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Britain is actually governed by ___.

Ceremonial activities have always been associated ___British kings and queens and, in spite of changing attitudes, many traditional ceremonies still take place.

It is a long-standing tradition that the Monarch never enters the.___

It was proclaimed that Queen Victoria’s descendants in the male line would adopt the name ___.

Most people in Britain think that the Royal Family is ___ for tourism.

Other public duties of the Queen include the ___ at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. This special ceremony remembers the soldiers who died in World War I and World War II and all of the Royal Family and Britain’s political leaders attend it.

Prince Consort fills an important role in the life of the nation, as does ___, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband.

The Queen personifies the State. She is

The Queen today is only a formal ruler and does not actually govern: nowadays monarchs reign but do not___.

The Queen’s Christmas Speech to the Commonwealth is made on ___ and lasts ten minutes. In it the Queen usually talks about the past twelve months and her hopes for the year ahead.

The coronation service is traditionally conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury at ___ in the presence of representatives of the Houses of Parliament.

The present monarch, Queen ___, is directly descended from Saxon king Egbert, who united England under his rule in 829.

The present royal family belonged to ___ until 1917 when, in the light of the First World War, it was considered more appropriate for the King to have an English rather than a German name.

The sons of the Sovereign and their ___ have precedence over daughters in succeeding to the throne.

The sovereign succeeds to the throne as soon as his of her predecessor dies. The automatic succession is summed up in the famous phrase ‘the King is dead; long ___ the King!’

___ Britain’s monarchy is the oldest, dating back to the 9th century.

___ from time to time demonstrate majority support for the institution of monarchy as against a republican alternative.

___ to the Throne in the United Kingdom is still hereditary.

___of the new Sovereign follows the accession after a convenient interval.

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A supermarket makes more ___ from its own brand, microwave cooked-chill chicken Kiev than it does from the ingredients needed to make it at home.

A very British reality is the fish and chip shop, also known as the ___.

Children ___16 are not allowed to come into a pub, although they may sit outside together with their parents in the garden.

England is famous for the hard ___the names of which derive from the rich dairy farming areas, such as Cheddar, Cheshire, Leicester, Derby, etc.

Families who have children often organize ___, at which games are organized for quite a lot of children after the tea, which is called by that name although there is usually no tea to drink, only fruit drinks, sandwiches, ice-cream and lots of cakes and fruit.

I only paid some pounds for this dress. it was a real ___

If you ___ your house or flat, you pay the money to a landlord or landlady.

In Scotland, where oats grow better than wheat, local dishes use ___rather than wheat flour.

In the UK people live in three types of houses, all depending on your income.

In the fish and chip shop it is possible to buy a piece of fried fish and chipped potatoes known in many restaurants as ___.

In the very heart of London ___ offers wealth of variety to Londoners and visitors alike.

Italian and Chinese restaurants where they ___ Italian pizzas and Chinese food are becoming more widespread even in small places.

Match the following shopping-related words with their definitions.

Match the words, connected with different types of stores, with the correct definitions.

One of the most popular hobbies of the British is ___, and the people take pride in their gardens.

Over the last twenty-five years the British have changed from full fat to ___ milk.

People usually borrow money from the building society in order to pay for their house — this money is called a ___.

The Chelsea ___ is the most important flower show in Britain; it is held in May every year in the grounds of Chelsea Hospital (London) and is attended by the Queen.

The ___ is another British institution, where alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and, usually, snacks or meals are sold.

The ___ was crowded and noisy, and smelt warm dough and the almonds that had gone into the morning’s cakes.

The ___, which was brought to England in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh, is so popular today that it is eaten, in a variety of ways, at almost every meal.

The books are kept on open shelves, and the ___ are very helpful to get books from other libraries through the exchange system.

The most popular drink is beer or ___, which is stronger than beer. That is why most pubs are owned by a brewery where beer is made.

To purchase items such as jewelry, perfume, clothing, shoes, appliances, televisions, radios, bicycles, furniture, etc., you go to a ___

Traditionally the British like to live independently in their own houses. No wonder their favourite saying is “My home is my ___”.

___ are the most prominent produce of Britain’s kitchen. Some of them have beef fat as a base and are boiled or steamed others use pastry.

