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19. Finish the following sentences.

1 The main political party…

2 The leader of this party …

3 The president of the country …

4 If you change your political beliefs …

5 Elections take place every …

6 The government is …

8 People vote for …

9 Prime Minister …

10 People who believe in …

20. Write a short composition where you should describe any type of the government you want (not more than 100 words).

3. Bureaucracy

Reading

1. Study the Word List.

bureaucracy – бюрократия

officials/bureaucrats – бюрократ, чиновник

fill in a form – заполнять форму

identity card (ID card) – удостоверение личности

driving licence – водительское удостоверение

birth certificateсвидетельство рождении

exam certificateсертификат о прохождении экзамена

marriage certificateсвидетельство о браке

visa runs out/expires – срок действия визы заканчивается

renew – обновлять

enrolment form/a registration form – регистрационный бланк

sign an application form – подписывать заявление

2a. Match the words to make collocations.

apply for

cancel

deny smb.

extend / renew

get / receive

grant / issue

a visa

a marriage certificate

a driving licence

an identity card

a birth certificate

an exam certificate

2b. Work in pairs. Say how many of these documents above you have. Make up sentences using the collocations from the previous task.

3. Answer the questions before reading the text.

1 Have you ever filled in any forms? What are they?

2 Have you got any certificates?

3 Have you ever got visa? Was it difficult to get?

4 How do you find bureaucracy in your country?

4. Read the text paying attention to the words in bold and do the task after it.

Bureaucracy1

Bureaucracy is the rules used by officials (or bureaucrats) to control an organisation or country. It is often used in a negative way to mean unnecessary rules, e.g. filling in (= completing) forms, and waiting for documents. (= pieces of paper with official information)

Important documents (e.g. passport):

identity card - a card with your name, date of birth and photo to show who you are;

driving licence - the official document which permits you to drive on public roads;

visa – a document which gives you permission to enter, pass through or leave a country.

Officials often check (= look at and examine) your documents, e.g. customs officials check your passport or identity card, and the police may check your driving licence.

We also use the word certificates for official pieces of paper stating certain facts:

a birth certificate gives the important facts about your birth;

exam certificates state you have passed certain exams;

a marriage certificate states you have married.

Some documents are for a fixed period of time, e.g. a visa may be for six months. At the end of that period, the visa runs out (infml)/expires (fml) (= it finishes/comes to an end). If you want to stay in the country, you must renew it (= get a new one for a further period of time). You can normally renew a visa, a passport, a membership card for a club, etc.

There are situations where you need to fill in (= complete) forms:

landing card - a form you may have to fill in when you enter another country;

enrolment form/a registration form - a form you often have to fill in when you join a school or course;

application form - a form where you write details about yourself, often when applying for a job.

With many forms, you will need to sign them (= write your signature) and print your full name underneath. (= under it) Forms often contain formal expressions. In spoken English, this may be different.