Vocabulary and Grammar. Task 8.Find the word that doesn’t fit the group and explain why

Task 8. Find the word that doesn’t fit the group and explain why.

1. whose – whole – when – who – which

2. into – under – but – during – behind

3. found – held – came – carried – began

4. immediately – approximately – especially – relatively

5. month – day – year – week – date

6. import – export – production – market – conclusion

7. fraud – raid – evasion – intrigue – cheat

8. tax – payment – penalty – success

Task 9. a) Read and translate the text.

Shots are fired almost every night on the Nemunas River, creating a natural frontier separating the European Union from Russia. It is the front line of Lithuania’s fight to stem a multi-million-dollar trade in cigarettes smuggled in from the western Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Armed with helicopters, automatic weapons and night-vision scopes, Lithuanian border guards try to find an invisible army of smugglers who use high speed boats to push their wares across. Counterfeit cigarettes are typically floated by swimmers wearing black diving suits and dragging caravans of waterproof crates. Their accomplices are waiting on the opposite banks with trucks to take the load to secret warehouses in small villages. From there, they are distributed nationwide.

Border guards have detained dozens of smugglers who are willing to risk their lives. To the Lithuanian and Russian gangs, it’s worth the risk because huge money is at stake. Lithuania loses millions of euro every year because according to the survey every third smoked cigarette came into the country illegally.

The smugglers are wily and work hand-in-glove to avoid capture. Border guards cannot build a wall in the middle of the river but with more time, technology and money they can seize more contraband.

b) Explain the meaning of the underlined expressions in English.

c) Answer the questions.

1) What customs violation is described in the text?

2) What is the object of smuggling?

3) How are smuggled goods transported across the border?

4) What tools do border guards use to stem the violation?

5) What measures do you think can help to solve the problem?

Task 10. Complete the sentences and translate them into Russian.

1. More flights and greater number of passengers require increased vigilance and greater awareness of the potential for drug smuggling _____ additional expense and delays to the airport and its customers.

2. National legislation shall specify the conditions _____ and the Customs formalities to be accomplished for the clearance of goods for Home Use.

3. If various legal instruments ____, many countries would have found it difficult to deal with smuggling.

4. Preventive officers _____ to use their own initiative when it comes to establishing target areas.

5. The fact that certain valuation practices can have restrictive effects on international trade _____ at the Tokyo Round of negotiations.

6. Free zones make the Temporary admission procedure simpler _____ the need to exercise the usual customs control measures.

7. Information about the functioning of the dual-channel system _____ at tourist and airline agencies, airports and other interested bodies.

Task 11. Complete the text with the correct form of the following words.

Task 12. a)Decipher the text:

1. Business 2. Customs investigation

An American company specializing in the design and manufacture of capacitors, CSI Technology Inc, received an enquiry from UK representative regarding the purchase of capacitors. The president of CSI Jerry Kowalsky suspected that the capacitors may have been intended for use in a nuclear device, and reported his suspicions to the U.S. Customs Service. Kowalsky established that the initial enquiry had come from Euromac, a British registered company. He started to negotiate on the price and specifications directly with Euromac. A meeting between the manufacturer, Euromac, and the Iraqi end-user was arranged in London. An undercover U.S. Customs officer, acting as the export manager of CSI, tape recorded the meeting. All the telephone calls to Euromac were also monitored and recorded by UK Customs Investigators. Finally, 40 capacitors arrived in the UK packaged in two boxes bound together into one crate. On arrival, the crate was secured by UK Customs Investigators and substituted by a similarly packaged crate containing inoperable capacitors. Charges for duty and VAT amounting £1,346 were subsequently paid. Surveillance was maintained on the boxes as they were taken to Heathrow Airport to be delivered to Bagdad. At this stage the boxes were intercepted and detained by Customs Investigators.

(THE PORTCULLIS)

b) Answer the questions:

1. What helped to reveal the criminal scheme?

2. How is that kind of operation called?

Task 13. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

It seems that everything relies on computers nowadays – communication (email, cellphones), entertainment (digital cable, mp3), transportation (car engine systems, airplane navigation), shopping (online stores, credit cards), medicine (equipment, medical records), etc.

How much of your daily life relies on computers? How much of your personal information is stored on your computer? Cyber security involves protecting information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks.

There are many risks, some more serious than others. Among these dangers are viruses erasing your entire system, someone breaking into your system and altering files, someone using your computer to attack others, or someone stealing your credit card information and making unauthorized purchases. Unfortunately, there is no 100% guarantee that even with the best precautions some of these things won’t happen to you.

Task 14. Make a written translation of the text into English.

Сегодня в работу таможенных органов активно внедряются современные информационные технологии, позволяющие значительно повысить оперативность таможенного оформления грузов при прохождении их через пункты пропуска и улучшить качество обслуживания участников внешнеэкономической деятельности. На таможенных пунктах пропуска используются современные технические средства таможенного контроля, новейшее оборудование, в том числе обеспечивающее эффективный радиационный контроль. Совершенствуется работа правоохранительных подразделений таможенных органов. В целях борьбы с контрабандой оружия, наркотиков, взрывчатых веществ, а также противодействуя торговле людьми и прочим преступлениям, таможенники ведут ежедневную кропотливую работу по обеспечению контроля за соблюдением таможенного законодательства, основанного на принципах и нормах международного права.