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What is Parliament?

1 What is Parliament?

What is Parliament?1. Contents2. Introduction and teacher’s guide4. Student’s guide 5. Reflection–Thinkingaboutmylearning6. Wordfind7. Predictthestoryusingthepictures12. What is Parliament?13. Listeningtask14. Gapfill15. Definitionmatch16. Vocabulary–Definitions18. Trueorfalse18. Synonymmatch19. Spelling20. Comprehension–QuestionsaboutParliament22. Putthetextbacktogether123. Putthetextbacktogether224. Crossword25. Punctuate the text26. Speakingtask27. Writingtask29. Quickquiz-Revision30. Answers

1 What is Parliament? 1


Introduction and teacher’s guideWelcome to Parliament! This workbook has been designed as an independent unit of learning to provide ESOL students with a background knowledge of the concepts relating to New Zealand’s Parliament. It can be used as a one-off resource or in combination with others to further develop their knowledge and understanding of how Parliament operates.

This programme can also be combined with the Parliament XR app so that you can take your students on a virtual tour of Parliament buildings.

RationaleTheunitintroducesstudentstothevocabularyandideastheywillneedtounderstandtheconceptsbehindNewZealand’s Parliament.

Repetitionandthevarietyofexerciseshavebeenstructuredwiththepurposeofengagingstudentsanddevelopingtheirskillsinreading,writing,speakingandlisteningwhileimprovingtheirknowledgeofParliamentintheNewZealandsetting.ManystudentswillhavepriorknowledgeoftheownparliamentarysystembuttohelpthemaccessandengagewiththesysteminNewZealand,theyneedtoknowhowitworksandhowtoapplytheknowledgeintheireverydaylives.

HowtousetheworkbookAttheheartoftheworkbookisthereading “What is Parliament?” (253 words).Alloftheactivitieshavebeencreatedaroundthetexttofocusstudentsonthevocabularyandconceptsthatareoftendifficultandcomplex.Theteachercanselectasmanyactivitiesasrequiredtomeettheneedsofthestudentsandskillsinfocus.

TeachingsuggestionsThe warmer activity - Word findWordfindsareagoodstrategyforintroducingnewvocabularytoESOLstudents.Asatool,theyhelptodeveloppatternrecognitionandconcentrationonasettask.Wordfindsalsosupportrecallandexposestudentstonewandinterestingvocabulary.Theyalsoreinforcetheideathatlearningisfunandprovideasenseofaccomplishmentwhenthetaskiscompleted.

Inaddition,allofthevocabularyusedinthewordfindisusedinthetext.Exploringstudents’understandingofthewordsisaparticularlyvaluablestrategytoenablethemtohavethenecessaryvocabularytocomprehendthetext.

Predict the storyThisactivityhasbeenformulatedtogivestudentstheopportunitytoexpresstheirideasintheirownwords,priortoreadingthetext.Theimageshavebeenselectedtorepresentthekeyideasofeachparagraphandtodrawthestudentsinbyprovidingavisualrepresentationofthetext,withouttheoftencomplicatedjargonofparliamentarylanguage.Thepicturesaimtoimmersestudentsmoredeeplythanjusttextaloneandtogivecontexttothestoryinordertomakeitmoremeaningfulwhentheyreadthewords.

What is Parliament?

Astheteacher,youcandecideifyouwishtorunthisactivityasapair-share,insmallgroupsorasawholeclass.Justremembertogiveyourstudentssometimetogathertheirthoughtsaboutthetopicbeforeyoubegin.Thisisalsoausefulactivitytorevisitbeforestartingthespeakingandwritingactivitiesinthisworkbook.

Listening taskThelisteningtaskcanbeusedasadiagnostictooltoassessstudents’priorknowledge,comprehensionofthetopicandlisteningskillsifusedpriortothestudents reading the text.

Thelisteningtaskcanalsobeusedevaluatestudentlearningattheendoftheunitinconjunctionwiththeirperformanceonothertasks.

Take the virtual tour of ParliamentYourstudentscanenjoyavirtualtouroftheNewZealandParliamentbydownloading the Parliament XR app forfreeonGooglePlayforAndroid,ortheAppStoreforiOS.

Watch Parliament TV onlineYou can watch Parliament TV on a computer,laptoporsmartphone.Visitthelivetab on the Parliament on demand andselectplay.

