- •2.1. Lead-in
- •2.2. Language input
- •2.2.1. Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations, quote the sentences in which they are used in the text or submit the examples of your own.
- •2.3. Background information The Political and Economic Profile of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •2.4. Comprehension
- •2.4.1. Give extensive answers to the questions. Use the following expressions to present your answers:
- •2.4.2. Scan the text and quest for definitions in the Internet to determine whether these statements are true (t) or false (f), and if they are false say why.
- •2.4.3. Develop the following ideas. Make use of the active vocabulary and helpful phrases given in brackets:
- •2.4.4. Comment on the following topics thinking like sociologists:
- •2.4.5. Match the sentences in the left-hand column with proper ending from the right-hand column. Use background information from ex.2.3.
- •2.4.6. Scan the text again and find the English equivalents for the following:
- •2.5. Practice
- •2.5.1. Here is the list of some abbreviations, which relate to the uk’s political and economic profile. Try to guess what they mean. Consult a dictionary if needed.
- •2.5.2. Read the extract and fill in prepositions or conjunctions wherever necessary. Translate the text. Give the text the appropriate heading.
- •2.5.3. Supply the missing words and finish the following sentences considering information from the text above. See 2.5.2
- •2.5.4. Read the following sentences and guess which of the political or economic terms and concepts given in the box they define:
- •2.5.5. A) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the suitable items (a-g) given below.
- •2.5.6 According to the meaning given in brackets find the only word to fill in the gap in the sentence.
- •2.7.2. Search the Internet for the key terms and great historical events:
- •2.8. Case study & role play
- •The uk economy - a fragile state?
- •2.9 Grammar back up: The Infinitive
- •1. Is the verb followed by a full or bare Infinitive?
- •Insert to before the infinitive where required. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •2. Which verbs are followed by Complex Object?
- •3. Is the infinitive or the ing-form used after the verbs of perception?
- •With the verb “ turn out “.
- •B. Paraphrase the following using a Complex Subject with the verbs in brackets.
2.2.1. Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations, quote the sentences in which they are used in the text or submit the examples of your own.
austerity___________________________________________________________
bicameral structure___________________________________________________
controversy___________________________________________________________
enlightenment______________________________________________________
executive__________________________________________________________
fragile____________________________________________________________
fundamental continuity______________________________________________
hereditary_________________________________________________________
intervene to remedy deficiencies________________________________________
invariably_________________________________________________________
isle_______________________________________________________________
judiciary___________________________________________________________
legislature_________________________________________________________
mankind___________________________________________________________
per capita__________________________________________________________
primogeniture______________________________________________________
representative assembly______________________________________________
subsidized_________________________________________________________
summon__________________________________________________________
techniques______________________________________________________________________
technologically wise___________________________________________________
uniquely__________________________________________________________
wasteful duplication of resources_______________________________________
2.2.2. Match the English word combinations in the left-hand column with the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column:
1 |
in some respects |
A |
становиться технологически развитыми |
2 |
during its heyday |
B |
двухпалатная структура парламента |
3 |
to sabotage the UK’s government austerity plans |
C |
стремиться добиться большего при наличии меньших ресурсов |
4 |
to shift political power and accountability from the all-powerful king to the national parliament |
D |
принципы наследования и первородства |
5 |
the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange |
E |
основополагающая последовательность |
6 |
to impose a hard and fast balanced budget rule |
F |
дефицит платежного баланса |
7 |
statement of citizen rights |
G |
бесхозяйственное удвоение расхода ресурсов |
8 |
the London Stock Exchange |
H |
сочетать передовую технологию и современные методы ведения сельского хозяйства |
9 |
hereditary and primogeniture principles |
I |
не иметь ничего общего с |
10 |
wasteful duplication of resources |
J |
Лондонская международная финансовая биржа фьючерских контрактов и опционов |
11 |
to tax his subjects |
K |
Лондонская фондовая биржа |
12 |
to combine advanced technology with modern farming techniques |
L |
испытать подъем, достаточный для того, чтобы уровень инфляции достиг запланирован-ных 2 процентов |
13 |
to extend franchise |
M |
сорвать план жесткой экономии Британского правительства |
14 |
current account balance deficit |
N |
установить жесткие бюджетные нормы |
15 |
to recover sufficiently enough for inflation rates to hit the government’s target of 2 percent |
O |
декларация гражданских прав |
16 |
fundamental continuity |
P |
в зените славы |
17 |
to seek to do more with less |
Q |
в некотором отношении |
18 |
to catch up technologically wise |
R |
передать политическую власть от всемогущего короля национальному парламенту |
19 |
not to have anything equivalent to |
S |
обложить налогом своих подданных |
20 |
bicameral structure of the British Parliament |
T |
расширить избирательное право |