I. LEAD-IN

III. SPEAKING

Ask the questions to the words or expressions in italics.

Define the predicates in the following sentences. Determine their voice and tense.

Find in the text and copy out the sentences with gerunds. Translate them and explain their functions.

Match the adjectives from the left column with the nouns from the right. Translate the word combinations into Ukrainian.

IV. GRAMMAR FOCUS

local democratic individual public municipal legal representative democracy liberty will government guarantees values councils

1.A democracy is any system of government in which rule is exercised by the people. 2. Democracy may take one of the two basic forms: direct and indirect. 3. Representative democracy means a system of limited government where the people are the ultimate source of governmental power. 4. Administratively Ukraine is divided into 24 regions and the autonomous republic of Crimea. 5. Each region has its local government bodies. 6. The public will may be voiced by the people directly, but more often it is made manifest. 7. The territorial communities are the subject of municipal property.

1. The functions of local government can be broadly divided into two main groups: functions of control and the provision of public services. 2. Local self-government has its common, economic, politic and legal guarantees. 3. The oldest form of city government represents an elected mayor. 4. An elected council represents the variousneighborhoods. 5. The territorial communities are the subject of municipal property.

1. Work in group:

· Say what the text is about A) in a short phrase; B) in an extended sentence.

· Discuss what form of democracy A) is more widespread and why; B) your viewpoint to its efficiency.

· Explain A) the necessity of social grouping to possess some kind of governmental structure; B) the notion of self-government.

· Name A) the main legal documents which grant the local government bodies in Ukraine; B) the functions of local government bodies.

2. Imagine the situation and give your own viewpoints:

· if you were mayor what functions you would exercise in the first instance;

· if you were the head of State what functions you would add to local governments.

 

 

Unit 5 Local Authorities Section 2 Local Authorities in Great Britain and in the United States  

1. Answer the following questions:

1. Is the local government concerned with the country as a whole?

2. What is the jurisdiction of local government?

 

2. Match the following English words with their Ukrainian equivalents:

 

Borough A місто, яке має самоврядування
County B округ, адміністративне керування
municipalitу C містечко; район (США)
parish D графство; округ (США)

 

TEXT 2

Read the text to understand what information is new for you.