Exercise 9 Substitute the underlined verbs with those from the box, and translate the sentences.

headѝ	consistѝofѝ	consultѝ	selectѝ	takeѝplaceѝ

1.Theѝ UKѝ Parliamentѝ isѝ dividedѝ intoѝ twoѝ chambers,ѝ theѝ Houseѝ ofѝ LordsѝandѝtheѝHouseѝofѝCommons.ѝ

2.GeneralѝElectionsѝareѝheldѝeveryѝfiveѝyears.ѝ

3.PrimeѝMinisterѝchoosesѝministersѝofѝhisѝCabinet,ѝwhichѝadvisesѝtheѝ PrimeѝMinister.ѝ

4.TheѝSpeakerѝchairsѝtheѝParliamentѝmeetingsѝandѝkeepsѝorderѝduringѝdebates.ѝ

Exercise 10 Draw the scheme of the legislative branch of power in Great Britain. Make notes to your scheme and be ready to speak on the topic.

Exercise 11 Complete the following text with the words and expressions from the box.

1.ѝaѝballotѝboxѝ	4.ѝsupportѝ	6.ѝpollingѝstationѝ	8.ѝcandidateѝ
2.ѝelectionѝcampaignѝ
3.ѝpollingѝdayѝ	5.ѝvoteѝ	7.ѝopinionѝpollѝ	9.ѝpredictѝѝ

Elections

Peopleѝsometimesѝtryѝtoѝ(a)ѝ_________ѝtheѝresultѝofѝanѝelectionѝweeksѝ beforeѝitѝtakesѝplace.ѝSeveralѝhundredѝpeopleѝareѝaskedѝwhichѝpartyѝtheyѝ prefer,ѝandѝtheirѝanswersѝareѝusedѝtoѝguessѝtheѝresultѝofѝtheѝcomingѝelection.ѝThisѝisѝcalledѝanѝ(b)ѝ__________.ѝMeanwhileѝeachѝpartyѝconductsѝ itsѝ(c)ѝ__________ѝwithѝmeetings,ѝspeeches,ѝtelevisionѝcommercials,ѝ andѝpartyѝmembersѝgoingѝfromѝdoorѝtoѝdoorѝencouragingѝpeopleѝtoѝ(d)ѝ

_________ѝtheirѝparty.ѝ

InѝBritainѝeveryoneѝoverѝ18ѝisѝeligibleѝtoѝ(e)ѝ_______.ѝTheѝplaceѝwhereѝ peopleѝgoѝtoѝvoteѝinѝanѝelectionѝisѝcalledѝaѝ(f)ѝ_______ѝandѝtheѝdayѝofѝ theѝelectionѝisѝoftenѝknownѝasѝ(g)ѝ____________.ѝTheѝvotersѝputѝtheirѝ votesѝ inѝ aѝ (h)ѝ ________ѝ andѝ laterѝ theyѝ areѝ counted.ѝ Theѝ (i)ѝ

__________ѝwithѝtheѝmostѝvotesѝisѝthenѝdeclaredѝtheѝwinner.ѝ

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Exercise 12 Answer these questions.

1.ѝHaveѝyouѝeverѝtakenѝpartѝinѝelections?ѝWhatѝareѝyourѝimpressions?ѝ Describeѝtheѝprocess.ѝ

2.ѝDoѝyouѝthinkѝitѝisѝimportantѝtoѝtakeѝpartѝinѝelectionsѝinѝyourѝcountry?ѝ Why?ѝ

Exercise 13 Translate these pairs of words into Russian.

1.ѝtoѝimpressѝ—ѝimpressiveѝѝ 6.ѝauthorityѝ—ѝauthoritativeѝ 2.ѝtoѝattractѝ—ѝattractiveѝѝ 7.ѝattentionѝ—ѝattentiveѝ 3.ѝtoѝexpressѝ—ѝexpressiveѝѝ 8.ѝlegislatureѝ—ѝlegislativeѝ 4.ѝtoѝcorrectѝ—ѝcorrectiveѝѝ 9.ѝtoѝprotectѝ—ѝprotectiveѝ 5.ѝtoѝcompareѝ—ѝcomparativeѝ 10.ѝhistoryѝ—ѝhistoricѝ(al)ѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer this question.

Whichѝofѝtheseѝpeopleѝareѝnotѝelected:ѝaѝpeer,ѝanѝMP,ѝaѝcivilѝservant,ѝ theѝPrimeѝMinister,ѝtheѝQueen?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Making new laws

EveryѝyearѝParliamentѝpassesѝaboutѝaѝhundredѝlawsѝdirectly,ѝbyѝmakingѝ actsѝofѝParliament.ѝItѝbeingѝaѝlongѝprocess,ѝParliamentѝsometimesѝpassesѝ aѝveryѝgeneralѝlawѝandѝleavesѝaѝministerѝtoѝfillѝinѝtheѝdetails.ѝInѝthisѝwayѝitѝ indirectlyѝpassesѝaboutѝ2000ѝadditionalѝrulesѝandѝregulations.ѝ

