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Suggested activities
a Place appropriate number before each title of the paragraph to make a plan of the text:
............................. Us currency flow into Russia ............................ Arms trafficking ............................ Theft of nuclear materials ............................ Undervalued invoices ............................ Organized crime groups ............................ Fraudulent purchase contracts
b Mark the true sentences as T and false ones as F basing your choice on the text:
1 False invoicing schemes, keeping of double books, and contract fraud are very rare methods used to launder money......................................................................................................................................................... 2 A common scenario is a bank transfer of funds abroad for a commercial transaction................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 When the funds for a commercial transaction are wired no special documents are to be presented as a proof of the transaction.............................................................................................................................................. 4 The funds wired abroad can be converted to cash............................................................................................ 5 There is no way of embezzling state funds......................................................................................................
с Complete the sentences with the following words from the box:
Another method used................funds involves................in which suppliers never receive payments for products that are................ordered by the state. 2 Schemes................ the state of strategic materials regularly................in which the resources are shipped abroad with................. undervalued invoices and sold at................, the profits of which are................by the perpetrators.
d Sum up what the text says about organized crime in Russia covering:
• various formations • the number of groups in Russia • the number of criminal organizations in Moscow and Sankt-Peterburg • the number of organizations having international contacts • foreign organized crime groups operating in Russia • the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia combating organized crime
e Write down the answers on the basis of the text:
1 Is there any connection between shipments of US dollars to Russia and organized crime?.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Do average Russian citizens buy massive amounts of dollars?....................................................................... 3 Why do Russians convert their earnings to dollars?........................................................................................ 4 Why do they reconvert dollars to roubles later?.............................................................................................. 5 Are dollars a relatively stable currency?.........................................................................................................
f Write down the questions for the following answers. g Translate the paragraph speaking about arms trafficking into Russian.
Words and Grammar
h Write out all the words and expressions associated with the following from the text:
false commercial business................................................................. organized crime................................................................................. dollars circulation in Russia..............................................................
i Choose the correct variant:
1 Fraudulent purchase contracts (are present/ are presented) as proof of the transaction to have the funds transferred abroad. 2 After the funds (wire/are wired) the legitimized funds can (transfer/be transferred) or (convert/converted) to cash. 3 This method (is also used/is used also) to embezzle state funds. 4 Schemes to defraud the state of strategic materials regularly (occur/are occurring). 5 Organized crime (defines/is defined) as activity of criminal formations of different levels of organizations.
In conclusion
j Explain the meaning of the following in English:
Skim and scan: Read the text quickly and write down another possible title of it.
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