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I Choose the best alternative from the variants in the text below.

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  1. A .Choose the correct item.
  2. A) Pronunciation drill. Pronounce the words, then look at the given map and fill in the table below.
  3. A) Read the following text and do the exercises below.
  4. A) Summarize the information about the experiment in the table below.
  5. A. Read the text and answer the questions below.
  6. A. Read the text and answer the questions below.
  7. Add a prefix from the table to the words below. Explain their meaning.

 

The presidency of the United States is the highest governmental office.

President is assisted by Vice-President and the Cabinet. The President and Vice-President are elected for a term of four years and (1) … be reelected for another term. President (2) … be a natural-born citizen of the USA, at least 35 years old, and for at least 14 years a resident of the USA. The term of office of the President begins at noon on January 20.

Vice-President presides over the Senate, his other duties are indefinite. The White House (3) … use Vice-President as a contact man among the senators, or he (4)… sit at the Cabinet meetings.

President (5) … appoint chiefs of executive departments. Among the most important departments one (6) …mention the Department of State responsible for American foreign policy, the Department of Defense or the Pentagon, the Department of Justice, etc.

The President’s Press Secretary (7) … be called upon to explain what the President meant to say, or intended to say.

Under the US Constitution, the House of Representatives (8) … bring charges against the President in impeachment proceedings. A two-thirds vote in the Senate is necessary for conviction. It is a method provided for getting rid of officials who (9) … be dismissed: presidents, vice-presidents and “all civil officers of the United States. They (10) … be removed from office for treason, bribery or other high crimes”.

№ a) b) c)
  can may must
  can may must
  should may must
  can may must
  can have to should to
  must has to should
  must can to have to
  has to may must
  can must not cannot
  may should must

Score 10

 

II Make the following jokes reported

1.

-Pa, what is a politician?

- Son, a politician is a human machine with a wagging tongue.

- Then, what is a statesman?

- It is an ex-politician who has mastered the art of holding his tongue.

2.

- Who, father, is that gentleman?

- That, my son, is the chaplain of the House.

- Does he pray for the members?

- No, my son; when he goes into the House, he looks around and sees the members sitting there and then he prays for the country.

3.

- What makes you think the baby is going to be a great politician?

- I’ll tell you. He can say more things that sound well and mean nothing at all than any kid I ever saw.

Score 20

 

Total score 30

 


SUPPLEMENT

Keys for Task 3 – choice of photos:

BY, USA

UK, BY

BY, USA, UK

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
(State Structure of Great Britain, the USAandthe Republic of Belarus)

 

1. The Constitution of... a) the United States; b) Great Britain; c) the Republic of Belarus... grants all the legislative powers of the federal government to the Congress.

2. The only non-elected second chamber in the parliament in the world is... a) the Council of the Republic of Belarus; b) the Senate; c) the House of Lords

3. a) The House of Representatives; b) the House of Lords; c) the Senate... has 100 members.

4. One-third of... a) the House of Lords; b) the Senate; c) the Council of the Republic of Belarus... is elected every two years.

5. The Vice President is the presiding officer in the... a) House of Representatives of the Congress; b) Senate; c) House of Commons.

6. The House of Commons is presided over by... a) the Lord Chancellor; b) the Speaker; c) the Prime Minister

7. The executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers in... a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the USA; c) Great Britain

8. The Council of the Republic of Belarus consists of... a) 110 deputies; b} 64 deputies; c) 435 deputies

9. The judicial branch in the USA is headed by... a) the Constitutional Court; b) the Supreme Court; c) the federal court of appeal.

10. The judicial system is the most complicated in... a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the USA; с) Great Britain.

11. "Front-benchers" are the leading members of... a) the party in power; b) both parties; c) all existing parties... in the House of Commons.

12. The President is elected for a term of four years and can be re-elected for another term but not longer in … a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the United States; c) Great Britain.

13. The absolute power of the British monarchy has been progressively reduced... a) in the process of political evolution, b) in the Magna Carta; c) by the Constitution adopted by the Parliament.

14. The US Constitution was adopted in... a) 1620; b) 1787; c) 1861

  1. The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in... a) Belarus, b) Great Britain; c) the USA.

16. There's no universal legal system in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

17. The President is the chief executive in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

18. The term of office of the Parliament members of different chambers is the same in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

19. The Supreme Court determines whether the laws and official enactments correspond to the Constitution in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

20. The upper chamber of Parliament isn't elected in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

21. "Convention" means a set of rules and practices which are regarded as vital for the operation of the government in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

22. "Convention" means the congress of the party's representatives to nominate the candidate for the highest post of the state in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

23. The... a) Labor; b) Liberal; c) Conservative party of Great Britain traces its origin back to the Whigs.

24. The Democratic Party was founded by... a) George Washington; b) Thomas Jefferson; c) Abraham Lincoln.

25. Most of Belarusian electorate... a) don't support any party; b) back the Communist party of Belarus; c) favor the Belarusian Popular Front.

26. "Union Jack" is the name of the national flag of... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA

27. Each part of... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA... has its own patron saint and national emblem.

28. The flower of... a) shamrock; b) leek; c) flax... is used in the ornament of the Belarusian national emblem.

29. The "Stars and Stripes" was adopted as a national flag of the USA in... a)1782: b) 1777 c) 1864


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