- •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
Suggest one change you would make to each system.
6. Complete the following text by translating the words and expressions in brackets.
Political parties
A political party is a group of people who seek (керувати) the country according to their agreed views and principles. Political parties are essential to provide (виборців) with freedom of (вибору) between alternatives.
The main parties in the UK are the Conservative party (right wing), the Labour party (left wing) and the Liberal Democrats (centre). A number of other parties have won seats in (парламенті).
Any person who is British, Commonwealth or Irish Republic citizen may stand as a candidate at a parliamentary (виборах) if he or she is 21 years old or over.
The Conservative Party. Very often the term Tory is used instead of Conservatives. The Conservative Party was formed in the mid 19th century. The Tories were the party that supported (церква) and (короля). The Conservative Party believes in free enterprise and the importance of a capitalist (економіки), with (приватною) ownership preferred to state control.
The Labour Party. In the eighteen-eighties the first socialist organizations arose in Britain. A great expansion of the trade union (руху) took place. In 1900, the Labour Party (була заснована) under the name of the Labour Representation Committee. It was a federation of trade unions and trade councils, cooperative societies and socialist organizations. In 1906 the Labour Representation Committee officially adopted the title of the (Лейбористської партії). The Labour Party believes that private (власність) and enterprise should be allowed to flourish, but not at the expense of their traditional support of the public services.
The Liberal Party. There has been a Liberal Party in Great Britain since 1868 when the name was adopted by the Whig Party. The Whig Party was created after the revolution of 1688 and aimed to subordinate the power of the Crown to that of (парламент) and the upper classes. In 1981 a second centre party was created by 24 Labour (членами парламенту). It was called the (соціал-демократична) Party, and soon formed an alliance with the Liberal Party. They formed a single party which became the Liberal Democrats after the 1987 (виборів). The Liberal Democrats believe that the (держава) should have some control over the (економікою), but that there should be individual ownership. There are other political parties within the UK. The Green Party offers economic and industrial policies that relate directly to the (навколишньому середовищі). The Scottish Nationalist Party wants (незалежність) for Scotland within the European Community. Plaid Cymru - the Welsh Nationalist Party - is determined to preserve the Welsh language and culture as the foundation of a distinctive Welsh identity within the UK.
7. Find in the text the English equivalents for the phrases below:
політична партія;
Консервативна партія;
Ліберальна партія;
Лейбористська партія;
Партія Зелених;
вибори парламенту;
приватна/індивідуальна власність;
профспілки (тред-юніони);
контролювати економіку;
свобода вибору.