- •Факультет Международных отношений
- •Vocabulary list 1. Political system 4
- •3) Hereditary peers, to inherit a title, peers by heredity; life peers, to make someone a life peer, to grant peerage 4
- •3. Translate the sentences into English 18
- •Vocabulary list 2 . Elections 39
- •Unit I. Uk and us political systems
- •Vocabulary list 1. Political system
- •3) Hereditary peers, to inherit a title, peers by heredity; life peers, to make someone a life peer, to grant peerage
- •Lesson 1. A constitution or a constitutional monarchy
- •Reading for vocabulary 1.1. Constitution
- •Exercises:
- •1. Give equivalents of the following:
- •2. Find as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Listening I.
- •Reading for vocabulary 1. 2. Monarchy
- •Exercises:
- •1. Give equivalents of the following:
- •2. Find as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Translate the underlined passages into Russian. Debates I.
- •Writing I.
- •Text translation I.
- •Lesson 2 . Legislative branch of power.
- •Reading for Vocabulary 2.3. Order, order
- •Give the equivalents of the following:
- •Find as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate the sentences into English
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Reading for Vocabulary 2.4.
- •Exercises
- •1. Find the equivalents for the following:
- •2. Give as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate the sentences into English
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Listening II.
- •Reading for Vocabulary 2.5. The House of Lords
- •Exercises
- •2. Put up questions to these sentences : a)a general question
- •3. Give definitions for the following .Translate the names of the titles marked with asterisk into Russian.
- •4. Check yourself and fill in the gaps without looking into the text. See how much you have coped with.
- •Reading for Vocabulary 2.6. Us legislative branch of power
- •Exercises
- •1. Give equivalents of the following:
- •2. Find as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Text translation II.
- •Lesson 3. Executive branch of power
- •Reading for vocabulary 3.7. The British Government: The Structure of Her Majesty's Government
- •Exercises
- •1. Read the text and complete these sentences:
- •2. Speak about these appointments and their responsibilities. Translate the names of the titles into Russian.
- •3. What is the difference between Ministers of State, Junior Ministers and Non-Departmental Ministers? Reading for vocabulary 3.8. The Cabinet
- •1. Find equivalents of the following:
- •2. Give as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Reading for vocabulary 3.9. Executive Branch of Power of the usa
- •Exercises
- •1. Give the equivalents to the following:
- •2. Give as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Translate the underlined passage into Russian. Text translation III.
- •Vocabulary test I
- •Homereading I.
- •Unit II. Elections
- •Vocabulary list 2 . Elections
- •Lesson 4. Elections in uk
- •`Reading for vocabulary 4.10. General elections in the United Kingdom
- •Polling Day
- •Exercises
- •Debates II.
- •Writing II.
- •Reading for vocabulary 4.11.
- •Elections in the United Kingdom
- •Exercises
- •2. Put up questions to these sentences : a)a general question
- •3. Give definitions for the following:
- •4. Check yourself and fill in the gaps without looking into the text. See how much you have coped with.
- •Reading For Vocabulary 4.12. Calls for a change of system
- •Exercises
- •1. Find the equivalents of the following:
- •2. Give as many synonyms as you can:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •Listening III.
- •2) Now fill in the gaps:
- •3) Study the idioms: “to pull one’s punches”,“ to come as a thunderbolt” “ to lose track of”and make up your own sentences with them. Listening III (part 2)
- •Lesson 5. Elections in the usa
- •Reading for vocabulary 5. 13 Elections in the usa (part I)
- •1. Find equivalents of the following:
- •Listening IV.
- •Reading for vocabulary 5. 14. Elections in the usa( part II)
- •1. Read the text and entitle its parts. Arrange them in the list below.
- •2. Put up questions to these sentences : a)a general question
- •3. Give definitions for the following:
- •4. Check yourself and fill in the gaps without looking into the text. See how much you have coped with.
- •Writing III.
- •Vocabulary test II.
- •Homereading II.
