Going abroad.

Avantis got instructions to buy chemical equipment abroad. With this in view Mr. Bunin, President of this firm went on business to Great Britain to place an order with a British firm.

He phoned the booking-office to book a seat for a plane to London. He found out that there were flights daily and that it would take him three and a half hours to get to London.

Mr. Bunin booked a seat for the Boeing 747 jet-liner. The next morning he had arrived at Borispil airport by seven o’clock, an hour before the plane took off.

After the clerk had registered his ticket and passport Bunin filled in a declaration and went to the waiting-room. There were a few passengers there.

They were all waiting for the announcement to get on the plane. In ten minutes they heard the announcement,” Attention, please. Will passengers for London join Flight 31?”

When Mr. Bunin got on the plane, the stewardess showed him his seat. At eight o’clock the plane took off. Although it flew at a high speed, the Passengers felt well. At 11.30 a.m. the plane landed at London airport.

a.m. = ante meridium- час з 24.00 до 12.00.

p.m. = post meridium- час з 12.00 до 24.00.

Dialogue 3: At the customs office

Mr. Bunin is going through the Customs at London airport.

Customs official: Your passport, please. How long are you planning to stay in the country?

Bunin: Three weeks. Could I prolong my entrance visa in case of necessity?

Customs official: Sure. Your customs form, please. Is that your suit-case, sir?

Bunin: Yes, that’s right.

Customs official: Will you, please, open it?

Bunin: Certainly.

Customs official: Have you any things to declare?

Bunin: What?

Customs official: Alcohol, cigarettes, fresh fruit, plants?

Bunin: I have some cigarettes for my own use.

Customs official: How many packets of cigarettes have you got?

Bunin: Oh, I’ve got only three packets. I believe they’ll be duty free.

Customs official: Yes, of course. Have you got any presents or any things liable to duty?

Bunin: No, I haven’t.

Customs official: Well, thank you, sir.

Bunin: Thank you.

ІІІ. Post-reading stage:

Find the equivalents to the following sentences.

1. Він зателефонував до каси, щоб замовити квиток на літак.

2. Він дізнався, що рейси є щоденно, і що йому буде потрібно три з половиною години, щоб долетіти до Лондону.

3. Він прибув до аеропорту Бориспіль о 7 годині.

4. Після того як службовець зареєстрував його квиток і паспорт, Бунін заповнив декларацію і пройшов до зали очікування.

5. Чи є у вас речі, що підлягають обкладанню митом?

6. В мене є цигарки для особистого користування.

7. Я думаю, вони не підлягають обкладанню митом.

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