Контрольная работа 8 класс .Тема: “The British Parliament”

8 Form Test 2 “The British Parliament”

Match the words to the sentances.

Red lines on the carpet, Lord Chancellor, the Prime Minister, The House of Commons, the woolsack, the speaker, the Queen, the throne, the mace, Westminster Hall, Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George, The House of Lords

1. He is the head of the government    

2. He presides over the House of Common

3. He sits on the woolsack and presides over the House of Lords

4. She is the head of the state

5. The Lords and ladies sit here

6. MPs sit here

7. When the Queen arrives in the House of Lords to open the Parliament she sits here

8. There is wool inside. It is in Parliament to symbolize the importance of wool to the British economy at that time

9. It lies on the table when the House is debating. It is the symbol of the power which Parliament has won from the king.

10. They represent two British main political parties –The Conservative party and  the Labor party

11. This is the oldest part of the building. A lot of famous events have taken place here

12. The distance between them is two swords’ length. In the old days MPs used to have their swords and it was dangerous when they got angry with each other. They remind the MPs that they shouldn’t start to fight.

Fill in the gaps

In the UK there is no president, the Queen is the………of the…….

There are two Houses in the Parliament: ……………………...and ………………………………………

People who sits in the ………..of Commons are called …..

People who sits in the ……….of Lords are called……..

 British people …….for MPs at a……………

  The party which wins the general ……………….forms the ……………………and  their leader becomes the ………………

After the Queen approves the bill  it becomes a……..