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4) Negotiate, negotiable, negotiator, negotiation

a) The agreement was reached after a series of difficult .

b) reported that the details of this agreement are still under .

  1. In state matters not everything is .

  2. The strike was caused by the management's refusal with the

unions.

5) prosper, prosperity, prosperous, prosperously

a)Britain reached its greatest at the second half of the 19th

century.

  1. A lot of computer manufacturing companies today.

  2. After the war not so many people lived .

  3. She was a daughter of merchant banker.

6) suffrage, suffragette, suffragist

a) Female was introduced in Britain in 1918.

b) is someone who supports .

c) was a woman in Britain, Australia and the United States in

the early 20th century who was a member of a group that demanded the right of women to vote.

7) Stipulate, stipulation

  1. That victory meant of free economic zone hi the country.

  2. The only is that the candidates must be over 30.

8) Smuggle, smuggler, smuggling

a) The man was arrested when he tried a knife into the House

of Commons.

b)The drug _____ illegally 75 tons of cocaine into the USA in

the 1980s.

c) usually flourished in the countries where the free trade was

hampered.

Task 9. Here are the most important events of the 18th century in Britain. Rank them in importance and explain your choice.

  1. Union with Scotland

  2. Loss of American colonies

  3. The Industrial Revolution

  4. Union with Ireland

  5. Formation of the Cabinet Government System

Task 10. Historical consequences. Match two statements from columns A and B into a compound sentence with the conjunction "so".

A

B

1. George I could not speak English and did not take part in the sittings of government

a) the rebellion was suppressed and the United Kingdom was created

2. James II tried to restore his rights to the English Crown with the support of the Scots

b) the severe economic restrictions led to the war with American colonies

3. The Empire was steadily growing

c) money was invested into engineering providing further development of industry

4. George III tried to provide his own foreign policy

d) the Cabinet Government system shaped in Britain

5. The development of colonies accumulated wealth in the country

e) the Dublin Parliament was dissolved and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was formed

6. The movement for independence caused mass rebellions in Ireland

f) it required new laws of economic organisation

Britain in the 19th century

Task 1. Brainstorming.

  1. What do you know about Napoleonic wars in Europe? What countries did he conquer? What Empire did he create?

  2. The 19th century became the period of wealth and glory in Britain. What were the factors that predetermined this glory? What events in the I6lh—17th centuries helped to create a world power in the 19* century?

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