Vocabulary

Learn these words and word combinations:

1. branch – ветвь

2. executive – исполнительный;

исполнительная власть

3. judicial – судебный

4. integral – существенный

5. chamber – палата (парламента)

6. major – более важный

7. to elect – избирать

8. to appoint – назначать

9. to pass a law/bill – принять закон / законопроект

10. to scrutinize – тщательно исследовать

(рассматривать)

11. an issue – проблема, спорный вопрос

12. hereditary – наследственный

13. a bishop – епископ

Oral drills

Choose the right definition:

What do we call:	We call him (her, it, them):
A female ruler in her own right;	The House of Commons
A chamber of Parliament which consists of hereditary and life peers;	The Supreme Court of Judicature
The head of Parliament;	The House of Lords
The chief officer of the House of Commons;	The Government
A group of ministers who are chosen by the Prime Minister;	The Prime Minister
A chamber of Parliament which consists of elected members;	The Cabinet
A body of persons appointed or elected as the law- makers of a country ;	The Queen
The highest judicial body.	The Speaker
The body of persons who rule a country	The Parliament

Word study

1. Read and translate the following international words:

Parliament, parliamentary, constitutional, democracy, monarchy, monarch, state, to command, integral, function, policy, administration, to debate, peer, prime minister.

2. Find the equivalents:

to take the final decisions – формировать правительство

to compose the government – толковать законы

in practice – обсуждать законопроект

to play an integral part – принимать окончательные

решения

major issues – на практике

to debate a bill – действовать по рекомендации

to act on the advice – играть существенную роль

to interpret the laws – наиболее важные спорные вопросы

3. Give synonyms for the italicized words using the verbs from the text:

1. The time for thinking has passed; we must do something at once.

2. Please, write your name on this document.

3. They did everything they could to gain success in this fight.

4. First you should examine everything with great thoroughness and then make up your mind what to do.

5. The question of whether war can be abolished has often been discussed.

Word- building

1. Find in the text and write down the missing derivatives.

Read them paying attention to the pronunciation:

Verbs	–	nouns	nouns	–	adjectives
To advise	–	…	constitution	–	…
…	–	scrutiny	…	–	live
to decide	–	…	judiciary	–	…
…	–	interpretation	…	–	major
to elect	–	…	legislature	–	…
…	–	appointment	…	–	monarchic(al)

Word Usage

Fill in the blanks with the verbs given below in the right form:

1. He always … his time between work and play.

2. Water … of hydrogen and oxygen.

3. We were … whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside for our summer holidays.

4. Mr. Bell has been … mayor of the city.

5. The bill … and became law.

6. Poetry helps to … life.

To pass, to debate, to interpret, to divide, to appoint, to consist

Oral exercises on the text

1. Answer the questions:

1. What kind of state is the UK ?

2. What is the role of the monarch ?

3. How is the legislative branch represented?

4. What are the main functions of Parliament?

5. How does a bill become law?

6. Who heads the executive branch?

7. How is the Cabinet formed?

8. What is the highest judicial body?

2 . Fill in the following graph using the words and expressions given below:

1. The British Parliament.

2. The British Government.

3. The Cabinet.

4. The House of Commons.

5. The House of Lords.

6. The Speaker.

7. The Prime Minister.

8. The Supreme Court of Judicature

9. The legislative branch

10. The executive branch

11. The judicial branch

12. The Court of Appeal

13. The High Court of Justice

3. Finish the sentences using the phrase That's why for connection with the opening part:

Model: I know little of the British political system (to study this text properly)

I know little of the British political system, that's why I must study this text properly.

1) Whatever the Queen does is done on the recommendation of her ministers (to be responsible for the royal act).

2) The British monarch is only a formal ruler of Great Britain (not actually govern the country).

3) The House of Lords is a hereditary chamber member (not to be elected).

4) The House of Commons is an elected chamber member (to be elected by a general election once in 5 years).

5) The main functions of the House of Commons are the legislative, the financial and the controlling one (to play an important role in the country’s life).

6) The Prime Minister is to form a new government (to select the ministers personally).

3. Speak on the British Political System using the scheme with key words and expressions:

Text B