вариант 4 The System of Government in GB

Вариант 4 (для студентов, чьи фамилии начинаются с букв П-Я)
Упражнение №1. Переведите следующие существительные, обозначающие профессии и род деятельности, на русский язык.  Образец: worker – рабочий Shop-assistant , customer, painter, sociologist, typist, consumer, sailor, translator, politician, metallurgist,
Упражнение №2. Прочитайте текст и письменно переведите на русский язык абзацы 5 – 7.
The System of Government in Great Britain
1. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elizabeth II – as head of State. The British constitution, unlike those of most other countries, is not set out in a single document. Instead it is made up of a combination of laws and conventions. Conventions are rules and practices which are not legally enforceable, but which are regarded as vital to the working of government.
2. Political stability owes much to the monarchy. Its continuity has been interrupted only once (the republic of 1649-60) in over a thousand years.
3. Today the Queen is not only head of State, but also an important symbol of national unity. The royal title in Britain is: «Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith».
4. In law the Queen is head of the executive, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Crown and the «supreme governor» of the established Church of England. As a result of a long evolution, during which the monarchy's absolute power has been
progressively reduced, the Queen is impartial and acts on the advice of her ministers.
5. The Queen and the royal family continue to take part in many traditional ceremonies. Their visits to different parts of Britain and to many other countries attract considerable interest and they are also closely involved in the work of many charities.
6. Parliament, Britain's legislature, comprises the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Queen in her constitutional role. The House of Commons has 651 elected Members of Parliament, each representing a local constituency. The House of Lords is made up of 699 hereditary and life peers and peeresses, and the two archbishops and the 24 most senior bishops of the established Church of England.
7. The center of parliamentary power is the House of Commons. Limitations on the power of the Lords – it rarely uses its power to delay passage of most laws for a year – are based on the principal that the House should complement the Commons and not rival it. Once passed through both Houses, legislation receives the Royal Assent and it then becomes law.
Упражнение № 3. Найдите русские эквиваленты английских слов.
Образец: population – население
1) single
2) law
3) enforceable
4) to owe
5) the Commonwealth
6) the executive power
7) legislature
8) judiciary
- hereditary
1) быть обязанным
2) законодательная власть
3) судебная власть
4) один, единый
5) закон
6) переходящий по наследству
7) осуществимый (о законе, плане)
8) Содружество
- исполнительная власть
Упражнение № 4. Определите, какому абзацу текста соответствует каждое название.
Образец: 1 – d) The British constitution.
a) The royal title of the Queen.
b) The structure of Parliament.
c) The center of parliamentary power.
d) The British constitution.
e) The other Queen's titles.
f) The age of the British monarchy.
g) The royal family's public life.
Упражнение № 5. Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы по содержанию текста.
1. Who is head of State in Britain?
2. Is the Queen a symbol of national unity?
3. Does the royal family take part in many traditional ceremonies?
4. What does the British Parliament comprise?
5. What is the center of parliamentary power?
Упражнение № 6. Употребите необходимое местоимение.
1. Mary has no money. Give …….some, please.
2. I am a lawyer, I like……..job very much.
3. The students worked hard and this article was translated by ……..
4. Yesterday I watched a new film. ……..was very interesting.
5. Oh, hello John! I haven't seen ……for ages! How are you?
Упражнение№7. a)Употребите правильную форму глагола to be.
1. The news ……is very good! - …….you sure?
2. What …….your favourite season?
3. Your hair ……..long yesterday. Now your hair…..short. Have you had a haircut?
4. …….everybody ready? Let's start our lesson then.
5. ……..you……here tomorrow?
b) Употребите правильную форму конструкции there is/there are.
6. There……. more customers at this fair next time.
7. …….there any money in the purse?
8. There ……a lot of difficult words in this text.
9. …… there a conference in our University last month?
10. Unfortunately, there……..some mistakes in your last test.
Упражнение№8. Употребите правильную форму глагола to have.
1. He …….a lot of friends.
2. …… you…….any questions to me?
3. When she was young she …….a lot of money.
4. Who …….a computer at home? 5. The students ……. industrial training next year. 6. Every fruit …….its season.