Английский язык. Устная речь. Ч.1. Учебное пособие для студентов 1 курса гуманитарного института

6.Most ministries and federal services report directly to the Prime Minister.

7.Russian Parliament is called the State Duma.

8.The President controls all the branches of the government.

Задание 2. Сопоставьте слова, данные в левом столбике, с определениями, данными в правом столбике.

Задание 3. Переведите следующие выражения на английский язык:

-занимать территорию -

-многонациональное государство -

-законодательная/исполнительная/судебная ветви власти -

-верхняя и нижняя палаты -

-конституционный/ верховный/ федеральный суды - - поддерживать безопасность и мир во всем мире -

Задание 4. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

1.Вам нужно рассказывать подробно об экономике Российской Федерации. 2. Она никак не хотела ехать на озеро Байкал.

3. Не могли бы вы рассказать нам, из каких палат состоит российский парламент? 4. Может ли Дума отстранить президента от власти? 5. Кем должен назначаться Премьер Министр в России? 6. Следует ли Украине вступать в НАТО? 7. Могу я подробнее узнать о лидерах политических партий Великобритании? 8. Мы должны провожать делегацию представителей Дальневосточного округа? – Нет. 9. В России президент избирается на шестилетний срок.

Задание 5. Допишите предложения, выбрав правильный вариант ответа:

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1.There are a lot of books which Ann (have/need not have) to read as part of her university course. 2. These books are on the wrong shelf. They (shouldn't/mustn't) be here. 3. The theatre tickets were free, so we (did not have to/needn't) pay for them.

Задание 6. Дайте развернутые ответы на следующие вопросы:

1.What is the full name of Russia?

2.What are the natural reserves of Russia?

3.What is the main law of Russia?

4.What are the symbols of Russia?

5.How is the RF government composed?

6.Who is the head of the Russian Federation?

7.What kind of state is Russia?

8.Who represents the executive power of the RF?

9.What are the leading political parties of Russia?

10.What does the judicial system include?

Задание 7. Опираясь на информацию текста, сделайте краткое сообщение по теме "Россия ".

Задание 8. Составьте аннотацию к тексту.

Text 2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland

Тема - Страноведение. Великобритания. Грамматика - Глагол. Общие сведения. Модальные и вспомогательные глаголы.

Задание 1. Запишите данные слова в тетрадь и запомните их.

-to comprise - включать

-constituentсоставная часть, входящий в состав

-lowlands - низменность

-highlands - высокогорье

-patron saint - святой покровитель

-thistle - чертополох

-shamrock - трилистник, клевер

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-daffodil - жёлтый нарцисс

-taxation - налогообложение

-GDP - валовой внутренний продукт

-insurance – страхование

-pharmaceutical -

фармацевтический

-manufacturing - производство

-output - выпускаемая продукция

-to include - включать, вмещать

-defense - защита, оборона

-aircraft - авиация

-crown - корона

-sovereign - монарх, независимый, суверенный

-advice - совет

-to splitрасколоть, разделить

-bishop - епископ

-representative - представитель

-bicameral - двухпалатный

-to appoint – назначать

-to include - включать

-to stand for - баллотироваться, быть кандидатом

-majority - большинство

-magistrate - магистрат, мировой судья

-county – графство

-Brexit – British exit - выход Великобритании из ЕС

-withdrawal – выход

-to negotiate – вести переговоры

-to remain - остаться

-to seek - претендовать на получение

-single – одиночный

-to repeal – аннулировать, упразднить

-predecessor - предшественник

-relationship - отношение, родственные связи

-commonwealth - содружество

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Задание 2. Прослушайте и повторите за диктором произношение новых слов, пользуясь сетевым словарем. http://www.macmillandictionary.com

Задание 3. Запишите и запомните следующие словосочетания и их перевод:

-the Union Jack – государственный флаг Великобритании

-to symbolize patron saint – символизировать святого покровителя

-GDP (Gross Domestic Product)– ВВП (национальный валовой продукт)

-civil and defense aircraft production– производство гражданских и военных самолетов

