Vocabulary and Grammar. Task 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Active or Passive form

Task 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Active or Passive form.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (to stop) a drug smuggling attempt when they (to seize) more than 100 pounds of marijuana concealed in a vehicle attempting to enter the country. CBP officers (to screen) travelers at about 5:30 p.m. when they (to become) suspicious of a Pontiac Grand AM which (to drive) by a 22-year-old man from Mexico. Using high-tech scanning tools, CBP officers (to search) the man’s vehicle and (to discover) that both bumpers and doors (to load) with packages of drugs. CBP officers (to detain) the vehicle and the marijuana. The man (to turn over) to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution.

Task 11. Find the word that doesn’t fit the group and explain why.

1) tariff, cash, duty, tax

2) to certify, to levy, to impose, to charge

3) ton, meter, act, item

4) legal, principle, main, major

5) goods, commodities, products, ingredients

6) ingredients, components, parts, contents

7) ammunition, smuggling, fraud, corruption

Task 12. a)Match left and right and translate the text. Pay attention to the highlighted link-words.

b) Use the link-words to make five sentences of your own.

Task 13. a) Read and translate the text.

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is responsible for facilitating communication between peoples, based on the principles of free circulation and the right of all citizens and businesses to communicate via postal services. Therefore it was perfectly natural for the UPU to turn to the WCO as soon as it was set up in 1947. Relations between the WCO and the UPU have developed over more than half a century, on a foundation built on mutual trust and shared interests.

The UPU’s mission is to ensure quality postal “supply chain” worldwide, including both private and business customers. The Customs process is one of the most important links in the postal chain to facilitate the speedy and secure clearance of postal items of which more than 5 billion cross international borders every year. Security is another area where we should work together to prevent the distribution of counterfeit, illegal and dangerous goods through the use of postal network.

For a number of years the postal sector has had to deal with many changes, all of which present challenges for the UPU. There is the tendency for electronic media to replace hard copy, as well as changes in communication habits. Facilitation, security and technology are key elements for effective cooperation between the postal and Customs sectors.

(WCO NEWS)

b) Make up 7 questions of all types.

Task 14. a) Study the information in the table.

b) Choose the right verb.

1. For your own __________, please, do not smoke inside the plane.

2. The trial was held under tight __________.

3. The ___________ forces opened fire, killing two terrorists.

4. Lower speed limits are part of a new road __________ campaign.

5. There are strict __________ checks on everyone entering this zone.

6. CITES aims at providing __________ for threatened animals and plants.

7. The thief was caught on a __________ camera.

8. The new contract will give you more __________ at your job.

9. The travelers got to their destination under the __________ of a few soldiers.

Task 15. Decipher the following abbreviations: GATT, WTO, WCO. Match abbreviations and their meanings.

What other abbreviations do you know that are common in customs procedures?

Task 16. a) Insert prepositions, if necessary.

_____ the 1700s high duties _____ imported goods led _____ organized smuggling. This became a major problem as such luxuries as spirits, tobacco and tea were _____ great demand. Smugglers did their best to protect the goods _____ which they made large profits.

Customs officers were often outnumbered, poorly armed and unable to prevent _____ illicit operations. _____ September 1717 the Collector at Weymouth wrote that the smugglers “ride _____ companies _____ armed men, twenty to forty _____ number and are very dangerous _____ the officers especially _____ the night time”.

_____ many areas smugglers worked _____ gangs often centered _____ one family or a village. Sometimes whole families were involved _____ smuggling, including women and children. _____ the day many ____ the men worked _____ farm laborers or fishermen but smuggling provided extra income. They could earn as much _____ one night smuggling as they could _____ a week fishing or farming. Fishermen were also good _____ sailing and knew _____ all the shallows _____ the coastline.

b) Make 5 sentences to compare methods of smuggling nowadays and in the past.

Task 17. a) Decipher the texts.

A. Smuggling of drugs B. Smuggling of wild-life

Drug traffickers use any and every means of transport to smuggle drugs from source areas to their market destinations. Hundreds of tiny turtles in a wash-bag, parrot eggs hidden in underwear, birds squeezed into narrow plastic tubes or poison dart frogs in drink bottles – along with drugs and weapons, endangered species make for some of the most lucrative smuggling worldwide. These can range from a small envelope containing a few grams of heroin in the mail system to a rusty tramp steamer whose holds are packed full of marijuana; from porters bearing loads of raw opium on their back in South East Asia to an elaborately prepared concealments in an air cargo shipment on a Boeing 747. Interpol estimates the volume of illegal trade in plants and animals at around $20 billion a year. German Customs has responded to this phenomenon with specially-trained endangered species detection dog. The drug smugglers, particularly organized criminal groups, will use their knowledge of enforcement controls and processing practices by the Customs to identify weaknesses in Customs operations The dogs are able to detect even very faint-smelling objects and so are ideal for quickly controlling luggage, packages or entire shipping containers. Smugglers will attempt to be as “normal” as possible to be able to lose themselves or their contraband in the flow of passengers, vehicles or cargo shipments that Customs services must process daily.

(WCO NEWS)

b) Speak about methods of smuggling.

Task 18. Make a written translation of the text.

The marking of goods is very important because an unmarked consignment may be mislaid at some stage and become practically untraceable. At the same time, marking should not reveal any excess information about the contents of the goods in order to avoid the risk of theft.

There are three principal types of marking on export packages:

a) the consignee’s marks, including the name of place of destination which serve as address on an envelope;

b) any official mark required by authorities of the country of export or import (the name of the country of origin of the goods, weight, dimensions);

c) special directions or warnings, i.e. instructions regarding manner of handling, loading, lifting and various warnings both for the owner’s and the carrier’s benefit.

b) Match left and right.

c) Think about the types of goods for which these markings could be used.

Task 19. Make a written translation of the text into English.

a) Транспортным прокурором направлено в суд уголовное дело в отношении бывшего инспектора отдела специальных таможенных процедур одного из таможенных постов.

Установлено, что преступления совершались по следующей схеме: в Россию ввозили автомобили иностранного производства по удостоверениям временного ввоза транспортного средства с последующим их, так называемым, «закрытием» в связи с вывозом, однако на самом деле автомобили оставались на территории РФ. После оформления фиктивного вывоза инспектором проводилось оформление карточки номерного агрегата на ввозимые детали кузова или двигателя автомобилей. На основании выданной инспектором карточки автомобили ставились на учёт в подразделениях МРЭО ГИБДД с выдачей нового ПТС с отметкой «замена двигателя и кузова».

Таким образом, производилась легализация контрабандно ввезённых автомобилей иностранного производства с уклонением от уплаты таможенных пошлин. Сумма не поступивших в бюджет государства платежей составила более 3 миллионов рублей.

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