At the Airport

This is Heathrow Airport. Borisov has come to London on business. Now he is going through passport control.

Immigration officer: Your passport, please.

Borisov: Here you are.

Immigration officer: What's the purpose of your visit to London, sir?

Borisov: It's a business trip.

Immigration officer: How long will you stay here?

Borisov: For a month.

Immigration officer: Your passport is in order. Please go through the customs in the next room.

Borisov: Thank you.

At the Customs House

Customs officer: Is this your luggage, sir? Have you got any things to declare?

Borisov: I've got two blocks of cigarettes. Are they liable to duty?

Customs officer: You can have them duty free.

Borisov: Shall I open my suit-case? I've only got my personal things in it.

Customs officer: No, that won't be necessary, I'll just mark it. Have a nice stay in Great Britain, sir.

III. Refer to the situations given in conversations and make up your own dialogues.

- Vladimir Titov, chief engineer of a Russian trade firm is going through the customs control at Palam airport in Delhi.

- You are a customs officer. Ask a passenger to show his (her) suit-case.

?	Writing Practice

I. Are you going on business? Fill in the Declaration.

Full name____________________________________________

Citizenship_________________________________

Arriving from_________________________________________

Country of destination__________________________________

Purpose of visit (business, tourism, private)_________________

My luggage (including hand luggage) submitted for Customs inspec­tion consists of pieces.

With my luggage I have:

1. Weapons of all description and ammunition_________________

2. Narcotics and appliances for the use there of________________

3. Antiques and objects of art (paintings, drawings, icons, sculptures)

4. Currency (bank notes, letters of credit, etc.), securities (shares, bonds, etc.) in foreign currencies, precious metals, Crude and processed natural precious stones (diamonds, brilliants, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and pearls), jewellery and other articles made of precious stones and scrap thereof, as well as property in papers:_________________________

5. Othercurrency, payment vouchers, valuables and any objects belonging to other persons_________________________________

I am aware that, in addition to the objects listed in the Customs Declaration, I must submit for inspection: printed matter, manuscripts, films, sound recordings, postage stamps, graphics, plants, fruits, seeds, live animals, birds, as well as raw foodstuffs of animal origin and slaugh­tered fowl.

I also declare that my luggage sent separately consists of______

pieces.

(DATE)___________20___ Owner of luggage______(signed)

Description	Amount/quality in figures/in words	For official use
Pounds sterling
US Dollars
Euro

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