___ is a game in which feathered arrows are thrown at a board divided into sections with numbers on them. The aim is to score a particular number of points, usually 301 or 501.

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A ___ is a sudden violent storm of wind and rain.

A ___ of wind is a sudden violent rush of wind.

A winter weather ___: cloudy, with rainy periods in the South; showers of sleet, and snow in the Eastern part.

By checking your plants often, you’ll ___ problems in the early stages when they are easier to deal with.

Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct verb from the column on the right.

Do you hear how the wind ___?

I am chilled to the ___.

I feel oppressed ___ the heat.

It’s raining cats and ___.

I’m wet like a drowned ___.

Last year we had a ___.

My hands are ___ with the cold.

The English are famous for their tea and their ___. And the English are always talking about it.

The ___are lucky, because their country is in the west and is warmer than most of England.

The air was stingingly cold, but not ___ freezing point.

The fog gets thicker and dirtier, and yellow and full of black soot. In London this is called ___, a mixture between smoke and fog.

The sky was suddenly ___ with low, black clouds.

The thick white ___rolls in from the sea all over London and the cities, and then mixes with smoke from a million chimneys.

There was no ___ in the weather.

There’s a ___ in the air.

There’s been a ___ in the temperature.

This ___ in the Chronicle writes very well, doesn't she? I enjoy reading what she has to say every Saturday,

We are in ___ a spell of good weather.

the rain was so heavy, I haven’t a dry ___ on.

Высшее образование в Великобритании

A degree course in Great Britain normally ___three or four years.

At the university the students are called in the following way:

Colleges offer courses ___ teacher training, courses in technology and some professions connected with medicine.

English universities greatly differ from each other in

Full courses of study offer the degree of ___ of Arts or Science.

In the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries the so-called ___ universities were founded.

Many great men studied at Cambridge, among them

Oxford and Cambridge

The Open University

The Open University students

The ___ is a great help to his students: he decides what lectures they must attend, recommends them books for reading, discusses and criticizes their written works and knows all about their discipline inside and outside the college.

The most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge, called “___”.

The most popular sports at Oxbridge are

The term ___ is not used much today, but it is a useful way of describing this group of universities, many of which were built in the favourite buildings material of the time – red brick.

There are about 90 universities in Britain. They are divided into

Universities accept students mainly on the basis of their ___, although they may interview them as well.

___ courses lead in most cases to Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Science.

___ year in Britain’s universities is divided into three terms.

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A ___ in biology could involve two hours of lectures plus one hour in a science lab every week.

A course may last 10 to 16 weeks - the length of a “___”.

A publicly funded university gets some money from the ___.

An ___ is a degree-granting institution that specializes in science and technology, some of them have graduate study.

An undergraduate student in the USA has to earn a certain number of “___” (about 120) in order to receive a degree at the end of four years of college.

At the undergraduate level, there may be some courses that every student has to take (for example, classes ___ world history, maths, writing or research).

Competition to get into Harvard University prompts a million secondary school students to take first PSAT and then ___ up to three times to get better scores.

Credits are earned by

If the students complete a course of study they get a Bachelor of Arts or ___degree.

In addition to colleges and universities there is in the United States a large number of ___, separate from Universities.

In the United States, a student who has finished high school, may want to continue in ___ education.

Many liberal arts colleges also offer a ___ (B.S.) degree in physics, chemistry or other scientific subjects.

One credit usually equals ___ of class per week in a single course.

Professional degrees such as a Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) or a ___ (B.D.) are usually of three years duration, and require first a B.A. or B.S. to be earned by a candidate.

Students select their “___” (the field in which they want their degree) plus a number of “electives” courses they do not have to take, but may choose.

Students select their “major” (the field in which they want their degree) plus a number of “___” courses they do not have to take, but may choose.

Successful applicants at colleges at a leading university are usually chosen on the basis of

The American college is known by various titles such as

The courses for most graduate degrees can be completed ___in the USA.

The factors determining whether an institution is one of the best or one of the lower prestige are

The more prestigious institutions in the USA are the ___ institutions, including Brown University, Columbia College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University.

The most common type of higher education in the USA is the ___. It requires for admission graduation from a standard secondary school; its four-year curriculum leads to the bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences.

