Talking points

Task 14. Say whether the sentences are true or false. Begin your answer with: “I think, you are right! ” or “I suppose, you are wrong! ”

1. The United States Border Patrol is the mobile, uniformed law building arm of the U.S.

2. The initial force of 430 officers was given the responsibility of combating illegal entries and the growing business of alien smuggling.

3. Agents work around the clock on assignment in all types of terrain and weather conditions.

4. One of the most important activities of a Border Patrol Agent is television watch.

5. Some of the major activities are traffic check, traffic observation, city entertainment, transportation check, administrative, intelligence and anti-smuggling activities.

Task 15. Work in a team (of three or four). Discuss the difficulties and similarities in the work of:

1) British and Russian Customs Services.

2) British and Russian Immigration Services.

Task 16. Divide into two teams. Each team should give as many facts as possible about British Customs Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Task 17. Comment on the statement:

Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.

Task 18. Work in groups.

1. Group A. Discuss the advantages of employing university and college students with as full-time customs officers.

2. Group B. Discuss the disadvantages of employing university and college students with no experience at all as full-time customs officers.

Task 19. Work with your group mates. Choose any role:

1) British Customs Officer;

2) British Immigration Officer;

3) Russian students of Customs Department of AAEL (Altay Academy of Economics and Law).

Be prepared to meet up with other students to act out a small interview using your own ideas as well as the information from the previous texts.

Step 4

Project

Task 20. Find out the information about the USA Customs Service. Prepare a presentation about it. (You can use the information from the Appendix I and Internet recourses).

Section 3

Fight against Terrorism

Step 1

Word bank

1) terrorism – терроризм

2) civilians – мирные граждане

3) violence – насилие

4) kidnapping – похищение людей

5) bombing – бомбежка

6) support – поддерживать

7) population – население

8) domestic – внутренний (отечественный)

9) manifest – служить доказательством

10) security – охрана, защита

11) effect – следствие, результат

12) mission – поручение

13) slip – проскользнуть

14) quest – поиск, искомый предмет

15) intimidate – пугать, устрашать

16) enforcement agencies – силовые структуры