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Customs Control

1. Read the text and translate it in writing way

At the customs control passengers must fill in a customs declaration and then produce it to the customs officer, who checks the declaration and inspects the passenger’s luggage. Any article (предмет, товар) which has not been declared or produced is liable to confiscation and the person concerned is liable to prosecution (судове переслідування). Some things are prohibited to be exported – weapons, narcotics, antiques, and objects of art (paintings, drawings, icons, sculptures), precious metals, crude and processed natural precious stones, valuables, etc.

Transportation of animals, birds, live fish, insects and products of animal origin is under the inspection of the Veterinary control. A passenger should have a medical certificate for his animal (a dog, a cat). to carry it in the passenger cabin.

Any load or baggage containing seeds, bulbs (луковиця рослин), cuttings (черенок), vegetables and fruit are subjects to the Plant Quarantine inspection. A passenger must have a special license to carry plant materials.

 2. Fill in the declaration form

Full name ___________________________________________________

Citizenship _________________________________________________

Arriving form _______________________________________________

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:

Weapons of all description and ammunition __________

Narcotics and appliances for the use there of

______________________________________________________

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

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), jewelry and other articles made of precious stones and scrap thereof, as well as property in papers:

____________________________________________________________

Other currency, payment vouchers, valuables and any objects belonging to other persons______________________________________________________

I’m 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)

3. Answer the questions.

1. What must passengers fill in at the customs control?

2. Who checks the declaration and inspects the passenger’s luggage?

3. What things are prohibited to be exported?

4. What are under the inspection of the Veterinary control?

5. Should a passenger have a medical certificate for his animal?

6. A passenger must have a special license to carry plant materials, mustn’t he?

4. Translate into Ukrainian.

foreign currency_______________________________________________

arrival card___________________________________________________

nothing to declare______________________________________________

customs officer_________________________________________________

duty free articles________________________________________________

5. Find in the text the English equivalents for:

предмет, товар_________________________________________________

судове переслідування__________________________________________

перевезення тварин ____________________________________________

заповнювати декларацію ________________________________________

заборонено для вивозу____________________________________________

6. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or word combination given in the brackets.

1. At the customs control passengers must fill in___________________

2. Any article which has not been declared or produced

__________________________________________________________

 3.The person concerned is ____________________________________

 4. Some things are prohibited to ________________________________

 5. A passenger should have a medical certificate for his animal

 (liable to prosecution, be exported, a medical certificate for his animal, a customs declaration, is liable to confiscation).

7. Put the words into the correct order to make the sentences.

1. As a rule, officers, your, the, passports, customs, check

2. The, officers, ask, to, you, your, customs, may, show, luggage

3. Usually, for, articles, use, personal, not, are, to, liable, duty

4. If, are, you, you, a, permit, need, weapons, carrying

5. Do, try, break, not, to, rules, customs, the

8. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Where is your luggage, sir?

2. Open the suitcase, please.

3. I have only articles for personal use and wear.

4. Could you produce your visa and declaration form?

5. The passport control officer is coming.

9. Make up all types of questions to the sentence:

These things are duty free.

10. Translate the dialogue into English

-Де Ваш паспорт?

-Ось він. Я їду до Лондона.

-Як довго Ви збираєтесь там бути?

-Моя віза на три місяці, але я їду тижнів на два.