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    (A) Match the verbs in Column A with the appropriate phrase-endings in Column B. (2) represent () the election resut () fix (i) from cabinet (©) jump ) on your campaign pledges (@) resign (iv) defeat in the election (©) form (¥) an ovation () canvass (i) the constitution (@) capture (i) the public mood (h) receive (viii) the voters (i) concede. (9) on the bandwagon @ renege (8) 2 coalition government (amend (4) your constituents ( convene (i) along party lines (tm) launch (i) a delegation to represent you (n) send (xiv) a party manifesto (0) vote (0) the speaker (p) heckle (vi) a security council meeting (B) Use from the verbs in Column A above to fill n the gops in the sentences below. Use each verb once only. You may need to change the tense of the verb 1. The Prime Minister that it will be very difficult for him to win the next election considering that his party's satisfaction rating in The polls Bat an all-time lowe. He ‘on a promise to his constituents to campaign for the closing down of the nuclear plant in Selafield 3. The candidate who the hearts and minds of the voters with his passion for office and his integrity will win this election, 4, The leader of the opposition was by members of his own party when making a speech in the House of ‘Commons yesterday. 5. They down the proposed amendment to the bill, which was then passed in its original form, 6. She an emergency cabinet meeting in light of the revelations that had emerged in the press. 7. The former minister surprised her ex-party colleagues by ship and running for election as a member of the Labour Party this time around, 8. The test-fring of the rocket was interpreted as a less than subtle message in the direction of neighbouring countries to back off or face full-scale conflict. 9. Mary Malden the constituency of Bath for twenty-five consecutive years. 10. They were unable to any sort of government on account of the election resulting in a hung parliament, LL. They broke away from the Conservatives and anew political party called the Neo-Conservative Party. 12, 7 a law, the bill proposing to do so must be passed by both houses of parliament, 13. He fewer first-preference votes than his opponent but stil managed to win the seat on transfers. 14, I've been out for the party door-to-door every evening so far this week and I'm exhausted. 15. The embattled Prime Minister faced accusations that the result of the no-confidence vote had been (C) Fill the gap in each sentence with an appropriate verb. You are not given any clues to help you. 1. He his seat in parliament for a second term of office. 2 She her seat by the narrowest of margins and bowed out of politics for good 3. The electorate came out in huge numbers to thelr vote. 4. He was from the party for not toeing the official party line. The World of Politics (©) Choose-a verb from the box to fit in each gop. Use each verb once only. You may need to change the tenseiform. hold extend question run spin Polarise nominate withdraw ratify veto suffer pursue I He {rom the presidential race for personal reasons and appealed for privacy. 2. The treaty was formally this afternoon and will pass into law once signed by the President later tonight. 3. They a candidate for the vacant leadership position and he was elected unopposed. 4. Since forming a government three months ago, the party has been accused of, an extremely liberal agenda, 5. She has confirmed that she will {or political office again inthe September by-election. ‘6. Max Dalton has confirmed that he fully intends to be the leader of the party next March when the election is duetobe 7. The motion ‘a comprehensive defeat in the lower house. £8. The Prime Minister refused to be drawn on whether the recent press leak would make him the loyalty of some of the members of cabinet ‘9. No matter what way the Prime Minister's press office choses to try to this, it looks very bad indeed. This will be a damage-limitation exercise at best. 10, The government to reform the voting system if re-elected 11. A snap election has been for the 25th June. 12. A referendum will be fon the 30th May to settle the issue once and for al 13. Fewer people ‘out at the polls to vote in this election than ever before. 14, Public opinion has seismically in the wake of these new revelations about the Prime Minister's privat life 15. The motion was narrowly in what will be a major embarrassment for the Prime Minister who had proposed it in the first place. 16. He is term of office by another five years. 17. The debate is becoming and there appears to be little in the way of middle ground between the two sides. 18. The government has the power to. this proposal at the next meeting of the UN Security Council should it deem it necessary to do so. 19. The opposition party has been accused of dirty tactics in an effort to boost its popularity by launching a very personal attack on the Prime Minister. 20. The electorate has emphatically the outgoing government and clearly thinks there is a need for urgent change. (©) Match each word in Column A with its strongest collocate in Column B, Cyr Column B [ G@) landslide @ runner | | @) front i) donation | | @exe (i) reshutle | | @ political (Gi) bores | | © dark (¥) poll | | © rung (i) parliament | ©@ diplomatic (4) immunity | (H) cabinet (vi victory (Use the answers to (E) above to fil the gops inthe sentences below. You will not need to use ol the answers. 1, The Prime Minister looks set to announce a(n) in response to the resignation of the Finance Minister. 2. There is no doubt that the in this presidential race is James Dott, but Wallis Graham is a potential 3. The latest. Puts the two parties neck and neck with a(n) the most likely outcome. 4. He has been granted ‘and so will not face prosecution. 5. The government was returned to office in a(n) as expected, (G) Use the words from the box below to complete the gops in sentences I - 20. gambit raucous booth bureaucratic spin rhetoric, old boys’ swing bipartisan. whistle-stop lame appetite incumbent catalyst budget partisan gerrymandering unanimous 1. Her clever opening. 5. Hi gave her the edge in the presidential race. 2. His election may prove a(n) 3. The candidates embarked on a(n) 4. This election looks set to be decided by a handful of doctors were hard at work this morning trying to put a positive slant on the latest opinion poll figures. for real and meaningful change. tour of the southern states. voters. 6. He is just the breath of fresh air that needed to be injected into this political system which has been for far too long dominated by members of the elite 7. He's looking more and more like the club. ‘campaign tral - he will surely pull out of the race before long. 8. The polling 9. Voter engage the electorate. 10, He claims to retain the IL, ‘The party's only hope of success is for it to attract 12, The investigation confirmed that the boundary changes were tantamount to This looks set to be the most eagerly anticipated 3. -duck candidate of this presidential election and cuts a sorry figure on the are set to open one hour earlier than normal at 7 a.m. isthe real talking point ofthis election; politicians on both sides of the political divide have failed to support of the cabinet despite the fact that the murmurings of discontent are growing louder. voters. is on the cards for low-income earners. 4, ‘The civil service in this country is very. even the simplest of things done, 15. He received a standing 16. The presi 17 18, A to the stage. 19. This is the first genuinely

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