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Step 1. Informative block of assignments

Knowledge and understanding. Activating vocabulary Task 1. Vocabulary. Key-words

1. Authority	the moral or legal right or ability to control
2. To serve	to do your duty
3. The House of Commons	one of the two parts of parliament in the UK and Canada, whose members are each elected to represent a particular official area of the country, or its members, or the place where it meets
4. Constituency	one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature
5. Legislation	a law or set of laws that is being created
6. Scrutiny	the careful and detailed examination of something
7. Presided	to be in charge of or to control a meeting or event
8. The House of Lords	one of the two parts of the UK parliament, whose members are not elected but have a high social position, or its members, or the place where it meets
9. Policy	a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party
10. Formal	public or official

Task 2. Answer the questions:

1. Looking at the keywords can you guess the topic of our lesson?

2. What do you think this text will be about?

3. What is politics?

4. What do you know about the political system?

5. What forms of government do you know? What is the form of government in Kazakhstan?

Political System of Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. Britain does not have a written constitution. Parliament is the most important authority in Britain. The monarch serves formally as head of state. The present sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II (the second).The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament. General elections are held every five years. All citizens aged 18 have the right to vote.

There are few political parties in Britain. The main ones are: the Conservative Party, the Labour Party. Each political party puts up one candidate for each constituency. The one who wins the most votes is MP for that area. The party which wins the most seats in Parliament forms the Government; its leader becomes the Prime Minister.

The functions of the House of Commons are legislation and scrutiny of government activities. The House of Commons is presided over by the Speaker.

The House of Lords is presided by the Lord Chancellor. The House of Lords has no real power. It's in the House of Commons that new bills are introduced and debated.

Parliament is responsible for British national policy. Local governments are responsible for organizing of education, police and many others.

Step 2. Application skills Task 3. True or false.

1. Britain has a written constitution.

2. All citizens have the right to vote.

3. Parliament is the most important authority in Britain.

4. The main political parties are: the Conservative Party, the Labour Party.

5. The party which wins the most seats in Parliament forms the Government

6. The functions of the House of Lords are legislation and scrutiny of government activities.

7. The House of Commons has no real power.

Task 4. Write the appropriate words from the vocabulary list in the empty spaces

1. Parliament is the most important in Britain.

2. Parliament is responsible for British national .

3. The monarch formally as head of state.

4. has no real power.

5. consists of Members of Parliament.

6. The House of Lords is by the Lord Chancellor.

7. Each political party puts up one candidate for each .

8. The functions of the House of Commons are and scrutiny

of government activities.

Step 3. Transformation assignments. Building skills and judgements.

Task 5. A. Create an alternative headline.

B. Give a title for each paragraph.

Task 6. Make up 2-3 sentences using new vocabulary. Task 7. Write answers to the questions.

1. Is there a need to understand the current political situation in the world?

2. Do you think it is necessary to listen and perceive other people's opinions, or can you limit yourself only to your own?

3. Is it possible to restrict a person's freedom in any way?

4. The ability to express your opinion is important only in politics, isn’t it?

5. Do you think it is important to vote in the elections? Or do you think that your vote is not decisive and it is better not to vote at all?

Step 4 and Step 5. Communicative and creative block of assignments Task 8. Write a summary of the text using key words (10 min)

Task 9. Write down 5 keywords that you think characterize the text.

Task 10. Write down 5 sentences from the text which contain the most important information.

Task 11. Work in pairs and explain your choices to your partner.

Task 12. Work in pairs and think about the ways people can improve the political situation in our country. Write down your answers.

Task 13. Write an essay (200-250 words) dwelling upon the importance of politics.