I. The Election Meeting

a) to hold a meeting, in connection with, the coming elections, to attend, to nominate candidates for election to the district Soviet, the chairman, to open the meeting, to announce the agenda, to emphasise that..., to promote the democratic principles of the Soviet electoral system, a country of true (genuine) democracy, to have the right to elect and be elected, to take part in governing the state;

b) to take the floor, to propose smb candidate to the district Soviet, to speak highly of smb, to be worthy of smb's trust, to be authoritative, to justify the confidence placed in smb, to work unselfishly;

c) to put to vote, to vote in favour of smb, to adopt a resolution, to declare the meeting closed.

 

2. At a Students' Meeting

to arrange the meeting, vital problems, to elect smb chairman, to open the meeting, to announce the agenda, to contain a number of points (items), to move to adopt the proposed agenda, to raise no objec­tions, to give smb the floor, to speak on the first point, to fix the time limit, to allow 15 minutes, to have other motions, to put the matter to vote, to count the votes, to be in favour, to move that..., to pass over to the next item, to second the motion, to cover all the items on the agenda, to elect a committee, to work out a resolution, to adopt the resolution, to close the meeting.

 

Ex. 33. Tell the story of the picture.

		to puzzle over smth; the true meaning of the initials; a demand for higher pay; to think smth to be unfair; to come out of the taxpayer's pocket.
	Actually, it's short for More Pay!

Ex. 34. Subjects for oral and written composition.

(1) Tell the story from the point of view of a) John Byrne; b) one of the younger committee members; c) one of the older committee members; d) the chairman of the committee; e) one of the constituents.

(2) Give a character-sketch of John Byrne.

(3) Say why in defending himself John Byrne decided to play for the support of the older committee members.

(4) Speak on the attempt made to expose John Byrne and his selfish aims and give your opinion as to why it all came to nothing.

(5) Describe some of the methods John Byrne may have used during the election campaign to deceive the electors into voting for him.

(6) Elections in the Soviet Union.

(7) The rights and duties of Soviet MPs.

(8) Soviet MPs truly serve their people.