1. by which it can seek to control

100. which is not compulsory

5. based on the principle

7. before preparing reports 1. as a revising chamber

2. at least every five years

4. that it has made it a matter

5. by passing a resolution

7. each representing a local constituency

J. when particular issues can be debated

2. In the sentences below substitute the italicized elements with the words and word combinations from the text above.

1. Attendance at this meeting is absolutely 2. The world cup final will be relayed

directly from London. 3. This folder contains acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation made under the authority of the School Law. 4. Why is the candidate targeting that rather small group of people who live and vote therel 5. Some forms of property rights are transmissible. 6. They used the first-past-the-pole system with people writing their choices on a piece of paper in secret. 7. Do you think the Parliament will attempt the impeachment? 8. The Parliament’s meeting was shown in an abridged version. 9. The Government is to reintroduce a bill, which has twice been thrown out by MPs in the House of Lords. 10. It occurred on the day of a very important discussion of the government strategy by the Progressive Party top officials. 11. Finally the corrupt government employees were forced to leave their jobs. 12. These public services are not supposed to compete, they should add to each other instead. 13. That priest of a high rank, responsible for a large area, seldom postpones his decisions on such issues.

2. Translate into English

Парламент Великої Британії, що здійснює законодавчу владу в країні, складається з двох палат: палати громад і палати лордів. Королева також здійснює законодавчу владу у

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The executive branch is controlled by

Parliamentary committees control public policy by_ ■Question time’ means

The Government must resign if; 1) or 2)

People may follow Parliament’s meetings on or on

Parliamentary elections should take place minimum once in years

Minimum voting age is , but voting is not

The voting system used in Parliamentary elections

In Parliamentary elections the winner is the candidate who

Work in pairs. Use the exercise above and tell your partner everything you can about the British Parliament.

8. For questions 1-11, read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space. The exercise begins with an example (0).

The Government is (0) by the party with majority (1) in the Commons. The

Queen appoints its leader as Prime Minister. As (2) of the Government, the Prime

Minister appoints about 100 ministers, of whom about 20 are in the Cabinet - the senior group,

which takes (3) policy decisions. Ministers are collectively responsible for government

decisions and individually (4) for their own departments. The second largest party

forms the official Opposition, with its own leader and ‘shadow cabinet’. The Opposition has a

duty to (5) government policies and to present an (6) programme. Policies

are carried out by government departments and executive agencies (7) by politically

neutral civil servants. They serve the government of the day (8) of its political complexion.

Ov'er half the Civil Service - or about 295,000 civil servants - work in over 75 executive agencies.

Agencies (9) many of the executive ftinctions of government, such as the payment of

social security benefits and the issue of passports and drivers' Hcences. They are headed by chief

executives, who are personally responsible for the performance of the agency and enjoy

10) freedom on financial, pay and personnel (11).

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