Unit 11

Topic for discussion: The Petition of Rights.

Grammar: Past Perfect Tense

Ex.1 Complete the text using the words in the frame:

Royal requests; Stuart succession; more resistance; raising taxes; prevent; restricted; forced; financial control

Parliament began to show ________ _________to the monarchy under the ________ ________from 1603 by using its gradually acquired weapon of _______ _________. It was influenced by the gentry and began to refuse ________ ________for money.It eventually _______ Charles I to sign the Petition of Rights in 1628, which further ________ the monarch’s powers and was intended to ______ him from _______ _______ without Parliament’s consent.

Ex. 2 Translate into English:

Конституційне протистояння у XVII відобразилось у появі в 1628 році документу, відомого як Петиція про права. Потребуючи коштів, король Карл І намагався отримати гроші від своїх підданих, обминаючи парламент.

У 1628 році парламент змусив короля прийняти Петицію про права, яка дозволяла збирати податки лише за згодою парламенту. Цей документ гарантував англійським підданим і інші права.

Ex.3 Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian:

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights (1689) is one of the basic instruments of the British constitution, the result of the long 17^th - century struggle between the Stuart kings and the English people and Parliament. The Bill of Rights provided the foundation on which the government rested after the Revolution of 1688. The Revolution settlement made monarchy clearly condition on the will of Parliament and provided a freedom from arbitrary government of which most Englishmen were notably proud during the 18^th century.

The main purpose of the act was unequivocally to declare illegal various practices of James II. Among such practices proscribed were the royal prerogative of dispensing with the law in certain cases, the complete suspension of laws without the consent of Parliament, and the levying of taxes and the maintenance of a standing army in peacetime without specific parliamentary authorization. A number of clauses sought to eliminate royal interference in parliamentary matters, stressing that elections must be free and that members of Parliament must have complete freedom of speech. Certain forms of interference in the course of justice were also proscribed. The act also dealt with the proximate succession to the throne, provided the heirs were Protestants. It is the constitutional of great importance, which prevented the sovereign from abusing authority.

Ex.4 Answer the questions:

1. What events preceded the Bill of Rights?

2. Why did King James have to leave the country?

3. Hat document regulates succession since 1688?

4. How were the rights of the monarch limited by the Bill of Rights?

5. What civil rights were protected by this document?

6. What was the influence of the Bill of Rights on political thinking of America?

Ex.5 Agree or disagree:

1. Parliament began to show more resistance to the monarchy under the Stuart succession from 1503.

2. The Petition of Rights intended to prevent Charles I from raising taxes without Parliament’s consent.

3. The Bill of Rights is one of the basic instruments of the Constitution of the USA.

4. The Revolution settlement made monarchy clearly conditional o the will of English people.

5. The Bill provided a freedom from arbitrary government.

6. The Bill of Rights also dealt with the proximate succession to the throne.

Ex.6 Complete the following sentences using the words in brackets:

Example: Most of my friends were no longer there. They had left (leave).

1. My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He …(go) away.

2. The local cinema was no longer open. It …(close) down.

3. Mr Johnson was no longer alive. He …(die).

4. I didn’t recognize Mrs Johnson. She …(change) a lot.

5. Bill no longer had his car. He … (sell) it.

Ex. 7 Complete these sentences as in the example. Use the verb in brackets.

Example: Mr and Mrs Davis were in an aeroplane. They were nervous as the plane took off because they (fly) had never flown before.

1. The woman was a complete stranger to me.(see) I ….. before.

2. Margaret was late for work. Her boss was very surprised. (be/late) She …. .

3. Jane played tennis yesterday – at least she tried to play tennis. She wasn’t very good at it because she (play)…..

4. It was Keith’s first driving lesson. He was very nervous and didn’t know what to do. (drive) He ….

Ex.8 Make sentences using the words in brackets.

Example: I wasn’t hungry. (I/just/have/lunch) I had just had lunch.

1. Tom wasn’t at home when I arrived. (he/just/go/out)….

2. We arrived at the cinema late. (the film/already/begin)….

3. They weren’t eating when I went to see them. (they/just/finish/ their dinner)….

4. I invited Ann to dinner last night but she could’t come (she/already/arrange/to do/something else)….

5. I was very pleased to see Nora again after such a long time. (I/not/see/her for five years)….

Ex. 9 Read and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Make them interrogative and negative:

1. His view had already formed public opinion before everybody realized the mistake.

2. He had studied particular subjects at university before he started teaching law.

3. By the end of last week they had resolved the dispute at last.

4. After they had finished analyzing the subject of contract law, we came to an important conclusion.

5. After the policeman had explained me everything I realized his fault.

6. They had found the escaped prisoner before the sunset.

Ex.10 Use the appropriate form of the verb:

1. They (had finished/ finished) the examination when the chief expert asked for the results.

2. By the time the train reached the city, he (had received/ received0 5 calls informing him of robbery from the bank.

3. When we came into the room, the last meeting of the Supreme Court (had already been finished/already finished).

4. he (had accepted/ accepted) any possible penalty when the officer started to tell him of his rights.

5. We (had already passed/passed) through the Red channel when the immigration officer asked us to return.

6. They (entered/ had entered) the UK and got permission to stay a stated length of time.

Ex.11 Translate into English:

1. Коли він увійшов до кабінету, законодавці вже закінчили роботу.

2. Коли студенти прийшли до академії, засідання вже розпочаклося.

3. Нотаріус вже приготував усі папери, коли джеймз прийшов до офісу.

4. Спікер вже закінчив доповідь з системи покарання в Україні, коли вона підійшла до дверей залу.

5. Поліція знайшла та піймала злочинців ще до сходу сонця.

6. До кінця тижня вони видали три закони щодо права власності на землю.