Test 8 form
V-2
1 Переведите на русский язык
To
vote, to approve, to consist of, state, government, to inherit, hereditary
peer, to work on bills, to be called, to be elected, Prime Minister, head of
state.
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ответ
1.
Which are Britain's two main
political parties?
a) Democratic, Republican and Conservative
b) Conservative and Democratic
c) Labour and Conservative
2.
How many parts does the Palace of
Westminster consist of?
a) one
b) two
c) three
3.
How old is Westminster Hall?
a) more than a thousand years old
b) more than a hundred years old
c) more than four hundred years old
4.
When can you see the Mace in the
House of Commons?
a) It's always there,
b) Only when the Queen comes,
c) When the House is debating
5.
What are the main colours of the
Houses of Parliament?
a) gold, red and blue
b) gold, green and red
c) red and green
6.
Whose shoe should a Conservative
touch?
a) David Lloyd George's
b) Winston Churchill's
c) The Queen's
7.
Why do MPs sometimes sit on the
steps?
a) There are more MPs than seats in the House of Commons,
b) It's a part of an old tradition,
c) It's a punishment for those who are late.
8.
. Who writes the Queen's Speech?
a) the Queen
b) the Government
c) the Lord Chancellor
3 Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-6
и текстами A-F . Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру
только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
1.
The Queen’s speech.
2.
Two lines
3.
Important things.
4.
The oldest part of the Palace
of Westminster
5.
The British Government.
6.
The famous Woolsack.
7.
The funny tradition
A.
The Palace of Westminster consists
of three parts: the Royal Apartments where the colour is gold, the House of
Lords where the seats are red and the House of Commons where the seats are
green. The Chamber of the House of Lords is also called the Parliament Chamber,
because every year when the Queen comes to open Parliament, all three parts of
Parliament come together here for the Queen's Speech. In fact, it's not really
the Queen's Speech, because she doesn't write it. The Government writes it for
her. In the speech the Queen tells Parliament about the Government's plans for
the next year.
B.
Oh, and that cushion is, actually,
the famous Woolsack. And yes, there is wool inside it. It's a part of a very
old tradition which started in the 14th century. It was put in Parliament to
symbolise the importance of wool to the British economy at that time. The
person who usually sits on the Woolsack is the Lord Chancellor. He presides over the House of Lords.
C.
The House of Commons is where MPs
make decisions on new laws. There are two statues, one on each side of the
arch. Both of these two men were Prime Ministers. One is David Lloyd George,
and the other - Sir Winston Churchill. They represent the two main British
political parties - the Labour Party and the Conservative Party. They have a
tradition: if you're a Conservative, touch Churchill's shoe, and if you're
Labour, touch Lloyd George's shoe.
D.
These are two long narrow
corridors which are very important for the whole country because MPs come here
to vote on bills for new laws. On the left there is the "aye", or
yes, lobby. MPs who agree with a bill go there. On the right there is the
"no" lobby for MPs who want to vote against the bill. Then the
officials count the "ayes" and the "noes" to get the
results. So in the British Parliament MPs don't vote by pushing a button; they
vote with their feet.
E.
E. Now look at the floor. Can you see two red lines in
front of the benches on each side of the chamber?That's part of a tradition
too. The distance between these two lines is two swords' lengths. In the old
days when MPs used to carry swords, it was dangerous if they got angry with
each other. So these two lines are here to remind MPs that they shouldn't start
a fight, and they can't go over this line when they are speaking in a debate.
F.
Westminster Hall is the oldest
part of the Palace of Westminster, and it's more than a thousand years old. The
son of William the Conqueror... Do you remember the Norman leader who won the
Battle of Hastings? Well, it was his son who started the building of the hall.
This building has seen a lot of famous events. In 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to blow
up the Houses of Parliament, and in World War II bombs fell on it.
4 Соедини части предложения, используя слова where, who, which, that.
Box
A Box B
1. This is the Speaker ……..
|
А. ….is the symbol of power
|
2. This is the Woolsack ……
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B.….Guy Fawkes tried to
blow up
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3. This is the Chamber of
the House of Commons……
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C.…..the Lords and Ladies
sit.
|
4. This is the throne …..
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D.…..MPs sit.
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5. This is the Lord
Chancellor ……
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E.…..sits on the Woolsack.
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6. This is Westminster Hall
…..
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F…...presides over the
House of Commons
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7. This is the Mace……
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G.…...is full of wool
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8. This is the Chamber of
the House of Lords …..
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H……the Queen sits when she
opens the Parliament
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5. Переведите на английский язык.
1.
.Королева является главой
государства.
2.
Премьер Министр является
главой правительства
3.
Члены парламента
избираются каждые 5 лет.
4.
Члены Палаты Лордов не
избираются.
5.
Некоторые члены Палаты
Лордов наследуют их места от отцов и дедов.
6.
. Королева и Палата Лордов
одобряют решения Палаты Общин
7.
Члены Палаты Общин
принимают важные решения и работают над законопроектами. .
8.
Британский парламент
состоит из двух палат: Палаты Лордов и Палаты Общин.
9.
Члены парламента
представляют всех людей в стране
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