- •2. Read and translate the text: New Challenges Call for New Solutions
- •Give English equivalents for the following:
- •Make up ten questions upon the text. Make use of the phrases in a.
- •3. Read the text: The Political System of Sovereign Kazakhstan
- •4. Match a word with its definition:
- •5. Read and translate the text: The uk Parliament
- •6. Find the words in the text that mean the same as the following:
- •7. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
- •8. There are mistakes in these excerpts. Find them and make the necessary corrections:
- •9. Read the text and translate the phrases in bold type:
- •10. Read the text: Our Constitution
- •Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- •Commissions under President of r k
- •Councils under the President of r k
- •Authorities directly reporting to the President of r k
- •Authorities directly reporting to Government of r k
- •11. Read and memorize the following:
- •14. Circle the prefix, underline the base word:
- •15. Use the prefix to form the negative word:
- •21. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •22. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •23. Translate into English:
- •27. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •28. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •1. Read the words and their definitions. Translate the given examples:
- •2. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •3. Answer each question with a word from the list of active words:
- •4. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with one of the given words or its derivative. Remember that there are some extra words.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Match a word from a with its synonym in b:
- •8. Match a word with its definition:
- •9. Paraphrase the sentence using a word from a instead of the italicized word:
- •10. Write the key word for each set of words:
- •11. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •12. Write the key word which corresponds to each italicized word:
- •13. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •14. Answer the following questions:
- •15. Read and translate the text: Defining democracy
- •16. Read and translate the text: Democracy
- •1. Study the new words and their definitions, translate the examples:
- •2. Write t if the sentence is true and f if it is false:
- •3. Answer each question with an active word:
- •4. Cross out the word or phrase that is least related in meaning:
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with one of the active words:
- •8. Paraphrase the sentences using active vocabulary:
- •14. Fill in the gaps with one of the active words:
- •15. Read the text: republic day
- •16. Give Russian equivalents:
- •17. Make up sentences of your own with the following:
- •18. Fill in the gaps with one of the given verbs:
- •19. Form word partnerships using words from both columns:
- •20. Give each point one verb to suit all the phrases:
- •21. Fill in the gaps with one of the given words to form a word partnership:
- •22. Study the words. Translate the given examples:
- •23. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •24. Answer each question using an active word:
- •26. Answer the following questions:
- •27. Match a word with its definition:
- •28. Fill in the blanks with one of the given words or its derivative. Remember that there are some extra words.
- •29. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •30. Paraphrase the sentences using active words:
- •31. Write the key word for each set of words:
- •32. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •33. Write the key word which corresponds to each italicized word:
- •34. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •35. Answer the following questions:
- •37. Translate the following excerpts into Russian:
- •39. Translate the following excerpt into Russian:
- •42. Read and translate the text: The Rule of Law
- •43. Match a line in a with a line in b to make a phrase:
- •46. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •47. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from the box:
- •48. Reproduce sentences with the following phrases:
- •49. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •50. Translate the following phrases:
- •51. Translate into Russian:
- •52. Match a word with its definition:
- •53. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text: Ramadan and the Five Pillars of Islam
- •I. Translate:
- •2. Read and translate the text: Nauryz Meyrami
- •3. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •4. Translate the sentences:
- •6. State whether the sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •9. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •12. Use the given phrases to make word partnerships:
- •13. Make a “mind-map” about various kinds of competitions:
- •15. State whether the – ing form is a gerund or a verbal noun:
- •17. Reproduce sentences with the following:
- •18. Fill in the “mind map” using key phrases:
- •1. Read and translate the text, paying special attention to the terms in bold type: Globalization
- •2. Find and translate sentences with these phrases:
- •3. Give Russian equivalents:
- •5. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •6. Make up questions based on the text. Use the following phrases:
- •8. Fill in the gaps with one of the adverbs:
- •10. Make an outline of the text. Pick up key phrases from each part.
- •11. Render the text according the outline. Make use of the active vocabulary.
- •12. Fill in the gaps with phrases that can be used in the identification of the key contributors to globalization:
- •17. Fill in the gaps with phrases that can be used in the discussion of the following items:
- •1. Read the text: The Economy of Kazakhstan
- •2. Translate the following:
- •4. Read the text: european commission and kazakhstan’s accession to wto
- •5. Match the following abbreviations with corresponding full phrases:
- •6. Translate into Russian:
- •7. Reproduce sentences with the following:
- •8. Translate into English:
- •9. Make up word combinations with the following:
- •10. Translate the following passages:
- •11. Match lines in both columns to form word partnerships:
- •12. Answer the following questions:
- •13. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •14. Make up sentences of your own with the following:
- •15. Render the second half of the article using the following:
- •16. Sort out each item accordingly:
- •17. Translate the following excerpts into Russian:
- •19. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •20. Fill in the gaps with the article where necessary:
- •21. Fill in the gaps with one of the given adjectives:
- •22. Translate the text paying attention to topical vocabulary:
- •Technology
- •1. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Give reasons:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •4. Sort out the given items accordingly:
- •8. Speak on:
- •9. Read this article and underline any of the drawbacks you mentioned:
- •10. Read the article again and answer these questions:
- •11. Complete the unfinished sentences in paragraphs 2 and 3 using your own words and ideas. Make sure you use the right style.