-tourist destination – туристический центр

-constitutional monarchy – конституционная монархия

-single market membership – членство в Европейском едином рынке

-Great Repeal Bill – законопроект о выходе Соединенного королевства из Евросоюза

-the monarch reigns but does not rule – монарх правит, но не управляет

-magistrates, crown, and county courts - суд магистрата,

уголовный суд присяжных и суды графств

-trade union figures -цифровые данные профсоюза

-Draft Withdrawal Agreement - соглашения о выходе

-Outline Political Declaration план политической декларации

-the UN (the United Nations Organisation) – ООН (Организация Объединенных Наций)

-NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) – НАТО

(Североатлантический Союз)

-to conduct foreign and domestic affairs – проводить внутреннюю и внешнюю политику

Задание 4. Запишите слова и подберите синонимы к ним: comprise, debate, sovereign, control, secure, major, include, discuss, manage, free, reliable, main

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Задание 5. Запишите слова и подберите антонимы к ним: inferior, upper, sovereign, majority, dependent, lower, global, superior, minority, local

Задание 6. Прочитайте слова близкие по звучанию словам русского языка и определите их значение:

Part, business, economy, tourism, tourist, parliament, component, recommendation, democratically, leader, administration, department

Задание 7. Изучите грамматический раздел модуля по теме "Глагол. Общие сведения".

Задание 8. Напишите предложения, открыв скобки, соблюдая порядок слов:

1.Ben Nevis in Scotland (to be) the highest mountain in the British Isles?

2.The UK (to have) large natural gas and oil reserves?

3.What countries the UK (to have) close relationship with?

4.What the capital (to be) of the UK?

5.Parliament (to be) the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom?

6.When the British Commonwealth (to become) the Commonwealth of Nations?

Задание 9. Выполните перевод предложений на русский язык:

1.The British Queen reigns but does not rule the country. 2. The United Kingdom can be divided into four constituent parts. 3. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party which got the majority in the House of Commons. 4. British Parliament is one of the oldest parliamentary systems in the world. 5. The executive power is represented by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. 6. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial power.

Задание 10. Найдите лишнее слово в цепочке слов: government, state, administration, legislation, management, ruling, leadership

Задание 11. Допишите термины к определениям:

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1)A city or a town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region

2)A system that a government uses for collecting money from people

3)A coverage by contract in which one party guarantees financial protection for property, life, health, etc

Задание 12. Составьте предложения из предложенных в каждой цепочке слов:

1.symbol, Queen, is, state, the, British, the, of.

2.show, could, the, of, me, you, London, map.

3.component, is, Queen, of, Parliament, third, the.

4.the, in, British, middle, Parliament, two, ages, split, into, divisions.

5.many, are, and, inhabited, islands, a lot, them, destinations, are, of, tourist, popular.

Задание 13. Составьте 5 вопросов (вопрос к подлежащему, общий вопрос, специальный вопрос, альтернативный и разделительный вопросы) к данному предложению:

Today the House of Lords no longer has the automatic power to block new laws.

Задание 14. Прочитайте текст и разделите его на вводную, информационную и заключительную части:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is a country to the north-west of Europe. It comprises the island of Great Britain, the north-east part of the island of Ireland and hundreds of other small islands around their coasts. Many of these islands are inhabited and a lot of them are popular tourist destinations. The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The United Kingdom is

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divided into four constituent parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Most of England consists of lowlands. The main rivers are the Thames and the Severn. Scotland has lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain in the British Isles. While Wales is mostly mountainous, Northern Ireland is mainly hilly. The capital of the UK is London. The United Kingdom's population is 60.5 ml. people. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The language of the state is English. The flag of the UK is known as the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses that symbolise patron saints of England, Scotland, and Ireland. As for the national emblems, they are a red rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Ireland, and a yellow daffodil and leek for Wales. The national holiday which takes place each year on the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked by a march-past called Trooping of the Colour. The UK is a major centre for international business and commerce. London is the world's largest financial centre. It is the leader of three “command centres” for the global economy (along with New York City and Tokyo). The principles of liberalisation, free market, low taxation and regulation make the UK economy the fifth largest in the world. The UK service sector (73% of GDP) is dominated by financial services, especially in banking and insurance. Tourism is very important to the British economy too. With over 27 ml tourists a year, the United Kingdom is the sixth major tourist destination in the world. The British manufacturing sector is still an important part of the economy. But it only accounts for one-sixth of national output. This includes British motor industry, civil and defense aircraft production, chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The UK agriculture is only 0.9% of the country's GDP. The UK has small coal and large natural gas and oil reserves. Officially Great Britain is a state of the constitutional monarchy. This means that the monarch is the head of state. But the Crown is only sovereign by the will of Parliament. Queen acts on the advice of her

