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XI. Read the text carefully and complete the sentences.

1. Great Britain is governed by the ___ and the Monarch. 2. ___ is the official head of the country. 3. The Parliament consists of the House of Lords and ___ of ___. 4. ___ of ___ is the upper chamber. 5. The House of Commons is an elected and ___ body. 6. The Prime Minister and his Cabinet exercise the ___ power. 7. The Leader of the party that has ___ in the House of Commons becomes the Prime Minister. 8. The opposition includes the leader of the second largest party and the ___ ___ . 9. There is no written ___ in Great Britain. 10. There are two levels of government: central government and ___ government. 11. ___ level is the highest of local government. 12. The regions are divided into ___. 13. Counties are further divided into ___ . 14. Districts can be divided into ___ . 15. Each level of government has a council responsible for different functions.

WORD FOCUS

XII. Match the following.

A. Что делать?

  1. universal

  2. upper

  3. single-member

  4. local

  5. civil

  6. county

  7. environmental

B. Что?

  1. chamber

  2. authority

  3. parish

  4. constituency

  5. suffrage

  6. council

  7. health

C. Какой?

  1. pass

  2. elect

  3. vote for

  4. have

  5. abolish

  6. divide into

  7. possess

D. Что?

  1. representatives

  2. majority

  3. districts

  4. candidates

  5. responsibilities

  6. laws (2)

XIII. Choose the words with the same meaning.

1. sovereign

2. house

3. comprise

4. local authorities

5. level

  1. chamber

  2. tier

  3. Monarch

  4. include

  5. local government

XIV. In each paragraph choose the odd word (combinations).

Central government. The parliament, the Prime Minister, the cabinet, regional assembly, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the system of courts, the official opposition, metropolitan counties.

Local government. Regional level, county level, district level, parish level, MPs, county council, district council, parish council, universal suffrage.

XV. Choose the proper definition of the following.

    1. Parliament is

    2. Chamber is

    3. Prime Minister is

    4. Council is

    5. Parish is

    6. Majority is

    7. Constituency is

    1. a group of legislators.

    2. group formed from the leaders of the Parliamentary opposition.

    3. division of county with its own church and priest.

    4. group of persons appointed, elected or chosen to give advice, make rules, and carry out plans of government.

    5. supreme law-making council or assembly.

    6. district that sends a representative to Parliament.

    7. chief minister of a Government.

    8. the greater number or part.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE