- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction”
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 1
- •Introduction
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 2
- •Additional Material
- •Theme “Physical Face, Rivers and Lakes”
- •Theme “Flora and Fauna”
- •Theme “Climate and Weather”
- •Theme “Mineral Resources”
- •Tests Geographical position of the uk
- •Choose the right variant.
- •Match the name of the mountains and its highest peak.
- •Give short answers to the questions.
- •Social system:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 2 Roman Invasion
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 3 Anglo-Saxon Invasion
- •Linguistic traces:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 4
- •Vikings' Raids
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 5 Norman Conquest
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 6 Great Britain: Unification of England, Wales and Scotland. Colonisation of Ireland.
- •Ireland:
- •Theme “Modern Population of the uk: Ethnic Composition, National and Linguistic Differences”
- •Immigration:
- •Additional Material Text for Reading and Discussion The importance of not being English
- •S cotland
- •Tasks to the text
- •Tests The history of the British Isles
- •Test II
- •1. Choose the right variant.(10 points)
- •2. True or false? Correct the false sentences(20 points)
- •3. Give short answers to the questions .(20 points)
- •4. Write a short summary on one of the following topics.(20 points)
- •Theme “British People” Part 2 Meals. Food
- •Theme “British People” Part 3 Customs and Traditions
- •Theme “British People” Part 4 Holidays:
- •Tests Traditions and customs of the British
- •Theme “Commonwealth of Nations”
- •1. History of the Commonwealth
- •2. Present-day Commonwealth
- •Structure of the Commonwealth
- •4. Commonwealth Organisations
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part2 British Constitution
- •U nwritten Constitution
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 3 British Parliament: History, Composition and Functions
- •P arliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 4 Procedure of Passing a Bill in British Parliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 5 British Government
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 6 Political Parties in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 7 Electoral System in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 8 Devolution in Britain
- •The Political System of Great Britain
- •Political System of Great Britain.
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 2 Nursery and Primary Education
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 3 Secondary School
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 4
- •Independent (Public) Schools
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 5 Post-school and Higher Education
- •The Educational System of Great Britain.
- •Today state schools are divided into following types:
- •Public schools.
- •Higher and Further Education In Great Britain
- •Reading comprehension check
- •Assignments
- •Additional Material
- •The British Economy.
- •The north-south divide
- •British Transport.
- •Additional Material The British Media: The Press, Radio and Television.
- •Introduction
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Show on the map/ describe the position of the following geographical names.
- •Points for discussion
- •The relief.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Flaura and Fauna.
- •Climate and weather in the uk.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Points for discussion
- •Cards for speaking
- •Mineral resources in the uk.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Guess the mineral resource according to the description.
- •The history of the British Isles
- •Iberians, Celts. Roman invasion. Anglo-Saxon invasion.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Match the tribe with the influence they had. Put c- Celts, a – Anglo-Saxons, r – Romans.
- •Put the following events in the chronological order
- •Answer the following questions
- •The Danes, the Normans. Formation of the uk
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •What happened at this time?
- •Population. Linguistic differences.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •Complete the sentences
- •Traditions and customs of the British Holidays of the British.
- •Political and state system in the uk. The Development of the State system in the uk.
- •2. Match the events with the times and ages.
- •The Queen of England. State system of the uk.
- •Complete the sentences.
Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 4 Procedure of Passing a Bill in British Parliament
Types of Bills
1. Public Bills:
concern public policies;
can be introduced in either of the Houses (except for the bills involving taxation and spending public money - these ones can be introduced only in the House of Commons) by a minister or a private member (MP) (than it is called a private member's bill);
cannot be carried over from one session to the next one.
2. Private Bills:
concern the matters of individual, corporate or local interest.
introduced through a petition, presented to Parliament by its promoter who is also responsible for its cost;
can be carried over from one session to the next one.
The process of passing a public bill is similar in both Houses of Parliament:
Stage 1: First Reading - a formal announcement of the bill (its title, name of the person who is responsible for it and the day of the Second Reading) with no debate.
Stage 2: Second Reading - the House debates general principles of the bill and in most cases takes a vote.
Stage 3: Committee Stage - a committee of MPs/peers studies the details of the bill thoroughly and votes on amendments to the bill.
Types of parliamentary committees:
select committee - controls the Executive by examining some aspects of administration and reports the results to the House;
standing committee - examines public bills at the Committee Stage, sometimes also at the Second Reading and the Report Stage. In standing committee the balance of parties reflects that in the House as a whole
joint committee - consists of the members of both Houses appointed to consider a particular issue or a particular bill. The proposal to send a bill to a joint committee comes from the House where the bill was originated.
Stage 4: Report Stage - the House considers the proposed amendments and takes a vote.
Stage 5: Third Reading - purely formal stage; the bill is reviewed and debated as a whole.
Stage 6: The bill is sent to the other House for the same procedure. If the other House makes new amendments they will be considered by the House that originated the bill.
Stage 7: Royal Assent - after both Houses have reached agreement on the bill, it is sent to the Queen for the Royal Assent and after it is signed by the Queen it becomes an Act of Parliament/Law (the Royal Assent has not been refused since 1707).
Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 5 British Government
British Government |
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Parliamentary Government (The House of Commons The House of Lords) |
Her Majesty’s Governmernt (the Cabinet) |
Local Government |
Her Majesty's Government/the Cabinet - the body of ministers responsible for the conduct of national affairs.
The Cabinet consists of about 20 most important ministers. The majority is the members of the House of Commons, but there are also those from the House of Lords. The Cabinet normally meets during the parliamentary sittings for about 2 hours one or twice a week at 10, Downing Street (the Prime Minister's Residence).
The Cabinet is composed of 2 types of ministers:
departmental ministers - they are in charge of Governmental Departments (health, education, etc.); they are usually called "Secretaries of State" or have a special title (e.g. the Chancellor of the Exchequer);
non-departmental ministers - hold various traditional offices (e.g. the Paymaster General (министр по зарплате)) and are available to perform any duties that the prime Minister may wish to give them.
Functions of the Cabinet:
final determination of the policy to be submitted to Parliament;
the supreme control of the national executive power;
coordination of the work of all the Departments.
Prime Minister:
After General Elections the leader of the majority party is appointed Prime Minister. He is, by tradition, the First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Services (министр государственной службы). He sits in the House of Commons and is an MP. His official residence is 10, Downing Street. He chooses all the other ministers and with the approval of the Queen forms the Cabinet. His duties are:
to preside over the Cabinet and make changes in the Government;
to supervise the work of the Departments;
to speak in parliament in the most important bills and answer to Parliament for all the actions of the Government;
to inform the Queen of the work of the Government;
to make suggestions to the Queen for awards, positions, etc.
The current Prime Minister is Gordon Brown (2007). His predecessor, Tony Blair, won 3 consecutive terms (in 1997, 2001, 2005).
ShadowCabinet - is formed after General Elections by the party that comes second. This party forms the official opposition (now - the Conservative Party). The Shadow Cabinet reflects the Cabinet in structure and its main purpose is to challenge the Government's policies and actions.
Local Government:
London as a capital has its own Assembly and an elected Mayor.
In each county there exists a council that consists of an elected mayor and the Cabinet. So the system reflects the National Government (such system provides more effective decision-making at a local scale).