- •Учебно-методическое пособие
- •Supplementary Reading
- •Great britain (I)
- •1. What do you know about Great Britain? Here is a short test. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. There are a lot of international words, which are used in the text below. Look through the words and put them into the correct boxes: nouns and adjectives. Try to guess their meaning.
- •3. Read the text about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and explain the words and word combinations in bold. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1)
- •4. Complete this chart with information from the text in Ex.3. Then speak about the country.
- •5. Read the text below, translate it, using a dictionary and try to remember the words and word combinations in bold. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2)
- •6. Read the two texts again and circle the correct answer.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •7. Find the English equivalents of the following words and phrases in the text above, then make sentences using them.
- •8. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list.
- •9.A) Answer the following questions.
- •9.B) Speak about the parts of the uk, the history of their unification and the difficulties of their peaceful co-existence.
- •10. Look through the information about Great Britain in Ex. 4. Make another chart like this and fill it with the details of your own country. Write a simple introduction to your country.
- •Britain and the British
- •Great britain (II)
- •2. Some fragments of the sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the fragments the one, which fits each gap.
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3)
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •9. Look through the text above, then close your books and try to complete the following sentences.
- •9. Answer the questions and speak about the diversity of theory and practice concerning English constitutional law.
- •10. Write a short commentary concerning Russian constitutional law.
- •Great Britain Quiz
- •The usa (I)
- •1. In this unit you’re going to learn about a turning point in American history, but there are lots of famous dates in the history of the usa. Match the date to the important event.
- •2. Read a short article about the United States of America. Then match the words in bold to the definitions.
- •3. Match the opposites.
- •4. Copy the chart in Ex.4, p.4 and complete it with information from the text. Then speak about the usa.
- •5. Read the article about the United States of America and translate it, using a dictionary. Then try to remember the words in bold.
- •6. Mark the sentences as t (true), f (false) or d (don’t know).
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •The usa (II)
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •3. Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list, then make sentences using the completed phrases.
- •4. A) Match the English and Russian equivalents.
- •4. B) Fill in the correct word(s) from the list.
- •5. Read the text again, then make notes under these headings. Use your notes to talk about the Constitution of the United States of America.
- •6. You are going to read a text about us Congress. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the sentence (a - e), which fits each gap.
- •Congress
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •7.A) Find the English equivalents of the following words and phrases in the text, then make sentences using them.
- •7.B). Underline the correct words in bold.
- •8. Match a) the synonyms b) the antonyms.
- •9. Close your books and try to complete the following sentences.
- •10. Analyse the main differences between the English and American Constitutions in written form.
- •America the beautiful
- •The usa (III)
- •3. Read the text again and circle the correct answer.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •4. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list.
- •5. Find the words in the text above that mean:
- •6. Find the different word in each line and explain why it is the odd one out as in the example.
- •7. Read the text again, then make notes under these headings. Use your notes to talk about the President of the United States.
- •8. Read a short paragraph about the elections and some functions of the Russian President. Are there any differences between those of American President?
- •9. Fill in the correct prepositions, then make sentences using the completed phrases.
- •10. Compare and contrast the elections and some functions of the Russian and American Presidents in written form. Use the following useful expressions. Start like this:
- •20. A system of government or organization in which the citizens or members choose leaders or make other important decisions by voting.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •3. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list.
- •Speaking
- •4. Read the text again and explain the functions of different types of courts in England and Wales.
- •5. Read the text and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). The Federal Judiciary in the u.S.
- •6. Work in pairs. Make 10 questions to the text. Let your group mates answer them.
- •9. Read the following text and explain the word(s) in bold. Then check your answers in Ex.1. And speak about the people in the court, their duties and functions.
- •In the Court
- •10. You’re a reporter for the local newspaper. Write an article with full names, ages, addresses and details of the case you’ve heard in the court.
- •Justice and law (I) Warm up Activities
- •1. Read the following sayings. Are they logical? What do you think of them?
- •Justice and Law in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •3. Match the Russian to the English equivalents.
- •4. Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list, then make sentences using the completed phrases.
- •5. Read the text again and circle the correct answer.
- •6. Make notes under these headings. Use your notes to talk about justice and law in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- •7. Read the text and translate it into Russian, using a dictionary. Then try to remember the words in bold. Kinds of Cases
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •8. Give English equivalents for the following words and word combinations, then make sentences using them.
- •9.A) Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word(s) from the list below:
- •9.B) Fill in the gaps with the prepositions:
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text and remember them.
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents.
- •4. Match the synonyms.