The system of higher education in the United States is complex. It comprises three categories of institutions:

To get a Master’s degree a ___ is required for all students.

University students in the USA get a(an) ___ degree in the arts or sciences.

___ in America award master’s and doctor’s degrees in both the arts and sciences.

Географическое и экономическое положение Великобритании

Besides standard literary English there are many regional and social ___. A well-known example is the cockney of East Londoners.

Edinburgh is associated with the names of

If one asks an Irishman away from home what he misses most about Ireland, he will probably tell you ‘the greenness’. Irish poets put it in a different way when they call Ireland ‘the___’.

In Ireland the national musical instrument is the ___.

Many English surnames were originally connected with a person’s ___ — Charles Baker, Margaret Thatcher.

Northern Ireland contains six of the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster. That is why the name ‘Ulster’ is sometimes used as equivalent to ___.

On the north-west side of the Pennine system lies the ___, containing the beautiful lakes which give it its name.

Scotland is divided into three regions:

Ships and helicopters travel from Aberdeen to the North Sea oil ___. Work on it is difficult and dangerous.

The U.K. is inhabited by

The UK consists of ___ main parts.

The UK is an ___ state: it is composed of some 5.500 islands, large and small.

The UK is situated off the west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on the north-west and the ___ on the east.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) occupies most of the territory of the ___.

The ___ is a relic of the time when the clan system existed in the Highlands.

The chief rivers of Great Britain are

The clan had its own territory and was ruled by a ___.

The commonest trees in England are ___

The earliest known people of Britain were of ___ origin.

The flag of the United Kingdom is made up of three crosses. What are they?

The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the ___, is made up of three crosses.

The pride of Wales in scenery is ___, a region of high mountains.

The two main islands are Great Britain (in which are England, Wales and Scotland) to the east and ___ (in which are Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic) to the

There are many threats to wildlife and ecological balance around the coast in the UK. The biggest threat to the coastline is ___.

Wales has its own flag called the ___.

Welshmen living in England are often called by the nickname ‘___’. This may come from the River Taff, which runs through the capital Cardiff, or may come from Dafydd, the Welsh form of David.

You may think that there are crocodiles in the British Isles if you read that ‘... a traditional jazz band led the three-mile crocodile in a musical protest to 10 Downing Street’. But it is not a real crocodile. It is what the English usually say about schoolchildren ___

___ in the form of a gathering of bards had occasionally been held in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Now it is a festival of Welsh culture. It includes competitions in prose, poetry and singing.

___ is the national bird of the UK.

___ is the smallest component of the United Kingdom.

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A football team plays either at home or away – and will ___ – bringing a happy or sad week-end to many English families.

American football is a very different game:

Americans have the first class ___ who know exactly how to get the best out of the sportsmen.

Americans play tennis, hockey and most other international sports, but they do not play ___ in the same way as the rest of the world.

At college football matches each team has an army of girls all dressed the same. The girl with the stick is the ___.

At the moment he is travelling ___ business in America because he’s opening an office over there next year.

Basketball is another popular game in America. Only ___people play in each team.

Every day I ___ my room and my bed, wash up dishes, dust the furniture and take out the rubbish.

Exercise is in fashion. Everybody wants

Football, or ___, as it is sometimes called to distinguish it from rugby and football, is the most popular sport in Great Britain.

He is interested ___ collecting pictures of horses.

He lives in easy ___. He doesn’t have to work every day.

In winter football or rugby matches have postponed due to ___.

I’m ___ vacation now.

Manchester United ___ Liverpool in the F. A. Cup Final.

Many people ___ about the bad behaviour of soccer fans in the town centre after the match.

Mary likes to ___ the table and clear away the dishes.

Match the greetings and the situations they must be used.

Millions of Americans put on their new white “trainer” shoes and fashionable ___and ran through the parks or along the streets for half an hour a day.

My brother helps to fix and repair some things. For example, he repairs electrical ___when they are out of order. He has already repaired our mother’s electric iron and my desk lamp.

Taking exercise is only one part of keeping ___.

The Cornfords live in Rugby ___28 Coronation Street.

The Olympic creed was first stated in 1896 by the founder of the modern Olympic Games

The first day of the week is ___.

