Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise I. Read and translate the dialogues.

Exercise 2. Find in the dialogues English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.

1. 
   Данное правительство может находиться у власти еще почти гол. 2. в самый благоприятный момент для себя. 3. Количество безработных немного сократилось. 4. ’‘Неустойчивые избиратели” решают вопрос. 5. Королева должна согласиться на роспуск действующего парламента. 6. Лидер партии большинства формирует кабинет. 7. ценз оседлости. 8. Я не совсем понимаю роль первичных выборов. 9. Избиратели будут выбирать выборщиков. 10. Вновь избранный президент будет торжест­венно введен в должность. 11. ценз оседлости, который колеблется от ше­сти месяцев до двух лет.
   

618. 
     Exercise 3. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used and translate them.
     
619. 
     power, legislative, principle, with the exception of, executive, to appoint, to expire, to go down, dissolution, majority. Cabinet, residence qualification, pri­mary, to choose, to take office, to range from ... to, literacy test
     
620. 
     Exercise 4. Write out all the complex sentences from the dialogues, define the sub­ordinate clauses and translate them.
     
621. 
     Exercise 5. Read the text and answer the questions.
     
622. 
     The Russian Parliament is called the Federal Assembly. It is a legislative body. The Federal Assembly consists of two Chambers — the Federal Council and the State Duma. The term of office of the Federal Assembly is four years. There are 450 deputies in the State Duma. Two deputies represent each region of the Russian Federation in the Federal Council, one from the executive and one from the representative bodies of the region.
     
623. 
     Russia is a presidential republic. President is the head of the country'. President is elected every four years.
     
624. 
     1. What is the Parliament of Russia called? 2. How many chambers does the Federal Assembly consist of? 3. What is the term of office of the Federal Assembly? 4. How many deputies are there in the State Duma? 5. Who is the head of Russia? 6. Is the Federal Assembly a legislative or executive body?
     
625.