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Airport Tests Passenger Eye Ids

Heathrow Airport is testing a new hi -tech identity system which examines a passenger’s eye, rather than their passport as they go through immigration control. Heathrow is the first UK airport to carry out a large-scale trial of the iris recognition technology, which was unveiled at the airport last Friday.

The aim is to speed up the movement of passengers through the terminal and detect illegal immigrants.

A total of 2,000 passengers who frequently fly from North America to Heathrow on Virgin and British Airways flights are taking part in the five-month trial.

Each passenger will have an image of one of their eye’s iris stored on computer. Instead where in seconds a camera will check that the pattern of their iris matches computer records. If so a barrier will automatically open.

The trial will test the technology and gauge passenger reaction.

identity (n)	sameness, who or what a particular
		person or thing is;
iris (n)	the round, coloured part of the eye;
gauge	(v)	to judge the worth, meaning, etc.,
		of something or somebody’s actions;
large-scale (adj)	long, sophisticated;
trial (n)	experiment;
pattern	(n)	model, sample;
to match (v)	to be like or suitable for use;
image	(n)	a picture, a copy, (esp. in mind);
record	(n)	a written statement of facts, amounts,
		events, etc.;
to detect (v)	to find out, to notice

1.4.1 Guess the meaning of the following words by their explanation:

 

identity (n)	sameness, who or what a particular
		person or thing is;
iris (n)	the round, coloured part of the eye;
gauge	(v)	to judge the worth, meaning, etc.,
		of something or somebody’s actions;
large-scale (adj)	long, sophisticated;
trial (n)	experiment;
pattern	(n)	model, sample;
to match (v)	to be like or suitable for use;
image	(n)	a picture, a copy, (esp. in mind);
record	(n)	a written statement of facts, amounts,
		events, etc.;
to detect (v)	to find out, to notice

 

1.4.2 Say whether the following statements are true or false:

1) A new hi-tech identity system examines a passenger’s ear rather than their passport as they go through immigration control.

2) Heathrow is the first USA airport to carry out such an experiment.

3) The aim of the system is to speed up the movement of passengers through the terminal.

4) Passengers who frequently fly from North America to Heathrow are taking part in a six-month trial.

5) Each passenger will have an image of their eyes’ iris stored on computer.

Grammar Assignments

1.5.1 Supply prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1) It is the porters who always carry the passenger’s luggage.….. the hold of a ship or ….. the luggage-van of a train ….. the customs-house ….. an inspection.

2) This is duty-free according ….. our customs regulations.

3) Do you know whether there are any restrictions ….. imported cameras in this country?

5) Personal effects are usually duty-free if one does not exceed ….. a certain quota.

6) In a number of countries furs do not fall ….. customs restrictions.

7) Customs duties are taxed both ….. imported as well as exported goods.

1.5.2 The following statements are grammatically incorrect. Find the errors and correct them:

1) On the customs-house a passenger’s luggage are carefully gone into customs inspectors. (3 errors)

2) Sometimes customs inspector carefully search under the passenger’s belongings to prevent smuggling. (2 errors)

3) There are 150 % duty about this article. (2 errors)

4) As soon as one’s luggage cleared the customs special stamps are pasted onto it. (2 errors)

5) It took me about two hour to go through all the formalities on the customs-house. (2 errors)

1.5.3 Make up sentences with the Passive and Active Voice using the following word combinations:

not liable to duty, to be subject to customs restrictions, to inspect one’s luggage, to be released by the customs, to go through the customs, to have a greater amount of something.

 

 

Unit 2 Customs Declaration. Customs Clearing

Pre-Text Assignments

2.1.1 Read the following word and phrase list. Try to memorize all the words and word-groups:

customs tariffs

customs inspector

customs inspection

goods (items) liable to duty

 

to have something to declare

Have you got anything to declare?

to fill in a customs declaration to

 

smuggle something in/out

 

to exceed the quota

 

to leave something in the care of the customs house

there is a duty of … per cent on…over

 

make somebody pay duty on something

 

particulars of the amount, weight and value

customs clearing

to check something against the invoice(contents list)

to license the exports(imports)

таможенные тарифы

таможенный инспектор

таможенная инспекция

предметы, подлежащие оплате таможенными пошлинами

располагать предметами,

подлежащими декларированию

заполнять таможенную декларацию

ввозить/вывозить из страны что-либо нелегально

превысить норму

 

оставить что-либо на таможне

 

на этот предмет следует уплатить пошлину в размере …

заставить кого-либо уплатить

пошлину

подробности, касающиеся кол-ва, веса и ценности предметов

таможенная очистка

сверять по накладной, списку

 

выдать лицензию на ввоз/вывоз

 

2.1.2 Complete the following sentences using the words and expressions from the word and phrase list. Try to think of as many variants as possible:

1) Customs wars are waged between different countries so as to …

2) Customs tariffs serve to …

3) It is only natural that in war- time customs inspections are more…

4) Customs houses are set up to …

5) To declare an item is to …

6) The opposite of reducing customs tariffs is to …

7) If one exceeds the quota…

8) At the border the personal luggage is taken to … for …

9) If an article falls under restriction we say that …

10) The standard question a customs inspector would use before going through your luggage is …

11) When questioned by the customs inspector you are to give particulars of …

12) Duty-free articles are allowed to …

2.1.3 Translate the following from Russian into English:

1) Я не знаю, что разрешается провозить беспошлинно.

2) Вы не превысили норму. Оплате пошлиной эти вещи не подлежат.

3) Я ничего не имею предъявить вам.

4) Я не знал, что на эти предметы распространяются таможенные ограничения.

5) Эти предметы подлежат таможенному обложению в размере 100 процентов их стоимости.

6) При переезде через границу вы обязаны сообщить об имеющейся у вас на руках иностранной валюте.

7) Я вас прошу, как можно скорее осмотреть мой багаж. Мой самолет вылетает через час.

8) Вот лицензия Министерства Торговли на вывоз этого аппарата.

 

2.1.4 Practice the reading of the following words and guess their meaning:

citizenship valuables

purpose currency

submit coins

separately precious

monetary antiques

false middle

flight bonds

 

2.1.5 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:

keep render

purchase

submit provide

arrive

 

require sign list

 

2.1.6 Give the initial forms of the following words and state what parts of speech they belong to:

commercial duration renewable appliances

currency payment printed valuables

processed properly recording including