VIII. Look at this text about politics in the uk. Fill in the missing words.

Parliament in the UK consists of two…..: the house of Commons and the House of Lords. In the House of Commons there are 650…… , each representing one …… . The ruling Party in the Commons is the one which gains a……of seats. The main figure in that party is called the …… . The Commons is elected for a maximum period of 5 years although the Prime Minister may call a general…… at any time within that period.

constituency chambers election

Prime Minister majority MPs

IX.Draw lines connecting the left and right.

mayor top diplomat representing his/her country abroad

ambassador had of a town or city council

candidate someone for whom politics is a career

politician someone who stands in an election

vote to choose someone or something by voting

elect to choose in formal way, by marking a ballot paper

monarchy freedom from outside control; self- governing

democracy system of government run by a dictator

independence a state ruled by a king or queen

dictatorship government of, by and for the people

X.Translate and give the Present Perfect of the following verbs:

inspire, pass, inherit, choose, change, introduce, examine, consider, return, amend, alter, make, refuse, inquire, approve, shelve, refer, sign, veto, prevent, insist, commit, do, improve, accept, show, hear, brake, pay, seek, sell, solve, shoot, spend, think, throw, lose, leave, take, sweep, write, stretch, steal, search, hit, wound, fine.

XI.Read and translate the text, pay attention to the Present Perfect and explain the use of the verb “have”.

The British constitution has involved over many centuries. Unlike the constitution of France and many Commonwealth countries, the British constitution has not been assembled at any time into a single, consolidated document. Instead it’s made up of common law, statute law and convention.

Of all the democratic countries in the world, only Israel is comparable to Britain in having no single document codifying the way its political institutions function and setting out the basic rights and duties of its citizens.

Britain does, however, have certain important constitutional documents, including the Magna Carta(1215) which Protects the rights of the community against the Crown: the Bill of the Rights (1689) which expended the powers of Parliament, making it impracticable for the Sovereign to ignore the wishes of the Government; and the Reform Ct Act (1832) which reform the system of parliamentary representation. The flexibility of the British constitution helps to explain why it has developed so fully over the years. However, since Britain joined the European Community in 1973, the rulings of the European Court of Justice have increasingly determined and codified sections of British law in those areas covered by the various treaties to which Britain is a party. In the process British constitutional and legal arrangements are beginning to resemble those of Europe.