EarlierpostsoftheHousesittingsarealsoavailableinshortclips.ThefilterfunctioncanbeusedtofindclipsbyaparticularMP,topic,stage,dateorquestion.

Visit Parliament in personTake a tour oftheprecinctwithyourstudents.Wecantailorthevisittomeettheneedsofyourstudents.Bookingsareessentialtotakeatour.PleaseemailEducation.Team@parliament.govt.nz.

You can use the Explore Parliament seriesasextensionexercisesformoreablestudentsorifyouwishtoextendyourstudents’knowledgeofParliament.ClickonEducators and students,clickon Resources and choose Explore Parliament.

WearealsoproducinganewrangeofprogrammeswhichwillbeavailableontheParliamentwebsite.Theycanbedownloadedandwillbeavailableinprint.VisitEducators and students, clickonResources toviewourlatestofferings.

TheEducationTeamatParliamentwishesyouallthebestforteachingyourstudentsthevaluablelessonsthatcanbegainedthroughunderstandingandcontributingtoourparliamentarysystem.

Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformationpleasedonothesitatetocontact us: [email protected]! Bestwishes,

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Student’s guide

Welcome to Parliament! This workbook has been created to introduce you to the vocabulary and concepts used in the New Zealand Parliament.

The main focus of the workbook is the reading. It contains words and ideas that you need to understand what Parliament is. There are a number of activities that you can do to improve your knowledge of Parliament in New Zealand while you are learning new vocabulary and developing an understanding of the system of government in New Zealand.

HowtousetheworkbookReadthearticlecarefully.Iftherearewordsyoudonotunderstand,useadictionarytofindthemeaningoftheword.UseanEnglishdefinitionratherthantranslatingthewordintoyourownlanguage,assometimesthetranslationsarenotthesame.Keeparecordofthenewwordsyouhavelearnedinavocabularynotebook.Youwillbesurprisedbyhowmanynewwordsyouhavelearnedattheendoftheworkbook!

Onceyouhavereadandunderstoodthearticle,begintheexercises.Therearereading,speaking,listeningandwritingexercisesandactivitiestohelpyouunderstandwhatareoftendifficultandcomplextopics.However,theycanalsobeenjoyableandgiveyouabetterunderstandingofhowyoucanparticipateinthedemocraticprocessofNewZealand’sParliament.

WewouldalsoliketoinviteyoutotakeatourofParliament.Publicandeducational tours are free-everyonecanvisitParliamentinNewZealand.Ifyoucannotvisit,youarewelcometo

joinusonavirtualtour(itisalsofree).JustdownloadtheParliamentXRapponGooglePlayforAndroidandintheappStoreforiOS.

YoucanalsovisittheNewZealandParliamentwebsiteatwww.parliament.nzformoreinformation.YoucanevenwatchorlistentoParliamentliveonParliamentTVandRadiofromthewebpageoryoucanwatchitonthesedigitalTVchannels:Freeview31,Sky86andVodafone86.

LearningaboutParliamentandhowitworksisimportant.NewZealandhascitizensandpermanentresidentsfrommanydifferentcountries.Anunderstandingofthevocabularyandprocessescanbehelpfultoensureyourvoiceisheard,tohelpshapeourcountrytomeettheneedsofallourpeople.

Wehopeyouenjoyourworkbooksandcontinuetoenjoyyourstudy.WeintheEducationTeamwishyouallthebest.Weareheretohelp.

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Reflection - Thinking about my learning

Learning gridReadthesentencesbelowandwriteyes or no inthebox.

Specific language learning outcomes at the start of the unit

in the middle

of the unitat the end of the unit

IknowsomekeywordsaboutParliamentandtheGovernment.

IcandefinesomekeywordsaboutParliamentandtheGovernment.

Icanreadtofindinformationinthetext.

IknowsomefactsabouttheNewZealandGovernment.

IcannamesomepoliticalpartiesinNewZealand.

IhaveusedtheParliamentXRapp.

IhavevisitedParliament.

5 What is Parliament? What is Parliament? 5


Word find

What is Parliament?

D Y C A R C O M E D T C

E P M A J O R I T Y N O

B M N R C N F O R L E A

A M O E K S N F A S M L

T D I D Z T D W U J N I

E Y T A X I S O Q N R T

S Q C E J T H U T G E I

E E E L Q U E E N T V O

A X L B G T T G I H O N

T N E M A I L R A P G U

S S O P P O S I T I O N

E T O V L N E Z I T I C

Thewordsmaybeacross(lefttorightorrighttoleft,onadiagonalordown).

