148. Text 2

149. Task 12. a) Read and translate the text.

150. EFFECTIVE PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE CONTROL

151. In dealing with any passenger, customs officers-in-charge should:

152. ESTABLISH REASONS FOR TRAVEL

153. Examine passport to ascertain previous and current journeys to drug production and suspect areas. If the passenger is a frequent traveler establish reasons for frequency of travel. Examine ticket to ascertain method of payment. Remember: late booked or cash tickets are often used by smugglers.

154. CHECK THAT THE PASSENGER HAS CORRECT

155. BAGGAGE CLAIM TAGS AND ASK THE BASIC QUESTIONS

156. - Is this all your baggage? Did you pack it yourself?

157. - Do you know what the baggage contains?

158. - Are you carrying any items for anyone else? Are you travelling alone?

159. - Do you know what the Customs allowances are?

160. EXERCISE PRACTICAL EXAMINATION

161. For passengers travelling on business: examine any documents in order to verify whether the passenger is engaged in legitimate business. Make sure that documents relate to up-to-date transactions.

162. For visitors or residents returning from holiday: look for gifts, clothing, souvenirs and the usual items you would normally expect to find with this type of passengers. These will link passengers to the baggage and reasons for travel. (Be suspicious of passengers arriving with only light baggage containing few, if any, articles of personal nature.)

163. For all passengers: always check baggage for concealments. Don’t overlook the commonplace. Carry out a Personal Search in case suspicion still exists.

164. The examination of baggage can be separated into two clearly defined

165. areas: the contents and the container.

166. Remove the contents carefully and systematically. Examine individual items as necessary during the process. Separate any items worthy of closer attention and place them out of the passenger’s reach. To facilitate the examination you should make full use of the equipment at your disposal. When using tools to examine the contents, exercise care to minimize damage.

167. POINTS TO REMEMBER

168. - Adopt a positive approach. You must believe that if there are goods concealed, you will find them.

169. - You are a representative of this department in the public eye. At all times act with courtesy and diplomacy.

170. - Do not be drawn into arguments. Stay calm however provoked.

171. - Do not hesitate to seek assistance or advice from colleagues.

173. b) Make a glossary. Choose seven words to remember.

175. Task 13. Look through the texts of the unit and write down what a customs officer:

     SHOULD DO	SHOULD NOT
     examine passport and ticket	overlook the commonplace

176. Task 14. Answer the questions:

177. 1. What is the most important thing in dealing with a passenger?

178. 2. Why do customs officers examine a passenger’s passport and ticket?

179. 3. What questions are supposed to be asked by the customs officer and why?

180. 4. How can a passenger prove that he is engaged in legitimate business?

181. 5. Why do passengers with light baggage make customs officers suspect them?

182. 6. What should customs officers remember while searching the contents of a passenger’s baggage?

184. Vocabulary and Grammar

186. Task 15. a) Find words in the text formed from the following verbs and translate them into Russian:

187. verb	Participle II
     to restrict	restricted / ограниченный
     to prohibit
     to indicate
     to inform
     to distribute
     to present
     to smuggle
     to state
     to conceal
     to detain
     to relate

190. b) Complete the sentences with the words from the box. You may have to use some words more than once:

191. 1. The sale of alcohol is __________ to people over the age of 18.

192. 2. The report is devoted to the problem of drug abuse and other _________ issues.

193. 3. Please, keep me fully __________ of the details of the investigation.

194. 4. Smoking is strictly __________ on board the plane.

195. 5. The Lists of __________ and __________ articles are __________ at the airport.

196. 6. The hallmark of the gold ring wasn’t __________ in the declaration form.

197. 7. The amount of __________ narcotics is constantly growing.

198. 8. You should go through the channel __________ by the words “Goods to declare”.

199. 9. The passport __________ by the traveler proved to be false.

200. 10. Specially trained dogs were first used by the Customs to detect __________ coffee.

201. 11. Border patrol searched the truck and discovered a gun __________ under the driver’s seat.

