Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 13 стр.

      Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with one of the word
combinations from Exercise 8 and translate them into Russian. Put the words in
the correct form.

      1. Bush said he was ready to host another conference next autumn to
          _____ after the final report of the UN-sponsored Inter-Governmental
          Panel.
      2. The following day he threatened to _______ again and, if necessary, to
          dissolve parliament.
      3. F.Cooper was the fifth of his family in succession to ___ of Town
          Clerk.
      4. They hoped to ____ acceptable to all the major elements in the party.
      5. The Mayor may ____, with the consent of the majority of the council,
          all department ___.
      6. Iraq took over ________of ______.
      7. Why was the president of Haiti ________ about two years ago?
      8. Parties opposed a move to ____ Russian ____.
      9. A group of Republican lawmakers plan to introduce legislation giving
          Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the power to _____ along the state’s
          border with Mexico, calling illegal immigration a growing threat to
          public safety.
      10. Governors _____ on merging three regions.
      11. On April 25, Vladimir Putin will _______.
      12. On Saturday, a majority of congress participants agreed to ____
          prohibiting Muslims from watching gossip shows, on the grounds that
          Islam forbids spreading gossip.
      13. The book examines ______of sovereign ____ by organizations such as
          the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the European
          Union.

      Exercise 10. Using the word combinations from Exercise 8 speak about
the powers of the Russian President. Use the Russian Constitution to help you.

      Exercise 11. In what country does the head of the executive branch have
most power?

      Exercise 12. Name some famous American, British and Russian political
leaders. What are their names associated with?

      Exercise 13. Make a presentation about one of the famous politicians.




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