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  1.  B. Pre-reading Exercises
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1.Answer the following questions:

1.What is the highest governmental office in the United States?

2.What is the executive branch responsible for?

3.When does the President's term of office begin and how long does it last?

4.By what body is the President assisted in administration?

5.What are the Government positions held by the members of the President's Cabinet?

6.What are the twelve executive departments?

7.When was the State Department established?

8.What are its major activities?

9.Who is considered to be the highest, ranking United States emissary abroad?

10.What are the prerogatives of an ambassador?

11.What does diplomatic immunity mean?

12.Why is diplomatic immunity granted to the ambassador and his staff?

13.From what are they exempt?

II.Find in the text and suggest the Russian for:

they serve during the President's term; when it ends it is customary for them to resign; his political power is second only to that of the President; his duty is to negotiate treaties; duties incidental to the conductor international relations; it ranks ahead of other departments in seniority; the right to audience with the head of the nation; to deal through the head of the Foreign Ministry; the highest ranking emissary; private person; public person; common international usage; consent, granted on a reciprocal basis; exemption (to be exempt) from local jurisdiction; to owe allegiance to one's country; pouches of diplomatic mail are not subject to search; to take over his superior's duties; numerous bills to that effect have failed to be enacted.

III.Fill in the blank with appropriate words from the list below:

1. The President must be a ... citizen, at least 35 years old, and for at least 14 years a ... of the United States. 2. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution ... the President to two terms. 3. Cabinet officials are ... of the President and serve during his term. 4. When the President's term ends it is customary for the Cabinet to ... 5. The State Department ranks ahead of other Departments in ... 6. An ambassador is ... 7. He has the right to ... with the head of the state to which be is ... 8. The diplomat is ... from prosecution and arrest. 9. The ambassador and his staff ... from criminal, civil and police jurisdiction of the country to which he is ... 10. ... from the local jurisdiction is the privilege of an ambassador. II. pouches of diplomatic mail are not ... search by customs or police authorities. 12. Usually the Secretary of the Embassy ... his superior's duties when the latter is away. 13. In time of war the embassy is ... to a neutral agent for the duration.

resident, to limit, to resign, natural-born, prestige, seniority, appointees, to be accredited, to be exempt from, exemption, an envoy, highest-ranking, reciprocal, subject to, to take over, immune, to turn over , audience.

IV.Fill in the blanks with prepositions:

Their functions are divided ... accordance ... the wishes of the Secretary. 2 ... every office there are many divisions and subdivisions. 3. Experts ... various fields perform duties incidental ... the conduct of international relations. 4. The State Department ranks ahead ... other departments ... prestige and seniority. 5. The ambassador has the right ... audience ... the head of the nation ... which he is accredited. 6. A minister must, ... the other hand, deal ... the head of the Foreign Ministry in the country ... which he is sent. 7. No country, or private or public person may use force or violence ... the person of an ambassador, even ... the event of a declaration ... war ... the two nations. 8. ... minor violations of the law the diplomat is immune ... prosecution and arrest. 9. Diplomatic immunity is granted ... a reciprocal basis. 10. Exemption ... the local jurisdiction is recognition of the fact that he owes his allegiance ... his own country. 11. The ambassador has freedom of communication ... his government. 12. When the ambassador is away his duties are taken ... by the secretary of the embassy ... time of war the embassy is turned ... to a neutral agent ... the duration.

V.Retell the text

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