1. It poses a major threat the countrys security.
2. They are aware the difficulties.
3. The countries were poising the brink war.
4. I have an ethical and a moral obligation my client.
5. Customs administrations cooperate their foreign partners many ways.
6. The measures have had a significant impact the regional offices.
7. They regularly exchange information crime, including noncompliant traders and smugglers.
8. It is well suited the purpose.
9. Public officials must be accountable their actions.
10. The government agencies are fully responsible the revenue.
11. Managers assign large sums money... travel budgets.
12. Are you sure this deal is the level?
Choose a correct form of negation. Explain the grammar rule. Translate the sentences into English. Think of some situations to illustrate their meanings.
1. No/not compromise!
2. Thats no/not a bad idea.
3. No/not a chance!
4. No/not a hope!
5. No/not comment!
6. No/not a bit of it!
7. It's no/not big deal.
Write a mini-essay (70-100 words). Use one of the proverbs or sayings as a title of your essay.
No cross, no crown.
No answer is also an answer.
Not a bean.
Not a cats chance!
Not a particle of doubt.
Use the words in the margins in appropriate forms.
| The present customs landscape in Europe The European Union (EU) is the _____ customs union in the world, with an internal market of some 5000 mln citizens. EU customs _____ handle nearly 20% of world imports, some 1,545 mln tones of sea cargo and 3 mln tones of air cargo each year. In _____ to _____ over 12 bln euro _____, EU member states administrations have to guard against _____, fraud, _____ contamination and _____. They protect _____ species, the areas _____ heritage, and the _____ capital rights. They collect trade statistics to help policymakers detect _____ trends. | LARGE SERVE ADD, COLLECT, ANNUAL SMUGGLE, ENVIRONMENT COUNTERFEIT DANGER, CULTURE INTELLECT ECONOMY |
Put the words in brackets into participial forms (present or past participles). Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. The customs (poise) on the international borders is the nations guard against external threats.
2. Customs organizations (structure) as departments are fully accountable to the Ministry of Finance.
3. (protect) domestic industry customs also collects revenue to support the government.
4. Public and private sector organizations address new challenges (modify) their structures continually.
5. The mission (assign) to customs by the government includes national obligations to trade and transport treaties and conventions.
6. (accomplish) its mission, customs administrations use a professional workforce and modern technologies.
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7. The headquarters develops operational policy and procedures, (monitor) the activities of the regional and local offices.
8. Customs organizations must be rationally (structure) and (maintain).
Study the table with English numerals and fractions.
| Numerals | Fractions | ||
| Cardinal | Ordinal | Common (simple) | Decimal |
| 247,863 two hundred and forty-seven hundred thousand eight hundred and sixty-three; 621 mln six hundred and twenty-one million; 489 bln four hundred and eighty-nine billion; 50 % fifty percent | 1st the first; 2nd the second; 3rd the third; 4th the fourth; 5th the fifth; 12th the twelfth; 20th the twentieth; 67th the sixty-seventh; 100th the one hundredth; 1,000 the one thousandth | ½ a half (one half); ⅓ a third (one third); ¼ a quarter (one quarter); ⅜ three eighths; 5 ⅞ five and seven eighths | 0.5 zero point five; 0.05 zero point zero five; 0.005 zero point two zeros five; 0.75 zero point seven five; 10.469 ten point four six nine |
Practice reading the following numbers.
37; 333; 42,506; 935,770;; 5,884.227; 8,623,984; 23,481,047,225; 1/7; 9/11; 8 3/8; 45.321; 704.003; the 3rd attempt; the 6th sense; the 7th of January; the 21st century; the 22nd of June; 25%; 100%.
