1. Unit 2.
WESTERN DEMOCRACIES.
ARE THEY DEMOCRATIC?

3. You have just seen: The State Opening of Parliament
Trooping the Colour
The Queen’s Christmas Day Speech

5. We’ll Discuss The idea of democracy.
The activities of politicians, monarchs, lawmakers and others.
The political system of the UK.

6. We Must Understand These Words Without Translation
A minister, a cabinet, a department, a constitution, an opposition, a Prime Minister, to coordinate, to control, ceremonial, monarch, monarchy, democracy, parliament, policy, politician, democratic, parliamentary, political

7. Remember To appoint (назначать) the Prime Minister
To determine (определять) the government policy
To delay (откладывать) the bill
To revise (пересматривать) the bill, the programme
To examine (рассматривать) the programme, the bill,
To vote (on) (голосовать) the programme
To draft (составлять) the programme
To sign (подписывать) a bill
To pass (принимать) a new law
To rule (управлять)the country

8. To oppose (выступать против) the government policy
To make (составлять) laws
To discuss (обсуждать) the bill, the programme
To approve (одобрять) the government policy, the bill
To challenge (подвергать сомнению) the bill
To give (налагать) the royal assent (королевскую санкцию)

9. x to V1 (-s/-es) the queen lawmakers the Prime Minister ministers
I think
In my opinion
To my mind
I guess
I suppose
I believe
I’m sure
I’m not sure
but I think
the queen
lawmakers
the Prime Minister
ministers
the members of the opposition x
to V1 (-s/-es)

10. Legislative branch of power (законодательная ветвь власти)
Executive branch of power (исполнительная ветвь власти)
Responsible to\for (ответственный перед\ за)
Majority (большинство)
To represent (представлять)
A representative (представитель)
To elect (избирать)
Elected (избираемый)
Non-elected (неизбираемый)

11. Non-Cabinet Ministers
THE MONARCH
appoints
is the official head of state; has mostly representative functions
THE GOVERNMENT
The Prime Minister
is the head of the government; is the leader of the party with the majority of seats in the House of Commons
The Cabinet
About 20 ministers; determines government policies
Non-Cabinet Ministers
Is responsible to
appoints
chooses
chooses
PARLIAMENT
The House of Commons
(about 650 elected MPs)
makes laws; discusses political problems
the House of Lords
(over permanent non-elected members – peers and life peers)
Examines and revises bills from the House of Commons; can delay bills for one year
elect
THE PEOPLE
(all men and women over 18)

12. How Much Do You Know?
What political system does the United Kingdom belong to?
Where are its laws made?
What are the two chambers of the British Parliament?
What functions do the members of the House of Commons perform?
What are the functions of the House of Lords?
What do you mean by saying that 'her role is mostly ceremonial!’?

13. What about the government of Britain? Could you name its functions?
Can everybody become Prime Minister?
Who is the British government responsible to?
Which of the two chambers of the British Parliament is elected by the people?
Who can elect?
What branch of power does each of them represent?
- the Monarch
- the Government
- Parliament

14. Listen to the text and say which of the following facts are not mentioned in it.
1. Queen Elizabeth II has no real power.
2. In order to become a law, a new bill proposed by the Cabinet must be approved by both houses of Parliament.
3. Parliament makes laws.
4. The Lords can revise and even delay bills.
5. The party, supported by the majority in the House of Commons, forms the government.
6. The people do not elect the Prime Minister directly.

15. Home task: Vocabulary, p. 67 (1) p. 325 – read the text of ex 3.8)
“3” – make a list of 5-7 collocations with verbs
“4” – find some mistakes in the text
“5” – find and correct the mistakes from the text