CITIZEN COALITION CONSTITUTIONDEBATES DEMOCRACY ELECTIONGOVERNMENT HOUSE LAWSLEADER MAJORITY MMPOPPOSITION PARLIAMENT QUEENSEATS VOTE



Predict the story

What is Parliament?

Paragraph one:

ThisisthestoryofParliamentinpictures.Lookatthephotosforeachparagraphtohelpyouunderstandsomeofthemainideasinthestorybeforeyoureadit.

What is Parliament? 7

What is Parliamentresponsible for?


Paragraph two:


New Zealand’s Constitution

Treaty of Waitangi (1840)

Electoral Act (1993)New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (1990)

Source:ArchivesNewZealand1A9/9

Paragraph three:

Queen Elizabeth IISource:WikimediaCommons

Governor General Dame Patsy ReddySource:CourtesyofGovernmentHouse


Paragraph four:

10 What is Parliament?10 What is Parliament?

You can write some ideas here:


What is Parliament?

Parliamentisresponsibleformakingthelawsandlookingafterthepeopleofthecountry.However,thereisnoonedocumentthatshapesNewZealand’sconstitution(thesetofrulesorlawsthatguidehowthecountryworks).ItisacombinationofimportantlegaldocumentssuchastheTreatyofWaitangi(1840),theNewZealandBillofRightsAct(1990)andtheElectoralAct(1993).

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisademocracy.ThismeansthateverythreeyearsthereisanelectionandthepeoplechoosewhotheywanttorepresenttheminParliament.TobeabletovoteinNewZealandyoumustbeaminimumof18yearsoldandbeaNewZealandcitizenorapermanentresident.

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisalsoaconstitutionalmonarchywhichmeansourHeadofStateistheQueen.TheQueendoesnotinfluenceourlawsortakepartinparliamentarydebates.Infact,sheisnotallowedtoentertheHouseofRepresentatives.TheQueenisrepresentedbytheGovernor-Generalwhocarriesoutdutiesonherbehalf.

TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeupofelectedmembersofParliament(MPs).Thereare120seats.NewZealand’svotingsystemiscalledmixedmemberproportional(MMP).Agovernmentisformedwhenonepartyhas61seatsortwoormorepartiesjointogethertomakethemajority.ThisiscalledacoalitionGovernment.TheleaderoftheGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TheothermembersofParliamentarecalledtheOpposition.



Listencarefullytothetextandcirclethecorrectanswerasyoulisten.

1. What is Parliament is responsible for?

a) Makingcoleslaw b) Helpingpeopletomakecoleslaw c) Makinglaws

2. When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

a) 1740 b) 1840 c) 1940

3. What type of government does New Zealand have?

a) Democracy b) Dictatorship c) Autocracy

4. How often is there an election in New Zealand?

a) Every3years b) Every4years c) Every5years

5. What is the minimum age to vote in New Zealand?

a) 17yearsold b) 18yearsold c) 19yearsold

6. Who is New Zealand’s Head of State? a) ThePrimeMinister b) TheLeaderoftheOpposition c) TheQueen

7. Who represents the Queen in New Zealand?

a) MembersofParliament b) ThePrimeMinister c) TheGovernor-General

8. How many seats are there in New Zealand’s Parliament?

a) 120 b) 210 c) 220

9. What is the name for New Zealand’s voting system?

a) PMM b) MMP c) MPM

10. How many seats are needed to form a government?

a) 59 b) 60 c) 61

11. Who is the leader of the Government?

a) ThePrimeMinister b) TheQueen c) TheGovernor-General

12. What is a coalition Government? a) Whenonepartywins61seats b) Whentwoormorepartiesjoin

together c) WhenOppositionMPswinseats

Listening task

What is Parliament?



Gap fill

What is Parliament? Placethemissingwordinthecorrectspace.

Parliamentisresponsibleformakingthe1.________________andlookingafterthepeopleofthecountry.However,thereisnoonedocumentthatshapesNewZealand’s2._____________________(thesetofrulesorlawsthatguidehowthecountryworks).Itisacombinationofimportantlegaldocumentssuchasthe3._____________________________________________________(1840),theNewZealandBillofRightsAct(1990)andtheElectoralAct(1993).