The first were held in ___ more than two thousand years ago.

The last day of the week is ___.

The usual phrase to use when you leave is “Good-bye,” but there are a number of other less formal ways of parting, such as:

The usual response to an introduction is “How do you do,” which is a sort of greeting and not a question (about your health) and the best answer to it is: ___.

There are ___ and sixty-five days in a year.

There are eleven players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and ___because American football is a rough game and injuries are likely to occur in.

This game, ice ___, the national sport of Canada, is very fast, and can be dangerous.

Today I’m ___ a busy day.

We beat the ___ out of the carpets, vacuum the floors and polish them.

Wednesday is the ___ day of the week.

What continents do the five colours of the interlinked Olympic rings represent?

Whenever you strike up a conversation in England you inevitably get around to two subjects – the ___ and ___, which are as much part on English life as roast beef and the Houses of Parliament.

___ Mr Fry was nearly seventy-five, he could still beat me at tennis.

___ is played with an oval-shaped ball on a field like a football pitch, but the two goals have no nets and their posts are quite high – in the shape of the letter H.

___ is rather rare in Britain and the USA but it is the correct thing to do on the Continent.

___ is the fifth day of the week.

___ said the sportsmen who took part in the Olympic Games.

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A promenade concert in Britain has the following features:

American jazz is a conglomeration of sounds borrowed from such varied sources as

Children are permitted in the museum on the ___that they do not disturb the other tourists.

Contemporary changes in motion pictures in the United States include

If you become separated from the tour, please ___your way to the coach pick-up point.

If you have completed the ___form, I give you the membership card.

Immigrants who have arrived in Britain from all parts of the ___ since 1945 have not only created a mixture of nations, but have also brought their cultures and habits with them.

In its long history the ___ has been a fortress, a royal residence, a state prison and the Royal Mint. Visitors today can view the instruments of execution and torture, an arsenal of weapons, and the nation’s treasure, the Crown Jewels, dating mostly from the Restoration (1660).

It is ___ skyline in the USA that is for many people the symbol the modern big city.

It is absolutely vital that all tour guides have ___the local history course.

Match the following museums and the their exhibits.

Match the following museums and their exhibits.

Match the words, connected with cinema, with the correct definitions.

Most shows ___between 90 minutes and slightly under three hours.

One of the most popular contemporary musicians and composers is Andrew Lloyd ___. His musicals and rock operas such as Cats, Phantom of the Opera and others have been a great success both in Britain and overseas.

Several important movements spread from ___ into international art, are Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting, Pop-art, Minimal art, and Photorealism.

Students are allowed into the museum at reduced rates provided that they have a ___ students’ card.

The ___ promotes knowledge of British culture and literature overseas. It organizes British participation in international exhibitions and encourages professional interchange in all cultural fields between Britain and other countries.

The ___, with their style of singing new and exciting, their wonderful sense of humour became the most successful pop group the world has ever known. Many of the famous songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney are still popular.

The best-known buildings designed by Ch. Wren are ___ in London and the Sheldonion Theatre in Oxford.

There are thousands of Americans who prefer the music and ___ of musicals.

When a musician improvises, he

You can purchase tickets to Broadway shows ___ the Internet.

___ in New York City relied heavily on revivals, long-running shows, and stage spectaculars in addition to new plays.

___ invented new ways of using traditional English building materials, brick and ordinary roofing tiles, to keep within the limits of classical design.

___ is the most famous and distinctive bridge in London with two Gothic towers that rise from the riverbed.

___ of Waxworks in Marylebone Road is one of London’s great attractions. There you will see kings and queens, statesmen and writers, actors and musicians, artists and sportsmen, scientists, astronauts, world leaders and so on and so forth.

___ refers to the plays, musicals, and special attractions presented in any of 39 designated playhouses in Manhattan's Theatre District.

___ was the first man to bring the Italian Renaissance style to Great Britain.

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A visitor if invited to an American home might well enjoy

A visitor if invited to an English home might well enjoy

America has two strong advantages comparing with other countries when it comes to food

Food shopping in the U.S. and Great Britain can be done in four main types of stores

For the first ___ we will have chicken soup and rissoles with mashed potatoes for the second.

