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Task 4. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the
following words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.
to inherit, lord, appeal, to renounce, issue, to preside, office

Task 5. Comlete the following expressions choosing a suitable
proposition from the list below; find the best way of expressing them
in Ukrainian.
1. to serve …
2. the court … appeals
3. debates … the House of Lords
4. to be opened … the Queen
5. to derive …
6. to carry … formal occassions
7. according …
8. to sit … the benches Of, by, out, on, to, from, in, as
Task 6. Translate the following sentences and pay special attention to
the underlined words or phrases.
1. It is common knowledge that Great Britain, having the oldest
Parliament in the world, has one of the most stable and effective
political regimes of our time.
2. The Prime Minister chairs the meetings, selects its members, and
also recommends their appointment as ministers by the Monarch.
3. An Act of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing one.
4. Private Members' Bills are Public Bills introduced by MPs or
Lords who are not ministers.
5. Public Bills are the most common type of Bill and change the law
that applies to the general public.

Task 7. Make the following text complete by translating the phrases in
brackets.
Royal Assent
Once both Houses of Parliament have passed a (законопроект),
then it has to go to the (королева) for the (королівська санкція). If she
had been living 500 years ago, the Queen would have (підписати) all Bills
herself. She would also have gone in person to the (Палата лордів) to
announce in Norman French whether she agreed to a Bill or wished

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