Урок политическое устройство

Тема: «Политическое устройство США, Великобритании, России»

Цель: Систематизация материала по теме «Western Democracies. Are they Democratic?»
по учебнику В.П. Кузовлева. Практика в устной речи и чтении.

Ход урока

1. 1.Орг. момент
   2.Вступительное слово учителя.
   We have learned much about the Cacographical position of the USA, Britain and Russia. We’ve learned how the geographical position influences the people’s lives. Today we are going to speak about the political systems of these countries.
   First of all let us repeat some words.
   3.Фонетическая обработка слов:
   monarchy, democracy, parliament, parliamentary, minister, cabinet, department, a Prime Minister, legislative, branch, executive, power, house majority, representative, elect, judicial, the supreme court.
   4.Беседа по пройденному материалу:
   1) The idea of democracy plays a great role in politics.
   What do you think «democracy» means?
   2)The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
   Ireland is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. Who rules the country in fact?
   The monarch or Parliament?
   3) How much power does the Queen has?
   4) Who makes laws in Britain?
   5) Do the people elect the Prime Minister directly?
   6)What does each branch of power and each institution do?
   7)Which institution exercises the power of the people in Britain?
   8) Who is the head of the state in the USA?
   9) Is his role ceremonial like in Great Britain?
   10) Which institutions represent the legislative and executive branches of power in the USA?
   11) Is the head of state elected directly by the people in the USA?
   12)What can you tell us about the congress of the USA?
   13) In the USA the third branch of government, the judicial branch, is much more powerful than in some other countries. It is involved in the system of checks and balances. Which institution represents the judicial branch of government?
   14) How does the system of checks and balances work?

2. 1.Монологические высказывания учащихся о политическом устройстве США и Британии. Проверка домашнего задания.
   2.Now let us speak about the Russian political system. На доске отдельные выражения.
   The Russian political system has a long history.
   Ut had changer several times since the 19^th century.
   First it was an absolute monarchy, then after the February Revolution it became a bourgeois republic with the provisional government at the head. After the great October Revolution it became a Soviet Republic with the dictatorship of the proletariat, and then Russia was proclaimed a Federative Republic (in fact communist party ruled the country, the power was monopolized in the hands of the leaders of the party).Things changed after Perestroika. We began to build a new State – Federative democratic lagan Republic with the President at the head.
   But our state is in the process of formation now.
   We are trying to build a legal democratic state.
   The latest constitution of the 1993 proclaims that Russia is Federative democratic legal Republic.
   Let us look at the scheme on p 48. We can see what political institutions represent power in Russia?
   3. Аудирование 3.8.
   Listen to the formation about the political system of Russia: and do the taskson page 49.

3. The constitution is the main law of the country. Soon celebrate the constitution Day.
   When was the last constitution adopted?
   several constitutions were adopted in the 20^th century. Do you know when?
   На доске:
   1918 The first Soviet Constitution
   1924 The constitution of the Union of the Soviet Socialist
   Republics
   1936 The Constitution of the Victorious Socialism
   1977 The Constitution of the Developed Socialism
   1933 The last Constitution
   2. Let us read some facts about the «Constitution in the USA. Раздаются листочки с текстом. Чтение, понимание. Понимание контролируется вопросами.
   Americans are very proud of their Constitution. It was written
   more than 200 years ago and it is still working! But the people
   of the United States can change the Constitution. Changes in
   the Constitution are called amendments. There are 26 amendments
   to the Constitution. The first ten amendments are called the Bill
   of Rights. They were made in 1791. The Bill of Rights guarantees
   to people of the USA such important rights and freedoms as freedom
   of press, freedom of religion, the right to go to court, have a lawyer,
   and some others. Soon after the Civil War (1861- 1865) there
   were three important amendments. The 13^th amendment ended
   slavery, the 14^th amendment made all Black citizens of
   the United States, the 15^th amendment gave Blacks the right to
   vote (long ago, only white men who were over 21 years of age
   and owned property could vote in the United States). In 1920,
   the 19^th amendment gave women the right to vote. In 1971, the
   26^th amendment gave people 18 years old and older the right to
   vote.
   Answer my questions:
   1) When was the last American Constitution written?
   2) How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
   3) What can you say about the Bill of Rights?
   4) What were the other amendments?
   3. Подведение итогов

4. Домашнее задание: рассказать о конституции России, США. стр. 325,3.