Урок по теме: «The British Parliament”

Урок по теме: «The British Parliament"

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Цели и задачи занятия:

1.Познакомить учащихся с политической системой Британии и 

со структурой Британского Парламента.

2.Отработать лексику по теме в серии языковых и речевых 

упражнений.

3.Развивать умение находить требуемую информацию в 

воспринимаемом на слух тексте.

4.Совершенствовать навыки чтения и диалогической речи.

 Оборудование: репродукции достопримечательностей Лондона, 

фотографии королевской семьи, таблица «Политическая система 

Великобритании», тексты с заданиями для чтения, аудирования и 

закрепления полученных знаний о Британском Парламенте.

Ход урока:

5.Read and find the best translation for the words.

the House - а) дворец б) палата лордов в) дом

the House of Lords - а) дом лордов б) палата лордов в) палата 

аристократов

Member of Parliament - а) гражданин парламента б) член парламента в) 

член совета

            Hereditary peers - а) наследственные пэры б) наследственные 

аристократы в) наследственные члены парламента

            Life peers - а) пэры на время б) пожизненные пэры в) живые 

аристократы

            Bill - а) законопроект б) счет в) документ

             General election - а) общий конкурс б) общественное голосование в) 

общие выборы

             The House of Commons - а) палата простых б) палата обычных в) палата 

общин

             Competent - а) компетентный б) надлежащий в) правомочный

6.Listen the text please.

How many Houses does the British Parliament consist of?

The British Parliament sits in one building which is called the . It's also called 

the House of Parliament because there are two Houses: the House of Lords 

and the House of Commons.

In the House of Commons MPs, or Members of Parliament, make all the 

important decisions and work on bills, which later become new laws. The 

Prime Minister is in the House of Commons too. MPs represent all the people 

in the country. People vote for an MP and the party which has the most MPs 

wins the election and forms the government. Their leader becomes the Prime 

Minister.

And what about the House of Lords? They are not elected. Some people in the 

House of Lords just inherit their places from their fathers and grandfathers. 

They are hereditary peers. Most people in the House of Lords are life peers. 

They get the title «Lord» or «Lady» for their personal achievements, and their 

children can't inherit it. Some of them are very competent. For example, our 

famous ex - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took her place as Lady 

Thatcher in the House of Lords in 1992.

In the House of Lords people talk about bills before they become laws and 

sometimes suggest changes to the House of Commens.

The Queen is the head of state. She and the House of Lords have to approve 

the decisions of the House of Commens. Before a bill becomes law the Queen 

has to say « le veut » (The Queen wishes it).The Queen uses Norman French 

as part of traditions.

7.Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.

8.In the  there is no president, Queen is … of the  …

9.There are two Houses in the Parliament: … and …

10.People who sit in the … Commens are called …

11.People who sit in the … Lords are called …

12.British people … for MPs at a general …

13.The party which wins a general … forms the … and their leader becomes 

the …

14.After the Queen approves the bill, it becomes …

      4. Say 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.

15.If the House of Commons wants to do something, the House of Lords 

can't stop them.

16. If the Queen disagrees with a bill, she still has to approve it.

17.Most members of the House Lords are very clever and competent.

18.Members of Parliament represent everyone in the country.

19.Members of the House of Lords form the British government.

20.The Queen chooses the Prime Minister.

21.The  is a monarchy.

22.Answer the questions.

23.Who is the head of state in the ?

24.Who is the head of the government in the ?

25.What is the British Parliament called?

26.How many Houses does it consist of?

27.Which House represents the people of ?

28.How often do the British people vote for MPs?

29.What are the members of the House of Commons called?

30.Read the text « The Houses of Parliament».

            7. Choose the correct answers.

               1) How many parts does the  consist of?

                 a) one b) two c) three

               2) What are the main colours of the House of Parliament?

                  a) gold, red and blue b) gold, green and red c) red and green

               3) Who writes the Queen's Speech?

                  a) the Queen b) the Government c) the Lord Chanceller

               4) Which are 's two main political parties?

                  a) Democratic, Republican and Conservative b) Conservative and

                      Democratic c) Labour and Conservative

              5) Whose shoe should a Conservative touch?

                 a) David Lloyd George's b) Winston Churchill's c) The Queen's

              6) Why do MPs sometimes sit on the steps?

                  a) There are more MPs than seats in the House of Commons.

                  b) It's a part of an old tradition.

                  C) It's a punishment for those who are late.

             7) When can you see the Mace in the House of Commons?

                 a) It's always there.b) Only when the Queen comes.

                 c) When the House is debating.

             8) How old is Westminster Hall?

                a) more than a thousand years old b) more than a hundred years old

                c) more than four hundred years old

8. Summing up.

9. Home task: The pupils must prepare a report about the British parliament.