2. Read and translate the text (Прочитайте и переведите текст):

Australia is a constitutional monarchy, with the Queen of Great Britain at its head. It consists of six states and two territories.

The queen is represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Australian government. The Governor General appoints members of the Executive Council.

The main legislative body in the country is Federal Parliament. It consists of the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The members of the Senate are elected for a six-year term. There are ten senators from each state and two from each territory in the Senate. The House of Representatives is elected by general direct vote for a three-year term.

The executive power belongs to the queen and the government. It is headed by the Prime Minister. The ministers are chosen from members of Parliament and the Executive Council.

There are two major political parties in Australia: the Australian Labour party and a coalition of the Liberal and the Agrarian parties.

Till the 1930s Australia mostly depended upon Great Britain in its political affairs. But in 1931 Australia became fully independent from Great Britain.

Political map of Australia

3. Answer the following questions (Ответьте на следующие вопросы).

1. What are the main cities of Australia?

2. How many states and territories are there in Australia? What are they?

3. What is the official name of the country?

4. What is the capital of the country?

5. Who is the country's head of state?

6. What is the main legislative body in the country?

7. What does Federal Parliament consist of?

8. What are the main political parties in Australia?

Lesson 24

Grammar theme: The Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect обозначает действие, которое завершилось к настоящему моменту или завершено в период настоящего времени (в этом году, на этой неделе.)

Для Present Perfect характерны наречия:

already (уже), still (еще), yet (еще не), ever (когда-либо), just (только что)

recently (недавно), never (никогда), today (сегодня), this week (на этой неделе)

Настоящее совершенное время образуется при помощи глагола "to have" и смыслового глагола в 3 форме (окончание –ed, если глагол правильный и 3 столбик неправильных глаголов). В З лице единственного числа употребляется форма has.

We have bought a new TV set. Мы купили новый телевизор ( у нас есть новый телевизор).

He has washed his hands. Он вымыл руки. (руки у него чистые).

Чтобы задать вопрос в Present Perfect нужно поставить have/has перед подлежащим. А чтобы образовать отрицательную форму, нужно поставить отрицание "not" после глагола have/has:

+ Have/has (3л.ед.ч) + V3	He has dressed himself.
- Have/has (3л.ед.ч) + not +V3	He has not dressed himself.
? Have/has + subject + V3?	Has he (subject) dressed himself?