Read and Write
Step 1.
Informative block of
assignments
Knowledge and understanding. Activating vocabulary Task 1.
Vocabulary. Key-words
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1.
Authority
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the
moral or legal right or ability to control
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2.
To serve
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to
do your duty
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3.
The House of Commons
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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
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4.
Constituency
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one of the
official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in
a parliament or legislature
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5.
Legislation
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a
law or set of laws that is being created
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6.
Scrutiny
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the
careful and detailed examination of something
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7.
Presided
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to
be in charge of or to control a meeting or event
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8.
The House of Lords
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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
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9.
Policy
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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
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10.
Formal
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public
or official
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Task 2. Answer the questions:
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Looking at
the keywords
can you
guess the
topic of
our lesson?
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What do
you think
this text
will be
about?
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What is politics?
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What do
you know
about the
political system?
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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.
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Britain has
a written
constitution.
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All citizens
have the
right to
vote.
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Parliament is
the most
important authority
in Britain.
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The main
political parties
are: the
Conservative Party,
the Labour
Party.
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The party
which wins
the most
seats in
Parliament forms
the Government
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The
functions of the House
of Lords are legislation and
scrutiny of
government activities.
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The House
of Commons
has no
real power.
Task 4.
Write the appropriate words from the vocabulary list in
the empty spaces
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Parliament is the most
important in
Britain.
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Parliament is
responsible
for British national
.
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The
monarch formally
as head
of state.
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has no real power.
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consists of
Members of
Parliament.
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The House of
Lords is by
the Lord
Chancellor.
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Each political
party puts
up one
candidate
for each .
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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.
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Is there
a need
to understand the
current political
situation in
the world?
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Do you think
it is necessary to listen and perceive other people's opinions, or
can you limit yourself only to your own?
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Is it
possible to
restrict a
person's freedom
in any
way?
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The ability
to express
your opinion
is
important only
in politics,
isn’t it?
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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.
