Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

I. Read the following transcriptions. Write them in words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.

['mPnqk], ['paVq], [sIm'bPlIk], ["kPrq'neIS(q)n], ["kwJnI'lIzqbqT], [TrqVn], ["prIns'CRlz], ["membqrqv'pRlqmqnt], [I'lekt(q)r(q)l 'FqrIq], ["praIm'mInIstq], ['mRg(q)rqt 'TxCq(r)], ["kxbInqtqv'mInIstqz], ["lqVq'CeImbq], [dI'beIt], [Ps'treIlIq], [njH'zJlqnd], ['kxnqdq], [bq'hRmqz].

II. Give English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations from the text.

Конституційна монархія; царювати, але не управляти; чинний уряд; коронація монарха; бути наступним в черзі; мати право голосувати; належати до політичної партії; двопартійна система; приймати рішення; приймати законопроект; більшість голосів; підписувати законопроект; за чиєю-небудь порадою; добровільна організація незалежних держав.

III. Fill in the gaps with the words in the brackets.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a … . The power of Queen Elizabeth II is not … . It is limited by … . Being the legislative body the Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the … . The executive body consists of the central Government – that is the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers, who are … for initiating and directing the national … . The judiciary body is … of both the legislative and the executive ones. The Government is normally formed by the political party which is supported by the … in the House of Commons. The House of Lords is a … chamber.

(Parliament, constitutional monarchy, independent, responsible, House of Commons, absolute, hereditary, policy, majority)

IV. Say if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.

1. The British monarch is the head of the government.

2. The Queen (or King) rules but does not reign.

3. The present British monarch is Queen Elizabeth and the next in line to the throne is her daughter, Princess Anne.

4. Members of Parliament represent two main political parties.

5. The Prime Minister usually takes policy decisions with the agreement of the Cabinet of Ministers.

6. The House of Commons is more numerous than the House of Lords.

7. The House of Commons is the main executive body while the Cabinet of Ministers and the government are the main law-making bodies.

8. The Commonwealth is not a political union, but an intergovernmental organization through which countries with diverse social, political, and economic backgrounds are regarded as equal in status.

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