Task 11. Complete the sentences

Task 3. Give the English equivalents of the following expressions.

Polling Day, British government, General Elections, voting, House of Commons, request, Shadow Cabinet, dissolve Parliament, current government, determine government policy, co-ordinate government departments, have a majority of seats, administration of national affairs, official Opposition, the election campaign, meet in private, give effect, duties, at the present time, submission to Parliament, deliberations, principal function, various ministries, constitutional conventions.

вiдповiдати за щось, пiдтримуватися бiльшiстю, тiньовий кабiнет, проблема, полiтика уряду, розпустити парламент, дiяльнiсть, обирати, підзвітний, департамент/ міністерство, оголосити, запит,день виборів.

Task 4. Match the English & Ukrainian equivalents:

1. launch an election campaign	a) створити команду мiнiстрiв
2. General Elections	b) вiдповiдати за щось
3. be responsible for	c) тiньовий кабiнет
4. announce	d) спiльнi вибори
5. the Shadow Cabinet	e) голосити
6. choose a team of ministers	f) визначити
7. determine	g) починати виборчу компанiю

Task 5. Mach the parts of word expressions & make up the sentences with them:

the government the government policy the laws the ministers the Shadow Cabinet

is appointed is formed are supported are rejected are selected

Task 6. Match the words and their definitions:

1. choose	a) to officially end parliament
2. minority	b) a period of planned activities
3. dissolve	c) the largest part of a group
4. campaign	d) a representative in the House of Commons
5. majority	e) to show formally by making a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election
6. vote	f) pick out of smth
7. MP	g) smaller part of a group
8. function	h) work

Task 7. Find the synonyms of the following words in the text:

Maintain, resign, declare, a monarch, restrict, affairs

Task 8. Form the nouns from the following verbs:

to govern – to invite – to unite –

to associate – to influence – to form –

Task 9. Decide which word is an odd one:

a) sovereign – minister – monarch

b) restrict – limit – extend

c) receive – get – govern

d) subordinate – chief – head

Task 10. Explain the meaning of the following words in English:

conventions, deliberations, meet in private, dissolution.

1. The central government ministries and departments give effect to government policies and have powers and duties conferred on them by____________.

2. The government consists of the ministers appointed by the Crown on the recommendation of _________________.

3. There are over _______________ministers of the Crown at the present time.

4. The size of the Cabinet is today about _____________________.

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