- •The republic of belarus the republic of belarus
- •1. Practice saying the following words:
- •2. Memorize the following words:
- •I. Oral Practice Section
- •1. Look through the following quotations and proverbs and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •2. Find all the suitable nouns for each of the adjectives or participles.
- •3. Make sure that you know the words. Read the definitions and match the words and definitions:
- •4. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the words from ex. 3. Put some verbs into the past form. From the History of Belarus
- •5. Work in pairs. Speak of the main steps in the history of our country to your partner matching the dates and the events and arranging the facts in the right order.
- •6. Read a small extract about the history of the name of our country. Say whether you know other versions concerning the history of the name.
- •7. Work in pairs. Restore the dialogue between Mike, a student from Belarus and Alex, a student from Australia. They are speaking about the history of the name “ Belarus “.
- •State system of the Republic of Belarus
- •9. Study the information about the state system of the Republic of Belarus. Open the brackets, using English words from the box below the text instead of Russian ones.
- •10. State system quiz
- •11. Use the tables below and the word list to essence of the state power of the Rep. Of Belarus to a foreigner. Speak about the main functions of each body of power.
- •Geography
- •12. Read the text, pay attention to the underlined words. Make an outline to speak about your native land Belarus. Geography of Belarus
- •14. Work in pairs. Reproduce the answers to your partners.
- •16. Work in groups. Find out from your partners:
- •Made in Belarus
- •21. Read the article “Education in Belarus”. Characterize the educational system of our republic.
- •22. Examine the following description of our capital. List five well-known places you’d like to visit. Minsk
- •23. Work in pairs. At the airport a Westerner and our countryman are talking about the most popular sightseeing of Belarus. Take part in this conversation and share your opinion with partners.
- •24. Work in pairs. Look through the following text and render it to your deskmate.
- •Eyeballing belarus
- •25. Quiz “Do you know the history of motherland?”
- •26. Comment on the following quotations.
State system of the Republic of Belarus
Study the words, make use of while speaking about the state system of the Republic of Belarus.
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approve |
/'qpru:v/ |
одобрять, утверждать |
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ballot |
/'bxlqt/ |
голосование |
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body |
/'bOdi/ |
зд. орган |
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chamber |
/'CeImbq/ |
палата |
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citizen |
/'sItIzn/ |
гражданин |
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court |
/kO:t/ |
суд |
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executive |
/Ig'zekjqtIv/ |
исполнительный |
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judicial |
/Gu'dISl/ |
юридический |
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legislative |
/'leGIslqtIv/ |
законодательный |
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prosecutor |
/'prPsIkju:tq/ |
прокурор |
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representative |
/"reprI'zentqtIv/ |
представитель(ный) |
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suffrage |
/'sAfrIG/ |
голос, голосование |
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supervision |
/"su:pq'vIZn/ |
надзор, наблюдение |
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supreme |
/su:'pri:m/ |
высший, верховный |
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to head |
/hed/ |
возглавлять |
9. Study the information about the state system of the Republic of Belarus. Open the brackets, using English words from the box below the text instead of Russian ones.
The Republic of Belarus is a unitary democratic law-governed state.
In conformity with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus the only source of the state power is the people who exercise it directly and through (представительный ) bodies.
The Constitution (утвердила) the principle of division of power into legislative, executive and judicial powers. The supreme and representative body is the Parliament, the National Assembly of the Republic. The Parliament consists of two (палата): the Chamber of Representatives and the Council of the Republic of Belarus. The Chamber of Representatives is formed on the basis of universal, free and direct (голосование) by secret ballot. The Council of the Republic is the chamber of territorial representation.
Belarus is a presidential republic. The President of the Republic of Belarus is the (глава) of state and of (исполнительный) power. Executive power is exercised
By the Government (возглавляемый) by the Prime Minister.
The (юридический) power in the Republic of Belarus belongs to courts. The control over the constitutionality of regulatory acts in the state is exercised by the Constitutional Court. (Надзор) over precise and uniform execution of laws by all bodies of state government is executed by the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus.
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Verb |
noun |
adjective |
participle I |
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represent approve chamber ----- head execute judge supervise |
representation approvement chamber suffrage head executer judge supervision |
representative approving chamber ------ heading executive judicial supervisory |
represented approved ---- ---- headed executed ---- supervised |