My Working Day

On this day I get up at 7.30, have breakfast and go to a bus stop.

On the way to the airport I read a morning newspaper. The bus arrives at Heathrow airport at 8.50. The Сustoms officers have 10 minutes to change into uniforms and take their personal stamps and folders with documents. At 9 o'clock they have a 30 minutes' meeting, where they discuss business matters and get instructions from a senior Сustoms officer for the day. After that they go to their Сustoms desks. The airport is usually very busy. Many people go through Customs. I am at my desk all the day with a short break for dinner.

I usually come home at 7 o'clock in the evening. I have supper. Then, if the weаther is fine, I go for a walk, if not; I stay at home and watch TV or listen to music. I have a good rest. I go to bed at 12 o'clock.

Модуль 4: «Качества личности, необходимые для работы в таможенной сфере»

Task I. Describe the character traits which the customs officer must possess. Choose between the following: honest, observant, competent, fair, strong, polite, strict, businesslike, emotional, reasonable, intuitive, generous, self-disciplined, clever, decisive etc.

Task II. Match left and right:

To be a customs officer, you should:

1. be able to analyze information and make decisions 2. work accurately and pay close attention to detail 3. be able to work both alone and in a team 4. have good listening and questioning skills 5. be able to present information in a clear and logical way 6. be tactful and polite 7. be honest and fair in applying rules 8. have good numeric skills, for examining accounts and making calculations.

a) иметь хорошие навыки счета, разбираться в бухгалтерских документах, делать расчеты b) работать самостоятельно и в коллективе с) уметь четко и логично представлять изученную информацию d) честными и справедливыми в применении правил e) работать точно и уделять пристальное внимание к деталям f) быть тактичным и вежливым g) уметь хорошо выслушивать собеседника и задавать вопросы, h) анализировать информацию и принимать решения

IV. Коммуникативная тема: «Введение в специальность “Таможенное дело”».

Модуль 1: «Организация таможенного дела в Российской Федерации»

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The Russian Customs Service Today

Task 1. Read the following text to answer the questions:

1. What are the main tasks of Russian Customs?

2. What functions is the Russian Customs Service carrying out?

3. What laws is Customs legislation in Russia based on?

4. What factors complicate the work of Russian Customs?

5. How does the Russian Customs Service work?

6. What does the Russian Customs Service need today?

The main tasks of Russian Customs are to protect the economic interests of Russia and preserve national treasures, cultural and historical properties.

The Russian Customs Service is currently carrying out fiscal functions, regulation of foreign trade by means of tariff and non-tariff methods, law enforcement, collection and keeping of Customs statistics concerning foreign trade.

Customs legislation in Russia is based on “The Customs Code of the Russian Federation” and the law “On Customs Tariffs”. All provisions and regulations in these documents meet world standards.

Russia has the world’s largest border to police. After the disintegration of the USSR, Russia acquired 13,5 km of new borders with former Soviet Republics, but the best-equipped and best-staffed Customs stations were left outside Russia.

Russian Customs has a complex infrastructure. It is headed by the Federal Customs Service. The day-to-day operation of customs offices and border checkpoints is supervised by Regional Customs Departments.

The Russian Customs Service needs a proper legal environment, well trained personnel, Hi-Tech equipment and simplified procedures.

Task II. Read these Russian phrases and then match the parts of the word combinations below to get their English equivalents:

A бывшие советские республики	G повседневная деятельность
B культурные и исторические ценности	H после распада
C наиболее технически оснащенные таможенные посты	I правовая база J профессиональные кадры
D налоговая (бюджетная) функция	K регулирование внешней торговли
E национальное достояние F нетарифные методы	L соответствовать мировым стандартам M упрощенные таможенные процедуры

after best-equipped cultural and historical day-to-day fiscal former meet national non-tariff regulation simplified well trained

Customs stations the disintegration functions methods of foreign trade operation procedures properties Soviet Republics personnel treasures world standards

Task III. Translate the sentences below into English:

1. В настоящее время главной задачей таможенной службы является защита экономических интересов России и её национальных богатств.

2. Таможенная служба регулирует внешнюю торговлю тарифными и бестарифными методами.

3. Протяжённость границ России возросла.

4. Неотложные задачи, которые предстоит решать таможенной службе, включают подготовку профессиональных кадров и высокое техническое оснащение.

5. После распада Союза наиболее подготовленные кадры и таможенные посты с высокой технической оснащенностью остались за пределами страны.

6. Сегодня для эффективности работы Таможенной службе России необходимы также правовая база и относительно упрощенные таможенные процедуры.

Модуль 2: «Новые информационные технологии в таможенном деле»