Departament d’Educació CFA Sants- Sant Raimon de Penyafort Ensenyament: ENGLISH II Orientacions: El dossier d’activitats especifica els passos. Activitats: Comprensió oral, comprensió escrita i expressió escrita. Veure dossier adjunt Calendari: 30 d’abril al 14 de maig de 2020 Criteris avaluació: 1 Comprendre informació detallada a nivell escrit i àudio 2 Entendre i seguir les pautes descrites 3 Fer servir eines de consulta 4 Mobilitzar coneixements adquirits i fer les connexions pertinents 5 Expressar adequadament dades demanades Departament d’Educació CFA Sants- Sant Raimon de Penyafort READING 1 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers, who are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party, and ultimately to the electorate. As the "Head of Her Majesty's Government", the modern Prime Minister is the highest political authority in the United Kingdom: he leads a major political party, generally commands a majority in the House of Commons (the lower house of the Legislature), and is the leader of the Cabinet (the Executive). As such, the incumbent wields both legislative and executive powers. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister guides the law- making process with the goal of enacting the legislative agenda of the political party he leads. In his executive capacity, the Prime Minister appoints (and may dismiss) all other cabinet members and ministers, and co-ordinates the policies and activities of all government departments, and the staff of the Civil Service. The Prime Minister holds power over the deployment and disposition of British forces, and the declaration of war. He acts as the public "face" and "voice" of Her Majesty's Government, both at home and abroad. Solely upon the advice of the Prime Minister, the Sovereign exercises many of her statutory and prerogative powers: they include the dissolution of Parliament; high judicial, political, official and Church of England ecclesiastical appointments; and the conferral of peerages, knighthoods, decorations and other honours. The Prime Minister's current salary is £132,923 (ministerial entitlement), in addition to a salary of £64,766 as a Member of Parliament. Number Ten Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister; the incumbent also has use of a country home, Chequers. Upon retirement or defeat, most Prime Ministers (although not all) are awarded a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords if they wish it. Questions about the text . 1.The Prime Minister also leads a political party. True. False. We don't know. 2. The Prime Minister wields only executive power. True. False. We don't know. 3. The Prime Minister holds power over the British forces. True. False. We don't know. 4. The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street. True. False. We don't know. 5. When a Prime Minister leaves office, he must become a member of the House of Lords. True. False. We don't know Departament d’Educació CFA Sants- Sant Raimon de Penyafort READING 2 BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is primarily a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, which also has some international services. Some of the international services (such as BBC cable TV in the United States, Canada and elsewhere) are commercially funded, making the BBC also a multinational corporation. It is frequently heralded as the most widely respected broadcaster in the world. Sometimes affectionately known to local consumers as "the Beeb", "the Corporation", or "Auntie" the BBC was for many years the only radio and then televisual provider in the United Kingdom. Its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation". Before the introduction of Independent Television in 1955 and subsequently Independent Radio in 1973, it held a monopoly on broadcasting. More recent de-regulation of the British television broadcasting market produced analogue cable television and satellite broadcasting and later digital satellite, digital cable and digital terrestrial television (DTT). Today the BBC broadcasts in almost all media and operates an award winning internet service, bbc.co.uk, itself indicative of the corporation's continued ability to move with the times. Questions about the text . 1. The BBC is publicly funded only in the UK. True. False. We don't know. 2. Some of their international services are commercially funded. True. False. We don't know. 3. The BBC started broadcasting in 1955. True. False. We don't know. 4. Nowadays the BBC holds a monopoly on broadcasting. True. False. We don't know. 5. Their internet website received some awards. True. False. We don't know. Departament d’Educació CFA Sants- Sant Raimon de Penyafort LISTENING Learn English with songs Las letras de canciones en inglés resultan muy útiles para aprender palabras y expresiones nuevas. Ejercicio autocorrectivo. http://www.saberingles.com.ar/songs/exercises/351.html .