- •12. Use the correct form of these phrasal verbs about technology to complete the sentences:
- •13. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:
- •14. Complete each phrase using a form of the word in brackets:
- •16. Read the text quickly and decide if these statements are true or false:
- •Wireless Electricity
- •17. You are going to read an article about young people and technology. Read the article quickly and choose the sentence that best summarizes what the writer is saying:
- •The Myth of Generation n
- •Look at gaps 1 – 7 in the article. For each gap, decide what is being talked about at that point in the article. The words and sentences before and after each gap will help you.
- •Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences a - h the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
- •Look at the statistics given in the text. Is it the same in our country?
- •How can we help people become more comfortable with using modern technology?
- •Give Russian equivalents:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •18. Look at the gaps in the text and decide what kind of word (noun, adjective, etc) is required for each gap. Use the word from the box to form a necessary derivative:
- •The Modern Kitchen
- •19. Read the text. Match each emoticon to the correct description. Turn the book to the right to see the faces!
- •Emoticons
- •20. Match the words from the text to the synonyms and descriptions:
- •21. Read the text again and mark the sentences t (True) or f (False).
- •22. Read the text: The Internet and education
- •23. Answer these questions:
- •Careers, Jobs, Management.
- •2. What do you want from work? Make a list of five most important things.
- •3. What is understood by a traditional career in your culture?
- •4. Read the text. Translate the new words. Make a list of useful topical vocabulary:
- •6. Discuss the following:
- •7. What should you do to get ahead in your career? Take the following tips into account:
- •9. Give the English equivalents for the following. Make up your own sentences with the phrases:
- •12. Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of one of the word combinations:
6. Find the words in the text that mean the same as the following:
1. unusual / individual 2. centre / core
3. extremely big 4. untidy
5. an organized political group 6. location / place
7. to be given a job / position 8. build / establish
9. existing / happening now 10. one of a group
7. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
1. England was the first country in the world to have a parliament.
2. The UK Prime Minister is the leader of one of the political parties in the House of Commons.
3. The members of the House of Commons are not elected.
4. The House of Commons has more members than the House of Lords.
5. The current UK Parliament building was built in the 19th century.
6. Unlike the UK, most countries in the world have a ‘proportional’ voting system.
7. The Labour Party currently has the most MPs in the House of Commons.
8. There are mistakes in these excerpts. Find them and make the necessary corrections:
The UK Parliament has sometimes been referred as the ‘mother of parliaments’ …
… only a very small number of people had any sayings in how the country was run …
… the UK Parliament building … is perhaps the most famous in the world …
… the House of Commons consist of 646 democratically elected Members of Parliament…
Democracy … is a recent phenomene …
… one party usually gets a ‘major’ in the House of Commons …
… the smaller parties end up with few seats in Parliament …
9. Read the text and translate the phrases in bold type:
Kazakhstan is a unique country. Nowhere in the world there is such a variety of landscapes and natural resources. In the nearest future Kazakhstan intends to enter 50 the most Competitive Countries of the World. Kazakhstan is really attractive for foreign investors. We invite investors to activate their operations in Kazakhstan. We believe that “green investments”, i.e. investments in the most modern, ecologically friendly, applying low-waste technologies will be made in Kazakhstan. We welcome such investments to the republic of Kazakhstan.
10. Read the text: Our Constitution
The Constitution is the basic law of society and state that expresses the common will of the population, and has the highest judicial power. It strengthens the basic principles and institutions of socio-economic, political and moral spheres of society.
The Constitution is the core law of the state that defines civil and state structures, the electoral system, the principles of management and activity of state authorities, as well as the basic rights and duties of citizens.
The term “Constitution” originates from Latin. It has been used since the 1st century AD to mark judicial acts of ancient Roman emperors. According to the Latin definition, a Constitution represents the fundamental political and legal documents that officially and in strict judicial format recognize as state’s political philosophy and economic doctrine, its attitude towards the individual and individual rights, its concept of civil and state power, and the mechanisms by which this is all implemented.
The first written Constitution – the Constitution of the United States of America was adopted in 1787 and is still in force. In Europe the first written constitutions were adopted in France (1791) and Poland (1791). In December 1991 the Soviet Union that consisted of 15 Republics was dissolved. All former Soviet republics including the Kazakh Soviet Republic declared themselves sovereign independent countries. Before the first Constitution of independent Kazakhstan came into force, there had been three Constitutions on the territory of Kazakhstan.