202. Task 16. Read and translate the text.

203. Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones was returning to London from a trip to the States. Just before he left, a friend in another band asked him to deliver a package to his wife. Naively, Wyman tossed it into his suitcase. At Heathrow, specially trained dogs surveyed the incoming luggage, got to Wyman’s bag and went absolutely wild. The Customs pounced. Realizing that he had been set up, Wyman tried to explain that a friend had given him a package and that he honestly didn’t have any idea what was in it. “Sure,” the officer said.”We’ve heard that one before.” They gleefully seized the offending contraband, ripped it open, and discovered six bags of epicurean dog food.

205. b) Make up 10 questions of all types to the text;

207. c) Give the gist of the story.

209. Task 17. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Active or Passive form.

210. 1. The first Russian Customs Statute (to hand) down in 1667.

211. 2. A distinction (to make) between commercial and industrial free zones.

212. 3. The passenger’s luggage (to check) by the customs officer now.

213. 4. Quantitative restrictions or other forms of import control (to adopt) in many countries.

214. 5. More detector dogs (to train) at the canine enforcement centers by the next year.

215. 6. After unloading the cargo (to store) at the bonded warehouse awaiting release from customs control.

216. 7. The General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (to sign) in Geneva in 1947.

217. 8. Brokers (to require) to maintain strict confidence about business and transaction.

218. 9. An interesting case (to investigate) by the customs investigation union now.

220. Task 18. a) Read and translate the story.

221. 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.

222. 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”.

223. 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.

224. Sam: Hello, there!

225. Draper: Hi!

226. Sam: Remember me?

227. Draper: Yes … Of course, I do. You are a customs officer.

228. Sam: I used to be, but I’m not anymore. I retired last month. I often

229. used to search your truck…

230. Draper: …but you never found anything!

231. Sam: No, I didn’t. Can I ask you something?

232. Draper: Of course you can.

233. Sam: Were you a smuggler?

234. Draper: Sure I was.

235. Sam: But … the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling?

236. Draper: Trucks.

237. b) Put the dialogue into Reported speech.

238. c) Study the model. Find examples in the text above. Make five sentences speaking about the past and the present.

239. Model: Customs officers used to wear blue uniform, but now it is green.

240. In the past customs officers didn’t use to screen the baggage.

242. Task 19. a) Unscramble these words.

243. SERIEECDN - _______________

244. ZIIIHCEPTSN - _______________

245. MNGCINOI- _______________

246. b) Use all three words to make a sentence of your own.

248. Task 20. a) Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

249. Belgian Customs anti-drugs team based at Brussels Airport seized 180 ivory statues in the luggage carried by a male passenger arriving from Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

250. Alerted by the weight of the luggage that was declared as containing wooden craft, the team stopped the passenger and started checking his luggage. The wooden statue appeared to be of very crude craftsmanship and it was decided to X-ray it. The X-ray revealed that the statue contained hundreds of small ivory statues.

251. The passenger declared that he was not aware of deception and that he was transporting the wooden statue for a friend who lived in Belgium. While checking the name of the alleged recipient, the team discovered that this person used the same method to smuggle ivory products in the past and was currently being prosecuted for smuggling ivory products.

254. Task 21. Make a written translation of the text into English.

256. Наркотики в желудке и носках

284. В аэропорту Шереметьево задержан «глотатель» из Узбекистана.

285. 48-летний гражданин Республики Узбекистан прибыл из Ташкента в столицу с 59 контейнерами наркотиков общей массой 622 грамма, преимущественно героина. Наркокурьер вёз контрабанду в брюшной полости и носках. Узбек вину признал, сейчас он находится под стражей. Возбуждено уголовное дело.

290. Speaking

Task 22. Make as many sentences as possible.

Passing through the Customs passengers MUST…

HAVE TO…

SHOULD…

CAN …

Task 23. Discuss the following:

What would happen : 1) if there were no Red and Green Channel system?

2) if countries opened their borders to everyone?

