Task 3 Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. Tina Turner is one of rock music’s great 1. (perform). She was an extremely
2. (to attract) woman with dark curly hair. She had a 3. (power)
voice. In the 1980s she was at the 4. (high) of her 5.
(succeed). Her 6. (music) career began in 1960 and for many years she
worked 7. (success) with her husband and 8.
(profession) partner, like Turner. Her 9. (independent) has also
brought much praise from the women’s 10. (to move).
The Turners’ 11. (to marry) began to go downhill and the two got divorced in
1976. Since then Tina Turner has taken up a fine solo career. When she was asked how and
when she decided to become a singer she said that it wasn’t a 12. (to decide);
it came with her. She likes travelling and she says it is 13. (health) for
her. Europe is her favourite continent. She said that she felt Mick Jagger’s 14.
(to influence).

1. What is United Kingdom? (ответ - The United Kingdom is a state with a constitutional monarchy and it’s governed within a parliamentary democracy.)

2. Who is the head of the state? (ответ - The head of the state is the monarch who is a hereditary member of the Royal Family, and the head of the government is the prime-minister.)

3. What are the most important departments? (ответ - The most important departments in the government are the Treasury, the Home Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The treasury is responsible for raising of all taxes and the general management of the economy. The Home Office is responsible for criminal matters, policing, and immigration.)

4. What is a multi—party system in British? (ответ - The British parliamentary system is a multi-party system. Each of the United Kingdom parliaments or assemblies has elected political parties. The major parties in England are the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal Democratic parties. Meanwhile the dominant party in Scotland is the Scottish National Party.)

5. Is United Kingdom has written constitution? (ответ - No, it isn’t. It has no written constitution.)

6. Is UK has devolved system? (ответ - Yes, it is.)

7. The treasury is responsible for raising of all taxes and the general management of the economy? (ответ - Yes, it is.)

8. Is the home office responsible for monarchs? (ответ - No, it isn’t. The home offce is responsible for criminal matters, policing and immigration.)

9. Are the Foreighn and Commonwealth Office responsible for all international relationships? (ответ - Yes, they are.)

10. Is the legislative body for the UK and British overseas territories is introduced by the Parliament of the UK, as well as the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. (ответ - Yes, it is.)

1.F(The British Parliament sits in one building which is called the Palace of Westminster)
2.F (In the House of Commons MPs, or Members of Parliament, make all the important decisions and work on bills, which later become new laws.)
3.F(We have to have a general election at least every five years.)
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5.F(They get the title "Lord" or "Lady" for their personal achievements, and their children can't inherit it.)
6.F(The House of Commons MPs, or Members of Parliament,)
7.F(The House of Lords have to approve the decisions of the House of Commons. )
8.HTS(Not really. The last time it happened was in 1707.)
9.T(They get the title "Lord" or "Lady" for their personal achievements.Some of them are very competent)
10.T(They represent all the people in the country.)
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12.F(The Prime Minister is in the House of Commons ,so people vote for an MP, and the party which has the most MPs wins the election and forms the government. Their leader becomes the Prime Minister.)
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