Arrival

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Jane arrived at the airport two hours ago to catch her plane to London. At the check-in counter a ticket agent looked at her ticket and her baggage was checked in, i.e. weighed on the scales. Jane’s suitcases were very heavy, so she had to pay an excess baggage charge (amount of money for extra weight).

Next she was given a boarding card (a special card that allowed her to get on the plane). The boarding card had a seat number written on it, and Jane was given a window seat in the non-smoking section. Her suitcases were labeled and sent off to be loaded into the hold of the airplane.

While waiting for the flight call Jane went to the kiosk to buy a newspaper. Then she went through the security check where her carry-on luggage (the bags she was keeping with her on board the plane) was searched.

In the duty-free shop Jane had a chance to buy some things cheaply because they were not taxed.

In the departure lounge Jane joined the other passengers who were sitting and waiting for their flight call. After a few minutes Jane heard the announcement: “Flight 124 to London is now boarding at Gate Four”, – and she proceeded to the flight gate to board the plane.

Exercise 7. Fill in the gaps.

1. When you arrive at the airport you first go to the ______ counter.

2. You have to get a ______ card so that you can get on the plane.

3. After the security check you wait in the _____ lounge.

4. You can buy many things cheaply at the ______ shop.

5. When you hear the announcement, you go to the ______ to board the plane.

Exercise 8. Rewrite the sentences below translating the Russian parts into English:

1. Jane had to pay an плата за провоз багажа сверх нормы because her чемоданы were very heavy.

2. After a few minutes she proceeded to the выход на посадку to board the plane.

3. At the стойка регистрации a ticket agent looked at her ticket and her багаж was checked.

4. In the зал отправления Jane joined the other пассажиры who were waiting for their объявление о посадке в самолет.

5. She went through the security проверка where her ручная кладь was searched.

6. The посадочный талон had a seat number written on it.

7. Her чемоданы were labeled and sent off to be loaded into багажный отсек самолета.

Exercise 9. Read the text below to fill in the gaps using the words from the box.

cash, airport, departure, paintings, channel, arrival, declaration, drugs, valuables

What is the usual procedure at the Customs?

If you don’t carry (1) ______, billions of Euros or weapons, you do not need to complete the ‘Customs and Currency Declaration Statement’ upon (2) ______ or departure. Just collect your luggage and simply go to the green (nothing to declare) (3) _______.

More important, however, is completion of the immigration card. If your airline does not distribute these, don’t worry, they can be found in the (4) ______.

If you are carrying (5) ______it is better to fill in the Customs (6) ______and have it stamped. In this case, take the red (to declare) queue.

In general the rules are:

Cash: You can bring in up to US$3,000 in (7) ______without declaring it. If you have between US$3,000 and US$10,000, you will have to declare it.

Art: Anything resembling art should be cleared in advance (before the (8) ______at the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation). It’s illegal to take out icons or (9) ______which are more than 100 years old.

Exercise 10. Discuss the following:

Travellers should get certificate for all high-value items purchased in Russia. Any article having historical or cultural value to the Customs Service, such as: artwork, icons, samovars, rugs, military medals and antiques, must have a certificate. It is illegal to remove such items from Russia without this certificate.

Exercise 11. Answer the following questions:

1. What documents must support the high-value items carried?

2. What articles may have cultural value?

3. In what case can valuable items be exported from Russia?

Exercise 12. Try to formulate the Russian Customs regulations.

Exercise 13. Read the text below to give the English equivalents for:

главный элемент; контроль внешней торговли; поддержать отечественный бизнес; облагать пошлиной; тарифы; содействие национальной торговле; что-либо, произведенное за границей; основные источники денежных поступлений; отслеживать/проверять.

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