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ministers. That's why we say that the monarch reigns but does not rule. British Parliament is one of the oldest parliamentary systems in the world. In the 14th century British Parliament split into two chambers, the House of Lords which included the bishops and the aristocracy, and the House of Commons with representatives of common people. The two Houses still exist today, but over the centuries the elected House of Commons has become more powerful. Today, Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom. The main functions of Parliament are to legislate bills and debate or discuss important political issues. So, British Parliament is bicameral with an upper house, the House of Lords and a lower house, the House of Commons. Queen is the third component of Parliament. People do not elect the Lords, they are appointed by Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister or by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Today they no longer have the automatic power to block new laws. The House of Commons is a democratically elected chamber with elections held at least every 5 years. The party that has won the general election makes up the majority in the House of Commons. It also forms the Government. The party with the next largest number of members in the House forms the official Opposition. The main political parties of the country are the Conservative, the Labour, and the Liberal parties. The executive power belongs to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Crown. He is leader of the party which won the majority in the House of Commons. The Cabinet is composed of about 20 ministers. They are personally chosen by the Prime Minister. The Cabinet of Ministers controls finance, conducts foreign and domestic affairs, and supervises every department of administration. The judicial system of the UK is represented by criminal and civil courts. It includes magistrates, crown, and county courts, as well as the High Court of Justice. Today Brexit is a commonly used term for the United Kingdom's planned withdrawal from the European Union. Following the 2016

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referendum vote to leave, the UK government started the withdrawal process on 29 March 2017. In fact the UK had joined the European Communities (EC), the EU's predecessor, in 1973, confirming its membership in a 1975 referendum. Later in the 1970s and 1980s, the withdrawal from the European Economic Community (EEC) was advocated mainly by the Labour Party and trade union figures. In November 2018, the Draft Withdrawal Agreement and Outline Political Declaration between the UK Government and the EU, was published. On 15 January 2019, the House of Commons voted 432 to 202 against the deal, the largest parliamentary defeat for a sitting UK government in history. As for the transition period it refers to a period of time after 29 March, 2019, to 31 December, 2020 or possibly later, to get everything in place and allow businesses and others to prepare for the moment when the new post-Brexit rules between the UK and the EU begin. The UK is a leading member of various international organisations, for example, the UN, the G7, and NATO. It has close relationships with the countries of the Commonwealth and other Englishspeaking world.

Задание 1. Скажите, какие предложения не соответствуют содержанию текста.

1.The UK includes England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

2.It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

3.There are two official languages in the UK.

4.Great Britain is a country with modern customs and traditions.

5.The House of Lords is very influential now.

6.The head of state is the Queen.

7.Great power is concentrated in the arms of the British monarch.

8.British Parliament consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

9.The executive power belongs to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

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Задание 2. Сопоставьте слова, данные в левом столбике, с определениями, данными в правом столбике:

Задание 3. Переведите следующие выражения на английский язык:

-соединенное королевство -

-конституционная монархия -

-располагаться на Британских островах -

-крупнейший в мире производитель -

-культурный и туристический центр-

-официальный язык государства -

-ограничить власть королевы -

-состоять из Палаты общин и Палаты лордов -

-иметь большинство -

-влиятельные политические партии -

Задание 4. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

1. Чертополох – национальный символ Шотландии. 2. Почему власть королевы в Британии ограничена? 3. Королева Елизавета II – глава государства. 4. Премьер Министр формирует правительство Великобритании. 5. Три креста на британском флаге символизируют святых покровителей Англии, Шотландии и Северной Ирландии. 6. Сколько палат имеет Британский парламент? 7. Почему Великобритания решила выйти из Евросоюза?

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