NewZealand’ssystemof4.____________________________isademocracy.Thismeansthateverythreeyearsthereisan5._______________________andthepeoplechoosewhotheywanttorepresenttheminParliament.Tobeableto6. ________________ inNewZealandyoumustbeaminimumof18yearsoldandaNewZealand7.__________________orapermanentresident.

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisalsoaconstitutional8.______________________ whichmeansourHeadofStateisthe9._______________.TheQueendoesnotinfluenceourlawsortakepartinparliamentarydebates.Infact,sheisnotallowedtoentertheHouseofRepresentatives.TheQueenisrepresentedbythe10._____________________________________________________whocarriesoutdutiesonherbehalf.

TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeuptheelectedmembersofParliamentorMP’s.Thereare120 11.______________.NewZealand’svotingsystemiscalledmixedmemberproportionalor12.___________.Agovernmentisformedwhenonepartyhas61seatsortwoormorepartiesjointogethertomakethemajority.Thisiscalleda 13._____________________Government.TheleaderoftheGovernmentisthe14._______________________________.TheothermembersofParliamentarecalledthe15._____________________.



Gap fill Definition match

Matchthefollowingwordstothecorrectmeaning.Writeyouransweronthelineabovethedefinition.

1. TheleaderoftheGovernment.

2. Theorganisedeventwhenpeoplevote.

3. Apersonwhowasborninacountryorhasbeenlivingtherepermanently.

4. Agovernmentformedbymorethanoneparty.

5. ApersonwhoiselectedtoParliament.

6. ThesetofrulesdecidedbyParliament.

7. NewZealand’ssystemofvoting.

8. TheKingorQueen’srepresentativeinNewZealand.

9. MembersofParliament(MPs)whoarenotpartoftheGovernment.

10. Aformalchoiceforacandidateorpoliticalparty.

11. ApersonwhostandsforelectiontoParliament.

12. Morethanhalf.

MemberofParliament(MP) Opposition Candidate LawGovernorGeneral Citizen Election VoteMajority PrimeMinister CoalitionMixedmemberproportional(MMP)



Vocabulary - Definitions1. Findthemeaningofthewordandwritethemeaninginthebox.2. Cutoutthewordsanddefinitionsandaskapartnertomatchthewordtothe correct meaning.

Word My Definition

Democracy

Parliament

Government

Parties

MemberofParliament

(MPs)

Law

Vote(verb)

Opposition

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Election

Citizen

Represent

Governor-General

MMP

Majority

Coalition government

Prime Minister

Constitution



True or falseReadthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheinformationisTrue or False. Circle the correct answer.

1.Thereare210membersofParliament. True False

2.ParliamentmakesNewZealand’slaws. True False

3.ThePrimeMinisteristheHeadofState. True False

4.ThevotingsystemisMPM. True False

5.Youmustbe18yearsoroldertovote. True False

6.Theelectionisevery3years. True False

7.TheGovernor-GeneralrepresentstheQueen. True False

8.Permanentresidentscannotvote. True False

Synonym matchFindthewordthathasthesameorsimilarmeaning.Writeyouransweronthe

spaceprovided.

1.___Parliament a.beasymbol2.___Coalition b.rules3.___Vote c.HeadofState4. ___ Prime Minister d. argument5.___Queen e.law-makers6.___Candidate f. morethanhalf7.___Debate g.alliance8.___Law h.campaigner9.___Majority i. choose10.___Represent j. leader



Spelling

Putthelettersinthecorrectordertospellthewordfromthereading.

Paragraph one:

1. enaPrlitma isresponsible _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. NewZealand’sncotnisoit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. TreatyofginaatiW _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paragraph two:

4. NewZealand’ssystemofnotenvemgr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5. Thereisanitonclee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Tobeabletoetov _ _ _ _ Paragraph three:

7. HeadofStateisthenQeue _ _ _ _ _ 8. Parliamentarysdaeebt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. oonGrvre General _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. A acitoonil government _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _



Questions about Parliament

Comprehension

AnswerthequestionsaboutParliament.Alltheanswersareinthearticle.Writeyouranswersincompletesentences(pleaseremembercapitallettersandfull-stops).

