COMPREHENSION. Choose the most suitable word in each sentence.

Choose the most suitable word in each sentence.

1. Constitutions describe the fundamental rules according towhich states are executed / managed / governed.

2. The constitution sets out how power is distributed / divided /organized among the institutions of power.

3. It also determines the methods of nomination / election / choice of those who are in power.

4. Today nearly all countries possess / provide / set out a constitution.

5. There is no single written document in Britain which can be discussed / appealed to / governed as the highest law of thecountry.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

A Read the words and guess their meaning. Mind the stress.

'principledemo'cratic

'politic in'ternal

'federal ope'ration

'methodfunda'mental

'documentinsti'tution

B Match the English and Russian equivalents.

1. fundamental rules a) управлятьстраной

2. to make decisionsб) распределятьполномочия

3. to define relationships в) внутренняямеждоусобица

4. to run the countryг) ссылатьсяна

5. to distribute powers д) обращатьсяк

6. asingledocumentе) переворот

7. upheaval ж) принимать решения

8. internaldissention з) определять взаимоотношения

9. torefertoи) единый документ

10. toappealtoк) основные правила (положения)

C Find the sentences containing the words from Exercise B

In the text, read and translate them.

D You are all journalists. Choose someone to act as an expert

On constitutions and answer your questions.

Does every country if there are rules and regulationsin Britain for the running of thecountry.

Could you explain to me what countries have no writtenconstitution?

Could you tell me (about) a constitution refer to?

I’d like to know what which constitution is the oldestone?

I wonder if Britain is the only countrywhich has no written constitution.

in what countries the writtenconstitutions are important?

What does possess a constitution?

a constitution define?

a constitution refers to.

E Learn the active vocabulary.

amendments to exercise powerthe listing of the rights to make decisions

boundaries of authority to refer toto run the country to distribute power

to appeal to to be concerned with

DISCUSSION

Speak on the role of constitution in governing a state.

A Scan Text 3.2. Which paragraphs describe:

a) the term of office of the President;

b) the role of the law;

c) the main guarantees to the people of Kazakhstan;

d) the facts which prove that Kazakhstan is a part of the worldcommunity.

B Read the text. Formulate the key idea of each paragraph.

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