Vocabulary

to decide decree the Acts the Council of Federation the Russian Federation subjects to agree with body to entitle to apply member to arise to explain right freedom to pass law to deal with … article to cease to take part equal.

Принять решение Декрет, указ, решение Акты, законы Совет Федерации Субъекты Российской Федерации Соответствовать Орган Давать право Применять Член Возникать Объяснять Право Свобода Принимать закон Иметь дело статья прекращать принимать участие равный

Exercise 1. Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make word partnerships from the text.

1. Constitutional a. of the Council of Federation

2. The Acts b. Arbitration Tribunal

3. The Supreme c. court

4. Legislative and executive d. decrees

5. The President’s e. bodies

6. The Russian Federation subjects f. subjects

Exercise 2. Choose the correct word from the option:

1. The following bodies are entitled …. to the Constitutional Court.

1. to accuse; b) to apply; c) to hear; d) to join.

2. The Constitutional Court takes part in the President’s ….. .

1. dispute; b) justice; c) misdemeanor; d) impeachment.

3. The Constitutional Court …… two chambers.

1. presides over; b) consists of; c) concerns; d) handles.

Exercise 3. Make the sentences.

The duties of the Constitutional Court are:

1. to decide …….. agree with the Constitution.

2. to deal with ……

3. to explain ……

4. to take part ……..

Exercise 4. Answer the questions:

1. What are the duties of the Constitutional Court?

2. Who can apply to the Constitutional Court?

3. Which problems are called competence problems?

4. How many chambers does the Constitutional Court consist of?

5. How many Constitutional judges does each chamber include?

Reading Text 1

Text 2: Welcome to The Tower Hotel

The Tower Hotel is in Shinjuku, the new business centre of Tokyo. It is an exciting area with excellent shopping and entertainment.

The Tower Hotel has luxurious rooms, which are ideal for the business traveler. Each room has TV channels in English such as CNN and the BBC. All rooms have voice mail, a fax machine and a personal safe. Each room is equipped for personal computer use and Internet access is free.

Before your evening meal you can relax in the fitness centre and sauna. There are two excellent restaurants for your meals. One offers a variety of international dishes; the other offers traditional Japanese cuisine.

There is an executive lounge with its own check-in and check-out service. Here you can get a free American breakfast and evening drinks. It has also got laser printers in a comfortable work area with tea- and coffee-making facilities.

There are ten function room with a full range of multimedia equipment for meetings and presentations. Technical and secretarial services are also available.

The Tower Hotel meets all the needs of the modern business traveller.