1) which of these people are not elected: a peer, an mp, a civil servant, the prime minister? 2) what is the difference between a life peer and a hereditary peer? 3) what are civil servants? 4) is the prime minister also an mp? 5) is the prime minister the leader of the political party with a minority in the house of commons?

1) which of these people are not elected: a peer, an mp, a civil servant, the prime minister? кто из этих людей не избирается: пэр, член парламента, госслужащий, премьер министр.   peers are not elected. пэры не избираются.   mps are elected every 5 year. члены парламента избираются каждые 5 лет.   civil servants are not elected.   госслужащие   не избираются.  

prime minister is usually the leader of the party which has а majority in the house of com­mons.   so he is not elected. премьер-министром обычно становится лидер партии, получившей большинство мест в палате общин. следовательно, он не избирается.

  2) what is the difference between a life peer and a hereditary peer? в чем различия между пожизненными пэрами и наследственными пэрами.   hereditary peers have inherited their titles; наследственные пэры получают свои звания по наследству.   life peers who are appointed by the queen on the advice of the government for various services to the nation;   пожизненные пэры назначаются королевой по предложению от правительства за различные достижения во благо страны. 3) what are civil servants? кто такие госслужащие?   departments and ministries are run by civil servants, who are permanent officials. even if the government changes after an election, the same civil servants are employed. министерства и ведомства находятся в ведении госслужащих, которые являются постоянными чиновниками. даже если правительство меняется после выборов, те же самые госслужащие продолжают работать.  4) is the prime minister also an mp? премьер министр тоже является членом парламента? yes, the prime minister, or leader of the government, is also an mp. да, премьер министр, лидер правительства, также является членом парламента. 5) is the prime minister the leader of the political party with a minority in the house of commons? премьер министр лидер политической партии с наименьшим количеством мест в палате общин?

no, prime minister is usually the leader of the party which has а majority in the house of com­mons.   премьер-министром обычно становится лидер партии, получившей большинство мест.

   

Last week i went to see one of the most splendid films i've ever seen.  les misérables was set in 2012 in england, despite the french title. it's a screen version of a very popular broadway musical, which, in turn, is an adaptation of the novel by victor hugo. les misérables was directed by tom hooper, a sheer crackjack, oscar winner for the film "the king's speech". the giant glory was given to the sensational musical by talented cast: hugh jackman, russel crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, helena bonham carter, sacha baron cohen and many others.  the action of the movie develops in the beginning of the 19th century in paris. the runaway conviсt jean valjean, who was sentenced to prison, is forced to hide from a cruel justice for many years. the inspector of the paris police javert considers the capture of valjean as an affair of his life. after the death of fantine, the woman, for the fate of whose jean valjean was in charge, the only one person close to him is her daughter cosette. meanwhile the abc friends led by enjolras are preparing to the revolution.  i don't think that this film is for everyone, because it lasts almost 3 hours and characters are always singing. by the way, the originality of les misérables is in the fact that all actors are singing with their own voices and directly on the set. so we can also estimate the vocal skills of actors. i was really delighted by les misérables, so i may boldly recommend it to you.