Working on the text. Ex. 1Read and translate the text

Ex. 1 Read and translate the text

Ex. 2. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following:

поток контрабанды; незаконный ввоз/вывоз; уплата пошлин и налогов; хранение и продажа; таможенные правонарушения; место сокрытия; интеллектуальная собственность; труднодоступные места; методы обнаружения контрабанды; высокотехнологичное оборудование; собаки, обученные находить наркотики; штраф; федеральная собственность; смертная казнь

Ex. 3 Insert prepositions if necessary.

1) to enter _____ the country

2) the unlawful bringing _____ and taking _____

3) is forbidden _____ law

4) to evade _____ paying duties

5) to find guilty _____ smuggling

6) to punish _____ a fine

7) to take _____ court

8)to turn _____ federal property

9) to entail _____ death penalty

10) to fight _____ smuggling

Ex. 4 Match the verbs to their definitions:

to restrict, to smuggle, to swallow, to prevent, to evade, to confiscate, to punish,

to conceal, to misrepresent, to prohibit

1) to stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something

2) not to pay money that you must pay

3) to limit something

4) to describe something in the wrong way or to give false information about something

5) to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something illegal or wrong

6) when someone in authority take your things away from you

7) to make food or drink go down your throat and into your stomach

8) when people in authority do not allow it

9) to secretly bring something or someone into a country when it is illegal to do it

10) to hide something

Ex. 5 Match to make word combinations. Use them to complete the sentences.

tax equipment

customs laundering

death fraud

double evasion

money property

intellectual bottom

inside penalty

commercial pocket

high-tech violations

1) He has been found guilty of …..

2) Drug dealers may face …

3) A lot of money was spent on the … of the new check- point.

Ex. 6 Fill in the gaps with proper words and expressions

1. One of the main ….. of the Customs service is ….. the traffic of …..

2. Smuggled ….. can enter the country together with passengers, cargo or with …..

3. Smuggling is the ….. or ….. of the country of ….., ….. or ….. articles.

4. Sometimes the articles are …..or their ….. is stated ….. in order ….. paying ….. and …...

5. Such actions are also considered …...

6. ….. or ….. of smuggled articles on the territory of the country is ….. by law.

7. There are other ….. ….. connected with smuggling: ….., ….., ….., ….., etc.

8. The most common ….. … ….. are: ….., ……, jewelry, ….. metals and stones, ….., arms and ….., exotic animals, ….. property, etc.

9. Smugglers use different places of ….., for example, inside pockets, ….. (false) bottoms and sides of bags, toys, souvenirs, books, shoes, etc.

10. Methods of smuggling are becoming more and more …...

11. Customs officers ….. ….. of passengers, cargo and means of conveyance at the …. of entry.

12. Nowadays they use such ….. equipment as ….. systems, metal ….., flexible ….., ….. ….., remote ….. ….., mirror kits, etc.

13. A person who is ….. ….. of smuggling may be ….. by a ….. or taken to …...

14. Smuggled goods are ….. and turned into federal property.

Ex. 7 Read the texts and complete the chart below.

a) Heroin Confiscated

Russian border guards and customs officers at Sheremetyevo airport seized more than 2kg of heroin from a Pakistany tourist. The man’s documents aroused the suspicions of passport control officers. Customs officers searched his baggage and found the heroin between double sides of his suitcase. The amount is worth $200,000 on the black market.

b) Hippy Chick

A German woman was arrested at Waterloo International Terminal with a kilo of cocaine worth £130,000 strapped to her hips. She was stopped by officers on her arrival and later she was jailed for two and a half years.

c) Icon Smuggler Arrested

A Latvian man was arrested after Russian customs officers discovered 65 ancient icons hidden in his car as he tried to cross the border. Experts are trying to determine the age and value of the icons.

d) Spaniard’s Full Tank

A Spanish motorist has been jailed for eight months after customs officers found 7 kg of 100% pure cocaine hidden in a fuel tank of his car. His smuggling bid was stopped by drug detector dog Josh who gave a positive identification after which officers searched the car.

e) Ivory Seized From Korean

Customs officials at Moscow international airport seized 537 kg of ivory (elephant tusks) found in the luggage which belonged to the wife of North Korean diplomat. Most countries forbid the export or import of ivory.

f) Customs Catch

Moscow customs officials have confiscated more than $70,000 from a US citizen after she tried to smuggle the currency into Ukraine. The money was carried in the inside pockets of her coat. The woman has been detained and a criminal case has been filed.

g) Cat Dodgers’ Fine …£ 1,500

Tree French students, who smuggled two cats into Britain in their car, were each fined £500 under the anti-rabies laws. But the tourists had only £102 on them when they were arrested. Now they face thirty days in jail unless the French Consul agrees to pay the balance of the fine.

h) Human Trafficking Charges

Moscow prosecutors charged 7 men with a scheme to smuggle people into Europe where they were forced into prostitution. Up to 20 people were involved into criminal group, which was headed by an army officer.

smuggler	object of smuggling	place of concealment	punishment
a) b) c) …

Ex. 8 Say what you can remember about:

1) one of the main duties of the customs

2) the ways smuggled goods can enter the country

3) the actions that are regarded as smuggling

4) customs violations connected with smuggling

5) the most common objects of smuggling

6) the most common places of concealment

7) methods of detecting cases of contraband

8) high-tech equipment that customs officers use

9) the way people are punished for smuggling

Ex.9 Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1. Контрабанда может доставляться в страну пассажирами, а также посредством грузов и транспортных средств.

2. Хранение и продажа контрабанды должны быть запрещены законом.

3. Ты можешь не указывать в декларации личные вещи.

4. Существуют различные таможенные правонарушения, связанные с контрабандой: отмывание денег, коррупция, нарушение прав интеллектуальной собственности и др.

5. При проведении таможенного досмотра используются различные виды оборудования: сканеры, металлоискатели, видеокамеры на гибких штативах, камеры с дистанционным управлением, наборы зеркал и др.

6. В транспортных средствах есть зоны, недоступные для визуального осмотра.

7. Контрабандисты могут использовать различные места сокрытия.

8. Незаконный ввоз и вывоз в страну запрещенных, ограниченных к вывозу и ввозу или облагаемых пошлиной предметов, называется контрабандой.

9. Одной из основных задач таможенников должно быть предотвращение провоза контрабанды.

10. Лицо, признанное виновным в провозе контрабанды, может быть подвергнуто штрафу или привлечено к уголовной ответственности.

Ex. 10 Get ready to speak on the topic.

Ex. 11 Render the newspaper article.

Shipment of Firearms Seized

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized an arriving international shipment of 60 pump action shotguns and 177 pistols. The shipment declared as “Toys” was valued $14,000 and shipped from Istanbul, Turkey.

Neither the shotguns nor the pistols were found to have any serial numbers or markings. The commercial importation of firearms is prohibited if not accompanied by proper entry permission. The shipment was seized to secure borders and protect the American public from harm.

The detection and seizure of these firearms is the direct result of attentive and diligent work by CBP officers. No arrests have been made in this case; however the investigation continues.

All firearms seized were turned over to CBP Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures for future forfeiture proceedings and disposal determination.

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