- •Unit I history and sources of english law
- •Verb Noun Adjective
- •The Concise Oxford Dictionary
- •Language practice and comprehaension check
- •Disadvantages of case law
- •Unit II constitution
- •Language practice and comprehension check.
- •Overriding power, key powers, ultimate legal power, legal framework, lawful heir, military dictatorship
- •Constitute, institute, substitute, restitution, constituency
- •Oliver Cromwell;
- •Short Parliament;
- •Long Parliament.
- •Pretensions - (often pl) a claim to possess
- •Adjective noun verb
- •1) Free and fair; 5) Evolutionary and constitutional;
- •Scotland Act 1998
- •1998 Chapter 46
- •Language practice and comprehension check
- •Prejudice
- •4) Set/to place
- •8) Settle
- •Outlawed or exiled Deny or defer
- •Unit III monarchy
- •Financing the monarchy
- •Task IV. Add negative prefixes where possible:
- •B) Supply the correct derivatives of the words in the right column
- •Unit IV parliament
- •Increasing Parliamentary Influence
- •* Text 3 legal history of parliament
- •Notes to the text
- •Task II a) Match the words on the right with their synonyms on the left:
- •Parliament under Reform
- •The government’s reform of the Lords heralds the end of constitutionally-enshrined aristocratic government in Britain.
- •Variations on this procedure
- •Freedom of Speech
- •Breach of Privilege
- •Punishment for Contempt
- •Privileges of the House of Lords
- •Unit V the executive
- •Language practice and comprehension check
- •Notes to the text
- •Text 3 the growth of the executive
- •Notes to the text
- •Language practice and comprehension check
- •Text 4 “hollowed-out government”
- •Task III a) Look up the usage of “government” in the following word combinations:
- •B) Use “state” or “government” in the following sentences:
- •Task IV Name the issues raised in the article
- •Task V If you were a Member of Parliament would you approve or reject each of the following Current reforms, give your reasons:
- •Unit I history and sources of english law
- •Unit II
- •Task II
- •Task III
- •Task II
- •Task III
- •Unit III text 1 task I
- •Task V
- •Text 4. Task II
- •Unit IV parliament
- •Task VI
- •Task VI
- •Unit V the executive
- •Task III
Task VI
1. power; 2. adult; 3. represent; 4. legislature; 5. initiate; 6. application;7. member; 8. execute; 9. nation; 10 temporary. – PARLIAMENT!
TEXT 6
TASK II
1) adjourned 2) prorogued; 3) adjourned; 4) prorogued.
Task VI
developed ;increased; are exercised; include; choosing; sustaining; supplying; authorizing; supervising; debating; govern; checks; controls; approves; amends; criticizes; vetoes.
TEXT 9
TASK II
1) parliamentary procedure; 2) parliamentary control; 3) parliamentary privilege; 4) parliamentary majority; 5) parliamentary committees; 6) parliamentary business; 7) parliamentary privilege; 8) parliamentary timetable; 9) parliamentary commissioner.
TASK VI
1. virtual; 2. partisan; 3. implement; 4. frontbench; 5. backbench; 6. evict; 7. be entitled ; 8. descendant
Unit V the executive
TEXT I
TASK I:
1) democratic government; 2) effective government; 3) new government; 4) Government intervention; successive Governments 5) Government functions; Government activities; Government departments; 6) Government departments; 7) central Government; 8) Her Majesty’s Government; 9) government policy; 10) Government bills.
TASK IV
1) government; 2) government; 3) Parliament; 4) government; 5) government; 6) government; 7) Parliament; 8) Parliament; 9) government; 10) Parliament; 11) government; 12) government; 13) Parliament; 14) Parliament; 15) government;16) Parliament; 17)Parliament; 18) Parliament; 19) government; 20) Parliament; 21) Parliament; 22)Parliament.
TASK V
1) the Government; 2) the Cabinet; 3)the Government; 4) the Cabinet; 5) the Government; 6) the Cabinet; 7) Cabinet, government, the executive.
TEXT 2.
TASK III
of; by.
to; with; of; during
from; in; of
of; to; with; by
by; for; upon; in.
TEXT 3
TASK II
Means; is divided; work; are expected; does not involve; is called; are not allowed; is intended; relied; has been shown; have had; are not involved; were; were employed.
TEXT 4
Task III
1) government; 2) government; 3) State; 4) Governments; 5) state; 6) state; 7) government; government; 8) state; 9) government; 10) state; 11) states; 12) government.