- •Constitution – the Standard of Legitimacy
- •Constitution – the Standard of Legitimacy
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •Vocabulary Section The British Constitution
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The British Constitution
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •Vocabulary Section The British Constitution
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The u.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- •The bill of rights
- •The Constitution of Ukraine
- •Grammar Section Revision of the Active Voice
- •1 . Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary Section Political Parties
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Political Parties of the uk
- •Political Parties of the usa
- •Political Parties of Ukraine
- •Grammar Section reported speech Statements
- •Unit three Electoral System
- •Vocabulary Section
- •Electoral System in the uk
- •Elections in Great Britain
- •Elections in the usa
- •Grammar Section reported speech Reported Questions, Requests, Commands, Suggestions
- •Vocabulary Section
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The Monarchy
- •Part 2 The United Kingdom. Legislature
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Legislature
- •Part 3 Executive
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Executive
- •English Laws
- •The Privy Council
- •The Ministry
- •Government Departments
- •Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- •Grammar Section The Passive Voice
- •Unit five Part 1 The United States of America. The Legislative Branch
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know
- •The political system of the usa
- •The legislative branch
- •The lobbyists
- •Grammar Section The Passive Voice
- •Three Unsolved Mysteries Continue to Fascinate
- •Part 2 The United States of America. Making Laws
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •Making laws
- •Part 3 The United States of America. The Executive Power
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The exacutive power
- •Part 4 The United States of America. The Executive Power
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
- •The system of courts in the united states
- •Unit 6 Political System of Ukraine
- •1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: Government of Ukraine
- •State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The System of Judicial Authority
- •Part 1 General Foundations of Ukraine’s Political System State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •Part 2 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The President of Ukraine
- •Part 4 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: Government of Ukraine
- •2. Match the political terms listed up in column a with the definitions provided in column b.
- •Part 5 State Power Institutions in Ukraine: The System of Judicial Authority
- •Grammar Supplement Reported Speech
- •In statements:
- •In requests:
- •In questions:
- •Observe the Sequence of Tenses:
- •An imperative sentence is changed to an infinitive The Table of Rules
- •The Passive Voice
- •The Passive
- •Changing from active into passive
MODULE 2
UNIT 1
Vocabulary Section
Constitution – the Standard of Legitimacy
Part 1
Pre-reading task. Read the words. Mind the stress. A):
΄doctrine le΄gitimacy
΄statute de΄termine
΄customary con΄duct
΄virtually con΄sistently
΄venerate a΄mendment
΄compass a΄bolish
B) Complete the word building table.
Noun / Verb Adjective |
Verb Noun |
legitimacy |
to determine |
statute |
to venerate |
custom |
to enact |
to venerate |
to provide |
flexibility |
to abolish |
to accept |
to accept |
to compress |
to include |
to govern |
to compress |
formality |
to specify |
convention |
to devise |
to specify |
to depend |
C) Read the following words. Mind the stresses.
΄compress – to com΄press |
΄insert – to in΄sert |
΄conduct – to con΄duct |
΄present – to pre΄sent |
΄export – to ex΄port |
΄import – to im΄port |
D) Add negative prefixes:
