Downing Street .

the House of Lords – the Lords – the..........................................................................

Government..........................................................................

hereditary aristocrats – hereditary peers – hereditaries..........................................................................

transitional period – transitional arrange-..........................................................................

ment – transitional proposal..........................................................................

their right to vote – their voting right..........................................................................

с Write down one or a few synonyms of the following verbs and make a few short sentences with them:

to arrange............................................................................................

to accuse..............................................................................................

to appoint.............................................................................................

to approve............................................................................................

to reform..............................................................................................

to legislate............................................................................................

d Insert the correct prepositions and make short sentences with these word combinations:

to deprive smb......... smth	to decide......... smth
to get rid......... smb/smth	......... the meantime
to be......... a flux	......... the basis......... smth

e Explain the meaning of the following in English:

• an independent think-tank • a sunset clause

• a white paper • a new «House of Cronies»

f Write down what parts of speech the words in italics are and make short sentences with the following:

a proposed reform......................................................................................................................

at the opening of Parliament......................................................................................................

something unprecedented..........................................................................................................

voting rights...............................................................................................................................

to give warning.........................................................................................................................

abolishing their voting rights will do no good..........................................................................

they insist on that requiring its abolition..................................................................................

commissioners elected in some way.........................................................................................

g Make the following Grammar assignments and translate the sentences in the left-hand column into Russian:

1 It is less likely to lead to a stable solution.     2 The more members he continues to appoint the stronger will be the accusation.   3 They speak about a new «House of Cronies» of Mr. Blair's.	Underline the Nominative with Infinitive Construction in this sentence. Say with what other verbs it is used. Why is the Definite Article used before the words more and stronger? Make a few similar examples. Why is the Indefinite Article used here? What articles are usually used with the names of Governments and their parts?
4 It would be far better if it were a commission of the House of Lords itself. 5 Better still if it were to make its nomination according to some openly published rules.	In what Moods are the verbs used here?   Underline the principal clause of this complex sentence and say what words are missing.

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