5. I (to examine) this container at 2 o’clock yesterday.

6. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form when I (to remember) about it.

7. The Government (to initiate) economic reforms next year.

8. My friend (to work) at the customs since 2000.

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

The passenger should arrive at the airport two hours before the take off time. First, he has to check-in for the flight at the check-in-counter. He shows his passport and ticket to the airline agent and puts his suitcases on the scales. If the passenger’s baggage exceeds Free Baggage Allowance, he has to pay for the excess. The passenger hands over his baggage and gets his baggage claim receipts and a boarding pass with the seat number written on it. The suitcases are labeled and sent off to be loaded into the hold of an airplane.

Next, the passenger goes through the security check where his carry-on luggage is screened. Passing through the Customs control the passenger can choose between the Red and Green Channels. The passenger who goes through the Red Channel fills in the declaration form and states prohibited, restricted and dutiable articles that he is carrying.

Вариант № 23

Task I. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. After you have passed through passport control, follow the signs to the baggage hall

2. He will be punished with penalty if he doesn’t declare this currency

3. The customs officer seized the cargo because you hadn’t declared it.

4. A common reason for violation of customs regulations has always been and still is foreign currency.

5. They’ll have filled in their declaration forms by the time the customs inspection starts.

6. How long have you been working in the Customs Service?

7. She has already gone through the Customs control.

8. Customs declarations are filled in when leaving or entering the country.

Task 2. Choose the most appropriate word in the box to complete the sentences below.

tamozhnya, customs business, duties and taxes, law enforcement, customs violations, customs laws, handed down, dogs, merchandise, set up

1. ___________________ has always been considered important and prestigious.

2. He did a lot to develop ______________

3. The current Russian word for Customs, ____________________ , appeared in the times of Mongol-Tatar yoke.

4. The first Russian Customs statute was in _______________ 1667.

5. The assessment and collection of ___________________ have always been one of the main functions of Customs.

6. ________________ classification is the foundation on which duty collection is based.

7. Free trade zones are usually ______________to encourage the development of the country and to promote its foreign trade

8. Investigation of ________________ is performed to target violators of customs laws and regulations.

9. Customs and other ________________ agencies round the world use dogs for detection work

10. _________ can be used to search passengers, baggage, cargo, private and commercial vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Пока кинолог с собакой проверяли автомобиль, таможенник задавал вопросы водителю.

2. Если документы будут заполнены правильно, сотрудник таможни подпишет их и поставит дату.

3. Вы заполнили таможенную декларацию?

4. Завтра в 10 часов утра мы будем обсуждать новый законодательный акт.

5. Какой документ является основным для таможенной оценки?

6. Таможенник обязан проверять багаж прибывающих и отъезжающих пассажиров.

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. Duties/ Import/ a/ fact /of/ became/ life.

2. The/ yesterday/ spoke/ to /chief the/ Customs group/ office

3. as/ trying/ into/ this/ drugs/ man/ country/ to/ when/ bring/ was/ by/ stopped

4. Technology/ range/ officers/ use /a Customs/ wide / of/ tools/ and.

5. Examining/ will/ the/ he/ at/ tomorrow /be/ 9/ o’clock/ cargo.

6. Prohibit/ materials/ export /countries o/ many/ raw/ the.

7. Country/ needs/ an /customs / effective/ service/ this

Task 5. Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1 This company (to import) goods into our country.

1. Last year they (to introduce) a new quality control system.

2. I (to examine) this container at 2 o’clock yesterday

3. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form when I (to remember) about

4. The customs tariff (to come) into force in 1800.

5. We (to prepare) all the necessary documents by 6 o`clock

6. I already (to pass) through customs and passport control.

7. They (to repair) our X-ray machine in two days.

8. The Government (to impose) customs duties yet?

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

The custom of Customs comes from England and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. Shortly after the Norman Conquest, when the French began filling England with their wine, kings decided they were entitled to five percent of whatever wine came in. King Ethelred set up a collection post for ships sailing the Thames past King’s castle.

So, a national Customs Service was established in 1203 and a duty of 1/5 was charged on all imports and exports. All the delivered goods had to be landed at approved ports, inspected and measured, so that the correct amount of duty could be fixed and collected. Luxuries like silk were taxed, but so were everyday necessities such as soap and tea. The rates of duty were determined by the King. Import duties became a fact of life and since more articles had become liable to duty, the first known Book of Rates was produced in England in 1507.