award given for
service, bravery, etc.
Grammar Assignments
9.5.1 Fill in each space in the following sentences with a verb given in
brackets in a suitable form:
1) If you (follow) the customs instructions and if you do not break any law, you
(enjoy) your trip abroad.
2) If you (carry) goods for commercial purpose, go to the channel indicated by the
red symbol.
3) If you (catch) with goods that are prohibited or restricted, or goods in excess of
your Customs allowances, you (risk) heavy fines and possibly a prison sentence.
4) You could pass through the green channel only if you (not have) any goods to
declare to Customs.
5) If you (carry) any commercial goods, or goods belonging to your employer,
such as laptop computers, you must declare them in the Red Channel.
9.5.2 Fill each space in the following text with one suitable verb from the
box:
working loaded seized discovered was arrested alerted to appeared
weighting
U.S. Customs Service inspectors ... at the Otay Mesa port of entry on Friday
evening ... over three tons of marijuana from a tractor-trailer truck ... with a cargo
of furniture. The seizure was made at around 6p.m. on July 19, after inspectors
noticed that the driver ... extremely nervous. During a secondary examination, a
Customs narcotics detector dog ... to the trailer and its load of sofas. Inspectors ... a
false front wall behind which were 2.125 wrapped packages of marijuana... 7,513
pounds and valued at $3,4 million. The 25-year-old driver ... by U.S. Customs
special agents and subsequently transported to the Metropolitan Correctional
Centre.
The Smuggler
Sam Lewis was a customs officer. He used to work in a small border town.
The road was usually very quiet and there were not many travelers. It was not a
very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy life. About once a week he used to meet
an old man. His name was Draper. He always used to arrive at the border early in
the morning in a big truck. The truck was always empty. After a while Sam
became suspicious. He often used to search the truck, but never found anything.
One day he asked Draper about his job. Draper laughed and said: ”I am a
smuggler”. Last year Sam retired. He spent his savings on an expensive holiday.
He flew to Bermuda, and stayed in a luxury hotel. One day he was sitting by the
pool and saw Draper drinking champagne. Sam walked over to him.
Sam: Hello, there!
Draper: Hi!
Sam: Remember me?
Draper: Yes... Of course I do. You’re a customs officer.
Sam: I used to be, but I’m not anymore. I retired last month. I often used to
search your truck....
Draper: ...but you never found anything!
Sam: No, I didn’t. Can I ask you something?
Draper: Of course you can.
Sam: Were you a smuggler?
Draper Sure I was.
Sam: But ... the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling?
Draper: Trucks.
Pre-text Assignments
10.1.1 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:
predate
verify
originate
defend
collect
create
purchase
trade
allow
approve
10.1.2 Learn the following vocabulary:
1 seal
2 enforcement
3 yoke
4 merchant
5 princedom
6 to hand down
7 on pain of confiscation
8 significant
9 to put into power
10 life-and-death mission
11 on the brink of bankruptcy
12 miscellaneous
13 fiscal prop
14 maxim
15 amendment
16 income tax
17 major source of revenue
18 proliferation
клеймо, печать
обеспечение соблюдения
законодательства
иго
купец
княжество
записать
под угрозой конфискации
значительный
привести в действие
миссия жизни и смерти
на грани банкротства
различный, разнообразный
фискальный сбор
аксиома, изречение, сентенция
поправка
подоходный налог
основной источник дохода
распространение, быстрое увеличение
Grammar Assignments
Intercepts more than:
210 fraudulent documents
1 traveler for terrorism/national
security concerns; 1 stowaway
10.6.1 Read the following text and fill in the gaps with suitable words from
the box given below:
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mission Statement
We are the ….. of our Nation’s borders. We are America’s frontline.
We ….. the American homeland at and ….. our borders.
We ….. the American public against terrorists and the instruments of terror.
We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while ….. our Nation’s
economic security through lawful international trade and travel.
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