In a series of ___ experiments, W.K. and J.H. Kellogg ran boiled wheat dough through rollers to produce thin sheets of wheat, which they toasted and ground into meal.

Speaking about British cooking we should note that

The British are the world’s greatest ___drinkers.

The English custom of ___, goes back to the late 18th century when Anne, wife of the 7th Duke of Bedford, decided that she suffered from a “sinking feeling” around 5 p.m and needed tea and cakes to bring back her strength.

The Victorian Prime Minister, Gladstone remarked: “If you are cold, ___will warm you, if you are heated it will cool you, if you are depressed it will cheer you, if you are excited it will calm you.”

There is the international trend to ___ which sell pizza, hamburgers, Mexican foods, chicken, salads and sandwiches, sea-foods, and various ice creams.

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April, 1 is known in Britain as ___ - the day when practical jokes are played.

At midnight the wireless is turned on, so that everyone can hear the ___ of Big Ben, and on the hour a toast is drunk to the New Year, and Auld Lang Syne is sung.

Besides public holidays in Great Britain, there are other holidays such as

Christmas is a religious holiday which symbolizes the birth of ___.

Each of the 50 states establishes its own ___ holidays.

George Washington led the American Army to victory in the War ___ Independence.

In December, as Christmas gets closer, ___ (usually, but not always, with a religious theme) are sung in churches and schools, often at special concerts, and also by groups of people who go from house to house collecting money for charitable causes.

In England Easter is a time for the giving and receiving of presents such as

In honour of this great man, ___, a beautiful memorial has been built in Washington.

In the USA the national flag ___ and the flags of the states are found in many places and displayed on many occasions.

In the past bank holidays were days on which banks were to be ___.

January 1st, New Year’s Day is the traditional time for making “New Year ___”, for example, to give up smoking, or to get up earlier.

Many Americans do not care much ___ public displays of patriotism: flag-waving and parades leave them cold.

Many children lay out a Christmas ___ at the foot of their beds, which they expect to see filled when they wake up on Christmas morning.

Match the following holidays and the dates they are observed

Match the following holidays and the ways they are celebrated

Most Americans look forward to ___ together with the family at Thanksgiving, or even remember Halloween as children and the excitement of “trick or treating.”

Most households with children tell them that Father Christmas comes down the ___ on the night of Christmas Eve.

On Guy Fawkes’ Day children may be seen going about the streets and having a little cart or an old pram, and they ask the passers-by to spare ___.

Some people tried to ward off witches by painting magic signs or nailing a ___.

The Fourth of July is the day of signing the ___.

The ___ that we know today came into being during the eighteenth century when the expensive gifts of earlier years had gone out of fashion.

The most famous celebration is in ___round the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus where crowds gather and sing and welcome the New Year.

The three holidays which were first observed in the U.S. but have now spread elsewhere are

There are eight ___ holidays a year in Great Britain, they are the days on which people need not go in to work. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Late Summer Bank Holiday.

This ten-minute television broadcast on ___is normally the only time in the year when the monarch speaks directly to ‘her’ people on television.

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About twenty ___ of Great Britain have passed through Eton college.

Admission to universities in Britain is carried out by examination or ___.

As well as the state schools, there are about 500 ___schools in Britain.

At ___, pupils can take A levels, usually in two or three subjects, or AS exams (which involve half the content of A levels) in more subjects.

Children under five in Great Britain attend ___ schools.

Elegant, exclusive and expensive, ___ epitomizes the English public school system.

Every state school has its own governing body (a board of governors), consisting of ___.

Good ___ in at least two subjects are necessary to get a place at one of the universities in Britain.

If you want to enter the university in Britain in the application you can list up to five universities or colleges in order of ___.

In Britain the Department of ___ is concerned with the formation of national policies for education.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, pupils take GCSEs at the age of ___.

Many of public school teachers, who are mostly male and called “___”, stay at the same school all through their working lives, and do not count their hours of work.

Most secondary schools are ___ schools, which offer a general education to children of all abilities.

Nowadays the public schools are less obsessed by team-spirit and character-building, they are more concerned ___ examinations and universities, especially Oxford and Cambridge.

Nursery, infant and junior schools in Great Britain are known as ___schools.

The boys and girls who go to boarding schools learn to speak with upper-class ___.