1. Who is responsible for making the laws in New Zealand?

2. What is a constitution?

3. How often do we have an election in New Zealand?

4. How old do you have to be to vote in New Zealand?

5. Who is New Zealand’s Head of State?



6. Who is the Queen’s representative in New Zealand?

7. How many seats are there in the House of Representatives?

8. What is New Zealand’s voting system called?

9. Who is the leader of the Government?

10. What are the members of Parliament who are not in the Government called?



Put the text back together 1Writethecorrectnumberintheboxnexttothestatementsothestorymakessense.

1. Parliamentisresponsibleformakingthelawsandlookingafterthe

votingsystemiscalledmixedmemberproportional(MMP).A

thateverythreeyearsthereisanelectionandthepeoplechoose

carriesoutdutiesonherbehalf.

2. peopleofthecountry.However,thereisnoonedocumentthat

NewZealandyoumustbeaminimumof18yearsoldand

Government.TheleaderoftheGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.

fact,sheisnotallowedtoentertheHouseofRepresentatives.The

documentssuchastheTreatyofWaitangi(1840),theNewZealandBill

partiesjointogethertomakethemajority.Thisiscalledacoalition

11. aNewZealandcitizenorapermanentresident.

TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeupofelectedmembersof

QueenisrepresentedbytheGovernor-General

3. shapesNewZealand’sconstitution(thesetofrulesorlawsthat

ParliamentorMPs.Thereare120seats.NewZealand’s

guidehowthecountryworks).Itisacombinationofimportantlegal

monarchywhichmeansourHeadofStateistheQueen.TheQueen

12. NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisalsoaconstitutional

ofRightsAct(1990)andtheElectoralAct(1993).

governmentisformedwhenonepartyhas61seatsortwoormore

doesnotinfluenceourlawsortakepartinparliamentarydebates.In

whotheywanttorepresenttheminParliament.Tobeabletovotein

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisademocracy.Thismeans

24. TheothermembersofParliamentarecalledtheOpposition.



PairshareorsmallgroupactivityCutthestoryintosectionsandhandoutonesetperpair/group.

Thestudentswillorganisethetextintothesameorderastheoriginalstory.

*Variation-wholeclassactivityGiveonesectionofthestory/dialoguetoeachclassmember(seated).Askthemtostandandreadtheircardwhenitistheirturninthestory/dialogue.

Thecardscanbecollectedandhandedoutagain.Encouragethestudentstoreadtheirpartfasterastheybecomemorefamiliarwiththetext.

CUT OUT ACTIVITY

Parliamentisresponsibleformakingthelawsandlookingafterthe

peopleofthecountry.However,thereisnoonedocumentthat

shapesNewZealand’sconstitution(thesetofrulesorlawsthat

guidehowthecountryworks).Itisacombinationofimportantlegal

documentssuchastheTreatyofWaitangi(1840),theNewZealand

BillofRightsAct(1990)andtheElectoralAct(1993).

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisademocracy.Thismeans

thateverythreeyearsthereisanelectionandthepeoplechoose

whotheywanttorepresenttheminParliament.Tobeabletovotein

NewZealandyoumustbe18yearsoldandaNewZealandcitizenor

apermanentresident.

NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisalsoaconstitutional

monarchywhichmeansourHeadofStateistheQueen.TheQueen

doesnotinfluenceourlawsortakepartinparliamentarydebates.In

fact,sheisnotallowedtoentertheHouseofRepresentatives.The

dutiesonherbehalf.

TheHouseofRepresentativesismadeuptheelectedmembersof

ParliamentorMPs.Thereare120seats.NewZealand’s

votingsystemiscalledmixedmemberproportionalorMMP.A

governmentisformedwhenonepartyhas61seatsortwoormore

partiesjointogethertomakethemajority.Thisiscalledacoalition

Government.TheleaderoftheGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.

TheothermembersofParliamentarecalledtheOpposition.

Put the text back together 2



Crossword

What is Parliament? ThiscrosswordwillhelpyoutounderstandsomeofthewordsweuseatParliament.Readthecluesandwritethewordthatmatchesthemeaningoftheclue.Allthewords are in the article.

Across

5 MembersofParliamentbutnottheGovernment.

7 Whentwoormorepartiesjointogethertoformagovernment.

9 ThegroupofelectedpeoplewhoareresponsibleforthepoliticaldirectionandcontrolofNewZealand.

14Thesetofrulesthatguidehowthecountryworks.

