Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 35 стр.

collecting apparatus; tolls on wool; without the consent; Lords and
Commons; landowner; cease; Convocation.

II. Read and translate the text. Answer the questions to it:
      1. Why did the barons rely on other classes?
      2. When did the movement begin to assume popular character?
      3. What classes did that movement consist of?
      4. What did king Edward promise to Parliament?
      5. What were the main «houses» of the Parliament? How many
houses are there now?
      6. How were the «houses» represented?
      7. For whom was Parliament a convenient means to dominate the
state machine?

III. Translate from Russian into English:
     1. Ôåîäàëüíûé ïåðèîä ñîçäàë ðàñòóùóþ äèôôåðåíöèàöèþ
ìåæäó áàðîíàìè è ìåíüøåé ÷àñòüþ ðûöàðåé, èëè ìåëêèõ çåìëå-
âëàäåëüöåâ.
     2. Íå ñóùåñòâóåò ñâèäåòåëüñòâà òîãî, ÷òî áþðãåðû è ðûöàðè
ïðèíèìàëè ó÷àñòèå â çàñåäàíèÿõ ïàðëàìåíòà.
     3. Ïàðëàìåíò ðàçâèâàëñÿ êàê àïïàðàò äëÿ ñáîðà íàëîãîâ, è
åñëè îí ñòàë öåíòðîì îïïîçèöèè, òî ñäåëàíî ýòî áûëî ïîìèìî
âîëè êîðîëÿ.
     4. Îáðàçöîâîìó ïàðëàìåíòó óäàëîñü çàðàáîòàòü áîëüøóþ ñóììó
äåíåã.
     5. Êîðîëü Ýäâàðä îáåùàë, ÷òî â áóäóùåì íîâûå ïîøëèíû íå
áóäóò óâåëè÷èâàòüñÿ áåç ñîãëàñèÿ ïàðëàìåíòà.
     6. Íà ýòàïå ýêñïåðèìåíòà ïîÿâèëîñü òðè ïàëàòû: áàðîíîâ,
äóõîâåíñòâà è îáùèí.

IV. It is interesting to know. Read the text by Hornby. Translate
and learn the underlined words. Retell the text.
     1. People outside Great Britain believe and their belief seems
reasonable, that if a man is elected to sit in Parliament, he ought to
have a seat.Indeeed, most Parliaments provide each member not
only with a seat, but with a reserved seat, often a desk in which papers
can be kept.




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