Political parties of Great Britain

Britain has in practice a two-party system though different parties take part in the election campaign.

From 1832 to 1918 the dominant parties in GB were the Conservatives or Tories on the one hand and the Whigs or Liberals on the other. Later the Labour party backed the trade unions replaced the Liberals and since 1924 the political scene has been dominated by the Conservative and Labour Parties.

The Conservative party is supported traditionally by the rich and privileged – the monopolists and landowners.

The formation of the Labour party at the beginning of the century was a victory of the labour movement. But there were not any radical changes in its policy in comparison with the Tories.

Today it is sometimes extremely difficult to tell the difference between the Labour and the Conservative policies.

The present day political scene is a combination of various political parties: The Conservatives, the Labour, the Liberal-Democratic party. The Parliamentary representation of the Liberal-Democratic party today is almost insignificant. But it plays a certain role in tipping the scales between the two largest parties.

Ex.2 Match elements from the first column with those from the second one :

партія в опозиції party ins

партія при владі part outs

партійний квиток nomination meeting

збори для висунення кандидатів party card

Ex.3 Give the words of the same root from the basic text :

Наприклад: To elect – election;

To elect; to place; to own; to move; to differ; to represent.

Ex.4 Sort out the expressions into 2 groups :

а) партія в опозиціїб) партія при владі

party in office; party in power; party in opposition; ruling party; party ins; party outs.

Ex.5 Complete the sentences (Завершіть речення):

1. Different British parties take part …

2. The Conservative party is supported…

3. … was a victory of the labour movement.

4. The Liberal-Democratic party today plays a certain role …

Ex.6 Answer the questions:

1. What are the main parties in GB?

2. Whom did and do the Tories, later the Conservatives support?

3. Does the Labour Party support the private ownership and enterprise?

4. What influential parties formed an alliance?

Ex.7 Review the Grammar Tenses and translate the following sentences into English :

1. Ви бачили цей фільм? – Ні, ще не бачила.

2. Чи будете ви дома сьогодні ввечері? – Так, буду.

3. Кому ви дали свій словник?

4. Хто викладає вам англійську? – Пані В.

5. Ми не знали, що він хворий.

6. Мені вчора сказали, що його запросили працювати на заводі.

7. На цю статтю часто посилаються науковці.

Ex.8 Translate into English:

1. Лікарі допомогли б тобі, якби ти слухав їхні рекомендації.

2. Ми пішли б на ту вечірку, якби знайшли няньку для малюка.

3. Що б вони зробили, якби я не позичив їм грошей?

4. Якби вони захотіли, вони побули б там ще декілька днів.

5. Якби він отримав вищу освіту, то зміг би працювати на цій посаді.

6. Я б підвіз тебе, якби моя машина не зламалась вчора.

7. Ми б не замовляли таксі, якби знали, як це дорого.

8. Вона не відправила б сина до тієї школи, якби знала достеменно, що

то за школа.

9. Якби ти попросив його раніше, він зміг би тобі допомогти.

10. Якби не було так слизько, вона б не впала.

11. Ти б почував себе краще, якби лягав спати раніше.

12. Ми б не запізнились на потяг, якби взяли таксі.

13. Якщо ти попросиш брата, він відремонтує твій велосипед.

Ex.9 Open the brackets using the verbs in the correct tense form:

1. If she (to find out) the truth, she (to be) very happy.

2. If they (to have) plenty of time yesterday they (to miss) the train.

3. If my friend (to phone) now I (not to feel) so lonely.

4. I (to visit) him in the hospital, if I (to know) about his illness.

5. If I (to have) time tonight, I (to finish) this book.

6. If we (not to like) his suggestion, we (to tell) him about it.

7. If John (to want) the advice, he (to ask) you.

8. If his sister (to have) better qualification, she (to be able to) apply for better job.

9. They (to find) the solution, if they (to understand) the problem.

10. If he (to check) the oil before driving, he not to have) problems with the car.

11. If she (to be) here now, she (to help) you.

12. If Beth (to go) to her native town, she (to be) happier.

13. If you (not to agree) with me, I (to go) to the director.

14. What you (to do), if he (tell) you to leave?

15. If somebody (to invite) you, you (to go) to the blind date?

Ex.10 Open the brackets using the correct tense form of the verb:

1. If Beth (to go) to her home own, she could visit her parents.

2. If you (to be) still ill tomorrow, you will have to stay at home.

3. If she (not to drink) coffee late at night, she would have been to sleep.

4. She wouldn’t have married him if she (to know) what was he like.

5. If he (to phone) tomorrow, please say we are out.

6. If the child (not to fall) he wouldn’t have burst into tears.

7. If Barry (to come) to visit us for the weekend, he will be very glad.

8. If he (not to leave) the door open, his cat wouldn’t have eaten the fish.

Ex. 11 Form the conditional sentences:

1. He drinks too much coffee. He doesn’t feel calm. If …

2. You can’t type. You are not able to operate a computer. If…

3. They didn’t know the sign language, so they didn’t understand the Indians. If…

4. Frank ate too much sweets, so he felt sick. If …

5. I will not phone them, because it’s too late. If…

6. She doesn’t understand the problem. She won’t find a solution. If…

7. The travelers lost their way, because it was too dark in the wood. If…

8. I am not in your position. I am not able to advise you. If…

9. She left the child alone, so he hurt his hand. If…

10. He walked to the office in the rain, so he got wet. If…

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