Vocabulary

collapse - крах

elect - выбирать

Supreme Commander-in-Chief – верховный главнокомандующий

make treaty – заключать договор

enforce law – проводить законопроект

appoint - назначать

legislative - законодательный

executive - исполнительный

judicial - судебный

Upper Chamber – верхняя палата

Lower Chamber – нижняя палата

bill - законопроект

veto – наложение вето

Constitutional Court – конституционный суд

stripe - полоса

two-headed eagle – двуглавый орел

meanwhile – между тем

populous - населенный

produce - производить

timber - лесоматериал

development - развитие

craft - ремесло

brick - кирпич

china - фарфор

encourage - поддерживать

reign – царствование, власть

deal - сделка

grain - зерно

mismanagement – плохое управление

inefficient - неэффективный

goods - товары

gap - расхождение

home - отечественный

world market – мировой рынок

dependent - зависимый

expanded - расширенный

nuclear - ядерный

conservation - сохранение

disaster - катастрофа

curtail - сократить

disposal - размещение

waste – отходы

oil - нефть

iron - железо

Найдите в тексте места, содержащие ответы на предложенные вопросы

1 When was the new Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted?

2 What is the Russian federation State system according to the Constitution?

3 What is the structure of Federal Government?

4 What chambers does the Federal Assembly consist of?

5 Whom does the executive power belong to?

6 Who is head of the Government?

7 What is the Judicial branch of power represented by?

8 What is the hymn of Russia?

9 What is the National Emblems of Russia?

10 What was the economical position of Russia in the former USSR?

11 What industries and crafts were encouraged in Russia under Peter the Great?

12 When was Russia one of the biggest grain producers and exporters?

Страдательный залог временной группы simple (продолжение)

1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple Passive

1. My question (to answer) yesterday. 2. Hockey (to play) in winter. 3. Mushrooms (to gather) in autumn. 4. Many houses (to burn) during the Great Fire of London. 5. His new book (to finish) next year. 6. Flowers (to sell) in shops and in the streets. 7. St. Petersburg (to found) in 1703. 8. Bread (to eat) every day. 9. The letter (to receive) yesterday. 10. Nick (to send) to Moscow next week. 11. I (to ask) at the lesson yesterday. 12. I (to give) a very interesting book at the library last Friday. 13. Many houses (to build) in our town every year. 14. This work (to do) tomorrow. 15. This text (to translate) at the last lesson. 16. These trees (to plant) last autumn. 17. Many interesting games always (to play) at our lessons. 18. This bone (to give) to my dog tomorrow. 19. We (to invite) to a concert last Saturday. 20. Last time never (to find) again. 21. Rome (not to build) in a day.