Great Britain (I)

УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ

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ПО СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТИ

«ЮРИСПРУДЕНЦИЯ»

ПО ТЕМЕ

«ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИЯ. США»

(АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК)

Составитель: Матвиенко Л.М.,

Доцент кафедры иностранных

Языков, к.п.н.

Учебно–методическое пособие состоит из восьми разделов, включающих тексты по специальности и тексты для дополнительного чтения.

Пособие предназначено для студентов 1–2-х курсов по специальности «Право» всех форм обучения.

Content

Unit I. GREAT BRITAIN…………………………………. 3-6

Unit II. GREAT BRITAIN …………………………………7-10

Unit III. USA ……………………………………………….11-14

Unit IV. USA ……………………………………………….15-19

Unit V. USA ………………………………………………...20-23

Unit VI. THE COURT SYSTEM …………………………...24-28

Unit VII. JUSTICE AND LAW …………………………….29-32

Unit VIII. JUSTICE AND LAW ……………………………33-36

Supplementary Reading

Text 1. THIS IS BRITAIN ……………………………………………..37-38

Text 2. THE SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT …………………………38 -

Text 3. THIS IS THE USA …………………………………………….38-39

Text 4. US CONSTITUTION ………………………………………….40-41

Text 5. THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONS ……. 41-42

Text 6. ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAW ………………………………….42

Text 7. THE GARDEN CITY OF ASIA ……………………………….42-43

Text 8. A VERY BEAUTIFUL STORY ……………………………….43-45

GREAT BRITAIN (I)

Warm up Activities

1. What do you know about Great Britain? Here is a short test. Choose the correct answer.

1. What is the formal title of the country?

a) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; b) Britain; c) England.

2. The population of Great Britain is

a) over 67 million people; b) over 47 million people; c) over 57 million people.

3. Who presides over the House of Commons?

a) the Prime Minister; b) the Lord Chancellor; c) the Speaker.

4. How many parts make the UK?

a) 3; b) 4; c) 2.

5. Who is the head of the State in Britain? a) the Prime Minister; b) the Queen; c) the Speaker. 6. Who is the head of the Government in the UK? a) the Queen; b) the Speaker; c) the Prime Minister. 7. The voting age in Great Britain is … a) 21; b) 18; c) 16. 8. The UK consists of a) districts; b) states; c) counties. 9. What’s the name of the British flag?  

a) Stripes and Stars; b) Union Jack; c) Welsh Dragon.

10. Margaret Thatcher was

a) the Queen of Britain; b) the British Prime Minister; c) the famous writer.

11. Which is the present ruling party?

a) the Conservative Party; b) the Liberal Party; c) the Labour Party.

12. Who presides over the House of Lords?

a) the Prime Minister; b) the Lord Chancellor; c) the Speaker.

13. The seat of the British Parliament is …

a) the Tower of London; b) Buckingham Palace; c) Westminster Palace.

14. The ‘shadow cabinet’ means

a) a cabinet situated in the shadow; b) the official opposition’s cabinet; c) a dull cabinet.

1 – 6 – Poor! The following information would be extremely important for you. Good Luck!

7 – 11 – Good job!

12 –14 – Excellent job!

2. There are a lot of international words, which are used in the text below. Look through the words and put them into the correct boxes: nouns and adjectives. Try to guess their meaning.

democracy, monarch, parliament, Catholic, Protestant, historical, factor, stability, political, democratic, function, constitutional, local, opposition, system, practice, centre, secret, traditional, leader, cabinet, official

Nouns	Adjectives
democracy	constitutional

Reading

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