- •Constitution – the Standard of Legitimacy
- •Constitution – the Standard of Legitimacy
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •Vocabulary Section The British Constitution
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The British Constitution
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •Vocabulary Section The British Constitution
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The u.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- •The bill of rights
- •The Constitution of Ukraine
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •1 . Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary Section Political Parties
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Political Parties of the uk
- •Political Parties of the usa
- •Political Parties of Ukraine
- •Grammar Section reported speech Statements
- •Unit three Electoral System
- •Vocabulary Section
- •Electoral System in the uk
- •Elections in Great Britain
- •Elections in the usa
- •Grammar Section reported speech Reported Questions, Requests, Commands, Suggestions
- •Vocabulary Section
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The Monarchy
- •Part 2 The United Kingdom. Legislature
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Legislature
- •Part 3 Executive
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Executive
- •English Laws
- •The Privy Council
- •The Ministry
- •Government Departments
- •Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- •Grammar Section The Passive Voice
- •Unit five Part 1 The United States of America. The Legislative Branch
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know
- •The political system of the usa
- •The legislative branch
- •The lobbyists
- •Grammar Section The Passive Voice
- •Three Unsolved Mysteries Continue to Fascinate
- •Part 2 The United States of America. Making Laws
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Making laws
- •Part 3 The United States of America. The Executive Power
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The exacutive power
- •Part 4 The United States of America. The Executive Power
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The system of courts in the united states
- •Unit 6 Political System of Ukraine
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: Government of Ukraine
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The System of Judicial Authority
- •Part 1 General Foundations of Ukraine’s Political System State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •Part 2 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •Part 4 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: Government of Ukraine
- •2. Match the political terms listed up in column a with the definitions provided in column b.
- •Part 5 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The System of Judicial Authority
- •Grammar Supplement Reported Speech
- •In statements:
- •In requests:
- •In questions:
- •Observe the Sequence of Tenses:
- •An imperative sentence is changed to an infinitive The Table of Rules
- •The Passive Voice
- •The Passive
- •Changing from active into passive
Grammar Supplement Reported Speech
The reported speech is used:
In statements:
'I will not come to the College tomorrow. She said (that) she would not come to the College the next day.
'This is the first bad letter we've had this month. He said (that) that was the first bad letter they had that month.
In requests:
Can we send you these documents today? She asked whether she could send us those documents the same day.
'Will you for this year, please? They asked whether we would count our good/high grades for that year.
In questions:
Are you seeing my mates next week? She wanted to know if they were seeing her mates the week after.
Which of the two grammar Tests is this year's?' They wanted to know which of the two grammar Tests of accounts was that year's.
Observe the Sequence of Tenses:
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Simple |
Perfect |
Continuous |
Perfect Continuous |
Past |
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Present |
↑ |
↑ |
↑ |
↑ |
Future |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
↓ |
Future-in-the-Past |
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(a) She said," I make a deal every week". |
She said (that) she made a deal every day. |
(b) She said," I am making a deal today". (c) She said," I have made a good deal". (d) She said," I made a deal last week". (e) She said," I will make a deal soon". (f) She said," I am going to make a deal in May". |
She said she was making a deal that day. She said she had made a good deal. She said she had made a deal the previous week. She said she would make a deal soon. She said she was going to make a deal in May. |
(g) She said," I can make a deal with the firm". (h) She said," I may make a deal myself'. (i) She said," I have to make a deal". (j) She said," I must make a deal right now". (k) She said," I should make a deal with them". (l) She said," I ought to make a deal". (m) She said, "Mr. Waterman, make a deal". (n) She said," Do you often make deals?" (o) She said," I might make a deal". |
She said she could make a deal with the firm. She said she might make a deal herself. She said she had to make a deal. She said she had to make a deal right then. She said she should make a deal with them. She said she ought to make a deal. She told (asked) him to make a deal. She asked me (she wondered) if I often made deals. She said she might make a deal. |
When the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future, the verb in the clause is not changed.
He says, ‘I listen to the music every day.’ ? He says he listens to the music every day.
He has said, ‘I listen to the music every day.’ He has said (that) he listens to the music every day.
He will say, ‘I listen to the music every day.’ He will say (that) he listens to the music every day.
some pronouns, adverbs and words that indicate the time of acting are changed as follows:
Quoted (or Direct) Speech → Reported Speech
this, these → that, those (time expressions) |
the day after tomorrow → two days later |
the day before yesterday → two days before |
today → that day tonight → that night this week → that week |
here → there come → go |
last → the previous / before last week – the week before, the previous week |
tomorrow → the next day/the following day
following day |
in (a week) → (a week) later |
yesterday → the day before |
next → the following |
now → then |
ago → before |
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When this/these are used in time expressions, they change to that/those. E.g. this week – that week; these days – those days
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When this/these are not used in time expressions, they change as follows:
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They change to the when used as adjectives, that is, when they are followed by a noun. E.g. ‘This film is boring,’ Clare told me. – Clare told me that the film was boring.
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They change to it or they/them when used as pronouns, that is, when they are not followed by a noun. E.g. ‘This is an unusual situation,’ Dad said – Dad said (that) it was an unusual situation.
Would, could, might, should, ought to, had better, used to and mustn’t do not change. Must does not change when it expresses a logical assumption. E.g. a) ‘I might talk to her,’ she said. - She said (that) she might talk to her. b) ‘You must be tired,’ Paul told Susan. - Paul told Susan (that) she must be tired.