- •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.
Exercises
1. Read the text and entitle its parts. Choose the headings from the list
1________________________ 2________________________ 3________________________ 4________________________ 5________________________ 6__________________________
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A Lords Spiritual B Changes proposed to the House of Lords C Lords Temporal D Role of the House of Lords E Organization of the House of Lords F Composition of the House of Lords |
2. Put up questions to these sentences : a)a general question
b) 2-3 special questions
They were drawn from the various groups of senior and influential nobility
There are only 92 peers who sit by virtue of hereditary peerage.
The Government has been consulting on proposals and attempting to legislate for further reform of the Lords.
Members of the Lords do not represent constituencies, and are not involved in matters of taxation and finance.
The House of Lords acts as a revising chamber for many of the more important and controversial bills.
The Lords can amend all legislation, with the exception of bills to raise taxation.
Government's manifesto commitments, in the form of Government Bills, are not voted down by the House of Lords at second reading.
The Lords of Appeal employed full-time take part in judicial proceedings.
Lords business is expected to be conducted in an orderly and polite fashion without the need for an active Speaker.
It is to him, and not the Lord Chancellor, that members have turned for advice and leadership on points of order and procedure.
All members of the House of Lords except Law Lords are unpaid, but they are entitled to reimbursement of their expenses.
About two thirds of the Lords align themselves with a political party.
Some Lords have been elevated to the Lords from Commons in recognition of distinguished service in politics.
The number of spiritual peers is now reduced to 26.
Law Lords are appointed for life to discharge the judicial functions of the House.
The Queen exercises the prerogative to grant non-hereditary titles or life peerages on the advice of the Prime Minister
3. Give definitions for the following .Translate the names of the titles marked with asterisk into Russian.
Lords Spiritual*
Lords Temporal
Law Lords
Royal Assent
Lords of Appeal*
Lord Chancellor
Chief Whip*
The Leader of the House
The Clerk of the Parliaments*
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod*
4. Check yourself and fill in the gaps without looking into the text. See how much you have coped with.
1) Only 92 peers sit in the Upper House __ ____of ______________ _______________. 2) The majority of members are now _________ ________. 3) Normally, the _________ of the Lords is required before Acts of Parliament can be passed, and the Lords can _______all ____________, with the exception of bills to _________ _________, long seen as the responsibility of the Commons. 4) A ________ of _________was_______________, which was further ___________ by the Parliament Act of 1949. 5) Government's_________ _________, in the form of Government Bills, are not __________ _______by the House of Lords __ __________ __________. 6) Lords business is expected to be conducted __an ______ and polite _________ without the need for an active Speaker. 7) All other members of the House of Lords are ____________, but they are _____________ ___ __________________________of their expenses. 8) About two thirds of the Lords _________ ______________with a political party. 9) Some Lords are former Members of the House of Commons who have been _____________ _______the Lords __ _________ __distinguished service in politics. 10) Law Lords are appointed for life to ____________ the ___________ ____________of the House). 11) The Queen grants ____________titles or life peerages to both men and women. 12) The Queen ____________ this prerogative ____ the _______________of Prime Minister.