15Theprocesswhenpeoplechoosewhotheywanttoleadthecountry.

16Theorganisationresponsibleformakinglawsandlookingafterthecitizensofacountry.

Down

1 Apersonwhowasborninacountry.

2 TherulesmadebyParliamenttokeepthecountrysafeandsecure.

3 Anorganisedgroupofpeoplewiththesamepoliticalideaswhowanttobeingovernment.

4 Theabbreviation(shortname)forNewZealand’svotingsystem.

6 LeaderoftheGovernment.

8 Whenyoumakeachoiceforapartyor candidate in the election.

10Theabbreviation(shortname)foramemberofParliament.

11Agovernmentcanbemadewhenithasthis,morethan60seats.

12NewZealand’sHeadofState(title).

13ThepersonwhorepresentstheQueeninNewZealand.

1.

2. 3.

4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10. 11.

12.

13. 14.

15.

16.



Punctuate the text

What is Parliament? Thistextismissingthecorrectpunctuation.Pleaseaddcapitalletters,full-stopsandcommas.

parliamentisresponsibleformakingthelawsandlookingafterthepeople

ofthecountryhoweverthereisnoonedocumentthatshapesNewZealand’s

constitution(thesetofrulesorlawsthatguidehowthecountryworks)itis

acombinationofimportantlegaldocumentssuchasthetreatyofwaitangi

(1840)thebillofrightsact(1990)andtheelectoralact(1993)

newzealand’ssystemofgovernmentisademocracythismeansthatevery

threeyearsthereisanelectionandthepeoplechoosewhotheywantto

representtheminparliamenttobeabletovoteinnewzealandyoumustbe

18yearsoldandanewzealandcitizenorapermanentresident

newzealand’ssystemofgovernmentisalsoaconstitutionalmonarchywhich

meansourheadofstateisthequeenthequeendoesnotinfluenceourlaws

ortakepartinparliamentarydebatesinfactsheisnotallowedtoenterthe

houseofrepresentativesthequeenisrepresentedbythegovernor-general

whocarriesoutdutiesonherbehalf

thehouseofrepresentativesismadeupofelectedmembersofparliamentor

mp’sthereare120seatsnewzealand’svotingsystemiscalledmixedmember

proportionalormmpagovernmentisformedwhenoneormorepartiesjoin

togethertomakethemajoritythisiscalledacoalitiongovernmenttheleader

ofthegovernmentistheprimeministertheothermembersofparliamentare

calledtheopposition



Speaking task

What is Parliament? Withapartnerdiscussthefollowingquestions.Taketurnstoaskandanswerthequestions.Findoutasmuchinformationasyoucanbyaskingsomeofyourownquestionsaboutthetopic.

Discussion questions:1.Whoisresponsibleformakinglawsinyourcountry?2.Doyouhaveelectionsinyourhomecountry?3.Howolddoyouhavetobetovoteinyourhomecountry?4.HaveyouvotedinNewZealand?5.Whatistheleaderofyourhomecountrycalled?PrimeMinister?President?King

orQueen?

Write three questions to find out more information.

My questions:

1.

2.

3.

Extension activity:

1. Tell the class:Explaintotheclasshowparliamentworksinyourhomecountry?IsitthesameasinNewZealand?Ifnot,howisitdifferent?Usethequestionsabovetohelpyoumakean answer.

2. Tell the class:Telltheclasswhatinformationyoufoundoutaboutyourpartner’shomecountry.Isitdifferenttowhathappensinyourhomecountry?IsitdifferenttowhathappensinNewZealand?Explainthedifferences.Isthereanythingthatisthesame?TelltheclasswhatissimilarbetweentheirhomecountryandNewZealand.

Youcanusethisspacetomakesomenotes:



Writing task

What is Parliament? 1. Brainstorm - WriteasmanywordsasyoucanaboutParliament.

2. Write five facts that you have learned about Parliament.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Parliament



3. Write a text

How does Parliament look after people in New Zealand?*Whenyouhavefinishedyourwriting,pleasecheckyourspelling,grammar,punctuation(capitallettersandfull-stops),doesyourwritingmakesense?(Youmaywanttoasksomeonetoreaditbeforeyouhandinyourwork).



