The British Parliament: A journey of a bill into a law

This lesson focuses on developing students’ knowledge of the UK, in particular of the British parliamentary system. It also aims to develop and practise students’ communication skills through watching a video about the British Parliament and discussing current political issues in a students’ home country.  

Topic: The British Parliament: A journey of a bill into a law

Level: B2/upper-intermediate

Time: 1h (60 min)

Aims:

  • To develop students’ ability to listen to and extract information from a video clip
  • To practise students’ speaking skills for giving opinions and justifying them
  • To develop students’ knowledge of British culture

Materials:

  • Task 3 – Listening (at the end of the lesson plan) cut up into sets of 9 strips each. Prepare one set of strips per pair or small group. 
  • Student Worksheets
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