II. Practice

Exercise 1. Express your agreement with the following statements. Use the phrases: Exactly so Sure(ly ), I agree with you, It is really so, Of course

Each session of Parliament is usually opened in the House of Lords by the Queen (King). Exactly so. Each session of Parliament is usually opened in the House of Lords by the Queen (King).

Model :

 

 

1. The red rose is the national emblem of England.

2. Britain’s democratic system of government has provided remarkable political stability.

3. The Lords is made up of hereditary and life peers and peeresses.

4. The British cotton industry is centered in Lancashire.

5. Members of the House of Commons receive a salary for their parliamentary work.

6. The warm currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain.

7. “The Englishman’s home is his castle” is saying known all over the world.

8. In the House of Lords there is the woolsack upon the Lord Chancellor sits as Speaker of the House.

Exercise 2. Object to the following statements as in the model . Use one of the following phrases:On the contrary, It is not quite so; I can’t agree with you, You are wrong

Most of the rivers flow into the Atlantic Sea. I can’t agree with you. Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea.

Model:

1. The island of Great Britain consists of four main parts.

2. The British Isles are separated from the European Continent by the Atlantic Ocean.

3. The centre of parliamentary power is the House of Lords.

4. The Queen reigns and she rules in Great Britain.

5. There are great forests in the British Isles today.

6. The climate of the British Isles is generally cold.