The UK Parliament

The subject of this week’s lesson is the UK Parliament. The first meeting of what is widely regarded as the first English Parliament took place on the site of the current Houses of Parliament in London on 20th January 1265.

Level

Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)

Student's Worksheet PDF (76K) DOC (135K)
Teacher's Notes PDF (76K) DOC (18K)

Glossary PDF (77K) DOC (28K)

Related Websites

Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://www.parliament.uk/

Official website of the UK Parliament.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/

From the BBC website, an ‘A-Z’ guide to the workings of the UK Parliament.

http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

Official website of the office of the UK Prime Minister.