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VI. Fill in articles where necessary

1. … time is chosen which will give as much advantage as possible to … political party in power.

2. About … month before … election … Prime Minister meets … small group of close advisers to discuss … date which would best suit … party.

3. Each constituency is divided into … number of polling districts, each of which has … polling station.

4. Fair and free elections are … essential part of democracy, allowing … majority of citizens to determine how they want … country to be governed.

5. Just before … poll opens, … presiding officer shows … ballot boxes to those at … polling station to prove that they are empty.

6. Once … Parliament is dissolved, all … MPs are unemployed, but … government officers continue to function.

7. … main political parties are usually repre­sented, and sometimes … candidates represent minority parties.

8. … Prime Minister chooses … date of … next General Election, but does not have to wait until … end of … five years.

9. … results from each constituency are announced as soon as … votes have been counted, usually … same night.

10. … winner is … candidate who gets more votes than any other single candidate, even if … difference is only one vote.

VII. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box

advisers; ballot boxes; candidates; constituency; date; democracy; determine; election agents; General Election; House of Commons; leader; majority; modern government; Official Opposition; party; polling clerks; polling districts; presiding officer; Prime Minister; secret ballot; Shadow Cabinet; Sovereign; votes.

1. About the month before the election the … meets a small group of close … to discuss the … which would best suit the party.

2. Each … is divided into a number of … , each of which has a polling station.

3. Fair and free elections are an essential part of … , allowing the … of citizens to … how they want the country to be governed.

4. Just before the poll opens, the … shows the … to those at the polling station to prove that they are empty.

5. The … is arranged in about fifteen departments each with a minister at its head.

6. The Prime Minister chooses the date of the next … , but does not have to wait until the end of the five years.

7. The second largest party becomes the … with a small group of its MPs being chosen to form the … .

8. The winner is the candidate who gets more … than any other single candidate, even if the difference is only one vote.

9. Voting is by … , and the only people allowed in the polling station are the presiding officer, the … , the duty police officer, the … , their … and the voters.

10. When all of the results are known the … usually invites the … of the … winning the most seats in the … to be Prime Minister and to form a Government.

VIII. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the translation of the italicized words

1. Concealing evidence from the police is a serious offence.

2. Everyone has a right to a fair trial.

3. Officials want free access to all suspect nuclear sites.

4. Our prices are determined by the market.

5. Secret talks were held in the hope of settling the dispute.

6. She folded the letter and slid it into a drawer.

7. The country now has four million unemployed.

8. The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991.

9. These proposals would have the opposite effect to the one intended.

10. We were involved in the negotiations up until the last minute.