XII. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Read their definitions and match the words with their definitions.
A B
XI. Match the word from A with its best association from B. Use the phrases in your own sentences.
X. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning.
IX. Read the following words and try to guess their meaning.
VIII. Pay attention to the following word combinations.
the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus – Национальное Собрание Республики Беларусь;
the Chamber of Representatives – Палата Представителей;
the Council of the Republic – Совет Республики;
the Council of Ministers – Совет Министров;
the Constitutional Court – Конституционный Суд;
the Supreme Court – Верховный Суд;
the Supreme Economic Court – Высший Хозяйственный Суд;
the Fundamental Law – Основной закон, право;
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Всеобщая декларация прав человека;
the UN Charter – Устав ООН;
the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural rights – Международные пакты о гражданских и политических правах и об экономических, социальных и культурных правах;
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)– Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ).
Unitary [′ju:nıtərı], democratic [demə′krætık], social [′səυ∫əl], territory [′terıtərı], symbol [′sımb(ə)l], sovereign [′sÉvrın], general [′dZen(ə)rəl], central [′sentrəl], economic [‚ekə′nÉmık], constitution [‚kÉnstı′tju:∫(ə)n], principle [′prınsıp(ə)l], policy [′pÉlısı], republic [rı′pÙblık], parliament [′pa:ləmənt], guarantee [¸gærən′tı:], security [sı′kjυərıtı], adequate [′ædıkwıt], propaganda [¸prÉpə′gændə].
| carry out domestic and foreign policy | осуществлять внутреннюю и внешнюю политику |
| state management | государственное управление |
| general and economic courts | общие и хозяйственные суды |
| give evaluation | оценивать |
| principle of the supremacy of law | принцип верховенства закона |
| provision of personal rights and freedoms | обеспечение личных прав и свобод |
| free treatment | бесплатное лечение (обслуживание) |
| health care institutions | органы здравоохранения |
| general education | общее образование |
| professional technical training | профессионально-техническое обучение |
| secondary special education | средне-специальное образование |
| loss of breadwinner | потеря кормильца |
| universally acknowledged principles | общепризнанные принципы |
| threat of force | угроза применения силы |
| peaceful settlement | мирное урегулирование |
| non-interference into domestic affairs | невмешательство во внутренние дела |
| a nuclear weapon-free zone | зона свободная от ядерного оружия |
| 1) carry out | a) free, direct, secret ballot |
| 2) provision of | b) domestic affairs |
| 3) elect by | c) supremacy |
| 4) non-interference into | d) legislative, executive and judicial branches |
| 5) possess | e) domestic and foreign policy |
| 6) division into | f) personal rights and freedoms |
| 7) national and racist | g) borders |
| 8) inviolability of | h) hostility |
| elect legislation supremacy prohibit court protection constitution legitimate |
1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.
2. Laws and principles according to which a state is governed.
3. To forbid by authority.
4. A place where civil, criminal and other cases are tried.
5. A position of superiority or authority over all others.
6. The process of writing and passing laws.
7. Something that prevents somebody or something from being harmed or damaged.
8. Legal or having official status defined by law.