PODOPRIGORA ROSTISLAV NIKOLAYEVICHВ В

PODOPRIGORA ROSTISLAV NIKOLAYEVICHВ В

OCA 19-1

Task1.

1. What kind of state is the UK?

В Answer: The United Kingdom of Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the sovereign reigns but does not rule.

2. Who is the head of the state in the UK?

Answer: The monarch serves formally as head of state. The present sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey in 1953

3. What are the Houses of the British Parliament?

Answer: Parliament is the most important authority in Britain. Technically Parliament is made up of three parts: the Monarch, the House of Lords; and the House of Commons. In reality the House of Commons is the only one of the three which has true power. The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament. There are 650 of them in the House of Commons. They are elected by secret ballot.

Task 2.

1. In the UK there is no president, the Queen is the head of the state.

2. There are two Houses in the Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

3. People who sit in thРµ the House of Commons are called MPs.

4. People who sit in the the House of Lords are called peers.

5. British people vote for MPs at a general election.

6. The party which wins a general election forms the government and their leader becomes the Prime Minister.

7. After the Queen approves the bill, it becomes law.

Task 3.

1. The head of Russia is the president.

2. The President may veto the bill.

3. Russian Federation - presidential republic.

4. President - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

5. The Federal Assembly consists of two houses.

6. Upper House - Federation Council.

7. Lower House - State Duma.

8. The new national emblem is the double-headed eagle.

Task 4.