- •5. Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list, then make sentences using the completed phrases.
- •6. Complete the sentences with one of the words given below.
- •7. Give your definition of the following people:
- •8. Answer the questions on the text.
- •9. Use the questions in Ex. 8 as a plan to talk about the criminal justice process in the usa.
- •10. Use the questions in Ex. 8 as a plan to write about the criminal justice process in Russia.
- •What are these?
- •Supplementary Reading Text 1. This is britain
- •Text 2. The suffragette movement
- •Text 3. This is the usa
- •Text 4. Us constitution
- •Text 5. The english and american constitutions
- •Text 6. English criminal law
- •Text 7. The garden city of asia
- •Text 8. A very beautiful story
- •Part 1.
- •Part 2.
Vocabulary Exercises
7.A) Find the English equivalents of the following words and phrases in the text, then make sentences using them.
например, законодательная власть, договор, жители, зарубежные страны, предложения, одобрять, уровень, победитель, торговля, избирательный участок, определять, налоги, представлять, избиратель, количество сроков полномочий, внести законопроект, установить правила, отказать, расходы.
7.B). Underline the correct words in bold.
1. Multimedia web pages with photographs, music and video make downloading slow and boring. In addition/in its turn, there is too much advertising instead of real information.
2. Village members/residents still prefer to get up early.
3. The new manager worked hard to provide/to strike down better working conditions in the hotel.
4. The thirteen American states were divided/declared independent in 1776.
5. If you want to have a happy family affairs/compromises should always be found.
6. He represents/disposes the election district in California.
8. Match a) the synonyms b) the antonyms.
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to be made up
commerce
override
spending
for example
consist
foreign
a looser
a sum of money
override
to limit
to accept
a bill
an elector
a winner
for
trade
for instance
to refuse
domestic
veto
legislation
against
approve
a voter
funds
savings
to widen
Speaking
9. Close your books and try to complete the following sentences.
1. The legislative branch of the federal government of the USA is...
2.The USA Congress consists...
3. The Senate
a) There are 100...
b) One third of the Senators…
c) The Senators represent…
4.The House of Representatives
a) The House of Representatives…
b) They are elected…
c) They represent the population
d) The number of Representatives…
5. Congress
a) Congress makes…
b) Congress decides…
c) It regulates… and also sets rules…
d) Congress can override … and it can also refuse…
6. The President
a) The President has...
b) The President must have…
c) The President cannot…
d) He is also limited…
e) The President proposes…
Writing
10. Analyse the main differences between the English and American Constitutions in written form.
Just for fun
Listen to the song and fill in with the words below.
God, mercy, crown, grace, purple, heroes, twice, men, freedom, mountain, liberty, dream
America the beautiful
Words by *Katharine Lee Bates Melody by Samuel Ward
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О beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple …………… majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed1 his grace on thee2 And ………. thy good with brother-hood From sea to shining sea!
О beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern,3 impassioned stress A thoroughfare4 of …………… beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy ……….. in law!
О beautiful for ………… proved In liberating strife. Who more than self the country loved And ………… more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness
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*Katharine Lee Bates, an English
professor at Wellesey College, rode in a horse-drawn wagon up
Pike’s peak, a mountaintop in Colorado in 1893. She saw a view
of the mountains and was inspired by her glimpse of the “spacious
skies” and “purple mountains” to write a poem, which became
the first verse of the song. The public loved the poem, and Miss
Bates was encouraged to set it to music. She chose the music of a
hymn by Samuel Ward. The words and music traveled around the
world, and today Mexico, Canada, and Australia sing it with their
own countries’ names instead of “America.” |
О beautiful for halcyon5 skies, For amber waves of grain, For ………… mountain majesties Above the enameled6 plain! America! America! …… shed his grace on thee Till souls wax fair as earth and air And music-hearted sea!
О beautiful for glory-tale Of liberating strife When once and …….., for man's avail7 Men lavished8 precious life! America! America! God shed his ………. on thee Till selfish gain no longer stain The banner of the free!
О beautiful for patriot ………. That sees beyond the years Thine9 alabaster10 cities gleam Undimmed11 by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till nobler …….. keep once again Thy whiter jubilee!
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1 toshed– проливать, распространять
2 thee – (поэт.) – тебя, тебе
3 stern – неумолимый
4 thoroughfare – оживленный поток,
главная артерия
5 halcyon – тихий, безмятежный
6 to enamel – разукрашивать
7 avail – выгода, польза
8 to lavish – расточать
9 thine – твой
10 alabaster – алебастровый
11 undimmed – незатуманенный