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01. Basic Communication
- Basic phrases
- Greetings and goodbyes
- What's your name?
- Asking for information
- Do you speak ...?
- Opinions
- Commands
- Needs, requests and suggestions
- Public notices
02. Numbers, dates and times
- Numbers
- Ordinal numbers
- Days of week
- Months
- Seasons
- Dates
- Important dates, holidays
- When?
- How often?
- What time is it?
- Measurements and dimensions
03. Who are you?
- Nice to meet you
- Meeting people
- Personal data
- Appearance
- Character traits and emotions
- Habitual activities
04. Family and friends
- Family
- Talking about family
- Love and Marriage
- Relations With Others
05. Body and Health
- Parts of the body
- Illnesses
- Booking a Doctor's Appointment
- At the doctor's
- Doctors
- At the pharmacy
- Cigarette smoking
- Emergencies
06. At home
- Where do you live?
- Let's clean up!
- House
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- In the kitchen
- Dishes and Kitchen Utensils
- In the bedroom
- In the bathroom
- Make-up and Cosmetics
07. Work
- Professions
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- Job vocabulary
- Making Appointments
- Looking for a job
08. School
- At school
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09. Computer and Telecommunications
- Computer
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- Phone
10. News
- Country
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- Military
- Religion
11. Travel
- I love travelling!
- Continents
- Countries, Nationalities and Languages
- Means of transport
- At the Airport 1
- At the Airport 2
- Passport control
- Customs control
- At the hotel 1
- At the hotel 2
- Railway station
- Car rental
- Car
- Taxi
- Camping
12. In the city
- Buying a ticket
- Public transport
- Finding your way around the city
- Sightseeing
- At the post office
- Buildings
- At the bank
- Exchange office
- At the hairdresser's
13. Shopping
- Opening times
- Purchasing and paying
- Making payment
- Returns and complaints
- Shops
- At the grocer's
- At the clothes shop
- Clothes
- Make-up and Cosmetics
- Cleaning Supplies
- Newsagent's
14. Eating
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Nuts, dry fruit and seeds
- Drinks
- Foodstuff
- Dinner
- Desserts and Sweets
- Spices
- Kitchen utensils
- Meals
- Enjoy your meal!
- Dialogues at a Restaurant
- At a Restaurant
- We have guests!
15. In the free time
- Hobby
- Going out
- Cinema and Theatre
- TV and radio
- Book and newspaper
- Music
- Art
- Sport
- DIY
16. Weather and environment
- Weather
- Environment
- Environmental Protection
- Plants
- Animals
- In the country
17. Getting help
- Troubles
18. Crimes
- Crimes
- Investigation
19. Adjectives
- Positive, negative, neutral
- Size
- Colours
- Emotions
20. Verbs
- Verbs
21. Adverbs
- Adverbs
22. Conjunctions
- Conjunctions

Customs control

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Customs control

customs officer	Would you like to put your luggage on here?
Peter	Of course.
customs officer	Thank you. Do you have anything to declare? Any alcohol or tobacco?
Peter	I have a bottle of whisky. And these cigarettes.
customs officer	That's all right. You're allowed one bottle and two hundred cigarettes.
Peter	OK.
customs officer	Are you bringing any expensive gifts for anybody in Poland? You have to declare anything which cost over 150 euros.
Peter	Well, I have this ring.
customs officer	Have you got any proof of purchase - an invoice or a bill which shows what you paid for it?
Peter	Yes, I have the bill. Here it is.
customs officer	Thank you. Any other jewellery or other valuable items?
Peter	No.
customs officer	I see. Would you let me have a look in your luggage? Would you please open these two bags too? Thank you. The duty you must pay on the ring is 182zł. Fill out this form, please.

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At the border

Where is customs?

Please get ready for customs clearance.

Do you have anything to declare?

I have nothing to declare.

I have something to declare.

Do you have any alcohol?

Do you have any cigarettes?

Do you have any works of art?

Do you have any illegal substances?

How much can I bring in duty-free?

Please, open the boot.

Can you open your luggage please?

Please open your backpack.

Please open your suitcase.

Please open your handbag.

There are only my personal belongings.

Is anything wrong?

I didn't know it's not allowed.

This isn't mine!

This isn't my luggage!

I have no idea how it got there.

Can I cross the border with this?

Is it allowed?

You can't bring it.

Must I pay duty for it?

You have to pay the duty on that.

You don't have to pay the duty on that.

Do I have to fill out a customs declaration?

Fill in this form, please.

Useful vocabulary

duty
customs control
customs officer

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