9. Answer the questions and speak about the diversity of theory and practice concerning English constitutional law.

1. What is it necessary to do in order to understand English Constitutional law?

2. Why is the English Constitution to be regarded as “unwritten” from the standpoint of constitutional lawyers?

3. Is the English Constitution rigid or flexible?

4. The Constitution is the source of the law, isn't it?

5. What power do the judges enjoy in administering justice?

6. What law do the judges administer?

7. What can you say about theory and practice concerning English constitutional law?

8. In what way are the Legislature and Executive joined together?

Writing

10. Write a short commentary concerning Russian constitutional law.

Just for fun

Great Britain Quiz

How much do you know about Great Britain? Decide whether these statements about Great Britain are true or false. Put T (True) or F (False) on the line next to the sentence.

1. If you drive a car in Scotland you will have to drive on the left. ……

2. If you go on a sightseeing tour of London you will be able to see the National Gallery. ……

3. If you go to Madam Tussaud's you'll be able to buy new clothes for yourself. ……

4. If you go shopping in Cardiff you will have to change English pounds to Welsh pounds. ……

5. If you want to see how the bridges raise London, go to Tower Bridge. ……

6. If you go to Piccadilly Сircus you'll see Nelson Column. ……

7. If you go to Regent's Park you'll be able to visit London Zoo. ……

8. If you fly from London to Scotland you'll have to show your passport at the airport. ……

9. If you take the ferry to Northern Ireland you will cross over the English Channel. ……

The usa (I)

Warm up Activities

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.

1492	the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan by America.
1945	the end of the revolutionary war.
1776	the biggest war for independence lasted.
1620	Columbus discovered America.
1782	Englishmen arrived in America on board the ship “Mayflower” to live and to work there.
1775-1783	the United States of America was founded.
1861-1865	Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.
1969	the Civil War lasted.

Reading

2. Read a short article about the United States of America. Then match the words in bold to the definitions.

The United States of America (I)

The United States of America, one of the biggest countries in the world, is situated in the southern half of North America. It occupies a favourable geographical position being washed by two oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. Today the USA covers an area of 9.4 million sq. km. Stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean the USA borders upon Canada in the north and upon Mexico in the south.

The American Indians were the first people to live in that vast land. They had a fascinating, ancient culture, and rich traditions of language and customs. When Christopher Columbus arrived, in 1492, there were probably about 1,500,000 Indians in North America.

But then, immigrants came. By the early nineteenth century, the population was more than 17 million. Most came from the Middle East and the Far East, as well as millions of Africans, caught in the terrible slave.

Immigration went on growing, so the population grew from 4 million (1790) to 235 million inhabitants now.

The USA is a federation of 50 states. The United States’ flag is called the “Stars and Stripes”. It has thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue square. One star is for each state of the United States now, and the stripes are for the first thirteen states of the union.

The biggest river in the United States is the Mississippi. The largest lakes are the Great Lakes, five in number. The highest mountain chains are the Appalachians in the east and Cordilleras in the west.

On the whole USA has a continental climate but every part of the country is different, from Alaska in the north, covered with snow and ice, to the tropical Florida in the south. It is at the same time one of the hottest and of the coldest countries; one of the wettest and one of the driest.

The USA is a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. Heavy industry prevails in the USA, including mining, metallurgical, machine-building and chemical industries. Being well developed light industry includes textile, leather, footwear and food industries.

The capital of the USA is the city of Washington; New York is a centre of finance, of shipping, of fun; New Orleans deals in cotton; Chicago is famous for wheat and cattle; Detroit is a centre of the car industry.

………………..	a row of mountains or islands
………………..	to be the most important feature
………………..	the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible
………………..	a kind of grain used in making flour and pasta
………………..	domesticated cows and bulls
………………..	people that are permanent residents of a particular place or region
………………..	advantageous, encouraging or promising
……………….. ………………..	to exist and increase in size attractive or delightful