3.See the list of some British Ministries and Departments. Choose one of them and make a presentation about it and about its head on behalf of the real person. Use the plan below:
1.My name is…
2.I’m the head of the…
3.I accepted the office in…
4.I am…years old.
5.I’m married/not married.
6.I have… (don’t have) children.
7.I live in…
8.I belong to the…party.
9.The functions of my Department are…
(Provide a picture of the real person).
Ministerial departments
Attorney General's Office
Cabinet Office
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education
Department for Transport
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department of Health
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Her Majesty's Treasury
Home Office
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Justice
Non-ministerial departments
Food Standards Agency
Forestry Commission
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
National Crime Agency
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Office of Rail Regulation
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The National Archives
UK Trade & Investment
Water Services Regulation Authority
Important Government Departments
1.Read the words using a dictionary: various, a committee, foreign, Commonwealth, exchequer, to execute, finance, an issue.
Vocabulary
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The Cabinet Office |
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Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
Заместитель госсекретаря по иностранным делам |
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to hold a position |
занимать пост |
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UK Border Agency |
служба пограничного контроля Великобритании |
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counter-terrorism |
борьба с терроризмом |
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the headquarters [hedˈkwɔːtəz] |
руководство |
2.Read and translate the text.
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom. It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and which co-ordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments. It currently has just over 2,000 staff, most of whom work in Whitehall. Staff working in the Prime Minister’s Office are part of the Cabinet Office.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly called the Foreign Office is a department of the United Kingdom government. It is responsible for protecting and promoting UK interests abroad. It was created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.
The head of the FCO is the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs or “Foreign Secretary” (currently William Hague). This position is one of the four most prestigious appointments in the Cabinet, together with those of Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary. Together with the Prime Minister, these are the Great Offices of State.
The FCO is managed from day-to-day by a civil servant, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who also acts as the Head of the Diplomatic Service. This position has been held by Simon Fraser since late August 2010.
Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury), or informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government’s public finance policy and economic policy. The Treasury maintains the Combined Online Information System (COINS) containing a detailed analysis of departmental spending.
The Home Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security, and law and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service. It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism, and ID cards.
It is also known, especially in official papers, as the Home Department
Lunar House in Croydon, which holds the headquarters of the Home Office UK Border Agency
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the Her Majesty’s Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.
The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its interests and to strengthen international peace and stability. The MOD also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces.
The flag of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence