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To put il bluntly, English is a top requirement of those seeking jobs, and is often he language in which much of the business of good jobs is conducted. It is needed or ihe access to at least half of the world's scientific literature. It is thus intimately ssociated with technological and economic development and it is the principal inguage of international aid. The great manufacturing countries such as Germany nd Japan use English as principal advertising and sales medium; it is the language I automation and computer technology. It is also the major language of diplomacy, nd is the most frequently used both in the debates of the United Nations and in the eneral conduct of UN business.

XI. Topics for discussion.

1. Your prediction of the future of English.

2. Will the international importance of English increase or decrease in the 21 century?

3. What foreign language should be introduced into general studies at higher educational establishments of Ukraine? Please motivate.

4. How many foreign languages should be included into the Law School curriuculum?

Are you good at the following words and expressions in English? Prove it.

Words	Word combinations	Expressions
1) фільм (амер.)	1) приблизні цифри	1) набувати іншого значення
!) підліток	2) незліченна кількість	2) перекладати дослівно
І) ускладнення	3) найпоширеніше вітання	3) заповнювати документи
І) відмінності	4) розповсюджена мова	4) викликати плутанину
)голосний (звук)	5) могутня країна	5) проникати в мову
>) передбачати	6) рідна мова	6) бути представленим комусь
) черга	7) футбольний болільник	7) відрізнятися від
) зв'язок	8) перший поверх	8) ставати у чергу
)одночасний
) квартира
) сміття
Lesson 25 US GOVERNMENT

The government of the United States represents, serves, and protects the American pie at home and in foreign countries. From the nation's capital in Washington, \, the US government's activities and influence reach every part of the world. The three branches of the United States government — executive, legislative, judicial — are usually represented by the President, Congress, and the Supreme

The United Stales government shares governmental powers willi the stales untler the federal system established by the United States Constitution. The national governments of most other countries are unitary (centralized). They have final authority in all matters, and grant only limited powers to state and local government. Government in the United States operates on three levels: national, state, and local. The federal government in Washington cannot abolish the states or rearrange their boundaries. It can exercise only powers that are delegated or implied by the Constitution. The states execute powers reserved to them or not denied them by the Constitution. In some areas, the federal and state governments have concurrent powers. That is, they both have the right to exercise authority.

The American judicial system keeps the federal and state governments wilhin their proper fields of power.

The United States government makes and enforces laws, collects taxes, provides services for the people, protects individuals and their property, and works for national and international security. But it is noted for the way it encourages the people to take part in government, seeks to protect the rights of the people from the government itself, and assures the self-government of the states.