SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

The ESOL Project Living and Working in Angus has introduced to the participants the topic "Scottish Parliament".

a)Warm up

Write on the board the name of the countries the participants are from:

e.g:

Brazil, Latvia, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, China, etc.

Ask to the participants:

1-Does your country have a government?

2-Where is it?

3-Have you ever visited it?

4-Who can vote in your country?

5-Is it a good system?

Give the opportunity to everyone to speak about their own country and their political system.

b) Introduction about the "Scottish Parliament"

e.g:

Bring a picture of the Building Parliament;

1-Where is this building?

2-Who works there?

3-What do they do?

4-When is there an election?

5-How many parliaments do we have in the UK?

6-What decisions do the Scottish Parliament make?

7-When was the Parliament started?

Use the Internet to look for information and allow the participants to ask questions about the subject.

The interaction among the learners bring up a very good atmosphere to develop an interest for the topic and also to exchange cultural knowledge about different countries.

c)Writing activity

Use the questions above to develop a paragraph writing about your country.

Objective: to give the participants an opportunity to develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills while they acquire knowledge of the Scottish Political System and about their own country.