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Задание 1.  Read the text and answer the following questions:

The United Kingdom system of Government.

Legislature – Parliament is the legislative organ and is composed of the Monarch, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Queen in Parliament represents the supreme authority within the United Kingdom.

Parliament consists of two houses: The House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is for the most part a hereditary body with 830 hereditary peers, 26 spiritual peers, about 270 life peers and peeresses. The House of Lords consists of the Lords Temporal and the Lords Spiritual. The Lord Spiritual are the Archbishops of York and Canterbury together with twenty-four senior bishops of the Church of England. The Lords Temporal consists of hereditary peers who have inherited their titles: life peers who are appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Government for various services to the nation and the Lords of Appeal (Law Lords) who become life peers on their judicial appointments. The Lords of Appeal are ultimate court of appeal. This appeal court consists of some nine Law Lords. They are presided by the Lord Chancellor.

The House of Commons is an elected and representative body; there are at present 650 members in the House of Commons. Members are paid a salary and office expenses. The sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament is probably the most basic principle of British constitutional law.

The functions of Parliament are: making laws, providing money for the government through taxation; examining government policy, administration and spending; debating political questions.

MPs sit on two sides of the hall, one side for the governing party and the other for the opposition. Each session of the House of Commons lasts for 160-175 days. Parliament has intervals during its work. MPs are paid for their work and have to attend the sittings.

Answer the following questions:

1. Is Parliament composed of the Monarch, the House of Lords and the House of Commons?
2. What houses does Parliament consist of?
3. Whom does the House of Lords consist of?
4. How many Law Lords does the appeal court consist of?
5. How many members are there in the House of Commons?
6. What is the most basic principle of British constitutional law relating to Parliament?
7. What are the functions of Parliament?
8. Who may be elected M.P.?
9. Whom do MPs represent in the constituency?
10. Must people who want to be elected to Parliament be nominated by one of the main political parties?

Задание 2. Choose a proper passive form. Mind the word order where necessary.

1. English (spoke, is spoken) in many countries.
2. The University (is founded, was founded) in 1775.
3. My friend (has sent, has been sent) for.
4. I`m sure the exams (will passed, will be passed)   successfully.
5. This work (must finish, must be finished) today.
6. Two changes (were made, made) to the American Constitution in 1791.

Задание 3. Change into indirect speech.

1. He said to me, “I`m very busy”.
2. She said, “I have already met this man”.
3. My brother asked me, “Can you help me translate this article?”
4. She asked me, “Do you like to study at the Moscow militia college?”
5. He asked me, “How old are you?”
6. She asked me, “Where does she work?”
7. I said to him, “Wait for me outside”.
8. He said to us, “Don`t tell anybody about it”.

Задание 4. Translate sentences with Participles:

1.     Having developed its economy the USA has become a mighty power.

2.     He gave me a book taken in the library.

3. The crime investigated was a very serious one.
4. The student knowing English well, the examination did not last long.
5. I watched him writing the letter
6. He is going to have this job finished.

Задание 5. Fill in the table:

 Chess-player, loneliness, unsuccessful, impatient, sci-fi,  CD-R,  copy-book, toothless, speaker,   unhappily, incorrect, impoliteness, teen, carefully

The System of Government

The governmental systems in the USA are federal, state, country and local. There are several basic principles which are found at all levels of American government. One of them is the “one person, one vote” principle which says that legislators are elected from geographical districts directly by the voters.

Another principle of American government is that compromise in politics is a matter of necessity, not choice because of the system of checks and balances.

For example, the President cannot declare war without the approval of Congress.

Under the Constitutions of 1787 (and the amendments to it) the government of the USA is divided into three branches: the executive the legislative and the judicial.

The legislative  power belongs to the Congress of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

There are 100 Senators, two from each state. One third of the Senators are elected every two years for six-years terms of office.

A senator must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the USA for 9 years, and live in the state she or he will represent. There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives depends on the number of people in each particular state. A representative must be at least 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years and live in the state.

The job of the Congress is to make laws. In order to become a law all bills and resolutions must pass both the houses and must be signed by the President. But before each bill is sorted by a committee. There are 16 standing committees in the Senate and 20 in the House of Representative. If the committee passes the bill, it is considered by the House of Representative as a whole. If passed there, it goes to the Senate for a similar sequence of committee bearings and general debate.

Finally, it must be signed by the President, who has the right to veto it. If the President vetoes a bill, it can still become a law – but only if it gets two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress. The Congress can also declare war.  The House of Representative can also impeach the President. This means that the House can charge the President with a crime. In this case the Senate will put the President on trail.

The House of Representative controls spending finance, so the President must have its agreement for his proposals and programs. In foreign affairs the President is also limited. Any treaty must first be approved by the Senate. If there is no approval, there is no treaty.

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the governmental systems in the USA?
2. What are several basic principles, which are found at all levels of American government?
3. Is compromise in politics a matter of necessity, not choice?
4. Can the President declare war without the approval of Congress?
5. How many branches is the government of the USA divided into?
6. What are they?
7. How many chambers are there in the Congress of the USA?
8. How old must a senator be?
9. How many seats are there in the House of Representative?
10. What does the House of Representative control?

Задание 2. Choose a proper passive form. Mind the word order where necessary.

1. He   (asked, was asked)   at the English lesson.
2. When (set, was set) up our University?
3. His report (has finished, has been finished) already.
4. I hope the lectures (will attend, will be attended) with interest.
5. This letter (must send, must be sent) at once.

6.       An election (is held, was held) every four years in the USA.

Задание 3. Change into indirect speech.

1. He said, “I saw him yesterday”.
2. The students said, “We have passed our exam in History”.
3. He asked me, “Do you live in Moscow?”
4. My sister asked me, “Does he know history well?”
5. She asked me, “What time is it?”
6. He asked me, “Where does your sister live?”
7. I said to him, “Come back in an hour”.
8. My friend said to me, “Bring me the textbook in economy”.

Задание 4. Translate sentences with Participles:

1. Great Britain has a highly developed economy.
2. He came up looking at me with interest.
3. The investigating officer must be very careful in the crime scene.
4. The exercise being difficult for the students, the teacher explained them how to do it.
5. I heard him singing the song.
6. Mike had the TV repaired some days ago.

Задание 5. Fill in the table:

Fireplace, indirect, unusual, agreement, phone, the USA, postman, doubtful, unbelievable, visitor, heartless, immortal, motel, x-mas.