1. What is Parliament responsible for?a)LookingaftertheQueenb)Makinglawsandlookingafterthe

peoplec) ElectingMPs

2. What is a constitution?a)Asetoflawsthatguidehowthe

countryisrunb)NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentc)MPswhoarenotintheGovernment

3. What type of government does New Zealand have?a)Militarydictatorshipb)Constitutionalmonarchyc)Maniacalanarchy

4. How often is there an election in New Zealand?a)Every3yearsb)Every4yearsc) Every5years

5. How old do you have to be to vote in New Zealand? a)17yearsoldb)18yearsoldc) 19yearsold

6. Who makes New Zealand’s laws?a)ThePrimeMinisterb)Parliamentc) TheQueen

Quick quiz

What is Parliament? PleasecirclethecorrectanswertothequestiontofindouthowmuchyouhavelearnedaboutParliamentinthisworkbook.

7. Who does the Governor-General represent?a)TheLeaderoftheOppositionb)ThePrimeMinisterc) TheQueen

8. There are 120 seats are there in New Zealand’s Parliament.a)Trueb)Falsec)NotGiven

9. What do the letters MMP mean?a)ManymembersofParliamentb)Mixedmemberproportionalc)Mostmembersparty

10. How many seats are needed to form a government?a) 59b)60c) 61

11. What does the Prime Minister lead?a)TheGovernmentb)TheQueenc) TheOpposition

12. What type of government is formed when two or more parties join together?a)Constitutionalmonarchyb)MMPc) Coalition



GAP FILLParagraph1:1.laws2.constitution 3.TreatyofWaitangiParagraph2:4.government5.election6.vote 7.citizenParagraph3:8.monarchy9.Queen 10.Governor-GeneralParagraph4:11.seats12.MMP13.Coalition 14.PrimeMinister15.Opposition

DEFINITION MATCH1.PrimeMinister2.Election3.Citizen4.Coalition5.MemberofParliament(MP)6.Law7.Mixedmemberproportional(MMP) 8.Governor-General9.Opposition10.Vote 11.Candidate12.Majority

TRUE OR FALSE1.False2.True3.False4.False5.True6.True 7.True8.False

SYNONYM MATCH1.E2.G3.I4.J5.C6.H7.D8.B9.F10.A

SPELLINGParagraph1:1.Parliament2.constitution 3. WaitangiParagraph2:4.government5.election6.voteParagraph3:7.Queen8.debates9.GovernorParagraph4:10.Representatives11.seats 12. coalition

D Y C A R C O M E D T C

E P M A J O R I T Y N O

B M N R C N F O R L E A

A M O E K S N F A S M L

T D I D Z T D W U J N I

E Y T A X I S O Q N R T

S Q C E J T H U T G E I

E E E L Q U E E N T V O

A X L B G T T G I H O N

T N E M A I L R A P G U

S S O P P O S I T I O N

E T O V L N E Z I T I C

WORDFIND COMPREHENSION - QUESTIONS ABOUT PARLIAMENT

1. ParliamentisresponsibleformakinglawsinNewZealand.

2. A constitution is the set of rules or laws that guide how the country works.

3. Thereisanelectionevery three years inNewZealand.

4. Youmustbea minimum of 18 years oldtovoteinNewZealand.

5. NewZealand’sHeadofStateisthe Queen.

6. TheQueen’srepresentativeisthe Governor-General.

7. Thereare120 seatsintheHouseofRepresentatives.

8. NewZealand’svotingsystemiscalledMMP (mixed member proportional).

9. Theleaderofthegovernmentisthe Prime Minister.

10.Theyarecalledthe Opposition.

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peoplechoose17.carriesoutdutiesonherbehalf.2. peopleofthecountry.However,thereisnoone

document that10.NewZealandyoumustbe18yearsoldand23.Government.TheleaderoftheGovernmentisthe

Prime Minister.15.fact,sheisbannedfromenteringtheHouseof

Representatives.The5. documentssuchastheTreatyofWaitangi(1840),the

NewZealandBill22.partiesjointogethertomakethemajority.Thisiscalled

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system(MMP)6. LeaderoftheGovernment(Prime Minister)8. Whenyoumakeyourchoiceforapartyorcandidatein

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7. NewZealand’ssystemofgovernmentisademocracy.Thismeans

24.TheothermembersofParliamentarecalledtheOpposition.

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