- •Предисловие
- •The united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland unit 1
- •Read, translate and remember:
- •The United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •Translate the text.
- •Translate the following words:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Climate in Britain
- •Read the text and compare the climate in Britain with the climate on the continent.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Political system unit 2
- •Read, translate and remember:
- •State System of Great Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •Translate the text.
- •Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Retell the text “State system of Great Britain”.
- •Translate into English:
- •Give the annotation of the text. Cities of the United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Education in great britain unit 3 British Schools
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Britain's Universities
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 4 Bank Holidays and Celebrations in the United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Customs and Traditions in Great Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 5 Traditional Meals in Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 6 British Economy
- •Read the text and say what you know about the economy of the uk.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •The Population of the Country
- •1. Read the text and say what peoples live on the British Isles.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Приложение Тексты для самостоятельного изучения
- •Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •Read the text and name the main cities, rivers, mountains in England.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •1. Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •2. Read the text and say what interesting you've got to know about Scotland.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •1. Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •2. Read the text and say what you remembered about Wales.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •Read the text and speak about Northern Ireland.
- •Check your comprehension.
Exercises
Translate the text.
Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:
The Parliament consists... the House of Lords and the House of Common.
The House of Commons is presided... the Speaker.
They are elected... secret ballot.
The Queen does not take part... politics.
The most senior ministers make... the Cabinet.
Every person who has the right to vote can vote... a Member of Parliament.
The Government is usually formed ... the party that can command a majority ... the House of Commons.
The second largest party normally becomes the official Opposition ... its own leader and “Shadow cabinet”.
Answer the following questions.
What does the term «constitutional monarchy» mean?
What is the United Kingdom from the political point of view?
What does the Parliament consist of?
Who presides over the House of Lords (the House of Commons)?
How of then is the Parliament elected?
Does the Queen have any power in the country?
Whom does the Cabinet consist of?
Whom is the country governed by?
What parties in Great Britain do you know?
What does the two-party system mean?
What body (орган) exercises the legislative power in the country?
How are the chambers of the Parliament composed?
What body exercises the executive power?
How is the executive branch of the government formed?
What is the official opposition?
What does the judiciary branch of the government do?
Is there a written Constitution in Great Britain?
Retell the text “State system of Great Britain”.
Translate into English:
Термин «конституционная монархия» означает, что Великобритания управляется Парламентом, а главой государства является Королева.
Законодательная власть принадлежит парламенту, состоящему из двух палат.
Члены Палаты Общин, реального органа управления страной, избираются народом.
Премьер-министр назначается королевой и сам назначает кабинет.
Исполнительная власть в стране осуществляется Премьер-министром и его кабинетом.
Партия, имеющая большинство в Палате Общин, формирует правительство.
Члены Палаты Общин избираются от округов в Англии, Шотландии, Уэльсе и Северной Ирландии.
Официальная оппозиция формирует свой теневой кабинет.
Судебная власть определяет гражданское право.
В Англии вместо письменной конституции существуют прецеденты и традиции.
Give the annotation of the text. Cities of the United Kingdom
About 56 million people live in Great Britain. It has a very large population for its size. Nine people out of 10 live in towns and cities.
British cities began to grow when industries developed. Lots of people left the country and moved into cities to work in industry. Later more people moved to cities because farming is now done mostly by machines. Other people choose to live in a country village and travel to work in the towns.
Britain's largest cities are: London with the population of about 7 million people, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Edinburgh (all with the population less than one million)
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is built on the river Thames. It is a world centre for business and money trading. It is also the country's largest port and a cultural centre with numerous museums and theatres. Plays, musical shows, operas and concerts attract large audiences, including many tourists.
Birmingham is Britain's second largest city and its engineering centre. It produces iron and steel for making cars, ships, airplanes and machinery.
Leeds, the third largest city in the United Kingdom, produces woolen goods.
Sheffield is a centre of producing steel goods.
Glasgow is famous for heavy industry. Besides, it is an important cultural centre. It is noted for its architecture and art galleries.
Edinburgh is the city of science. It is associated with science, beautiful historic buildings and the annual festival of arts. Edinburgh is called «Athens of the North».
There are a lot of small towns in Great Britain, too. Most towns have a busy shopping area in the centre. Now there are new suburbs around the edges of old cities and old towns. New buildings are planned to make the best use of space.