Презентация на тему Welcome to the Palace of Westminster

партия лейбористов
Conservative Party – партия

консерваторов
Speaker - спикер
to preside - председательствовать
to debate - обсуждать
chamber - палата
David Lloyd George - Дэвид Ллойд Джордж
Winston Churchill - Уинстон Черчилль

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Churchill




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(gold),
the House of Lords (red) and
the House

of Commons (green).

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House of Lords, where the seats are red.
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Parliament Chamber, because every year when the Queen comes

to open Parliament, all three parts of Parliament come together here for the Queen’s Speech.

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because she doesn’t write it. The Government writes it

for her. In the speech the Queen tells Parliament about the Government’s plans for the next year.

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sits on the throne. It is behind the big

red cushion.

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is wool inside it. It’s a part of a

very old tradition which started in the 14th century. It symbolized the importance of wool to the British economy at that time.

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is the Lord Chancellor. He presides over the House

of Lords.

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statues, one on each side of the arch. One

is Sir Winston Churchill, and the other - David Lloyd George. They were Prime Ministers. They represent two British main political parties – the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.

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where the seats are green. The chamber here isn’t

very big. There are only places for 437 people on the benches, but there are 650 MPs, so sometimes they have to sit on the steps.

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the House of Commons.
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two red lines is two swords’ lengths. In the

old days when MPs used to carry swords, it was dangerous if they got angry with each other. So these two lines are here to remind MPs that they shouldn’t start a fight, and they can’t go over this line when they are speaking in a debate.

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when the House of Commons is sitting. It is

the symbol of the power which Parliament won from the King a long time ago.

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narrow corridors here. MPs come here to vote on

bills for new laws. On the left there is the «yes» lobby. MPs who agree with a bill go there. On the right there is the «no»lobby.

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the Palace of Westminster. The walls were built in

1097.

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and box B using the words where, who, which,

that.

Box A

1. This is the throne….
2. This is the LordLord Lord Chancellor….
3. This is the Chamber of the House of Commons….
4. This is the Speaker…
5. This is the Woolsack…
6. This is the Chamber of the House of Lords….
7. This is the Mace…
8. This is the Westminster Hall

Box B

1. …is the symbol of power.
2. …is the oldest part of the building.
3. …the Lords and Ladies sit.
4. …MPs sit.
5. …sits on the Woolsack.
6. …presides over the House of Commons.
7. …is full of wool.
8. …the Queen sits when she opens the Parliament.

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does the Palace of Westminster consist of?

a) one a) one b) two a) one b) two c) three
 
2. What are the main colours of the Houses 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 a) the Queen b) the Government
c) the Lord Chancellor

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a)Democratic, Republican and Conservative a)Democratic, Republican and Conservative

b) Conservative and Democratic 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 a) David Lloyd George’s b) Winston Churchill’s a) David Lloyd George’s b) Winston Churchill’s c) the Queen’s
 
6. 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.

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steps?
a) There are

more MPs than seats in the House of Commons. a) There are more MPs than seats in the House of Commons. b) It’s a part of an old tradition 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.
8. How old is Westminster Hall?
a) more than a thousand years old a) more than a thousand years old b) more than a hundred years old a) more than a thousand years old b) more than a hundred years old c) more than four hundred years old.

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