The Constitution of the usa

The Constitution of the USA was adopted after the War of Independence on September 17, 1787. It lists the set of rules, laws and regulations, which provide the practical norms regulating the work of the government.

The Constitution consists of the Preamble, seven articles and three separate branches, each one having powers (“ check and balances”) over the others. It specifies the powers and duties of each federal branch of government, with all other powers and duties belonging to the states. The ultimate power under the Constitution is not given to the President (the executive branch), or to the Supreme Court (the judicial branch).

The first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were added in a group in 1791, as a result of growing popular demands. These amendments establish the individual rights and freedoms to all people of the States, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of worship, the right to peaceful assembly, etc. Some of the amendments are now relatively unimportant, but the Fifth Amendment retains its significance in the fight of the American people for their civil rights.

Лексико-грамматическое задание.

Упр. 1. Употребите слова, данные в скобках, в нужной степени сравнения.

1. I want a (small) room. This one is too large. 2. Give me a (short) piece of string. This one is too long. 3. Ann is two years (old) than Kate. 4. The game becomes (interesting). 5. Which of the three girls has the (good) dress? 6. Kate is much (beautiful) than her sister. 7. Australia is the (large) island in the world. 8. The first is still (important) question than the second. 9. This is the (weak) point of his report. 10. I am tall, but there is a (tall) girl in our class. 11. My tea is too strong, can you make it (weak)? 12. The new bed is (comfortable) than the old one. 13. Mike is the (brave) of all the soldiers. 14. The flag flies at the top of the (high) mast. 15. The lake is much (clear) than the river. 16. This is the (dark) room in the house. 17. Where is (near) bus stop? 18. Where does your (old) brother live? 19. We heard (late) news over the radio. 20. Your paper is (bad) than mine. 21. Whose translation is (good)? 22. She lives in (far) part of the city.

Упр. 2. Переведите.

1. The longer is the night, the shorter is the day. 2. The more we read, the more we know. 3. He can speak German twice as fast. 4. Your room is three times as large as mine. 5. We shall drive at a speed as great as 90 km per hour. 6. New streets are usually not so narrow as old streets. 7. She does not know Moscow as well as we do. 8. This boy is as tall as my brother.

Упр. 3. Вставьте необходимые модальные глаголы или модальные конструкции can, could, to be able to, or managed to.

1. A good 1500-metre runner ... run the race in under four minutes.

2. Bill is so unfit he ... run at all!

3. Our baby is only nine months and he ... stand up.

4. When I was younger, I ... speak Italian much better than I... now.

5. ... she speak German well? - No, she ... speak German at all.

6. He ... draw or paint at all when he was a boy, bat now he is a famous artist.

7. After weeks of training, I... swim a length of the baths underwater.

8. It took a long time, but in the end Tony ... save enough to buy his car.

9. Did you buy any fresh fish in the market?- No, I... get any.

10) For days the rescuers looked for the lost climbers in the snow. On the forth day they saw them and .....reach them without too much trouble.

Упр. 4. Выберите правильный вариант.

1) Nylon ... since 1938 and today it... in many things.

1. has been produced; is being found

2. has produced; is found

3. has been produced; is found

4. has been produced; has been found

2) Wait for a while .He ... now.

1. is being interviewed C) has been interviewed

2. is interviewed D) will be interviewed

3) She ... about the results of the research as soon as it

1. will have been informed; is finished

2. will be informed; will be finished

3. will be informed; is finished

4. will have been informed; will have been finished

4) The Houses of Parliament ... between 1849 and 1857.

1. were being built C) were built

2. was built D) had been built

5) Acid rain ... by burning coal or oil

1. is caused C) has been caused

2. is being caused D) has caused

6) Boss says I a pay-rise.

1. was giving C) will given

2. will be given D) was be given

7) Two million books ..... to America every year.

1. are being sent C) were being sent

2. will send D) are sent

8) The students of our Institute every opportunity to master the language.

1. give C) had been given

2. was being given D) are given

9) The room for a month.

1. hasn't lived in C) has not been lived in

2. is not lived in D) is not being lived in

10) By the time she comes, the problem

1. will have discussed C) will have been discussed

2. will being discussed D) will be discussed