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Unit 1.2 CUSTOMS Officer Career

Starting Up

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1. What types of jobs are there in Customs?

2. Do Customs officers wear uniform?

3. Are there physical requirements for joining Customs?

4. What qualities do you need to become a Customs officer?

Word Study

Exercise 2. Study the following:

to interact with people – работать с людьми

skills – умения, навыки

qualification – квалификация

preference – предпочтение

accounting/finance – бухгалтерский учет/финансы

Exercise 3. Match left and right.

1) training courses	a) карьерный рост
2) a reputation for integrity and honesty	b) внешняя торговля
3) potential risks	c) правовые дисциплины
4) career progression	d) правительственное учреждение
5) the flow of people and goods	e) курсы повышения квалификации
6) legal studies	f) репутация честного и неподкупного человека
7) international trade	g) потенциальные риски
8) the government agency	h) передвижение физических лиц и товаров

Exercise 4. Give your own definitions of the following words:

agency, community, qualifications, experience, profession, training, trade, border.

Exercise 5. Fill in the table of derivatives.

Verb	Noun	Adjective / Participle
interact
	difference
		protecting
manage
		expecting
	policy