Vocabulary

monarchy	-	монархія
Queen	-	королева
to summon	-	созивати, викликати
temporal	-	світський, тимчасовий
Royal Assent	-	королевська санкція, згода
House of Commons	-	палата громад
House of Lords	-	палата лордів
to preside over	-	головувати над
hereditary basis	-	спадкова основа
Lord Chancellor	-	лорд канцлер
Bishop of the Church of England	-	єпископ англиканської церкви
peer	-	пер
constituenсy	-	виборча дільниця
to hold (held)	-	проводити, держати, тримати
to gain a majority	-	набирати більшість (голосів)
shadow cabinet	-	тіневий кабінет
to deal with (dealt)	-	мати справу з (чимось, кимось)
elected council	-	виборча рада

Ex. 1. Read the words and translate them into Russian.

Parliamentary monarchy, nation, system of justice, armed forces, politics, bill, lord, speaker, leader, Prime Minister, Cabinet of Ministers, official opposition, party, police, department.

Ex. 2. Form the nouns from the verbs and translate them into Russian.

To govern, to form, to decide, to constitute, to preside, to elect, to educate, to commit.

Ex. 3. Give the corresponding adjectives.

Constitution, parliament, nation, policy, election, difference, independence, society, democracy.

Ex. 4. Translate the words given in the brackets into English.

1. The Queen (не бере участі) in politics of the country.

2. The Queen (скликає) Parliament.

3. Lord Chancellor (очолює) the House of Lords.

4. The House of Commons is (виборна) and more powerful.

5. The Government is formed by the party that (набирає більшість голосів) in the House of Commons.

Ex. 5. Add the necessary words.

1. The Queen is at the … of the nation.

2. The Queen is the … head of Church of England.

3. She is the head of the system of … and of the armed.

4. Laws are made by …

5. The House of Lords is formed on a … basis.

6. The House of Commons is …

7. Elections are held by …

8. The party that ... a majority in the House of ... forms the Government.

9. The second largest party becomes …

Ex. 6. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1. The Queen is like a living symbol for Englishmen.

2. The Queen makes laws and her Royal Assent is needed before any Bill becomes law as an Act of Parliament.

3. The House of Lords is formed partly on a hereditary basis.

4. The people’s achievements give opportunity to earn the life membership.

5. The members of the House of Commons are elected every five years by secret ballot.

6. Prime Minister is the head of the Government.

7. Prime Minister is responsible for all government decisions.

Ex. 7. Make the following interrogative and negative. Translate them.

1. Tom will have studied Criminal Law by the end of the first year.

2. By the end of this week the investigator will have collected all necessary proofs of his guilt.

3. They will have gone through the Customs by 7 p.m.

4. I’ll have found it out by the time you need it.

5. By the time you come home I’ll have finished preparing the report on enforcement of laws in Canada.

Ex. 8. Choose the correct form (Future Indefinite or Future Perfect).

1. He (to receive) the judicial decision by tomorrow.

2. He (to receive) the judicial decision tomorrow.

3. They (to inform) him of the penalty by noon.

4. They (to inform) him of the penalty at 12.

5. You (to meet) the accused in court tomorrow.

6. You (to meet) the accused in court by the beginning of the hearing.

7. You (to take) your examination in Criminal Procedure next week.

8. By the 20^th of January you (to pass) your examination in Criminal Procedure, I hope.

Ex. 9. Translate the sentences from English into Russian. Pay attention to the voice of the verb.

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on two large islands called the British Isles and is washed by the Atlantic ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea.

2. The judge of the High Court is being appointed at the moment.

3. The budget was being considered the whole day yesterday.

4. Britain is governed by elected representatives of the people.

5. A new building of the Parliament is being built now.

Ex. 10. Change the following sentences into Passive.

1. The committee is discussing the date of the presidential election.

2. The investigator was examining clothes when the expert arrived.

3. They will be working with this text when you return.

4. At seven o’clock, when you phoned, I was reading the newspaper.

5. They are spending a lot of money on weapons nowadays.

6. I was writing a law report all day yesterday.

7. The police are making inquiries now.