The chief elements of the National Curriculum ___.

The chief examinations at the age of 18 are leading to the General Certificate of Education ___ level.

The content and method of teaching is decided by the ___.

The national curriculum is the group of subjects that must be taught in schools in ___.

The school year in Britain is divided into ___ terms of about 13 weeks each.

The school year in Britain normally begins in early ___ and continues into the following July.

The word “___” expresses the idea that the schools in question take all the children in a given area, without selection.

Thе pupils who violate various school regulations may be punished in the following ways:

Together with the National Curriculum, a programme of Records of Achievements was introduced. This programme contains a system of new ___ for pupils at the ages of 7, 11, 13 and 16.

___ the whole, the public school boys are sons of people who have a substantial social position, very good homes and the benefits of prosperity.

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A senior high school in the USA may be

After graduating ___secondary schools Americans spend some time pursuing further education in junior colleges or go on to higher education.

Classes in the USA meet

Elementary and secondary education together take ___ years to complete in the USA.

High school students who wish to attend a college or university go through one of the two standard tests –

In most schools in the USA attendance is compulsory for all children

No tuition is ___ in elementary and secondary schools, though there are sometimes fees for textbooks and student activities.

Public schools in the USA are ___, it means that boys and girls study together.

Students in the USA must complete a certain number of courses in order to receive

The function of the Federal Department of Education is

The peculiar feature of American education is

The private schools in the USA

There are ___ years of elementary education in the USA, not including the kindergarten, which is a part of the public school system of nursery education.

What makes American education at the secondary level so different from most other countries is that all such programmes, whether academic, technical, or practical, are generally taught under one ___.

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16 Scottish representative peers also ___ the House of Lords.

A Parliament has a maximum duration of ___ years, but it is not fixed, and the government of the day may dissolve it and call for a general election at any time during the term.

Britain has a ___ parliament.

British ___ is a free association of sovereign states comprising Great Britain and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association.

In the UK a by-election is called if

Parliament is also known as ‘___’, since it is housed in the Palace of Westminster, once a home of the monarchy.

Since the mid-19th century the Prime Minister has normally been the leader of the party with a majority in the House of___.

The British constitution, unlike that of most other countries, is ___.

The Conservative Party has always been the party of the___, identified with the idea of economic freedom and the existing social order.

The Lord Chancellor sits on the ___ as Chairman of the House and controls the procedure and meetings of the House.

The Speaker

The United Kingdom is a ___, which means that the powers of the monarch are limited by the country’s constitution.

The ___ is responsible for putting laws into effect and directing national policy and acts formally in the name of the monarch in the UK.

The aims of the Opposition are:

The chief officer of the House of Commons is the ___.

The executive in the UK consists of ___.

The front benches in the House of Commons on either side are reserved for members of the Cabinet and other ministers, and Opposition spokesmen, known as the ‘___’, respectively.

The government may dissolve the Parliament and call for a general election at any time during the term. This is done by the ___ on the advice of the Prime Minister.

The leaders of the government and the opposition parties sit on facing ‘front benches’, with their supporting MPs, or ‘___’ behind them.

The legislature in the UK consists of ___.

The life of British Parliament is divided into periods, called ___.

The main functions of British Parliament today are

The purpose in creating life peerages was not merely to honour but also to enhance the quality of business done in the ___.

The trade union movement, which founded the ___, remains influential in the evolution of the party policy.

The woolsack is

___ do not pass their title when they die.

Путешествие на поезде, машине, самолете и корабле.

All passengers should be at the station at least 30 minutes before ___ (if you need to buy a ticket, you should have at least an additional 30 minutes).

Did you enjoy your week-end ___to the seaside?

Each passenger is given a ___ to be shown at the departure gate and again to the stewardess when boarding the plane.

I don’t feel well as I’m always ___, especially when the sea is a little bit rough.

If the traveller has nothing to declare he may just go through the ___ of the Customs.

If you work for someone, then you are an

In 1990 some 79,000 passengers ___ on pleasure cruises from British ports.

Many bus companies offer fifteen-and thirty-day ___, especially during peak summer travel season. They entitle the holder to unlimited travel in the United States and Canada.

Match the following types of buses and their descriptions.

Match the following words with their definitions.

