O’zbekiston respublikasi ichki ishlar vazirligi akademiya m. A. Rustamov ingliz tili darslik

 

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TEXT 
U.K. Government 
The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy—that is, the 
head of state is a monarch with limited powers. Britain’s democratic 
government is based on a constitution composed of various historical 
documents, laws, and formal customs adopted over the years. 
Parliament, the legislature, consists of the House of Lords, the House 
of Commons, and the monarch, also called the crown.
The House of Commons is far more influential than the House of 
Lords, which in effect makes the British system unicameral, meaning 
the legislature has one chamber. The chief executive is the prime 
minister, who is a member of the House of Commons. The executive 
branch also includes Her Majesty’s Government, commonly referred 
to simply as “the government.”
The government is composed of ministers in the Cabinet, most of 
whom are members of the House of Commons; government 
departments, each of which is responsible to a minister; local 
authorities; and public corporations. Because the House of Commons 
is involved in both the legislative and executive branches of the 
British government, there is no separation of powers between 
executive and legislature as there is in the United States. 
 
Notes: 
is far more influential ta’sir kuchi ancha katta. 
Her Majesty’s hazrati oliyalari. 
 
CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE 
 
Getting about Town 
There are many ways of getting about town. In our city we have a 
wide choice of tram, bus and trolley-bus routes in addition to taxi 
service. During the morning rush hour, with so many people hurrying 
to work, the trams, buses and trains are usually overcrowded. During 
the evening rush hour, with everyone hurrying home, they are packed 
full, too. 
Getting on and off trams is not such a simple matter if you don’t 
know how. In Tashkent we got on at the rear platform and get off at 

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the front. There are some trams with the entrance in the middle and 
exits at both ends. When a passenger pays for his trip we say he is 
paying his fare. Most of buses, trolley-buses and trams operate with 
conductors. 
The Metro has slot machines to save time. The passenger drops a 
counter in the slot and when the ‘walk’ signal flashes on he walks 
through. If the passenger does not find a vacant seat he usually holds 
on to a strap to keep from falling. 
Sometimes a tram you are on does not take you right to the place 
you want to go. In this case you have to take another tram. Whenever 
we get off one tram to take another we say we are changing trams. 
In the Metro you often find signs showing you where to change 
for other lines. For example, a sign over the escalators at Navai 
Station shows you where to change for the Uzbekistan Line.