- •Министерство сельского хозяйства российской федерации
- •Предисловие Уважаемый студент!
- •1.Read and translate the text:
- •3.Say in English:
- •Vocabulary
- •2.Read and translate the text:
- •3.The text is divided into 6 passages. Choose the best title to each passage. Prove your answer.
- •3.Read and translate the text:
- •6. Say who these people are:
- •3.Read the text and translate it into Russian.
- •5. Name all the functions of the British Parliament. Which of them is the most important?
- •2.Read the following text and translate it into Russian.
- •3.Say what these people are:
- •4. Name all the rights and immunities which each of the two Houses has. How do you understand them?
- •6. Match the person with its definition:
- •5. Guess (догодайтесь) the names of ministers according to the names of the Departments they are in charge of:
- •6. Make a drawing of the arrangement of seats in the House of Commons. Discuss it in class.
- •8. Render the following text in Russian (10 minutes).
- •Making new laws: Bills and Acts
- •4. Find in the text the equivalents to the following Russian words and phrases:
- •5. Give the definitions to the words given below. If you cannot find any definition in the text, use a dictionary and explain the meanings of the words yourself.
- •7. Find in the text all the stages a Bill must complete to become a law. What happens to a Bill at each stage?
- •3.Fill in the gaps using the words below:
- •23. Find in the text the equivalents to the following Russian words and phrases:
- •6.Answer the questions:
- •Three parts of the executive
- •The Privy Council.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Russian.
- •4. Give the definitions to the following words:
- •6.Name all the functions the Privy Council possesses.
- •1.Translate the following text in writing (10 minutes).
- •2.Answer the following questions:
- •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:
- •2.Give the English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases:
- •3.Match the Department with its functions:
- •5.What abbreviations are used for some Departments in Great Britain? What are the abbreviations for the same Ministries in Russia? Unit IV elections in great britain
- •1.Read and translate the text:
- •3.Put the events preceding General Election into logic order:
- •2.Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases:
- •3.Complete the following text with the words and phrases from the box.
- •4.What do the following numbers refer to?: 5, 500, 21, 1975.
- •3.Answer the following questions:
- •1.Render the text in Russian orally (10 minutes).
- •Elizabeth II
- •1.Look at the photo of Elizabeth II. Describe her appearance.
- •2.Read and translate the text:
- •2. See the list of the Functions of the Sovereign and complete the phrases with the missing information. Use the words from the box:
- •The Royal Family
- •Vocabulary
- •1.Read the text about the British Royal Family and complete the sentences after the text.
- •2.Complete the chart:
- •3.Fill in the gaps in the following sentences:
- •4.What do the following numbers refer to?:25, 8, 2, 61, 92, the 4th, the 43rd.
- •Unit VI About the Commonwealth
- •Members of the Commonwealth
- •The Queen’s role in the Commonwealth
- •State systems of some Commonwealth countries State system of Canada
- •Political System of Australia
- •Part II
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •3.Based on the content of the text complete the phrases:
- •5.Translate the following verbs and make up your own sentences with them. You may use the text:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. During 15 minutes look through the text and render it in Russian.
- •8. Based on the text above describe the state system of Russia finishing the following phrases:
- •4.Say in English:
- •5. Match the departments (left column) with their responsibilities (right column):
- •6.Imagine that you are the Head of one of the American Departments (your choice). Introduce yourself on behalf of this real person using the plan below:
- •7.During 15 minutes look through the text and render it in Russian.
- •10. In two groups of 5-6 students make two lists of differences and similarities between the executive branches in the usa and Great Britain (15 minutes). Discuss them together.
- •III. Legislative branch: the congress
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Read and translate the text:
- •4.Finish the sentences according to the text:
- •5.What do the following numbers from the text mean?:7, 580,000, 1, 100, 30, 2, 435, 9, 6, 25.
- •6. Give 2 reasons why none of you can be a senator or a representative.
- •7.Answer the following questions:
- •8. Complete the following text by translating the words or expressions in brackets:
- •9.Complete the table and compare the legislative branch of the usa with that of Great Britain:
- •IV. The judicial system of the u.S.A.
- •Vocabulary
- •2.Complete the table and speak about courts in the usa and their functions:
- •3.Match each word on the left with the definition on the right:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Speak on:
- •Unit II
- •I. Us constitution I
- •Vocabulary:
- •Us constitution II
- •Vocabulary
- •2.Say in English:
- •11. Speak on:
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •2. Choose the correct answer:
- •3.Finish the phrases:
- •4.Read the first two paragraphs of the text without a dictionary (10 minutes). Try to catch the main idea. Translate the rest of the text in written (15 minutes).
- •The separation of powers in state government
- •Vocabulary:
- •5. Say if the following statements are true or false (see the text above):
- •Unit III.
