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1. Перепишите в ваши словари следующие слова и словосочетания, расположив их в алфавитном порядке, протранскрибируйте, переведите и выучите их.

Legislative power, executive power, to belong, to consist of, member, to appoint, to preside, to elect, popular vote, , to introduce, to restrict, the process of decision-making, to truncate, to pass through, submission, pressure group, proposal, to debate, to support, to oppose, to reject, to delay, to sign

2. Определите значение слов, не пользуясь словарем:

Politician, the Prime Minister, department, the Cabinet of Ministers, justice, leader, maximum, session, to limit, dominant, publication, alternatives, discussion, group, to circulate, debate, detail, to formulate, quorum.

3. Прочитайте и устно переведите следующий текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите первый и последний абзацы текста.

The legislative power resides in Parliament, which consists of the Sovereign, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. There are 635 members of the English House of Commons, or MPs as they are usually called. The House of Commons has most of power within Parliament. The Government is formed here. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of that party which has majority in the House of Commons. The maximum life of the House of Commons has been restricted to 5 years since the Parliament Act 1911.

Each session of Parliament is usually opened in the House of Lords. The House of Lords, or the Upper House, consists of life peers and top church officials. There are 650 members in the House of Lords. It is not an elective body. The House of Lords like the Monarch has now lost most of its powers and cannot influence the process of decision- making in Parliament. The House of Commons is the dominant part of the legislature. The Lords and the Commons began to meet separately some five centuries ago.

Effective power belongs to the Government, which is a part of Parliament. The Government consists of about a hundred politicians under the Prime Minister. The House of Commons do not elect the members of the Government. They are nominated by the Prime Minister. A All members of the government are the members of the House of Commons.

Executive power belongs to the Cabinet of Ministers. It consists of 16 to 24 ministers whom the Prime Minister has appointed. The Cabinet meets once a week. It formulates a comprehensive policy covering all major issues both at home and abroad. The Cabinet is also the Court of Appeal. This is over by the Lord Chief Justice of Appeal and a quorum is three judges.

4. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. Which body has more powers: Parliament or the Government? 2.How many members are there in the House of Lords? 3. Who is usually the Prime Minister? 4. How are MPs elected? 5. How long is the life of the House of Commons? 6. Who does the legislative power belong to? 7. Who does the executive power belong to ?

5. Задайте к тексту 6 вопросов различных типов.

6. Прочитайте и переведите следующие предложения. Подчеркните предложения, которые соответствуют содержанию текста.

1. The legislative power belongs to the Government. 2. The members of the Government are elected by popular vote. 3. The Cabinet of Ministers is also the Court of Appeal. 4. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party, which has minority in the House of Commons. 5. The Cabinet formulates a comprehensive policy covering all major issues at home and abroad.

7. Дайте русские эквиваленты к следующим словосочетаниям.

Effective power, are nominated by, heads of departments, a comprehensive policy, elected by popular vote, counties and borough constituencies, maximum life, an elective body, the process of decision- making, to truncate to limited revising and delaying functions, for submission to Parliament, pressure groups.

8. Поставьте всевозможные вопросы к следующему предложению

The Cabinet formulates a comprehensive policy covering all major issues both at home and abroad.