- •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.
10. State system quiz
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Belarusian people exercise the state power through | |
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a) |
executive bodies; |
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b) |
supervision; |
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c) |
representative bodies. |
2. |
The Parliament of the Rep. of Belarus | |
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a) |
House of Commons; |
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b) c) |
House of Representatives; The Council of the Republic and the Chamber of Representatives. |
3. |
Belarus is | |
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a) |
a monarchy |
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b) |
a presidential republic |
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c) |
a federation |
4. |
The President of the Rep. of Belarus | |
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a) |
supervises the execution of laws |
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b) |
executes power |
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c) |
heads the state and of executive power |
5. |
The Chamber of Representatives is formed by | |
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a) |
the president |
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b) |
secret ballot |
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c) |
the prime minister |
6. |
Judicial power in the state belongs | |
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a) |
the prosecutor general |
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b) |
the courts |
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c) |
the parliament |
7. |
Under the constitution, the House of Representatives is | |
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a) |
upper house |
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b) |
lower house |
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c) |
parliament |
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.
Council of Belarus
• Constitution • Government • President o Alexander Lukashenko • Prime Minister o Sergey Sidorskv • National Assembly o Council of the Republic o House of Representatives • Political parties • Elections o President: 2006 • Foreign relations • Constitutional Court • Supreme Court • Voblasts • Constitutional Court |
House of Representatives of Belarus
• Constitution • Government • President o Alexander Lukashenko • Prime Minister o Sergey Sidorskv • National Assembly o Council of the Republic o House of Representatives • Political parties • Elections o President: 2006 • Foreign relations • Constitutional Court • Supreme Court • Voblasts • Constitutional Court |
Government of Belarus
• Constitution • Government • President o Alexander Lukashenko • Prime Minister o Sergey Sidorsky • National Assembly o Council of the Republic o House of Representatives | • Political parties • Elections o President: 2006 • Foreign relations • Constitutional Court • Supreme Court • Voblasts • Constitutional Court |