- •Major political parties
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •Vocabulary:
- •2. Give the English equivalents for:
- •3. Match each word on the left with the right definition on the right:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary:
- •6. Say what party is spoken about in each sentence:
- •7. Speak on:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Ancient institution
- •Functions and powers of the monarch
- •The british royal family
- •History and structure of the british parliament
- •The two houses of the british parliament
- •The house of commons
- •Offices of the house of commons
- •Parliamentary procedure
- •The Queen and the Royal Family
- •The queen and the prime minister
- •The cabinet and the prime minister
- •Departments of the uk
- •Government departments
- •The united states of america federalism: state and local governments
- •Political attitudes
- •Courts in the united states
- •Cost of government
- •The constitution as a supreme law
- •The lawmaking process
- •Power in international relations
- •Elections
- •Appendix I List of Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
- •List of Government Departments Ministerial departments
- •Non-ministerial departments
- •House of Windsor
- •List of the members of the Royal Family
- •The list of Commonwealth countries Country Date Status
- •Appendix II Написание эссе
- •Язык написания
- •Полезные советы
- •Образец сочинения
- •3.Use the following plan:
4. Give the definitions to the following words:
-the Privy Council;
-the Judicial Committee;
-a Clerk;
- the Lord President of the Council.
5.Match the office and the person in charge of it:
a)The Lord President of the Council;
b)The Clerk;
c)The Privy Councillor;
1)The signature of this person is appended to all orders in the Council;
2)The fourth highest Great Officer of State, the chief of the Privy Council;
3)An honorary office given by the sovereign and conferred for life.
6.Name all the functions the Privy Council possesses.
The Ministry.
1.Translate the following text in writing (10 minutes).
The Ministry is the government of the moment. The head of the Ministry is the Prime Minister. The functions of the Prime Minister are: leading the majority party, running the Government, appointing Cabinet Ministers, representing the nation in political matters.
Upon accepting office the Prime Minister must form a government, i.e., select a cabinet and ministry from among the Members of Parliament of his own party. The Cabinet constitutes the centre of the government and is composed of about 20 most important ministers. All major Government decisions are made by the Cabinet, and therefore it is the Cabinet which forms Government policy. Decisions of the Cabinet must be unanimous. It makes its decisions collectively and is collectively responsible to Parliament.
After the Prime Minister has formed his cabinet, he selects the rest of his ministry. Most of these ministers are the political heads of Government Departments are members of one of the Houses.
2.Answer the following questions:
1) What are functions of the Prime Minister?
2)What is the first task of the Prime Minister upon accepting office?
3)What body makes all major decisions of the Government?
3.Complete the following phrases:
1)The Ministry is…
2)The Cabinet is…
3)20 most important ministers make …
4)Decisions made by the Cabinet must be….
5)The Cabinet is collectively…
6)Most the ministers are…
Government Departments.
1. Translate the names of the departments: the Home Office, the Foreign Office, the Treasury. How are their heads called? Match the Department and the subject it handles:
1)the Home Office a)financial matters
2)the Foreign Office b)internal affairs of the UK
3)the Treasury c)international matters
Vocabulary
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to implement policy [’pɒləsɪ] |
осуществлять политику |
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permanent stuff [’pɜ:rmənənt] |
постоянный штат |
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Civil Service/Servant |
гражданская служба/служащий |
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Ministry of Defence |
Министерство Обороны |
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an agency/-ies |
агентство |
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ministerial department |
ведомственный департамент |
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non-ministerial department |
вневедомственный департамент |
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the Treasury |
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2.Read and translate the text in writing (15 minutes):
Government Departments are responsible for implementing Government policy. Each department is headed by two people: a political head who is usually the minister, and an administrative head from the Civil Service, called a permanent servant. They are responsible for a permanent stuff which is part of the Civil Servants. There are many such departments: the Home Office, the Department of Education, the Ministry of Defence, etc. The most important is the Treasury.
As well as government departments there are government agencies formed to operate public services, e.g., the Post Office, British Rail, etc. Most agencies are subjects to the control of one of the government departments.
Government departments are either ministerial departments or non-ministerial departments.
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Обратите внимание на то, что русскому слову «министерство» могут соответствовать несколько английских слов: Ministry, Office, Department. Например: the Home Office-Министерство Внутренних Дел, the Ministry of Defence – Министерство Обороны, the Department for Education-Министерство Образования. То же самое касается слова «министр», которому могут соответствовать следующие английские слова: Minister, Secretary. Например: the Home Secretary-Министр Внутренних дел, Secretary of State for Defence – Министр Обороны, the Cabinet Ministers – министры Кабинета.
Для Министерства Финансов и его главы в Британском правительстве есть отдельное название: Her Majesty’s Treasury-Министерство Финансов (Казна) ее Величества и the Chancellor of the Exchequer-Министр Финансов (Канцлер Казны).
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