- •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 british parliament
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The UK Parliament is one of the oldest representative assemblies in the world, having its origins in the middle of the 13th century. From the 14th century, parliamentary government in the United Kingdom has been based on a two-chamber system. The House of Lords (the upper house) and the House of Commons (the lower house) sit separately and are constituted on entirely different principles. The relationship between the two Houses is governed largely by convention but is in part defined by the Parliament Acts. The legislative process involves both Houses of Parliament and the Monarch.
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In the beginning Great Britain was an absolute monarchy, but in the 17th century tensions increased between parliament and monarch. Civil War broke out the following year, leading to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649. Following the restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, the role of parliament was enhanced by the events of 1688-89 (the 'Glorious Revolution') which established the authority of Parliament over the King. The state political system became to be Parliament monarchy. Nowadays the Monarch is no more but a symbol and tradition of the nation.
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The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the Queen.
Today the House of Commons plays the major role in lawmaking. It consists of Members of Parliament. Each of them represents an area in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Members of Parliament are elected either at a general election or at a by-election following the death or retirement of one of them. Parliament has a maximum duration of five years. At any time up to the end of this period, a general election can be held for a new House of Commons and it is the Prime Minister who decides on the exact day of the election. The minimum voting age is 18. The election campaign lasts about three weeks, the British parliamentary system depends on political parties. The party which wins the majority of seats forms the government and its leader usually becomes Prime Minister. The Prime Minister chooses about 20 MPs from his party to become the cabinet of ministers. Each minister is responsible for a particular area in the government. The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and “shadow cabinet”. The leader of the opposition is a recognized post in the House of Commons. The parliament and the monarch have different roles in the government and they only meet together on symbolic occasions, such as coronation of a new monarch or the opening of the parliament. In reality, the House of Commons is the one of three which has true power.
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The House of Commons is made up of six hundred and fifty elected members, it is presided over by the speaker, a member acceptable to the whole house. MPs sit on two sides of the hall, one side for the governing party and the other for the opposition. The first two rows of seats are occupied by the leading members of both parties. Each session of the House of Commons lasts for 160-175 days. MPs are paid for their parliamentary work and have to attend the sittings.
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As mentioned above, the House of Commons plays the major role in law making. The procedure is the following: a proposed law («a bill») has to go through three stages in order to become an act of parliament; these are called «readings». The first reading is a formality and is simply the publication of the proposal. The second reading involves debate on the principles of the bill. And the third reading is a report stage. This is usually the most important stage in the process. When the bill passes through the House of Commons, it is sent to the House of Lords for discussion, when the Lords agree it, the bill is taken to the Queen for royal assent, when the Queen signs the bill, it becomes act of the Parliament and the Law of the Land.
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The House of Lords has more than 1000 members, although only about 250 take an active part in the work of the house. Members of this Upper House are not elected, they sit there because of their rank and the chairman of the House of Lords is the Lord Chancellor. And he sits on a special seat, called «Woolsack».It is another tradition of Great Britain. The members of the House of Lords debate the bill after it has been passed by the House of Commons. Some changes may be recommended and the agreement between the two houses is reached by negotiations.
1. When was the UK Parliament established?
2. When did the parliamentary government in the United Kingdom begin to be based on a two-chamber system?
3. How is the upper house called?
4. How is the lower house called?
5. How is the relationship between the two Houses governed?
6. Who are involved in the legislative process in the British Parliament?
7. Whom does the real power in the Parliament belong to?
8. When did the Monarchy restoration happen?
9. What happened to King Charles I?
10. When was King Charles I executed?
11. Does the Monarch have the real legislative power in Great Britain nowadays?
12. Is the state political system of Great Britain an absolute monarchy today?
13. What political system does Great Britain have today?
14. Who decides on the exact day of the election to be held for a new House of Commons?
15. Who always stands in the official opposition in the Parliament?
16. How many members are there in the House of Commons/the House of Lords?
17. Are members of the House of Lords paid for their parliamentary work?
18. What is the minimum voting age in Great Britain?
19. What is a maximum duration for the Parliament?
20. Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them to speak about the British Parliament.
1. representative assemblies |
7. governed by convention |
13. rank |
2. retirement |
8. royal assent |
14. Woolsack |
3. a by-election |
9. to be enhanced by |
15. the restoration of |
4. tensions increased |
10. readings |
16. to be constituted on |
5. shadow cabinet |
11. the bill |
18. to be passed by |
6. to be presided over |
12. an act |
18. negotiations |