Ex. 4. Put the adjective into the right degree of comparison.

1. My brother is five years (young) than me.

2. The sitting-room is (comfortable) room in our flat.

3. Murder and rape are (serious) crimes.

4. In autumn days get (short) and the nights get (long).

5. Summer is (good) season for holidays.

6. This book is one of (interesting) I have ever read.

7. That street is (long) street in our city.

 

Ex. 5. Open the brackets and choose the right form of the adjective or adverb.

1. He knows English quite (good, well).

2. Today is а (bad, badly) weather.

3. The Crown Courts try (serious, seriously) cases.

4. Thieves steal things (secret, secretly).

5. Some students took their exams (quick, quickly).

6. The White House is the (official, officially) residence of the US president.

7. He is а very (polite, politely) person.

 

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. There are twelve months in a year.

2. What is there for supper tonight?

3. There was a telegram for you on the table two days ago.

4. There were no any mistakes in your dictation.

5. How many rooms are there in your flat?

6. There is an interesting article in this newspaper.

7. There will be many new subjects next academic year.

Ex. 7. Put the sentences into the plural form.

1. There is a telephone on the table.

2. There was a detective film on TV last week.

3. There is a student in the classroom.

4. There will be an exam next month.

5. There is a library in our city.

Ex. 8. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses.

1. Listen! The telephone is ringing.

2. The policeman was checking the documents when somebody knocked at the door.

3. At this time tomorrow they will be leaving for Kiev.

4. The students are making projects in the library now.

5. The boys broke the window when they were playing football.

6. The police will be searching the area where they lost the traces of that suspect.

7. Do you realise what you are saying?

Ex. 9. Open the brackets and put the right form of the verb.

1. Where (to be) the senior officer? He (to interview) the witnesses in the next room. He usually (to collect) all the facts himself.

2. Yesterday the police squads (to check) the driving licences in the highways from morning till evening. They (to look for) the serious band of criminals.

3. This court usually (to hear) appeals and (to try) the most serious cases from the courts of appeals and district courts.

4. I (to work) in the library while you (to have dinner) tomorrow. I often (to prepare) for exams there.

5. The police (to search) the crime scene now. The detectives always (to study) every detail of the crime.

 

Ex. 10. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the usage of the modal verbs.

1. The detective took up a position from which he could see what was going around.

2. The policeman ordered that everybody must leave the house.

3. I think I ought to inform the police about this accident.

4. You needn’t trouble yourself.

5. May I use your telephone?

6. I had to come here incognito to avoid publicity.

7. We are to have a lecture and two seminars tomorrow.

Ex. 11. Put the right modal verbs into the sentences.

1. The students … give the books back to the library in time.

2. I … speak two foreign languages.

3. All students … attend classes.

4. … I do this work tomorrow?

5. They … go to the seaside next week.

Ex. 12. Answer the questions.

1. When was the Academy of Internal Affairs founded?

2. How many faculties are there in the Academy?

3. How many terms does the academic year consist of?

4. What do students take at the end of each term?

5. What subjects do the students have in the Academy?

 

Unit 3

	Text: State structure of Ukraine.
	Grammar: Совершенные времена глагола. Наречия време-ни. Неопределенные времена глагола в страда-тельном залоге.

State Structure of Ukraine

The Constitution establishes the country’s political system. Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, legal state. It is a unitary, not a federal, state with single citizenship. Ukraine is a republic. The people are the only source of power which is exercised through the bodies of state power and local self-government.

The Constitution outlines the structure of the national go­vernment and specifies its powers and duties. Under the Consti­tution the powers of the government are divided into three bran­ches – the legislative, the executive and the judicial.

The only body of the legislative power in Ukraine is parliament – the Supreme Rada (the Verkhovna Rada). It consists of 450 people’s deputies, who are elected for a term of four years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The Supreme Rada’s main function is making laws. The Supreme Rada adopts the State Budget for the period from January 1 to Decem­ber 31 and controls the execution of it.

The President of Ukraine is the head of the state and speaks on behalf of it. He is elected directly by the voters for a term of five years with no more than two full terms. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Ukraine and is responsible for relations between Ukraine and other powers.

The highest body of the executive power is the Cabinet of Ministers. It is responsible to the President and is accountable to the Supreme Rada. The Cabinet is headed by the Prime Minister who is appointed by the President and approved by the Supreme Rada. The Cabinet carries out domestic and foreign policy of the state, develops and fulfills national programs on the economic, scientific and technological, social and cultural development of Ukraine.

Justice in Ukraine is exercised entirely by courts. It is administered by the Constitutional Court and by courts of general jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest juri­dical body of general jurisdiction.

Vocabulary

 

sovereign	-	суверенный
independent	-	независимый
independence	-	независимость
legal	-	правовой, законный
citizen	-	гражданин
citizenship	-	гражданство
powers and duties	-	полномочия и обязанности
legislative	-	законодательный
executive	-	исполнительный
judicial	-	судебный
to elect (election)	-	выбирать (выборы)
to vote	-	голосовать (избирать)
suffrage	-	избирательное право
by secret ballot	-	тайным голосованием
to make law	-	создавать законы
to perform	-	выполнять, исполнять
the State Budget	-	гос. бюджет
to speak on behalf of	-	выступать от имени
to be responsible for (... to)	-	быть ответственным за что-л. (перед кем-л.)
to carry out	-	выполнять, осуществлять
domestic (home) policy	-	внутренняя политика
foreign policy	-	внешняя политика
to develop	-	развивать, разрабатывать
justice	-	правосудие, справедливость
jurisdiction	-	правоведение, юрисдикция
court (Constitutional court,	-	суд (Конституционный суд,
the Supreme court,	-	Верховный суд,
court of general jurisdiction)	-	суд общей юрисдикции).