Unit 31

Topic for discussion: The US President

Grammar: Complex Object. Complex Subject.

Ex.1 Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian:

The us president

The executive power in the USA is vested in a president, who holds office for four years. The President may be re-elected and serve two terms running but no longer than that. The President in the USA is the Chief-Executive of the Government, he is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, and until it comes to treaty-making is supreme in foreign affairs. Congress may critiсise what the President does and may refuse financial support for his foreign programmes but its members generally admit the constitutional role of the Chief executive in determining policies, in recognizing foreign government, in appointing ambassadors to foreign countries and in carrying on relations with foreign governments and organizations.

The President is assisted by the Cabinet which is composed of the heads of the ten executive departments:

Secretary of States;

Secretary of the Treasure;

Secretary of Defense;

Attorney-General;

Postmaster-General;

Secretary of the Interior;

Secretary of Agriculture;

Secretary of Commerce;

Secretary of Labour;

Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

The secretaries are accountable for their work only to the President himself and the latter can dismiss them whenever he chooses without facing a political crisis.

The US President and his Cabinet are often referred to as “Administration” (e.g. the Roosevelt Administration).

Ex.2 Speak on the topic “The USA President”

Ex. 3 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the frame:

commands, powers, funds, performs, conducts, passes, Constitution, represents, recommends, enforces

• Тhe government of the United States ___________the American people.

• The President _________ the laws that Congress ________.

• The states execute ________ reserved to them or not denied them by the ________.

• The president __________ the armed forces, _________ foreign affairs, and ______ laws to Congress.

• The President _______ many ceremonial duties.

• Congress levies federal _______ and appropriates ______ for the government.

Ex. 4 Translate into English:

1. Де Боб звичайно ремонтує машину?

2. Ти коли-небудь чув, як вона співає?

3. Ми попросили, щоб валізи занесли в кімнату.

4. Коли їй пошили нову сукню?

5. Я не помітила, як ти наблизилась до мене.

6. Я чув, як ви згадали моє ім’я.

Ex. 5 Fill in the gaps with the particle to if necessary:

1. Let him …help you with your work at the case. 2. He would rather die than … betray his friends. 3. Have you ever heard him … break the law? 4. She seems …know a great deal about public law? 5. Let them …come as soon as possible. 6. Have you enough information … to sue for compensation?

Ex. 6 Translate into English:

1. Президент США має право відхилити проект.

2. Я почув, як суддя говорив латиною.

3. Невже ви сподіваєтесь, що присяжні повірять у те, що він невинний?

4. Він вимагав, щоб йому надали можливість відшкодувати збитки.

5. Вважали, що дівчині потрібна допомога досвідченого адвоката.

6. Вона сподівалась, що другий свідок підтвердить її версію.

7. Здається, вона багато знає з цивільного права.

8. Ви колись чули, щоб він порушував закон?

Ex. 7 Agree or disagree. Provide the right information:

1. The law-making body of the USA government is called the Congress.

2. The Congress consists of two chambers.

3. The US President is the head of its military forces.

4. There is an equal number of Senators representing each state in the USA.

5. Presidential elections in the USA are held every five years.

6. The elected President can’t serve as long as he wins elections.

7. The President is the chief executive of the USA.

Ex. 8 Translate the text about Penal Institutions of the USA into Ukrainian: