- •Л. А. Афендікова
- •Афендікова Лариса Анатоліївна
- •Foreword
- •The system of government
- •Exercises
- •The house of commons
- •The crown
- •Imagine that you are a journalist from Ukraine asking
- •Have a rest
- •It is interesting to know
- •The prince of wales and the duke of cornwall
- •Parliamentary elections
- •Exercises
- •6. Complete the following text by translating the words and expressions in brackets.
- •Political parties
- •7. Find in the text the English equivalents for the phrases below:
- •8. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.
- •9. Work in pairs. Imagine you are British voters.
- •Include the following points:
- •10. Copy the following table into your notebooks.
- •11. Use your knowledge of English law and law terms to decide which word or phrase in each group of five does not belong and why.
- •Have a rest
- •It is interesting to know
- •Downing Street
- •The Palace of Westminster
- •Hidden word puzzle
- •Making a law
- •Words and phrases
- •Exercises
- •Debates in parliament
- •The royal assent
- •Who’s the boss?
- •Anagrams
- •Judiciary
- •Words and phrases
- •Exercises
- •3 Law Lords
- •8. Work in pairs. Discuss the following:
- •Have a rest
- •Exercises
- •The shoplifter
- •Shoplifting
- •Have a rest
- •Is that a fact?
- •Hunt the words
- •Types of legal professions
- •Exercises
- •8. Look at the picture. The picture shows a typical magistrates9 court. Match the numbers in the picture with the words below.
- •9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the box.
- •10. Match the sentences with the crimes.
- •Have a rest
- •Hidden Word Puzzle
- •The police service and the state
- •Have a rest
- •Not so stupid
- •Distrust in lawyers
- •A wise judge
- •Recruitment
- •Words and phrases
- •Exercises
The royal assent
Once both Houses of Parliament have passed а (законопроект), then it has to go to the (королева) for the (королівська санкція). If she had been living 500 years ago, the Queen would have (підписувати) all Bills herself. She would also have gone in person to the (Палата лордів) to announce in Norman French whether she agreed to a Bill or wished (відхиляти) it. No (монархи) since the sixteenth century have signed Bills themselves. There are now two ways in which the Queen can assent to a Bill. Usually she signs what are known as Letters Patent which allow the two Houses (the Speaker of the House of Commons and (лорд-канцлер) to announce that the Queen has given her (санкція). The other method of giving the Royal Assent occurs about once a year. The Queen signs a document known as a Commission which commands certain (лорди), known as Royal Commissioners, to go to the House of Lords and let (члени) of both Houses know the Royal Assent has been given. The ceremony for Royal Assent by Commission is rather like the State Opening ceremony. Once a Bill has received the Royal Assent it becomes an (закон парламенту). A Bill usually takes several months to complete all its stages in (парламент).
Work in pairs. Imagine your friend is a Member of Parliament. Ask him about law-making process in Great Britain. Discuss the following questions:
the functions of the Cabinet, the House of Commons, the House of Lords;
the functions of the Queen.
Use the following expressions:
As far as I know ...
The thing is ...
You see ...
You know ...
As a matter of fact...
Answer the following questions:
What are the differences between the UK law-making process and your own in Ukraine?
Are there significant similarities between the processes in the UK and in Ukraine?
Are there any debates in Parliament of your country?
How are debates carried out in Ukrainian Parliament?
HAVE A REST
Who’s the boss?
From the box on the right, choose the name of the person who is the leader or head of each body, organisation, etc. on the left. Some names are used more than once.
1) the British Sovereign
2) the Speaker
3) the President
4) the Lord Chancellor
5) the Prime Minister
The House of Commons
The UK Government
The UK
The USA
The House of Lords
Ukraine
The British Commonwealth of Nations
Anagrams
REPE is an anagram of PEER and TSATE is an anagram of STATE. Can you put each group of letters in the anagrams below in the right order, Can you put each group of letters in the anagrams below in the right order, to form a law term.
When you have completed the puzzle, the first letters of each word will spell
the name of another important law term.
mwkrlaea
evitcuexe
nrevtnemog
ttnieranional
repseak
awl
maenmdtne
sueraert
sseui
pinoion
laninato