Word list

behavior	поведение	receipt	квитанция
to declare	заявлять	personal effects	личные вещи
to state	(здесь): указать	go through	осматривать (багаж)
value	ценность, стоимость	to prevent	предотвращать
form	бланк	smuggle	контрабанда
to fill in (out)	заполнять	to be cleared	пройти досмотр
to vary	меняться

1. a) Измените словосочетания, используя притяжательный падеж существительных: work of manager – manager's work

goods of the seller; goods of sellers; behavior of the buyer; behavior of the buyer; behavior of the customer; work of the customs officer; work of customs officers; services of the seller; services of sellers; people of the city; people of the cities

б) Замените существительные в притяжательном падеже в пункте а) на соответствующие притяжательные местоимения manager's work – his work

2. Замените подчёркнутые словосочетания соответствующими личными местоимениями:

We are interested in prices for services – We are interested in prices for them.

1. The woman is customs officer. 2. The prices are high. 3. The duty is low. 4. People produce goods and services. 5. Prices of resources affect prices of goods. 6. Economics is interesting. 7. He is interested in politics. 8. Prices for everyday goods are important for this woman. 9. The study of exchange rates is not interesting for the man. The man is a doctor. 10. The development of markets is important for an economist.

4. Измените предложения двумя способами так, чтобы использовать инфинитив цели:

Managers study the situation in the market as they want to know how many goods to produce. – Managers study the situation in the market to know how many goods to produce. – Manager study the situation in the market in order to know how many goods to produce.

1. We study economics as we want to work as managers. 2. Farmers grow animals as they want to produce milk and meat. 3. Factories and plants use fuel and energy as they are necessary to process resources. 4. Companies produce goods as they want to sell them. 5. Mining gets minerals from the earth as it must provide resources for manufacturing. 6. Factories process resources as they want to sell them as goods. 7. Economists make models because they want to use them in economic analyses.

5. Переведите следующие диалоги:

1

Customs Official: Are these two bags all you have, madam?

Pauline: Yes, they are all I have.

O: Well, would you please, read this note carefully.

P: Thank you.

O: Do you understand the note?

P: No, not really.

O: What it means is this. You must declare anything you have with you which is new, or which you got only recently. Also, you must declare anything, no matter if it’s new or not, which is in your luggage and isn’t for your own use – any present, for example.

P: I see. Yes, I’ve got some presents. I’ve got a bottle of brandy and some cigarettes.

O: Would you show them to me, please?

P: Yes, of course. Here you are.

O: Oh, yes, one small bottle of brandy. You are allowed this. Now these boxes of cigarettes. That’s more than I can allow you free. I’m afraid we’ll have to charge you some duty on those. I’ll tell you how much in a moment. But first let me see inside your bag.

2

Customs Official: Good morning. Can I see your passport?

Man: Certainly. Here it is.

O: Yes, that’s all right. Have you got anything to declare?

M: Yes, I have.

O: What have you got?

M: I’ve got some whisky and some cigarettes.

O: How much whisky have you got?

M: A litre.

O: That’s all right. And how many cigarettes have you got?

M: Two hundred.

O: Fine. What about perfume? Have you got any perfume?

M: Er… No, I haven’t.

O: Good. Open your case, please.

M: Pardon?

O: Open your case. Open it now! Oh, dear! Look at this! You’ve got three bottles of whisky, four hundred cigarettes and a lot of perfume!

6. Заполните таблицу:

Глагол	Существительное
1. succeed	success
2.	failure
3. export
4.	importer
5. profit
6.	retailer
7. supply
8.	product/ producer/ production

7. Запомните следующие фразы:

Customs declaration	Таможенная декларация
Have you got anything to declare?	У вас есть о чём заявить в декларации?
I have (got) nothing to declare.	Мне нечего заявлять в декларации.
Here is my luggage.	Вот мой багаж.
I need a customs declaration form.	Мне нужен бланк таможенной декларации.
Fill in the declaration form	Заполните бланк таможенной декларации.
Are these things liable to duty?	Эти вещи облагаются пошлиной?
No, they are duty free	Нет, они не облагаются пошлиной.
How much duty must I pay?	Какую пошлину я должен заплатить?
Would you please read this notice?	Прочитайте, пожалуйста, это указание.
Would you mind opening this suitcase?	Не могли бы вы открыть этот чемодан?
What am I allowed?	Что мне позволено провезти?
I must go through your luggage.	Я должен досмотреть ваш багаж.
These are my personal effects.	Это мои личные вещи.
I must check these things against the invoice (contents list).	Я должен проверить эти вещи по накладной.
You must be cleared by the customs.	Вы должны пройти таможенный досмотр.
We’ll have to charge you some duty (on) …	Нам придётся обложить пошлиной …

8. Составьте собственный диалог на тему «На таможне», используя вышеприведённые фразы.

LESSON 3, 4. CUSTOMS DUTIES

Герундий