David Cameron
David Cameron, in full David William Donald Cameron was born on October 9, 1966, London, England.
D
avid
Cameron is the Conservative Party leader who has been Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom since May of 2010. David Cameron was born in
London but grew up in Berkshire, England. He attended Eton and then
received a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
from Oxford in 1988. After Oxford, Cameron came into politics with a
job in the research department of the Conservative Party. David
Cameron was elected as a Member of Parliament for Witney, Oxfordshire
in 2001 and became a party leader in 2005. He was often compared to
Tony
Blair, who played
a similarly rejuvenating role for the Labor Party a decade earlier.
The Conservative Party made an unexpectedly strong showing in the
elections of 6 May 2010, and Cameron was asked by Queen
Elizabeth II to
form a new government when Gordon
Brown resigned on
11 May 2010. In 2015 he was retained as a prime minister after the
Conservative Party won, what the BBC called a "shock election
victory"; the Conservatives instead won 331 seats, a clear
majority of the 650 seats in Parliament.
David Cameron married Samantha Sheffield in 1996. Their son Ivan was born in 2002 with cerebral palsy and epilepsy; Ivan died on 25 February 2009. They have three other children: Nancy (b. 2004), Arthur (b. 2006) and Florence (b. 2010).
Task 9. Tell in short about the political system of Great Britain and famous leaders of this country.
Task 10. Enjoy some bits of humor and offer your comment.
The problem with political jokes is that they get elected!
The government is sneaky. They raise the tax on alcohol, then make sure that the country is in such a mess that you drink more.
Honesty in politics is much like oxygen. The higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes.
During Britain's "brain drain," not a single politician left the country.
Тема 4. Система образования в великобритании educational system in great britain
Task 1. Learn the following words and expressions:
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1.
compulsory
обязательный
2.
free
бесплатный
3.
to attend
посещать
4.
nursery school
детский сад (государственный)
5.
letter
буква
6.
to keep an eye on smb.
следить за кем-либо
7.
primary school
младшие классы, начальная школа
8.
infant school
школа для малышей, младшая школа
9.
junior school
начальная школа от 7 до 12 лет
10.
to get acquainted
знакомиться
11.
secondary education
среднее образование
12.
to be divided into
быть разделенным на …
13.
science
естествознание
14.
art
изобразительное искусство
15.
core subject
основной предмет
16.
comprehensive school
общеобразовательная (единая) школа
17.
ability
способность
18.
grammar school
грамматическая школа
19.
entrance
поступление
20.
single sexed school
школы, разделённые по половому признаку
21.
modern school
современная школа
22.
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
экзамен на сертификат об окончании среднего образования
23.
"A" (advanced) Level Exam
экзамен уровня 'А' (продвинутого)
24.
private school
частная школа
25.
boarding school
школа интернат, пансион
26.
preparatory school
подготовительная школа
27.
public school
привилегированная частная школа
28.
to apply
подавать заявление
29.
extramural
заочный, вечерний
30.
to assume
предполагать
31.
enrolment
зачисление, регистрация
32.
polytechnic
политехникум
33.
tutor
преподаватель
34.
Degree of a Bachelor
степень бакалавра
35.
Master's Degree
степень магистра
36.
Doctor's Degree
степень доктора наук
37.
matriculation
зачисление в вуз
38.
The General Council of M.E.
Совет медицинского образования
39.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
Международная система тестирования по английскому языку
Task 2. Read and translate the text.