12. Answer the following questions:

1. Is Great Britain a parliamentary monarchy?

2. Is the Queen at the head of the state?

3. Does she play an important part in the political life of the country?

4. Are her powers’ limited by the Parliament?

5. What chambers does the Parliament consist of?

6. Whom is the Government formed by?

7. What is the highest executive power?

8. What are that main political parties in Great Britain?

13. Put questions to the sentences.

1. The Conservative Party was founded in the middle of the 19^th century. (When?)

2. The Government is formed by the Prime Minister. (Whom by?)

3. The Conservative Party is supported by the rich people. (What people by?)

4. 650 members are elected to the House of Commons. (How many?)

5. Prime Ministers hold Cabinet meetings at their house at number 10 Downing Street. (Where?)

14. Compose sentences using the following words:

Prime Minister at the head of majority constitutional monarchy member

to debate to preside over to rule to support to form

15. Complete the following sentences.

1. Prime Minister is the leader of the party that...

2. The highest executive power is …

3. A "Shadow Cabinet" is formed by....

4. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is ...

5. Тhе party which has majority of seats in the House of Commons forms ...

16. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations.

1. The Cabinet; 2.The House of Commons;

3.The Prime Minister; 4. A parliamentary monarchy.

Speech practice

17. Complete the dialogues.

1) – (Из каких палат состоит парламент?)

– The Parliament consist of 2 chambers: the House of Lords an the House of Commons.

– How many members has the House of Commons?

– ….

2) – Is the Queen at the head of the state?

– ….

– (Чем ограничена власть Королевы?)

– Her powers’ are limited by the Parliament.

– (Какова главная функция Парламента?)

– The main function of Parliament is to make laws, to control the Government, to appropriate funds.

18. Work in pairs.

Student A Student B

1. Great Britain – to be a parliamentary monarchy. What-it-to mean? 2. How many chambers – the British Parliament – to consist of? 3. Both Houses – to be elected? 4. How many members – to be-there House?

1. There – to be the King or the Queen – and the Parliament. 2. … the House of Commons and the House of Lords. 3. The members of the House of Commons – to be elected by general election. The seats in the House of Lords – to be hereditary. 4. The House of Commons-to have 660 the members. The House of Lords-to have 850 members.