Английский язык КГТУ 2 курс
Демо 1:
At the Customs.
A: Hello!
B: Hi!
A: Do you know which channel to go through?
B: No. Let’s ask a customs officer.
A: I am sorry. Do you know which channel to go through?
B: If you have got anything to declare you go through the red channel. If you have not, got anything to declare you go through the green channel.
A: How do I know if I have anything to declare?
B: .Are you staying in Britain for more than six months?
A: No.
B: Well, the amount of goods you can bring without paying duty depends on where you bought them. You can have one hundred cigarettes, one litre of spirits, two litres of wine and presents worth twenty-eight pounds if you bought them in a country not in the European Economic Community. If you bought them in an EEC country you can have three hundred cigarettes, one end a half litres of spirits, four litres of wine and presents worth a hundred and twenty pounds.
A: Right. I have not got any wine drinks. But I bought in Germany one cigarettes block. .And in France I bought a twenty pounds presents.
That mean I do not have anything to declare.
B: That is right. You can go through the green channel.
A: I have only got two litres of spirits that I bought in plane, I bought it for my girlfriend.
B: Then you must)6 go through the red channel.
A: Thank you, officer. Thank you very much. Hey, Lavrentiy, shall we meet at the airport?
L. Sure, Losif. I will wait you there with Vyacheslav and Kliment.
Adolf goes to the red channel.
B: Have you got any spirits, wine or tobacco in excess duty-free allowance?
A: No, I have got this bottle of spirits.
B: All right. Have you got any presents that you intend to leave the Britain.
A: Yes, 1 have got this machine pistol - it cost twenty pounds. I bought it in France. Do not worry officer. It is rubber.
B: Nice... Have you got a receipt for the gun?
A: Yes. Here it is.
B: Thank you. If you wait a minute, I will tell you how much duty you have to pay on it.
A: Thank you.