alterable |
legitimacy |
customary |
consistently |
compress |
written |
1. Look through the words and expression to make sure that you know them. Learn those you don’t know.
legitimacy [li´dЗitəmisi] to establish the legitimacy (of smth.) to confirm the legitimacy to challenge / question the legitimacy (of smth.) |
законність; легальність; встановити законність; підтвердити законність; підставити під сумнів законність; |
doctrine [´doktrin] stare decisis doctrine |
вчення, доктрина, теорія; доктрина судового прецеденту; |
framework [΄freimwə:k]
the framework of society within the framework of smth. constitutional framework |
1. структура, побудова; 2. рамки, точка відліку; система поглядів; суспільний лад; у межах чогось; 1. конституційна структура, 2. система; структура конституції; 3. конституційні рамки; |
to determine [di´tə:min] to determine guilt/ innocence |
визначати, встановлювати; встановити вину /невинуватість; |
specific [spi´sifik] specific situation specific guarantee |
особливий, характерний, визначений; особлива ситуація; спеціальна гарантія; |
statute [´stætu:t] to beat a statute limitations statute statute in force |
статут; законодавчий акт парламенту; закон; обійти закон; закон про термін давності; чинний законодавчий акт, чинний статут; |
customary [´kΛstəm(ə)ri] customary law |
звичайний; звичаєвий; загальний; звичаєве право; |
standing constitutional standing |
статус, положення ; становище; устрій; лад; конституційний статус; |
virtually [´və:t∫uəli] It's virtually impossible to translate this phrase. |
фактично; по-суті; |
to claim [kleim] to claim the inheritance to claim damages |
претендувати; заявляти; вимагати; заявляти права на спадок; вимагати відшкодування збитків; |
to conduct [kən´dΛkt] to conduct court |
поводитись; здійснювати; проводити; проводити суд; |
consistently [kən´sistəntli] |
послідовно, узгоджено; |
scheme [ski:m] /[s∫i:m] to devise / think up a scheme illegal scheme |
план, проект, програма; побудова, система; придумати план; протиправна махінація; |
whereby [weə´bai] |
за допомогою чого; відповідно до; |
to venerate [´venəreit] |
шанувати; |
to compress [kəm´pres] to compress thoughts |
стискати, здавлювати; вмістити; скорочувати; лаконічно викладати думки; |
compass [´kΛmpəs] within the compass of a lifetime within the compass of knowledge beyond the compass of ability |
межі; у межах людського життя; у межах знань; за межами можливостей; |
attempt [ə΄tempt] to make an attempt to foil / thwart an attempt fruitless / vain attempt |
спроба, проба, дослід; зробити спробу; зазнати невдачі; невдала спроба; |
convention [kən´ven∫(ə)n] constitutional convention convention of the constitution |
угода, домовленість, конвенція; з’їзд; умовність; конституційний конвент; конституційна угода; конституційний звичай; |
deliberately [di´lib(ə)rətli] |
обдумано, обачливо, умисно; |
essentials [i´sen∫(ə)l] the essentials of economics |
основи; основи економіки; |
to enact [i´nækt] to enact a law to enact into law |
створювати, видавати, запроваджувати (закон); прийняти закон; встановлювати в законному порядку; |
amendment [ə´mendmənt] amendment to the constitution to adopt an amendment to move / propose an amendment to insert / to make an amendment to ratify an amendment to reject an amendment |
поправка; зміна; поправка до конституції; прийняти поправку; запропонувати поправку; внести поправку; затвердити поправку; відхилити поправку; |
safeguard [´seifgα:d] constitutional safeguard legal safeguard procedural safeguard proper safeguard |
гарантія; охорона; захист; конституційна гарантія; конституційний захист; правова гарантія, правовий захист; процесуальна гарантія; належна гарантія / захист; |
to insert [in´sə:t] to insert an amendment to insert an advertisement |
вміщати; вносити виправлення / доповнення; внести поправку; розмістити рекламу; |
to ensure [in´∫uə] ensure project success |
гарантувати, забезпечувати; забезпечити успіх проекту; |
provision [prə´viЗ(ə)n] treaty provisions provision of law constitutional provision statutory provision |
положення, умова (документу); положення договору; норма права, норма закону; конституційне положення / норма; законоположення, припис закону, статуту |
unalterable [Λn´o:lt(ə)rəbl] unalterable law |
незмінний; непорушний (непохитний) закон; |
flexible [´fleksibl] a flexible schedule |
гнучкий; суворий; гнучкий розклад; |
rigid [´ridЗid] a rigid schedule rigid justice the rigid laws of time |
негнучкий; негнучкий розклад; сувора справедливість; суворі закони часу; |
similarly [´similəli] |
так само; подібно; |
to abolish [ə´boli∫] to abolish a tax to abolish colonialism the movement to abolish child labour |
скасовувати; анулювати; ліквідувати; скасувати податок; ліквідувати колоніалізм; рух за відміну дитячої праці. |
2. Read and translate the text.