Let's visit the Parliament!
Parliament Buildings, commonly known as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont Estate area of Belfast, is the seat of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
At the end of the session, you will have:
- used a thinking routine about the Northern Irish Parliament.
- revised and practised the past continuous and the time expressions this verbal tense is used with.
To start with, let’s begin with a thinking routine, about the Stormont Parliament. Look at the picture of the place:
After viewing this building, answer the questions below:
- What do you see?
- How do you imagine the buildings?
- How many members of parliament might be in the parliament?
- How many people can work there?
Visit the official website of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Take the online tour which shows you the Assembly Chamber and the Great Hall.
Then, answer the following questions:
- What do you think about working in a Parliament?
- Have you ever visited the Parliament of your Autonomous Community?
- What does it make you wonder?
You have to answer these questions in your personal blog.
Remember that the Stormont Parliament Buildings must be part of the route at your Google Sites map.
Continue with your posts on Twitter (#taskinterview and #EDIAbelfast). Have you ever visited a Parliament? Which one/s? You can share the official link of the Parliament you have visited or the one you would like to, using the hashtags. The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a great job at this social network.