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2. Read the following sentences with the Falling Tone:

  1. In the end of exclamatory sentences:

What a fantastic picture!

How wonderful!

What a shocking answer!

  1. In the end of short declarative sentences:

Canada is a constitutional monarchy.

The Parliament consists of two Houses.

The Prime Minister is the adviser of the monarch.

  1. В конце повелительных предложений:

Do as you are told!

Don't interrupt me!

Don't make so much noise!

  1. In the end of special questions:

What kind of state is Canada?

What are the powers of the Senate?

Who may become the Prime Minister?

  1. In the end of the first part and in the end of the second part of a disjunctive question:

Canada is a federal state, isn’t it?

The Governor General acts on the advice of the Cabinet, doesn’t he?

Canada’s Constitution was initially a British statute, wasn’t it?

  1. In Greetings:

Good morning!

Good afternoon!

Good evening!

How do you do?

Grammar exercises

3. Give 3 forms of the following verbs.

Be, know, have, lie, get, run, win, become, choose, speak.

4. Insert prepositions.

Canada is an independent federative state and a member … the Commonwealth. Formally the head … the state is the Queen of Great Britain represented … the Governor-General.

Canada consists … ten provinces and two territories. Each province has its own government. The Federal Parliament consists of a Senate and a House of Commons. The Senate is composed … a maximum of 104 members, appointed … the age of 75 … the Governor-General … the advice of Prime Minister. The House of Commons has 282 members elected by the people … a period of five years.

There are several political parties which are represented … the Parliament: the Progressive Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party.

The cabinet system of Canada unities the legislative and executive branches of the government. The Prime Minister and all the members of his cabinet are usually members of the House of Commons. The House is the highest authority … the government. The Prime Minister recommends a candidate … the office of governor-general. The Queen then appoints him as her representative, usually … five years. The Prime Minister is actual executive head … the government.

5. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Active Voice or the Passive Voice.

1. The Parliament of Canada (to entrench) the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution in 1982.

2. The members of the House of Commons (to elect), and the members of the Senate (to appoint).

3. The Queen in Canada (to represent) by the Governor General.

4. The Senate (to call) the Upper House.

5. Four main regions of Ontario, Quebec, the West and the Atlantic Provinces (to divide) 105 members of the Senate among themselves.

6. The leader of the party that wins the majority of seats (to become) the Prime Minister.

7. The Cabinet (to head) by the Prime Minister.

8. The ministers (to choose) from among the members of the Parliament in the governing party.

9. The Prime Minister (to recommend) a candidate for the office of the Governor General.

Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises