Finish the sentences in English using the text above: 1) The Queen is the official head of the UK, but in practice… 2) The British Parliament consists of … 3) The seats in the House of Lords… 4) Members of the House of Commons… 5) There are three main

Great Britain (Political Definition) The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy. The Queen is the official head of the state. But it is more a tradition than a real fact. In practice the country is ruled by an elected parliament. The legislative power in the country belongs to the British Parliament, which consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The seats are partly hereditary in the House of Lords, but members of the House of Commons are elected every 5 years. In Great Britain there are three main political parties: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal. Every five years a general election is held. The party which receives the majority in the House of Commons becomes the party in power and its leader is appointed Prime Minister (PM) by the Monarch. The great disadvantage of Britain’s industry is that it has very few raw materials. Only offshore petroleum and natural gas reserves are significant.Nevertheless the United Kingdom is a highly developed industrial country. Major manufactures include motor vehicles, aerospace equipment, electronic data-processing and telecommunication equipment, petrochemicals. Shipbuilding, fishing and publishing also are important economic industries. Great Britain is a birthplace of many famous poets, novelists, scientists and politicians: R. Burns and Ch. Dickens, C. Doyle and L. Caroll, Ch. Darwin and I. Newton, Admiral Lord Nelson and W. Churchill.

Exercise 5. Finish the sentences in English using the text above:1) The Queen is the official head of the UK, but in practice… 2) The British Parliament consists of … 3) The seats in the House of Lords… 4) Members of the House of Commons… 5) There are three main political parties… 6) Every five years… 7) The party in power is … 8) The Prime Minister is… 9) The great disadvantage of Britain’s industry is … 10) Britain is not rich in raw materials but … 11) The UK produces and exports… 12) The important industries also include … 13) Great Britain is a birthplace of … 14) RobertBurns was … 15) Ch. Darwin is known for … . 16) Lewis Carroll’s main occupation was …