Political System of Australia

 

Australia is a constitutional monarchy, with the Queen of Great Britain at its head. It consists of six states and two territories. The queen is represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Australian government. The Governor General appoints members of the Executive Council, his advisory cabinet. The main legislative body in the country is Federal Parliament. It consists of the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The members of the Senate are elected for a six-year term. There are ten senators from each state and two from each territory in the Senate. The House of Representatives is elected by general direct vote for a three-year term. The executive power belongs to the queen and the government. It is headed by the Prime Minister. The ministers are chosen from members of Parliament and the Executive Council. There are two major political parties in Australia: the Australian Labour party and a coalition of the Liberal and the Agrarian parties. Till the 1930s Australia mostly depended upon Great Britain in its political affairs. But in 1931 Australia became fully independent from Great Britain.

На дом: learn new words by heart.

ПР № 17: Планирование времени (рабочий день)

(4 часа)

Тип занятия: формирование умений и навыков.

Форма занятия: практическая работа.

Цель занятия: совершенствование и развитие навыков устной и письменной речи, навыков чтения и перевода текста профессиональной направленности на английском языке.

Образовательные задачи занятия:

- выработать навыки чтения, письменной и устной речи на английском языке

Воспитательные задачи занятия:

- развитие понимания сущности и значимости английского языка для получаемой профессии, устойчивого интереса;

Развивающие задачи занятия: продолжить развитие умений

- осуществлять поиск и использование информации, необходимой для эффективного выполнения задач, профессионального и личностного развития;

- работать в коллективе и команде, эффективно общаться с коллегами;

Обеспечение занятия: методические указания к практическим работам, проектор, экран.

Структура занятия:

1) Организационный этап.

2) Целеполагание.

3) Актуализация знаний (фронтальный опрос).

4) Выполнение практических заданий.

5) Контроль результатов выполнения практической работы.

6) Подведение итогов занятия, выставление оценок.

7) Домашнее задание, пояснения по его выполнению.

 

Задания:

Read and translate this text.

My Daily Routine

Usually I get up at seven o’clock in the morning. I put on my dressing-gown, go into the bathroom and turn on the bath taps. Good health is better than wealth, so I do my morning exercises. I get breakfast at seven-thirty and listen to the news over the radio.

I like to begin the day well, so my breakfast is always a good one. For breakfast I usually have hard-boiled eggs or an omelette, bread and butter, tea or coffee. I read my newspaper with my last cup of coffee before I leave home.

Then I say "Good-bye" to my mother, take my bag and go to the college. I don't live far from my college, so it doesn't take me long to get there. The lessons start at nine. Each lesson lasts for 45 minutes. The classes are over at two o'clock.

I come back home, have dinner, wash up and go shopping. I buy foodstuffs for the family. Coming back I begin to clean the house and get the vegetables ready for supper. We have supper at seven. I do my homework for the next day. It usually takes me several hours to prepare well for the lessons.

In the evening I always try to spend at least an hour at the piano. As a rule my parents and I sit and talk, watch a film on TV, read newspapers and magazines. Sometimes we go to the cinema or to the theatre. Once or twice a month I visit exhibitions in my home town.

I go to bed at about eleven o'clock, but my parents like to sit up late and write letters or read.

Vocabulary:

dressing-gown — халат

tap — кран

to turn on — включать

health — здоровье

hard-boiled — сваренный вкрутую

to get... ready for... — готовить, подготавливать к...

at least — по крайней мере

to sit up — не ложиться спать

to go to bed — ложиться спать

2. Answer the following questions:

1. When do you usually get up?

2. Why do you do your morning exercises?

3. What do you have for breakfast?

4. How long does each lesson last?

5. When do you begin to clean the house?

6. What do you do in the evening?

7. Where do you go sometimes?

8. When do you go to bed?