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- All Commonwealth members were parts of the British Empire. _F_____
- The Commonwealth appeared when the British Empire started to break up. ___T____
- The parts of the former British Empire needed to establish new relations. __T___
- The constitution regulates the relations between the members of the Commonwealth. ___F____
- The Queen gives freedom to all member countries. __F___
- The Commonwealth concentrates on expanding its territory.__F____
- People in all countries of the Commonwealth speak English.__T___
- Commonwealth members can get some financial help.___T___
The Commonwealth
Formerly known as the British Commonwealth of Nations, the
Commonwealth is a loose association of former British colonies,
dependencies and other territories - and Mozambique, which has no
historical ties to Britain.
The modern Commonwealth has its roots in the 19th century, when the
British Empire began to disintegrate. As some of its parts got varying
degrees of independence from the motherland, a new constitutional
definition of their relationship with each other had to be found.
The Commonwealth has no constitution or charter, but the heads of
government of its member states hold Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meetings (CHOGM) every two years to discuss issues of common interest.
As head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II is recognised by its
members as the "symbol of their free association". She attends the
Commonwealth summits and the Commonwealth Games, which are held every
four years. Also, on every Commonwealth Day, which is the second Monday
in March, she broadcasts a message to all member countries.
The Commonwealth has been criticised for being a post-colonial club
and for having little influence. But to its members it is a voluntary
association of independent states which is in the business of promoting
democracy, good government, human rights and economic development.
The fact that members share common traditions in many fields,
including a common language, enables them to work together in an
atmosphere of cooperation and understanding, strengthening even further
the prestige of the Commonwealth.
Membership of the Commonwealth brings some practical benefits through
the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC). This is the
main way in which the Commonwealth promotes economic and social
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Here is some information about national parks of the USA.
Match the information (1-5) with the titles (A – G). Two titles are extra.
1. Going to this place once meant danger and even death. It's the
hottest place in the United States and summer temperatures there can
reach 54 degrees C! Today, it is a national park and thousands of
people drive there (in air-conditioned comfort, of course) to enjoy the
beauty of this strange land.
There are lots of ghost towns in this place. In the 1800s people
streamed here looking for gold and silver. The terrible heat combined
with hard work made people leave the towns. Today, you can visit these
eerie ghost towns and look inside old houses, prisons and banks to see
how people lived back then.
2. The Redwood National Park in California is home
to the oldest trees in the world. One of them, called General Sherman,
is more than 3,000 years old. It's about 84m tall.
The Saguaro National Park in Arizona is the only
place in the United States where you can find the magnificent
saguaro cactus. It's one of the slowest-growing plants -it takes
seventy-five years before it even grows its first branch!
3. The Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado is famous for
its 'cliff dwellings'. The Anasazi Indians, who lived there over a
thousand years ago, built many houses, both underground and on the
tops of the cliffs. For some unknown reason, the Anasazi Indians
disappeared suddenly and mysteriously in 1300 AD.
4. In the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah you'll see lots
of beautiful cliffs. Many of them are covered with petroglyphs (rock
carvings) and pictographs (rock paintings). They were made by the
Fremont Indians, who -just like the Anasazi - mysteriously disappeared
in 1300 AD.
5. It is one of the true natural wonders of the world. It makes up most of the Grand Canyon National Parkand millions of tourists visit it every year.
The Grand Canyon is over 320 km long and up to 6 km deep. The top
and the bottom of the canyon have very different weather and
vegetation. In fact, going from the top to the bottom is somewhat like
going from Canada to Mexico.
There are signs that people lived in the Grand Canyon 4,000 years ago
A. The Hottest Рlace in the World.
B.
Mystery People.
C.
Isn’t It Great?
D. The Biggest Trees.
E. Death Valley
.
F. Rock Art.
G. Fantastic Plants.
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