During a very short period of time, independent Kazakhstan has witnessed two Constitutions. According to Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of RK, “Constitution is the foundation of stability and prosperity of Kazakhstan”. The first Constitution was left as a legacy of the Soviet Union and the second Constitution was a compromise between the future and the past. There were rapid drastic changes in the economy, politics, and people’s minds that resulted in the need for a new Constitution.
On December 16, 1991 the Supreme Council of RK adopted the constitutional law “On State Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” that stated that Kazakhstan as an independent State with full legitimacy on all of its territory can conduct its internal and external policy independently.
The territory of the former Kazakh SSR has been recognized as the indivisible and inviolable territory of a newly independent state. The State’s power is based on the will of the citizens of Kazakhstan. All citizens of Kazakhstan have equal rights and duties no matter what nationality or ethnic group they might belong to, what their origin, type of occupation, religion, etc. might be.
The Constitution was the first document that outlined the division of State power into three branches: legislative, judicial and executive. On January 28, 1993 the Supreme Council of the RK adopted the first Constitution of an independent Sovereign State that contributed to strengthening sovereignty of Kazakhstan, and established new state authorities. However, the new Constitution of Kazakhstan did not cover certain important issues of a newly independent state including governmental and economic issues, the issue of human rights and liberties. Also the issue of public administration was not fully solved. The Supreme Council had unlimited functions that interfered with the powers of the Government and the President. The President’s powers were limited, making it difficult for him to conduct reforms. Provisions in the Constitutions also hindered the implementation of economic reforms.
Therefore, the issue of redrawing the Constitution came up for discussion. In May 1995, Mr. Nazarbayev convened a council of experts to draw up a new constitution under his guidance. For drafting the Constitution, academics and specialists in Law, Sociology, Politics and other related spheres studied constitutions of other countries. The Draft was also discussed by the citizens of the RK and about 30 000 suggestions were made. Afterwards a specially established Working Group headed by the President of the RK considered every suggestion, and made 1100 amendments to the draft of the Constitution.
The resulting constitution was adopted on August 30, 1995 through a national referendum and ratified the following month. It replaces the earlier “soviet-style” constitution adopted in the wake of independence from the Soviet Union. The Constitution provides for both a democratic, secular state and a presidential system of the government. State governance is divided among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. The President is considered the Head of State.
A. Answer the questions:
What is the basic law of the society?
What spheres of society are mentioned in the text?
What three branches of State power are outlined in it?
What does the Constitution define?
What is represented in the Constitution?
When did our Constitution come into force?
What does the Constitution provide?
B. Translate into Russian:
state’s political philosophy the core law
to implement the concepts of civil and state power to recognize individual rights
to declare oneself an independent country civil and state structure
to witness several constitutions to be still in force
foundation of stability and prosperity to be dissolved
to result in the need for smth as a legacy of smth
to conduct the state policy independently rapid drastic changes in smth
to be adopted through the national referendum internal and external policy
to be amended to provide for a new presidential term to redraw the Constitution
to convene a council of experts to draw up a new Constitution
to make amendments to the draft State governance
C. Translate into English:
ветви государственной власти этническая группа
наметить / определить деление Верховный Совет
основываться на воле граждан равные права и обязанности
независимо от национальности и происхождения проводить реформы
вновь образовавшееся независимое государство внести на рассмотрение
внести вклад в укрепление суверенитета поправка к конституции
образовать государственные властные структуры совет экспертов
мешать выполнению экономических реформ обсудить проект конституции
законодательная и судебная ветви власти семилетний президентский срок
президентская система правления
D. Match a line in A with a line in B to make word partnerships:
A. |
B. |
1. to implement |
a) individual rights |
2. to recognize |
b) civil and state structures |
3. attitude |
c) toward the individual |
4. to define |
d) the basic principles and institutions |
5. to strengthen |
e) the common will of the population |
6. to have |
f) judicial power |
7. to express |
g) documents in strict judicial format |
8. to recognize |
h) the concepts of the civil and state power |
E. Complete the sentences:
1. Being the basic law of society, the Constitution …
2. There are three main spheres of society: …
3. The territory of the former Kazakh SSR …..
4. The Constitution outlined the division of …..
5. The Constitution as the core law of the state …
F. Make up sentences of your own with the following:
to implement the concepts of civil and state power
to declare oneself an independent country
to witness several constitutions
foundation of stability and prosperity
to recognize individual rights
to conduct the state policy independently
to be dissolved
to convene a council of experts
G. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
to result ____ the need for smth
to be adopted ____ the national referendum
to be amended to provide ____ a new presidential term
rapid drastic changes ____ smth
to make amendments ____ the draft
to be still ____ force
Structure of the Government of Kazakhstan
President Nursultan Nazarbayev |
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Constitution Council (chairman) |
Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
President’s Administration (head) |
National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan (chairman) |
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Prime Minister) |
Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan (chairman) |
Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Senate (Upper House) |
Majilis (Lower House) |
President’s Administration (head) |
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State secretary |
Councils under President of RK |
Commissions under President of RK |
Authorities directly reporting to President of RK |
Regional Akims |