2. Дайте відповіді на запитання

1. If your friend didn’t come in time, would you wait for him?

2. Would you see better, if you put on glasses?

3. Would you be very displeased if your boy-friend didn’t ring you up?

4. What would you do, if you won one million dollars in a lottery?

5. Would you be very angry, if we didn’t congratulate you on the occasion of your birthday?

6. What would you have done yesterday, if you had met a friend whom you haven’t seen for ages?

7. What questions would you put, if you had a chance to speak to a pop star?

8. Could you pass an exam, if you didn’t get ready for it?

9. Could you translate this article, if you didn’t have a dictionary?

10. What college would you choose, if you were sent to study to Great Britain?

3. Перекладіть англійською мовою

1.Вони посадили б ці квіти, якби одержали насіння минулого тижня.

2.Вони дозволили б дітям поїздити верхи на коні, якби діти були старші.

3.Дівчата прикрасили б ялинку, якби були іграшки.

4.Ми б дали вам касету, якби у вас був відеомагнітофон.

5.Він мав би гарне тіло, якби займався бодібілдінгом.

6.Вона б подарувала йому такий подарунок, якби мала достатньо грошей.

7.Він здав би екзамен, якби вивчив матеріал краще.

4. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст, вивчить нові слова political system

The heart of British Government is the Prime Minister and a policy-making cabinet of around 20 ministers, nearly all of whom are Common members. They bring forward policies to deal with social economic and foreign policy questions.

Before they can become law, proposals for legislation must be approved by both Houses of Parliament - the elected House of Commons and the House of Lords, which consists of hereditary peers and life peers, together with senior Church of England bishops. Because the Government is accountable to Parliament, the monarch no longer exercises political power. The Queen is a constitutional monarch who acts on the advice of ministers.

She has the right to be informed about government policies, has a weekly meeting with the Prime Minister and receives important government papers. Her role as Head of State is largely ceremonial - a major example is the annual opening of Parliament by the Queen, when she delivers a speech setting out her Government's plans for the coming year.

Similarly, state appointments are made in her name and she gives the Royal Assent to laws passed by Parliament.

British democracy depends on the system of organized political parties representing different viewpoints. For most of this century the two largest have been the Conservative and Labour parties. The third largest party in the Commons is the Liberal Democrats. There are about half a dozen other parties represented in Parliament, mainly based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

After an election the party leader supported by a majority of Commons members becomes Prime Minister and appoints the Cabinet. Each party chooses its leader through democratic elections.

The Conservative Party leader, even when Prime Minister, is subject to annual re-election by Conservative MPs.

The Labour Party Leader is chosen by individual party members, members of the party's affiliated trade union who contributed to their union's political fund, and Labour MPs. A postal vote of all party members chooses the Liberal Democrat leader.

Every citizen over 18 has the right to vote in free elections to the House of Commons, although voting is not compulsory. Elections take place by secret ballot. Britain is divided into 651 constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP. The average number of votes in a constituency is between 55, 000 and 70,000.

Any British citizen, with few exceptions, can stand for election to the Commons if aged 21 or over.

Elections to the Commons have to be held at least once every five years. If a Commons member resigns or dies during the life of a Parliament, a by-election is held.

Candidates are normally chosen by the local constituency organizations of the main political parties. A shortlist is usually drawn up by the local party committee and, although arrangements vary between the parties, ordinary party members have a say in which candidate is chosen to fight the elections.

Local campaigning intensifies in the three-to-four week period before polling day and rival party supporters canvass voters for support by door to door visits. Public meetings give voters the chance to find out more about the candidates and the different party policies. Leafleting in market squares and shopping centers by candidates and their supporters keeps local issues alive.

On polling day party workers try to increase the party vote by calling on supporters and reminding them of the importance of the election.

The amount of money that a candidate can spend on an election is limited by law. This is intended to prevent corruption and to deny wealthy candidates or parties an unfair advantage over others.

The candidate obtaining the largest number of voters in a constituency is elected as an MP. British voters also choose their representatives to the European Parliament, which monitors the actions of the European Union. Direct elections take place in all the Union member states every five years.