Work on the Text

9. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст на русский язык.

10. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What does a presidential republic mean?

2. What are the functions of the President?

3. What are the functions of the Federal Assembly and the Government?

4. What does the state flag of Russia symbolize?

11. Выделите наиболее значимые предложения в тексте.

12. Сделайте обратный перевод данного текста.

14. Перескажите текст на английском языке.

Discussion

15. Поясните, что подразумевают следующие высказывания:

1. The President may veto the bill.

2. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

3. The President enforces laws.

16. Обсудите в группе, какими полномочиями, на ваш взгляд,должен обладать президент в парламентской республике.

Grammar Revision (Plural, Pronouns, Passive Voice, Infinitive)

17. Определите, какую функцию выполняет окончание –sв следующих словах:

consists, branches, chambers, forces, makes, treaties, enforces, laws, appoints, ministers, belongs, stripes, symbolizes, stands, originates.

18. Прочитайте все предложения со сказуемыми в страдательном залоге, назовите видо-временную форму сказуемого. Перестройте предложения таким образом, чтобы сказуемое стояло в активном залоге.

19. Прочитайте и переведите предложения, в которых встречаются местоимения. Назовите их разряд.

20. Определите грамматические явления подчёркнутых слов, назовите их синтаксическую функцию.

1. The Russian Federation, the largest republic in the former Soviet Union is being transformed into new political, social and economic formation.

2. Legislature may be initiated in either of the two Chambers.

3. But to become a law a bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the President.

4. The President appoints ministers to be approved by the Federal Assembly.

5. The first action of the Prime Minister on appointment is to form the Cabinet.

6. It was the first state symbol that replaced the former symbols in 1991.

Text 3 state system of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. This means that Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is Head of State.

The legislative power in the country is exercised by the Houses of Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two chambers the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of hereditary and life peers and peeresses. The members of the House of Commons are elected by the people. They are elected from the constituencies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The House of Commons is the real governing body of the United Kingdom.

The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet The government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointed by the Queen. Prime Minister chooses a team of ministers; twenty of the ministers are in the Cabinet.

The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and the Shadow Cabinet. The two leading parties in Great Britain are the Conservative Party (the Tories) and the Labour Party.

The judiciary branch of the government determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches.

There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents and traditions.