- •Introduction to Law Russian Federation
- •1 Look at the pictures. Can you name any of the events, people or the buildings? Match them to the pictures.
- •2 Scan the abstract and explain the term “Law”. What is “Law”?
- •3 Read the quotes of famous philosophers and jurists explaining the term “Law” and choose the one you like best. Compare with a partner. Give reasons.
- •4 Find you own definition of law.
- •1 Read the text and tick the issues it addresses.
- •The Nature of Law
- •Active vocabulary
- •1 Read the text and do the activities after it. The Federal Assembly and the Government
- •Active vocabulary
- •2 Mark the following statements as true (t) / or false (f).
- •3 Match the words (1-8) with their definitions (a-h).
- •5 Speak about the Federal Assembly and the Government following the chart above.
- •1 Circle the word that doesn’t collocate with the underlined word.
- •2 Match these common prefixes (1-6) with their common meanings (a-f) and illustrate them by your own examples.
- •3 Find pairs of words from these two lists.
- •4 Read the definitions of the political systems and fill in the gaps.
- •5 Fill each gap with the correct preposition, then translate the phrasal verbs into Russian.
- •6 Underline the correct word in each of the sentences below. Are there similar idioms in your language?
- •7 A) Read the text and put the duties of the President in the correct columns of the table. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •Political parties of the Russian Federation
- •Active vocabulary
- •United Kingdom
- •1 Match political people and places.
- •1 Before reading the text about British Crown answer the following questions:
- •The crown
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Did you know?
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •2 Match the underlined words in the text with their synonyms below.
- •3 From the list below match the verbs to the right definitions:
- •4 Answer the following questions. Base your answers on the information in the text.
- •5 Make up the presentation “The British monarchy: the past and the present” using visual aids (approximately 10-15 slides) in accordance with the following plan:
- •1 The British parliament is one of the oldest parliamentary systems in the world! Let’s investigate the idea of parliament.
- •Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- •Oxford Concise Dictionary of Politics
- •Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
- •2 Read the text and do the activities after it. Parliament
- •Active vocabulary
- •3 Give definitions of the following words and word combinations; illustrate their meaning in the sentences of your own (macmillanonline.Com):
- •4 Answer the following questions. Base your answers on the information in the text.
- •The House of Lords is back at work next week: some say it should never work again
- •The United States
- •1 Match the presidents of the us and important facts of their political life.
- •1 Read the text and do the activities after it. Congress and the Government of the usa
- •Active vocabulary
- •2 Complete these sentences with the correct numbers.
- •3 Read the following statements and mark them as true or false. If it is necessary, correct the statements.
- •1 Read the text. The President of the usa
- •Active vocabulary
- •2 Read the following statements and mark them as true or false. If it is necessary, correct the statements.
- •4 A) Watch this video where the American system of checks and balances is explained. Complete these sentences. Checks and Balances in the us Government
- •Vote for us!
2 Match these common prefixes (1-6) with their common meanings (a-f) and illustrate them by your own examples.
1 bi - |
a) many |
2 inter – |
b) above, beyond |
3 intra – |
c) two |
4 multi – |
d) between, among |
5 non – |
e) not, other than |
6 supra - |
f) within, inside |
e.g. bilateral ……
international ……
3 Find pairs of words from these two lists.
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1. to take control of the
a) oil industry
2. to invest in
b) power
3. to nationalize
c) a bill
4. have a majority
d) the Government
5. to pass
e) the political party
6. criticize
f) education
7. to be the leader of
g) in Parliament
4 Read the definitions of the political systems and fill in the gaps.
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Capitalism Dictatorship Communism
Monarchy Democracy
___________is a political movement that believes in an economic system in which the state controls the means of producing everything on behalf of the people. It aims to create a society in which everyone is treated equally.
___________is a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives.
_________is a system of government which is executed by a queen or a king.
___________is a system of government which is executed by a dictator.
___________is an economic system in which a country’s business and industry are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than the government.
5 Fill each gap with the correct preposition, then translate the phrasal verbs into Russian.
• down • in •up • behind • through
He wanted to introduce freedom of information, but they voted him ……….
We voted the changes ………. .
The scandal brought the government ………. .
I hope that we can all get ………. the Prime Minister’s new initiative.
In his speech the President said how much he believed ………. our great nation.
The minister of finance tried to cover ………. illegal deals.