Find the words on the British Parliament in the lines below. Transcribe five of them.

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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AT WESTMINSTER

— 1. Discuss these questions in pairs:

· What do you know about the Houses of Parliament?

· What is Westminster?

· What do you know about the Palace of Westminster?

· What are the House of Commons and the House of Lords for?

& 2. Read the text about Houses of Parliament at Westminster; make sure you study the language of the text to be competent in further exercises and discussions. Be ready to give full answers to the questions below.

The Palace of Westminster - among the world's most famous buildings - houses the British Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

The first palace was built for Edward the Confessor, who came to the throne in 1042. Forty-five years later William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, had Westminster Hall - the finest in Europe - added to the apartments and here he feasted in 1099. Henry III added the Painted Chamber in the 13^th century and in his reign Parliament /from French parler - to speak or talk/ had its origins. Knights from the shires and burgesses from the towns were invited to meet in 1265. Thirty years later a more democratic Model Parliament took place with representatives, who were elected, not simply nominated. By 1550 the Commons and the Lords were meeting separately with Members of Parliament occupying the secularised exquisite St. Stephen's Chapel. Meanwhile the impressive Westminster Hall had been rebuilt with its hammerbeam roof and carved flying angles. When Charles II came to the throne in 1660, Cromwell's skull was stuck on a spike on the roof where it rotted for 25 years.

Every British citizen has the traditional right to ask to see his or her Member of Parliament, and they meet in the highly decorative Central Lobby. When Parliament is sitting, it is possible to hear debates from the Strangers' Galleries. Even the Queen is subject to restrictions. For the State Opening of Parliament she has to sit enthroned in the Lords while the Prime Minister and the Cabinet is summoned from the Commons - a custom which goes back to the era of Charles I, who burst in, demanding the arrest of five Members of Parliament. He failed.

1. When did Edward the Confessor come to the throne?

2. What building did William Rufus add to the apartments?

3. Who added the Painted Chamber in the 13^th century?

4. When were knights from the shires and burgesses from the towns invited to meet in the Houses of Parliament?

5. What took place thirty years later?

6. When did Charles II come to the throne?

7. Whose skull was stuck on a spike on the roof of the Houses of Parliament?

8. What right has every British citizen?

9. Who is subject to restrictions?

10. What does the Queen have to do for the State Opening of Parliament?

3. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases to your partner. Then use them to speak about the Houses of Parliament at Westminster:

1. to house	5. shires	9. to carve
2. conqueror	6. burgesses	10. angle
3. to feast	7. secularised	11. spike
4. reign	8. hammerbeam roof	12. to summon

4. a/ Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian. Then transcribe them to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:

to come to the throne; to feast; shires and burgesses; knights; secularised exquisite chapel; hammerbeam roof; flying angles; to be stuck on a spike; to rot; to be subject to restrictions; to sit enthroned; to summon.

b/ Make use of the words and word-combinations given above to write down 10 sentences of your own.

5. Translate into English:

палата лордів; палата громад; влаштувати банкет; представники з міст; рицарі з графств; галереї для відвідувачів; особа, на яку розповсюджується обмеження; державне відкриття парламенту; бути запрошеним з палати громад,сповідник; графство; підбалочник; вістря; скликати; вишуканий; череп; світський /мирський/.

6. Spelling checker. Complete the words with the missing letters:

Sh_res, b­_rgess, exq_i_ite, b_rst, supr_me, pre_edence, p_ram_unt, a_t_ority, sew_r_ge, pl_nth, secul_rised, summ_n, m_ce, chan_ellor, r_ign.

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