Topic 6: The Queen and the Parliament

The Queen and Parliament

Plan

Продолжительность высказывания - 2,5 мин.

1. Introduction
My name is … . I would like to tell you about the way of ruling in Great Britain, about its Queen and Parliament.

2.      The Queen and the royal family. (показать на картинке. + Информация про наследников престола: принц Чарльз, его дети и внуки)

3.      The British Empire and the Commonwealth. (показать на карте мира)

4.      The British parliament:
The House of Lords and the House of Commons
What they do.
Are the members of Parliament elected or selected? Which way?

5. Conclusion
Do we have a queen in our country?

Do we have Parliament?

                                                        

ПРИМЕРНЫЙ ТЕКСТ:

The Queen and Parliament

           In Britain the Queen is the Head of State, but in fact she doesn`t rule the country. The Queen is the symbol of the country, its history and its traditions. She travels about the UK, meets different people and visits schools, hospitals and other special places. So does all the royal family: the queen’s husband, their children: a son and a daughter, and their grandchildren.
           At the beginning of the 20th century many countries all over the world were ruled by Britain. But in 1949 Britain and the former colonies founded the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth includes many countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others. The Queen of Great Britain is also the Head of the Commonwealth and the Queen of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
           The real power in the country belongs to the British Parliament and to the British Government. The British Parliament has two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons makes law about the policy of the country, taxes and many other things. The House of Lords can discuss and change laws, it can delay laws too.

Russia doesn’t have a king or a queen, it has the president. Our parliament is called the State Duma.