11. You got a call from your business partner. Put him the following questions:

- какого числа он собирается к вам приехать;

- когда прибывает его рейс;

- пообещайте встретить его в аэропорту;

- спросите, не заказать ли ему номер в гостинице;

- пожелайте ему счастливого и приятного пути.

12. Read and translate the text: Going through the Customs

2. Remember the words:

difference – разница

formality – формальность

to go through – приходить

customs – таможня

a customs declaration – таможенная декларация

to declare – заявить, объявить

spirits/ alcohol – спиртное/ алкоголь

tobacco – табак, табачные изделия

valuables – ценности

a check-in counter – стойка регистрации

to weigh – весить, взвешивать

weigh – вес

the baggage room(Am)=the carryon luggage – багаж, который берут в салон

a luggage (baggage) claim-check – талон для получения багажа

(to) label – бирка, ярлык; навесить бирку

insert – вложить, вклеить

to board a (plane) – сесть на (самолет)

boarding pass – посадочный талон

extra – дополнительный

an immigration form – иммиграционный бланк

block letters – печатные буквы

a security check – проверка безопасности

hijack (highjack) – угонять

measure – мера(веса); мера(мероприятие)

to hand – вручить, сдать

crew – экипаж, команда

to reach – достичь, добраться

destination – место назначения

departure lounge – зал ожидания

duty-free – не подлежащий таможенному обложению

announcement – объявление

drug – лекарство, наркотик

smuggler – контрабандист

invitation – приглашение

to smuggle smth – провозить что-либо контрабандой

The rules for passengers who are going abroad are similar in most countries, but sometimes there might be difference in formalities.

If you are supposed, to begin with going through the customs, you’d better fill in the customs declaration before you talk to the customs officer. A customs officer may ask any passenger routine questions, for instance “Have you got anything to declare?” or “Any spirits, tobacco, presents? The usual answer would be, “Yes, I’ve got some valuables, but I’ve put them all down in the declaration”, or “I’ve got two blocks of cigarettes for my own use” or something of that kind.

Then you go to the check-in counter where your ticket is loaded at, your things are weighed and labeled, a claim-check for each piece of luggage is inserted in the ticket and you are given a boarding pass, which has a seat number on it. If your luggage weighs more than 20kgs, you have to pay extra. The next formality is filling in the immigration form and going through passport control. The form has to be filled in block letters. You write your name, nationality, permanent address and the purpose of your trip. In most countries there is also a security check when your carry-on luggage is inspected. This is anti-hijacking measure, and anything that might be dangerous or disturbing to other passengers must be handed to one of the crew and only returned to the owner after the plane has reached its destination.

After fulfilling all these formalities you go to the departure lounge where you can have a snack, read a paper, buy something in the duty-free shop and wait for the announcement to board the plane.

Some of these formalities are repeated when you arrive at your destination. The customs declaration and the immigration from are often filled in on board the plane. At the airport you may be met by a specially trained dog who will make sure that you are not carrying drugs, and the immigration officer might want to know at whose invitation you are coming and whether you a return ticket.