On our Southern-England ___ we visited Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford-on-Avon and then came back to London.

One must be very careful using the word “subway” in London. It does not mean “the underground”. It means ___.

Parking in London is very expensive. You must either use ___ where you can park for up to 2 or 4 hours.

Passengers are requested to arrive at the airport two hours before departure time on international flights as there must be enough time to complete the necessary airport ___.

Passengers on British ___ must have a boarding pass to board.

Since July 1991 seat belts must be worn by adults in ___ – this applies to taxis as well as cars.

The British are concerned about damage to the environment. That’s why ___ petrol is cheaper than leaded petrol, to encourage drivers to use it.

The English omnibuses are often called ___, because they are very high and have seats on the upper and lower decks.

There are security check points before the ___ in British airports.

Train arrivals may also be announced on a ___.

Travelling by train you can___

We stood at the side of the road, trying to ___ passing motorists. They didn’t stop.

When you come to the harbour you can see

While the yacht sailed on, I went to my ___ and changed my clothes.

___ is travelling by getting free rides in passing automobiles and walking between rides.

___ like to operate in crowds so keep your property safe by following some simple guides.

___, a familiar sight in London, were introduced in I960 to control parking. They wear navy-blue uniforms and a peaked cap with yellow bands.

‘Slow down’, I said to the driver, ‘you’re exceeding the speed ___.

Система здравоохранения Великобритании и США

Alice was in such a state when her son died that the doctor gave her ___ to help calm her down.

Although Bob ___ fairly quickly from the accident, he had to have plastic surgery to remove facial scars.

Chickenpox is a children’s infectious ___, but adults can catch it too.

Don't eat your food so quickly! You'll get ___.

Don’t worry; I can assure you that this medicine produces no ___ at all.

Each ___ may have no more than 3500 registered patients under the plan, for each of whom he or she receives a fee.

Established in 1948, the ___ provides full, and in most cases, free medical care to all residents in Great Britain.

I think I'll go and lie down for a while; I've got a (n) ___ headache.

If someone collapses in the street, it may be helpful to give them ___ aid until the ambulance arrives.

If you suffer from ___, your doctor may recommend taking sleeping tablets.

In England, if you are ill you can send for the family doctor or else go and visit him at his ___.

In Great Britain patients, who may opt for a particular physician, pay minimal charges for

It must be ___. Mrs Clark got a fever, and look at all those small red spots on her face and body.

Match the following questions with the answers.

Match the following words with their definitions.

Mr Brown is a ___smoker. No sooner has he stubbed out one cigarette than he lights another.

Nick’s neck and mouth are swollen. I think he's got ___.

The ___ who performed the operation visited the patient soon after she came round.

The five-hour ___ which was performed on Mrs Brown’s hip was expensive but effective.

When Jane broke her leg, she had to go around on ___for several weeks afterwards.

You may have broken one of your ribs. I think we'd better take an___, just to make sure.

You'd better put some ___on that cut, just to be safe.

You’ll need to take your ___ to the chemist’s, Mrs Hall.

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Both in British and the US media there is a freedom of ___: journalists and pressmen can say what they like about anyone and anything: the army, the President, the Queen, private individuals, the police, provided they say nothing ‘libelous’ and ‘obscene’.

I usually switch off the television when the ___ come on.

If you don’t like that programme, you can always switch over to a different ___.

In Britain the tabloids have excellent coverage of scandal and sport; the ___ papers deal with everything else.

Many Sunday newspapers these days are just full of ___.

Mass media are

Match the words to make common expressions connected with traveling.

Match the words, connected with newspapers, with the correct definitions.

One of the biggest British news agencies is ___, which was founded in 1851.

She works for the BBC, which stands for British ___Corporation.

The British people are great readers of

The ___of this student magazine is a friend of ours.

The assassination attempt wasn't in the press until two days later.

The local newspaper’s ___ fell dramatically when the editor was sacked.

There is quite a lot of___ of the media in some countries, especially during times of conflict.

These days there are very few ___broadcasts on TV. They usually record them and show them much later.

Under the government’s wartime ___ rules, al newspapers articles had to be checked by officials before being printed.

‘When do you have to hand in that report?’ – ‘The ___ is 12th of May.’