Task 24. Get ready to speak on the topic. Use the vocabulary of the unit.

Communication activities.

Task 25. Read and role play short dialogues:

1) - Where is your customs declaration? Show it, please.

- Here it is.

- Crosses and dashes are not allowed in the declaration.

- Will you take a new form? Fill it once again, please.

- All right.

2) - Have you filled in your declaration?

- Of course.

- You failed to write the data and sign it.

-O.K.Thanks.

3) - Will you show me your declaration?

- With pleasure.

- Be careful when filling in the form. Will you read all the points

carefully and write down all your answers in words?

-Certainly.

Task 26. Match right and left.

1. Go to the red channel… a) on the table in the middle of the hall.

2. Go to the green channel… b) and then go through the Customs.

3. You should fill in your declaration c) if you have something to declare.

first…

4. Let me see… d) if you have nothing to declare.

5. You can find forms… e) what you have.

Task 27. Make up dialogues on the topics below and act them out:

1) Explain to your friend who is going abroad, how it is necessary to fill in the customs declaration.

2) Your friend is going abroad by air for the first time. Explain to him the system of going through the customs.

Vocabulary

the dual-channel system	система двойного канала
to introduce	зд. вводить в действие
to deal	иметь дело, справляться
efficient / efficiently	эффективный / эффективно
to increase / increasing	расти, возрастать / возрастающий
to reduce	сокращать, снижать
effectiveness	эффективность
for commercial purposes	для коммерческих целей
to indicate	обозначать, указывать
«Nothing to declare»	«Нет товаров, подлежащих декларированию»
to operate	зд. применять, использовать
to function	функционировать, действовать
description	наименование, описание
means	средство, способ
panel	стенд, табло
leaflet	информационный листок / листовка
to distribute	распространять, раздавать
tourist agencies	туристические агентства
subject	зд. объект, предмет
spot check syn. random check	выборочная проверка
to exercise	осуществлять, проводить
reason	причина, основание
to ascertain	устанавливать, выяснять
journey syn. trip	поездка, путешествие
drug production area	регион, где производятся наркотики
to link	сопоставлять, связывать
up-to-date	современный, текущий
transaction / transactions	сделка / протоколы
to facilitate	облегчать, способствовать
disposal	распоряжение
damage	ущерб, повреждение, вред
firm (adj.)	твердый, непоколебимый, настойчивый
fair	справедливый, честный, беспристрастный
i.e. = id est (лат.)	то есть = т.е.

UNIT 7

PASSENGER CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM

Text 1

Task 1. Read and translate the text.

Russia like almost all countries has certain formalities through which passengers must pass. They include passport and visa control and customs inspection of passengers’ baggage.

Almost all countries have forms that the passenger must fill in. Incoming passengers fill in an entry declaration form, outgoing passengers fill in an exit declaration form which is to be presented to the customs officer. The points of the declaration must be answered in full words in block letters. The passenger is to fill in his full name, citizenship, country of residence, country of destination, etc. The passenger must also declare prohibited, restricted and dutiable articles that he is carrying across the border. Information must be presented both in figures and in words. Personal belongings are brought in and taken out duty free and need not be declared.

If the passenger understates the value of an article or misrepresents the article in his declaration form, he may have to pay a penalty in addition to payment of duty. The article can be detained and confiscated if the penalty is not paid. If in doubt about the value of an article, the passenger should declare it and then ask the customs officer for assistance in valuing it.

Undeclared foreign currency in cash found during the search is liable to confiscation as smuggling.

The customs officer may ask the passenger to open his baggage for inspection, because the customs officer always has the right to check if the passenger is complying with the regulations and that he is not transporting goods exceeding the quantities for which no formalities are required. The owner of the baggage must answer all the questions of the officer-in-charge on the contents of his baggage and must present any article for examination. It is the passenger’s responsibility to unpack, open and repack his belongings.

The entry declaration must be kept by the passenger for the duration of the stay in the country or abroad and must be presented together with the exit declaration on the way back. It can’t be renewed in case of loss.