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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a (1) monarchy. This means that Great Britain is (2) by the Parliament and the Queen is Head of State.
The legislative power is exercised by the Houses of Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two (3) : the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of hereditary and life peers and peeresses. The House of Commons is (4) by people and is the real (5) body of the United Kingdom.
The (6) power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet. Prime Minister is the majority party (7) and is appointed by the Queen. Prime Minister (8) a team of ministers: twenty of the ministers are in the Cabinet. The second largest party becomes the opposition. The two leading parties in Great Britain are the Conservative Party and the Labor Party.
The judiciary (9) of the government determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches.
There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only (10) and traditions.
1 pupil: What holiday do children in your country like best of all?
2 pupil: New Year, I think.
1 pupil: Do you have any New Year traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is decorating the New Year tree.
1 pupil: Did you parents buy a New Year tree last year?
2 pupil: Yes, they did. And we were decorating is together all evening. And did you have a New Year party at school last year?
1 pupil: We had a Christmas party. It was a wonderful party. We were dancing all evening.
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1 pupil: What holiday is your number one spring holiday?
2 pupil: I like Easter best
1 pupil: Do you have any Easter traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is colouring eggs.
1 pupil: Did you help your mum to colour eggs last year?
2 pupil: Yes , I did. we were doing it together all evening. And did your parents hide chocolate eggs in the yard last Easter?
1 pupil: Yes, they did. my sister and I were looking for them all morning.
The British education system is without exaggeration considered one of the best in the world. Recent studies have shown that the country is in 6th place, behind only Finland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. By the way, Russia is in 13th place in this rating. Thus, both states are included in the TOP-20 countries with the best educational systems.
In Russia, children go to first grade at the age of 6-7, and in the UK - at 5-6. At the age of 10-11, children in both countries graduate from primary school and move to middle school, followed by significant differences. In Russia, 9 grades of secondary school are compulsory. The student receives a high school diploma, but he does not allow him to get a job. To get a specialty, you have to go after school to a technical school, college, etc. In Britain, education until the age of 16 is also considered compulsory. It can be obtained from either school or college. Then a person can either go to work or prepare for the GCSE exams in order to obtain higher education. With a certificate of compulsory education, you can already start working officially in the UK.
In Russia, the academic year is divided into quarters, 2-2.5 months each. Vacations are provided between quarters, 1-1.5 weeks each. All three summer months are set aside for vacations. Children study 6 days a week, with the exception of elementary grades. In Britain, the school year is divided into terms. In the midst of each of them is a week of rest. The trimesters are separated by vacations: 6 weeks in summer, 2-3 weeks for Easter and Christmas festivities. School attendance - 5 days a week.
British schools, in comparison with Russian ones, are distinguished by significant loyalty. If in our schools there are great demands on students, then in Britain there is much less demand for them, grades are given without special rigor. Everything is built on conscientiousness and responsibility, respect for the personality of the student. Schools in Russia like to load a large amount of homework. Children sit late into the night, suffering from trigonometric equations and practicing pouring water in reports. In the UK, many schools have abolished homework altogether! Only in rare cases are teachers asked, perhaps, to sort out the material for which there was not enough time. But don't be fooled that learning the British system is easy. The program is rich, but interesting and requires dedication from students.