WHY DOES NOT BRITAIN HAVE A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION?
I. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и переведите их на русский язык.
1. This book is far more interesting than that one.
2. Shakespeare is the most prominent English poet and playwright of all the ages.
3. This picture made the most favourable impression on me.
4. His brother is the most talented person I have seen.
5. She always wears the latest fashion.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое, выпишите его и определите видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The weather was good, and we and our friends went to the seaside.
2. In the West End you will see Westminster Abbey, at which coronations of all British kings and queens take place.
3. Therefore, the author has devoted this chapter to modelling a bodice and a skirt on a dress stand.
4. Since the early days of its business in 1978, the Versace group had licensed the production of men’s and women’s apparel.
5. The famous Bank of England stands in the busiest business part of London, the City.
6. Most designers are making clothes for girls with stick bodies who are flat-chested.
III. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. His assistants had to transform his ideas into wearable garments.
2. When you travel to a foreign country, you should respect the local customs and must not, in other words, act like a tourist.
3. The new collection of his works may be seen in Milan.
4. He was to become one of the most celebrated designers this century has seen.
5. Visitors to the British Museum who want to enter the Reading Room, must have a ticket of admission.
IV. Ознакомьтесь с рассказом о себе британского студента.
Hello! My name's Rob Fellows. I come from Dundee, a town on the east coast of Scotland, but I'm a student at Durham University, in the north of England. I'm studying French and German, and I can speak the languages quite well. I also know a little Spanish, so I can speak four languages. I'm enjoying the course a lot, but it's very hard work!
I live in Durham Castle, because the Castle is part of the University, with about thirty other students. The course started two years ago, and I'm in my third year. After the course I'm going to work in France, but I don't know where yet. (110 words)
Используя этот текст как образец, напишите о себе, сообщив следующую информацию (120 - 150 words):
Name / date and place of birth / place of living / education / skills / hobbies / ambitions.
V. Прочтите и устно переведите весь текст; перепишите и письменно переведите 1-й, 2-й и 3-й абзацы.
WHY DOES NOT BRITAIN HAVE A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION?
1. The British constitution has evolved over many centuries. Unlike the constitutions of the United States, France and many Commonwealth countries, the British constitution has not been assembled at any time into a single consolidated document. Instead, it is made up of common law, statute law and convention.
2. Of all the democratic countries in the world, only Israel is comparable to Britain in having no single document codifying the way its political institutions function. Britain does, however, have certain important constitutional documents, including the Magna Carta (1215) which protects the rights of the community against the Crown; the Bill of Rights (1689) which extended the powers of the Parliament, making it impracticable for the Sovereign to ignore the wishes of the Commonwealth; and the Reform Act (1832), which reformed the system of parliamentary representation.
3. Common law has never been precisely defined - it is deduced from custom or legal precedents and interpreted in court cases by judges. Conventions are rules and practices which are not legally enforceable, but which are regarded as indispensable to the working of the government. The constitution can be altered by Act of Parliament, or by general agreement to alter a convention.
4. The flexibility of British Constitution helps to explain why it has developed so fully over the years. However, since Britain joined the European Community in 1973, the rulings of the European Court of Justice have increasingly determined and codified sections of British law in those areas covered by the various treaties to which Britain is a party. In the process, British constitutional and legal arrangements are beginning to resemble those of Europe.
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