18th Century Britain. Иностранный язык. Фомина И.В. - 13 стр.

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Ex. 7. Could you determine if these sentences are true or false? If any sentence is
false, correct it.

1.     The earliest political parties in Britain were formal groups supporting powerful
men in Parliament.
2.     The royalists were called Tories and the Parliamentarians were called Whigs.
3.     Tories used to be Scottish cattle thieves and Whigs used to be Irish bandits.
4.     Tories and Whigs were later known as the Conservative Party and the Labour
Party.
5.     Tories were for limited monarchy and supremacy of Parliament.
6.     The Whig party actively supported the new moneyed men.
7.     The measure of royal innocence was the measure of ministerial guilt.


Ex. 8. Translate the following words and expressions from Russian into English:

Поддерживать власть имущих, политический противник, профсоюз, стремиться
к совершенству, ограниченная монархия, иерархическое общество, костяк
партии, решать проблему, мера вины и невиновности, «новые британцы» (ср.
«новые русские»).


Ex. 9. Give short characteristics to the Conservatives and the Liberals.


Ex. 10. Answer the questions.

1.    What party would you have belonged to if you had lived in Great Britain in the
   th
17 century?
2.    Do you belong to any political party in your country in present days?
3.    If you got a chance, what would you like to be – a powerful man or a new
moneyed man? Why?
4.    Do you think that political parties are necessary in a democratic society? Why?


Ex. 11. Make a rendering of the text.


                                        Unit IV

               From Limited Monarchy to Parliamentary Government

                                         Part I