Task 1: Read and translate the text.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 489.

Unit 6

make a sudden decision

share a house

complain

can't afford

announce

announcement

come up with lots of ways

reduce prices

pick fruit

hand out free samples

hitchhike

leftover food

enter competitions

instead of doing smth board games

in case smb do smth shuffle cards

outlook on life I think I've got that

butcher I get that bit

for emergencies I don't get it

drag friends somewhere it's like smth/it's similar to smth

get rid of smth Sorry, I'm lost

free Internet access I didn't mean to upset you

collect coins I don't mean to worry you

spend money on treats I don't mean to sound rude

see the need for expensive things I've been meaning to ask you

survive on 100$ mean doing smth

look out for bargains mean a lot to smb

give up a mobile I meant to do smth

save up enough money due to their disappointment

keep to a budget so that smb can do smth

go over the budget because of financial issues

switch smth off and on since it's important

plug smth in departure lounge

shut smth down luggage belt/baggage chute

unplug a router I can't face doing smth

check Internet connection Have you considered doing smth?

use a different socket You should think about doing smth

assemble (flat-pack) furniture Try and avoid doing smth

building site Have you tried doing smth?

misunderstand instructions It keeps breaking down

board an international flight keep an arrangement

Presidential Elections in the United States

Presidential Elections

Although citizens of the United States have the opportunity to vote for many different officers at the national, state, and local levels, the election of the president of the United States every four year is the focal point of the American political process. Because of the preeminent role of the president as the national leader in domestic and foreign policy and as the only elected official with a national constituency, the presidential contest receives the greatest attention from voters, politicians, and the mass media. Furthermore, because of the importance of the United States in international affairs, the U.S. presidential elections are followed with interest all over the world.

Qualifications for Candidacy

The formal qualifications for presidential candidacy are spelled out in Article II, Section I, of the Constitution, which limits the presidency to natural-born citizens who have loved in the United States at least 14 years and who have reached the age of 35. There is some dispute as to the meaning of “natural-born”, namely whether children born to U.S. citizens abroad are eligible. The 22-nd amendment (ratified in 1951) to the Constitution limits presidents to two terms. It was sponsored and promoted by conservatives, who objected to the four of office to which Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected and who wanted to preclude any future president from remaining in office so long.

TASK 2: Answer the following questions:

1. What is the focal point of the American political process? Prove it.

2. Why are the presidential elections followed with interest all over the world?

3. What are formal qualifications for presidential candidacy?

4. How many terms does the constitution limit presidents to?