- •2. Read the quotes about London. What did s. Johnson and h.G. Wells mean?
- •5. Complete these sentences with words from the box.
- •6. Circle the letter of the best answer to check your understanding of the main idea.
- •7. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.
- •3. Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them to speak about history of London.
- •4. Complete these sentences with words from the box.
- •5. Circle the letter of the best answer to check your understanding of the main idea.
- •7. Work in pairs and remember what events or facts these numbers refer to.
- •10. A) Complete the text with the verbs from the box making all necessary changes. You may use each word only once.
- •11. A) Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •The structure of government in great britain
- •Forming a government. The cabinet
- •9. Find the words on the British Parliament in the lines below. Transcribe five of them.
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases to your partner. Then use them to speak about the Houses of Parliament at Westminster:
- •The house of lords
- •The house of commons
- •11. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases to your partner then use them to speak about the House of Lords and the House of Commons:
- •12. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •13. Complete the following sentences:
- •The british parliament
- •21. A) Find the appropriate match from the words on the left.
- •22. Write out of the text proper names, translate them and memorise.
- •28. A) Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the box making necessary changes of their grammar forms.
- •British institutions
- •29. Find the words on the British Institutions in the lines below. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •A typical working day
- •31. A/ Work in pairs. Student a interviews b to write an essay on the House of Lords. Using the appropriate prompts given below, student b gives answers to a’s questions.
- •3. Make use of the words and word-combinations given above to write down 10 sentences of your own.
- •4. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •5. Put the words or word combinations from the box into each gap:
- •6. Spelling checker. Complete the words with the missing letters:
- •8. Memory work
- •9. Translate into English:
- •10. Match the words from the box with their definitions below.
- •4. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. Spelling checker. Complete the words with the missing letters:
- •8. Think of a match on the left (based on Buckingham Palace) to the appropriate definition on the right.
- •10. In pairs think of the appropriate word combinations to the words given below.
- •12. A/ Work in pairs. Student a interviews b to write an essay on Buckingham Palace. Using the appropriate prompts given below, student b gives answers to a’s questions.
- •13. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases to your partner then use them to speak about Westminster Abbey:
- •4. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •5. Translate into English:
- •7. Match the years with the events :
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases to your partner then use them to speak about Picadilly and Trafalgar Square:
- •4. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •5. A/ Fill in the missed prepositions: Trafalgar Square
- •6. Translate into English:
- •8. A) Fill in the missing articles: Piccadilly – the Heart of London
- •13. A/ Work in pairs. Student a interviews b to write an essay on Piccadilly. Using the appropriate prompts given below, student b gives answers to a’s questions.
- •5. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. A/ Fill in the missed prepositions: Soho
- •2. Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them to speak about St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- •4. Work in pairs to define whether these statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •5. Translate the following words into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •8. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •2. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. The tower of london
- •Визначні місця лондона
- •What is a Cockney?
- •Regent Street
- •Oxford Street
- •8. A/ Read the text and fill in the missed prepositions: The Double-Decker Bus London's favourite bus to go in 5 years
- •Charing Cross
- •10. Translate the following text into English using the following word combinations.
- •Британський Музей
- •Greenwich
- •12. А) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb from the box below making any necessary changes. You may use each word only once.
- •South Kensington
- •3. A) Fill the blanks with the words from the box. You need to change the form of the words. You may use each word only once.
- •Bankside
- •Туристу на замітку
- •19. How many facts do you know about London? Match the columns to get 7 facts about it.
- •Do you know top 10 amazing facts about london?
- •22. Projects
- •Most Popular Major Attractions
- •Self-study box
- •The london portal
- •Parliament. The palace of westminster
- •The house of commons
- •The house of lords
- •6. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
- •7. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the most appropriate word:
- •South Bank
The house of commons
The House of Commons is the centre of parliamentary power. It is directly responsible to the electorate, and from the 20th century the House of Lords has recognised the supremacy of the elected chamber. The House of Commons is traditionally regarded as the lower house, but it is the main parliamentary arena for political battle. A Government can only remain in office for as long as it has the support of a majority in the House of Commons.
In 1275 Edward I called a meeting of Parliament. Edward invited representatives from every shire and town in England. These men were elected as representatives by the people living in the locality. When the representatives arrived they met in five different groups: the first group was the prelates, which consisted of bishops and abbots; the second were the magnates, consisted of earls and barons; the third one was the inferior clergy; the fourth was the knights from the shires; and the last groups were the citizens from the towns.
At these meetings Edward explained about his need for money. Eventually the representatives agreed that people should pay the king a tax that amounted to a fifteenth of all their movable property. It was also agreed that a custom duty should be paid on every sack of wool exported. This agreement about taxes was accepted. The representatives then had the job of persuading the people in their area to pay these taxes. The king then discussed issues such as new laws with his bishops, abbots, earls and barons (the lords).
After this date, whenever the king needed money, he called another Parliament. In 1430 an Act of Parliament divided constituencies (voting districts) into two groups: counties and boroughs. Only males who owned property worth 40 shillings were allowed to vote in county constituencies. One had to be fairly wealthy to be a MP (Member of Parliament).
In the 15th Century, the Commons gained equal law-making powers with the Lords, under King Henry V. Whereas Parliament stipulated who should vote in county constituencies, each town was allowed to decide for itself how its MPs should be selected. Voting qualifications varied enormously. For example, in Preston every man over the age of 21 could vote. However, in most boroughs only a small number were allowed to take part in elections. In some constituencies, MPs were elected by less than ten people.
Henry VIII enhanced the importance of Parliament during the English Reformation. In the 15th century the House of Lords was the Upper House and the House of Commons the Lower House. However, since that date, the balance of power has shifted in favour of the Commons.
1707 brought the Union with Scotland and the first Parliament of Great Britain. After the Act of Union in 1800 the number of members in the House of Commons increased from 558 to 658. There were 465 MPs from England, 48 from Wales, 45 from Scotland and 100 from Ireland. This created problems of space as St. Stephen's Chapel only had 427 seats.
In 1834 the chapel and most of the Old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire. The new Palace of Westminster was designed. The seats to the right of the Speaker's Chair are traditionally used by the Government and its supporters, and those to the left are used by the opposition and other parties. Senior members of the Government and the Opposition sit on the front benches. The gangway separating them is known as the Floor of the House, which was designed to be “two sword lengths apart”. The House of Commons meets from Monday to Thursday from 2.30 pm. till 10.30 pm. and on Fridays from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm. However, sometimes debates went on all night.
The legislative primacy of the House of Commons over the Lords was confirmed in the 20th Century by the passing of the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949.
1. What is the centre of parliamentary power in the British Parliament today?
2. When did the House of Lords recognise the supremacy of the House of Commons?
3. What is the only reason that permits an English Government to remain in office?
4. What happened in 1275?
5. What decision was made at that meeting of the Parliament?
6. What was the main reason for Parliament meetings since that time?
7. When did the Commons gain equal law-making powers with the Lords?
8. When was the first Parliament of Great Britain gathered?
9. Why and when was the new Palace of Westminster designed?
10. When do the House of Commons meet nowadays?