6. Mark these sentences true or false. 1. The British Parliament sits in two buildings. 2. Members of the House of Commons never make important decisions. 3. There is a general election when the Queen decides. 4. If there was a general election in 2004, the next general election should be in 2009 or earlier. 5. Life peers get into the House of Lords because their parents were rich. 6. Every member of the House of Lords and the House of Commons is called an MP.

Перевод задания: Отметьте, верны или неверны предложения.

1. False. Parliament meets in the Palace of Westminster; its two Houses meet in separate chambers in the same building. — Неверно. Парламент заседает во Дворце Вестминстер; две палаты заседают в разных залах одного здания.
2. False. Members of the House of Commons make important decisions, including voting on laws. — Неверно. Члены Палаты общин принимают важные решения, в том числе голосуют по законам.
3. False. A general election is not held simply when the Queen decides. — Неверно. Всеобщие выборы проводятся не просто по решению королевы.
4. True. Under the five-year maximum term described in the lesson, an election after one in 2004 would have to take place by 2009. — Верно. Согласно описанному в учебнике максимальному пятилетнему сроку, после выборов 2004 года следующие должны были пройти не позднее 2009 года.
5. False. Life peers are appointed; they do not inherit their place because their parents were rich. — Неверно. Пэров пожизненно назначают; они не наследуют место из-за богатства родителей.
6. False. “MP” means a Member of Parliament, specifically an elected member of the House of Commons; members of the House of Lords are not MPs. — Неверно. MP — член парламента, в частности избранный член Палаты общин; членов Палаты лордов не называют MP.