Презентация "Английский Парламент"

The Houses of Parliament

done by Puchkova Daria

the student of the 8 « c » grade

• Welcome to the Palace of Westminster. It consists of three parts : the Royal Apartments where the colour is gold, the House of Lords where the seats are red and the House of Commons where the seats are green

• The Chamber of the House of Lords is also called the 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.

• When she gives her speech, she sits on the throne over there. It’s that big chair behind the big red cushion. It’s a part of a very old tradition which started in the 14 th century. It was put in Parliament to symbolise the importance of wool to the British economy at that time.

• The person who usually sits on the Woolsack is the Lord Chancellor. He presides over the House of Lords.

• Now we are going through into the House of Commons, where Members of Parliament make decision on new laws. There are two statues, one on each side of the arch. One is David Lloyd George, and the other – Sir Winston Churchill.

• We have a tradition : if you’re a Conservative, touch Churchill’s shoe, and if you’re Labour, touch Lloyd George’s shoe.

• Now look at the floor. Can you see two red lines in front of the benches on each side of the chamber ? That’s part of a tradition too. In the old days when Members of Parliament used to carry swords, it was dangerous if they got angry with each other.

• Now let’s go to Westminster Hall. This is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, and it’s more than a thousand years old.

The end.