Model: 1. Have you got any things to declare?

AT THE CUSTOMS

Topical Vocabulary

customs таможня

customs officer таможенник

to go through customs проходить таможенный досмотр

to be duty free не облагается пошлиной

to declare декларировать

to be liable to duty подлежать декларированию

suitcase чемодан

for my own use для личного пользования

duration продолжительность, длительность

false information ложная информация

renewable возобновляемый

description описание

weapons оружие

appliances прибор, приспособление

antiques антиквариат

loan bonds облигации займа

cheque чек

bill счет, банкнота, вексель

letter of credit аккредитив

share акция

foreign currency иностранная валюта

precious metal драгоценный металл

property papers документы на наследство

payment vouchers платежки

condition состояние, условие

valuables ценности

to list перечислять

separately отдельно

piece штука, единица

amount сумма, количество

quantity количество

necessary необходимый

waiting room зал ожидания

1. Read and translate the dialogues in pairs.

I.

Customs officer: Are you from France?

Passenger: No, I am from Ukraine.

Customs officer: Have you got a civil passport?

Passenger: No, I’ve got a business one.

Customs officer: Can you show it to me?

Passenger: Yes, of course. Here it is.

Customs officer: Oh, yes, I see. Open your bag, please.

Passenger: Here you are.

Customs officer: Do you come to work?

Passenger: Yes, I’ve got an invitation from an engineering company here in Toronto.

We are partners.

Customs officer: Are you alone here?

Passenger: No, I am with my wife. She comes on a personal visit.

Customs officer: OK. That’s all I wanted to know. Thank you.

Passenger: Thank you.

II.

Immigration officer: Your passport, please.

Mr. Borisov: Here you are.

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

Mr. Borisov: It’s a business trip.

Immigration officer: How long will you stay here?

Mr. Borisov: For a month.

Immigration officer: Your passport is in order. Please, go through the customs over there.

Mr. Borisov: Thank you.

III.

Mr. Kozlov is going through the customs at London airport.

Customs officer: Is this your suitcase, sir?

Mr. Kozlov: Yes, that’s right.

Customs officer: Will you, please, open it?

Mr. Kozlov: Certainly.

Customs officer: Have you got anything to declare?

Mr. Kozlov: No, I don’t think so, though I have some cigarettes for my own use.

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

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

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

Mr. Kozlov: No, I haven’t.

Customs officer: Well, thank you, sir.

Mr. Kozlov: Thank you.

2. Are you going on business? Fill in the declaration.

Keep for the duration of your stay in Persons giving false information in the Customs

Ukraine or abroad. Declaration, or to Customs officers shall render

Not renewable in case of loss. themselves liable under laws of Ukraine.

CUSTOMS DECLARATION

Full name ____________________________________________________________________

Citizenship ___________________________________________________________________

Arriving from _________________________________________________________________

Country of destination __________________________________________________________

Purpose of visit ________________________________________________________________

(business, tourism, private, etc.)

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

With me and in my luggage I have: ________________________________________________

I. Weapons of all descriptions and ammunition _______________________________________

II. Narcotics and appliances for the use thereof _______________________________________

III. Antiques and objects of art (paintings, drawings, icons, sculptures, etc.) ________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

IV. Ukrainian grivnas, Ukrainian Loan bonds, Ukrainian lottery tickets ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

V. Currency other than Ukrainian grivnas (bank notes, exchequer bills, coins), payment voucher (cheques, bills, letters of credit, etc.), securities (shares, bonds, etc.) in foreign currencies, precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, metals of platinum group) in any form of condition, crude and processed natural precious stones (diamonds, brilliants, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and pearls), jewellery and other articles of precious metals and precious stones, and scrap thereof, as well as property papers:

Description	Amount / quantity	For official use
in figures	in words
US Dollars
Pounds Sterling
French Franks
Deutschemarks

VI. Ukrainian grivnas, other currency, payment vouchers, valuables and any other objects belonging to the 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, video and sound recordings, postage stamps, pictorial matter, etc., as well as items not for personal use.

I also declare that my luggage sent separately consists of __________________ pieces.

(Date) ______ 20 __ Owner of luggage _____________________

(signed)

3. Answer the questions.

1. Is it always necessary to go through the customs when you go to a foreign country?

2. What does a customs officer usually ask passengers to do when they come up to his desk?

3. How long does it usually take people to go through the customs?

4. What things are usually liable to duty?

5. Are presents duty free or liable to duty?

6. What should you do if you don’t know what things are liable to duty?

4. Write the exact words the customs officer asked one of the passengers at Kennedy Airport in New York.

Model: 1. Have you got any things to declare?

The customs officer asked the passenger if he had got any things to declare. Then he asked him what the purpose of his visit to New York was. He wanted to know how many blocks of cigarettes he had. He wondered how long the man would stay in New York. He also wanted to know at which hotel the man was going to stay. And at last he asked the passenger what he had in the bag and wished him to have a nice stay in the USA.

5. Say and respond as in the model.

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