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет
Факультет Международных отношений
Пособие по английскому языку
для студентов 2 курса
( 3 семестр)
(Уровень: Advanced, Upper-Intermediate, Intermediate)
The Political Systems of the UK and the USA
Санкт –Петербург
2010
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет 1
Пособие по английскому языку 1
для студентов 2 курса 1
( 3 семестр) 1
(Уровень: Advanced, Upper-Intermediate, Intermediate) 1
The Political Systems of the UK and the USA 1
Санкт –Петербург 1
2010 1
UNIT I. UK AND US POLITICAL SYSTEMS 4
Vocabulary list 1. Political system 4
3) Hereditary peers, to inherit a title, peers by heredity; life peers, to make someone a life peer, to grant peerage 4
LESSON 1. A CONSTITUTION OR A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 6
Reading for vocabulary 1.1. 6
LISTENING I. 8
Reading for vocabulary 1. 2. 8
DEBATES I. 11
WRITING I. 12
TEXT TRANSLATION I. 12
LESSON 2 . LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF POWER. 14
Reading for Vocabulary 2.3. 14
3. Translate the sentences into English 15
Reading for Vocabulary 2.4. 16
3. Translate the sentences into English 18
LISTENING II. 20
Reading for Vocabulary 2.5. 20
Reading for Vocabulary 2.6. 26
TEXT TRANSLATION II. 28
LESSON 3. EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF POWER 29
Reading for vocabulary 3.7. 29
Reading for vocabulary 3.8. 31
Reading for vocabulary 3.9. 34
TEXT TRANSLATION III. 36
VOCABULARY TEST I 36
HOMEREADING I. 38
UNIT II. ELECTIONS 39
Vocabulary list 2 . Elections 39
LESSON 4. ELECTIONS IN UK 41
`Reading for vocabulary 4.10. 41
DEBATES II. 43
WRITING II. 43
Reading for vocabulary 4.11. 43
Reading For Vocabulary 4.12. 48
LISTENING III. 50
LISTENING III (part 2) 52
LESSON 5. ELECTIONS IN THE USA 53
Reading for vocabulary 5. 13 53
LISTENING IV. 56
Reading for vocabulary 5. 14. 57
WRITING III. 59
VOCABULARY TEST II. 60
HOMEREADING II. 61
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Unit I. Uk and us political systems
Vocabulary list 1. Political system
The UK
1) Coronation, abdication, to abdicate
to succeed to the throne
Knight, knighthood
2) legislative, executive, judicial branch
the Houses of Parliament, a Member of Parliament (MP)
the House of Lords, the Lords, the Lords Chamber, the Upper House
the House of Commons, the Commons, the Commons Chamber, the Lower House
3) Hereditary peers, to inherit a title, peers by heredity; life peers, to make someone a life peer, to grant peerage
Lords Spiritual, bishops of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury
The Law Lords (judges);
Lords Temporal
The Lord Chancellor, the Woolsack,
the Mace, the Sergeant at Arms
4) The Speaker; to call to order
The State Opening of Parliament; session, sitting, question time
5) A legislative draft/bill; to introduce/bring in a bill, to debate a bill, to pass a bill, to defeat/reject a bill, to amend a bill; to submit a bill to
First, second, third reading
Unanimous consent
To give/receive Royal Assent; to enter into the Statute book
Aye lobby, No lobby, division, to call for a division
6) The Government, the Opposition, Shadow cabinet, Shadow minister
A front-bencher, a back-bencher
Maiden speech
The USA
7) President, acting president, lame duck
the Congress: the Senate, the House of Representatives
Commander-in-Chief
The Vice President, Senator, Congressman
8) To set and collect taxes, to regulate commerce, to coin and issue money, to declare war
System of Checks and Balances
9) Constitution: articles and amendments
Bill of Rights
Bicameral legislature
Two-party system, political rivalry
Party caucus
Majority/minority leader
10) President’s Cabinet
To resign, to choose/appoint the successor
Term in office
Assassination