V. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст. Выпишите незнакомые слова с транскрипцией и переводом, выучите их.

The Election Timetable

The British government is elected for up to five years, unless it is defeated in Parliament on a major issue. The Prime Minister chooses the date of the next General Election, but does not have to wait until the end of the five years. A time is chosen which will give as much advantage as possible to the political party in power. Other politicians and the newspapers try very hard to guess which date the Prime Minister will choose.

About a month before the election the Prime Minister meets a small group of close advisers to discuss the date which would best suit the party.

The date is announced to the Cabinet. The Prime Minister formally asks the Sovereign to dissolve Parliament.

Once Parliament is dissolved, all MPs are unemployed, but government officers continue to function.

Party manifestos are published and campaigning begins throughout the country, lasting for about three weeks with large-scale press, radio and television coverage.

Voting takes place on Polling Day (usually a Thursday). The results from each constituency are announced as soon as the votes have been counted, usually the same night. The national result is known by the next morning at the latest.

As soon as it is clear that one party has a majority of seats in the House of Commons, its leader is formally invited by the Sovereign to form a government.

Контрольная работа Вариант I

I. Перепишите и переведите предложения, выбрав правильную форму слов в скобках (-ing или -ed).

1. The students are (interesting, interested) in learning more about the subject.

2. I read an (interesting, interested) article in the newspaper this morning.

3. I heard some (surprising, surprised) news on the radio.

4. He was (surprising, surprised) to learn the result of the investigation.

II. Перепишите предложения, употребив причастие I или причастие II глагола в скобках. Предложения переведите.

1. The (steal) car was found in the wood.

2. The tiger was a (terrify) sight for the villagers.

3. The (terrify) villagers ran for their lives.

4. The thief tried to open the (lock) door.

III. Спишите и переведите предложения. Подчеркните инфинитив, определите его форму и функцию в предложении (определение, является ли инфинитив частью сложного дополнения или сложного подлежащего).

1. I should like you to tell the truth.

2. The crime is reported to have been committed by a group of young people.

3. The case to be investigated by this young officer happened to be rather difficult.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, подчеркните самостоятельный причастный оборот.

1. All judicial trials are held in open court, the parties having the right to be represented by lawyers.

2. The offence being defined as misdemeanor, the punishment for it was a fine.

V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, подчеркните в них герундий или герундиальный оборот.

1. Patrolling is one of the preventive methods.

2. There is no hope of his being acquitted.

3. The offender’s being arrested at the crime scene came as a result of quick police actions.

4. I never heard of him behaving like that.

5. He is sure of her finding the way out.

VI. Выпишите из текста английские эквиваленты следующих русских слов и словосочетаний. Знание их будет проверяться на собеседовании.

1) собственность 3) наличные деньги 5) обвинить в краже 7) дать показания 9) заплатить штраф

2) расследовать 4) надеть наручники 6) признать себя (не) виновным 8) снять отпечатки пальцев 10) приостановить (выполнение приговора)

VII. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст. Предложения 2 – 8 переведите письменно. Выпишите незнакомые слова с транскрипцией и переводом, выучите их. Подготовьте чтение текста.

1) А policeman was sent to investigate the disappearance of some property from a hotel. 2) When the policeman arrived, he found that the hotel staff had caught a boy in one of the rooms with a camera and some cash. 3) When the policeman tried to arrest the boy, he became violent and the policeman had to handcuff him. 4) At the police station the boy could not give a satisfactory explanation for his actions and the police decided to charge him with the theft of the camera and cash. 5) They took his fingerprints, locked him in a cell and detained him overnight. 6) The next morning he appeared in court before the magistrate. 7) He took an oath and pleaded not guilty. 8) Two witnesses - the owner of the property and a member of the hotel staff gave evidence. 9) After both sides of the case had been heard the boy was found guilty. 10) He had to pay a fine of &50 and he was given a sentence of three months in prison suspended for two years.

VIII. Выпишите из текста предложения, содержащие глагол в страдательном залоге. Предложения переведите.

IX. Дайте письменный ответ на вопрос.

What was the boy charged with?