Inѝorderѝtoѝbeѝpassedѝaѝnewѝlawѝisѝtoѝcompleteѝaѝnumberѝofѝstagesѝinѝ theѝHouseѝofѝCommonsѝandѝtheѝHouseѝofѝLords.ѝTheѝmonarchѝalsoѝ hasѝtoѝgiveѝaѝBillѝhisѝorѝherѝRoyalѝAssentѝwhichѝisѝnowѝjustѝaѝformality.ѝSinceѝ1707ѝnoѝsovereignѝhasѝrefusedѝaѝBill.ѝWhilstѝaѝlawѝisѝstillѝ goingѝthroughѝParliamentѝitѝisѝcalledѝaѝBill.ѝThereѝareѝtwoѝmainѝtypesѝ ofѝBillsѝ—ѝPublicѝBillsѝwhichѝdealѝwithѝmattersѝofѝpublicѝimportance,ѝ andѝPrivateѝBillsѝwhichѝdealѝwithѝlocalѝmattersѝandѝindividuals.ѝPrivateѝandѝPublicѝBillsѝareѝpassedѝthroughѝParliamentѝinѝpracticallyѝtheѝ sameѝway.ѝ

TheѝlegislativeѝprocessѝinvolvesѝthreeѝreadingsѝinѝbothѝHouses.ѝWhenѝ aѝBillѝisѝintroducedѝinѝtheѝHouseѝofѝCommons,ѝitѝreceivesѝaѝformalѝ

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fistѝreading.ѝItѝisѝprintedѝandѝreadѝforѝtheѝsecondѝtime,ѝwhenѝitѝisѝdebatedѝbutѝnotѝamended.ѝѝ

AfterѝtheѝsecondѝreadingѝtheѝBillѝisѝreferredѝtoѝaѝcommittee.ѝHereѝitѝisѝ discussedѝinѝdetailѝandѝamended,ѝifѝnecessary.ѝTheѝBillѝisѝthenѝpresentedѝforѝaѝthirdѝreadingѝandѝisѝdebated.ѝIfѝtheѝBillѝisѝpassedѝbyѝtheѝ CommonsѝitѝgoesѝtoѝtheѝLords,ѝandѝprovidedѝitѝisѝnotѝrejectedѝbyѝ them,ѝitѝgoesѝthroughѝtheѝsameѝprocedureѝasѝinѝtheѝCommons.ѝѝ

TheѝBillѝbecomesѝanѝActѝofѝParliamentѝafterѝreceivingѝtheѝRoyalѝAssent.ѝInѝorderѝtoѝbeѝenforced,ѝitѝmustѝbeѝpublishedѝinѝStatuteѝform,ѝ becomingѝaѝpartѝofѝStatuteѝLaw.ѝTheѝpowerѝofѝtheѝLordsѝtoѝrejectѝaѝ Billѝhasѝbeenѝseverelyѝcurtailed.ѝAѝmoneyѝBillѝmustѝbeѝpassedѝbyѝtheѝ Lordsѝwithoutѝamendmentѝwithinѝaѝmonthѝofѝbeingѝpresentedѝinѝtheѝ House.ѝAnyѝPublicѝBillѝpassedѝbyѝtheѝCommonsѝinѝtwoѝsuccessiveѝ parliamentaryѝsessionsѝandѝrejectedѝbothѝtimesѝbyѝtheѝLords,ѝmayѝbeѝ presentedѝforѝtheѝRoyalѝAssent,ѝevenѝthoughѝitѝhasѝnotѝbeenѝpassedѝbyѝ theѝLords.ѝTheѝLords,ѝthereforeѝcanѝonlyѝdelayѝtheѝpassageѝofѝaѝPublicѝBill,ѝtheyѝcannotѝrejectѝit.ѝ

Exercise 2 Find in the text the English equivalents for these word combinations.

принятьѝ закон;ѝ отклонитьѝ законопроект;ѝ выдвинутьѝ законопроект;ѝ внестиѝ поправкуѝ вѝ законопроект;ѝ королевскоеѝ одобрение;ѝ обсуждатьѝзаконопроект;ѝподробноѝобсудить;ѝпередатьѝдляѝдоработкиѝвѝкомитет;ѝнаправитьѝзаконопроектѝнаѝрассмотрение;ѝотложитьѝпринятиеѝзаконопроектаѝ

Exercise 3 Explain the meanings of these expressions from the text.

StatuteѝLaw;ѝmattersѝofѝpublicѝimportance;ѝrulesѝandѝregulations;ѝtoѝbeѝ publishedѝinѝStatuteѝform;ѝtoѝreceiveѝaѝformalѝreading;ѝtoѝenforceѝanѝActѝ ofѝParliament;ѝtoѝbeѝseverelyѝcurtailed;ѝaѝmoneyѝBillѝ

Exercise 4 Answer these questions.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝnecessaryѝforѝaѝnewѝlawѝbeѝpassedѝbyѝtheѝParliament?ѝ 2.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝdifferenceѝbetweenѝaѝBillѝandѝanѝActѝofѝParliament?ѝ 3.ѝWhatѝareѝtheѝtwoѝtypesѝofѝBills?ѝѝ 4.ѝHowѝmanyѝreadingsѝshouldѝaѝBillѝreceiveѝtoѝbecomeѝanѝAct?ѝ 5.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝroleѝofѝtheѝHouseѝofѝLordsѝinѝlaw-makingѝprocess?ѝ 6.ѝWhichѝofѝtheѝtwoѝHousesѝofѝParliamentѝhasѝmoreѝpower?ѝ

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