Text 4 С

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Read the text and answer the following questions.

Text 4 B

1. What is the executive body of the UK?

2. Who forms the Government of the country?

3. What is the Cabinet responsible for?

4. Who becomes the Prime Minister?

5. Where does the Cabinet meet?

6. What are the responsibilities of the Prime Minister?

The executive power is exercised by the British Government which is headed by the Prime Minister. The party that wins the most seats at a general election forms the government which decides on and carries out policy for the next 5 years. The Government also includes senior ministers who run departments and make up the Cabinet, the body which is responsible for the national policy. Most ministers are members of the House of Commons, although the government is also fully represented by ministers in the House of Lords.

The Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointed by the Queen. All other ministers are also appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Every Tuesday while Parliament is in session, the Cabinet meets in the Cabinet room at 10 Downing Street to discuss the issues of the day. Government Cabinets have met in the same room since 1856.

The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet and at regular meetings with the Queen, informs her of the general business of the government. The Prime Minister's other responsibilities include recommending a number of appointments to the Queen. These include high-ranking members of the Church of England, senior judges and certain civil appointments. He also recommends appointments to several public boards and institutions, as well as to various royal and statutory commissions.

1. to run the department - управлять министерством

2. to make up the Cabinet – входить в состав Кабинета

Министров

3. to be responsible for something – быть ответственным

за что-либо

4. the issues of the day – тема дня

5. public boards – государственные советы

Ex. V. Find the English equivalents for the words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.

1. Исполнительная власть

2. Кабинет министров

3. Выиграть большинство мест на всеобщих выборах

4. Руководитель партии большинства

5. Управлять министерством

6. Даунинг-стрит, 10

7. Быть ответственным за что-либо

8. Быть назначенным Королевой

9. Информировать об общем состоянии дел

10. Рекомендовать ряд назначений

11. Государственные советы

Ex. VI. Complete the following sentences.

1. The executive power is exercised by …

2. The party that wins the most seats at a general election forms …

3. The Government also includes …

4. Most ministers are members of …

5. The Prime Minister is …

6. All other ministers are also appointed by …

7. Every Tuesday while Parliament is in session, the Cabinet meets …

8. The Prime Minister presides over …

9. The Prime Minister informs the Queen …

10. The Prime Minister recommends the Queen …

Ex.VII. Will you tell us about the system of government in the UK, please?

Translate the following text in a written form. Use a dictionary if necessary.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the country is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is the Head of the State.

The legislative power in the UK is exercised by the Parliament which consists of the Monarch, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The main functions of Parliament are to examine, to debate and to approve laws, to finance through taxation the work of government, and to check the work of the government.

The House of Commons is an elected body and it has 646 members. The House of Lords is composed of hereditary and life peers and peeresses. There are 736 members of the House of Lords.

The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. The Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointed by the Queen. All other ministers are also appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Cabinet is responsible for the national policy. The Prime Minister holds Cabinet meetings at his (her) house at number 10 Downing Street, which is not far from the Houses of Parliament.

The United Kingdom has no Ministry of Justice. Responsibility for the administration of the judicial system is divided between the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary. The Lord Chancellor is concerned with the composition of the courts, with civil law, parts of criminal procedure and law reform in general. The Home Secretary is concerned with the prevention of criminal offences, the apprehension, trial and treatment of offenders, and with the prison service.

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