The UK as a diverse society

Choose from the list of useful websites to research the history, culture and language of one of the many different ethnic communities in the UK and describe your findings on your blog.

The London Olympics

Answer all the questions on the handout, using complete sentences. Now put those sentences into one or two paragraphs and post this on your blog along with some interesting images to illustrate your text.

The British Media - TV and Newspapers

What are the top 3 news stories on the following news channels today?

• BBC News
• ITN news
• Channel 4 News

What is the top story in the following newspapers online today?

• The Guardian
• The Sun
• The Daily Mirror

Choose one story, either from a news channel or a newspaper, make notes and write a short summary on your blog.

CRIME and PUNISHMENT

The riots last summer in London and other major cities shocked everyone.]

Your task this week is to comment on what you think were the reasons behind last summer's riots  and suggest suitable punishments for the rioters, bearing in mind that some of them were quite young and others hadn't been in trouble before.

Reflection on team work activities

Write your comments about the team work activities from last week and this week. What have you learnt and what do you think you have achieved?

Welsh Assembly

The Welsh Assembly is the Welsh equivalent of the UK parliament in Westminster. The building is called the 'Senedd' and is situated in Cardiff Bay. We will be visiting it next week. You should be able to find answers to most of the questions on http://www.assemblywales.org/ . Write all your answers on your blog. Some questions you will not be able to answer until the visit, so these can be left until next week.

Parliament and Government

What do you know about the UK parliament. For example, where is it? What goes on there? What famous landmark is associated with it? There are two "Houses" in the UK parliament - what are they called? Write about the role of the parliament. See http://www.parliament.uk/.
What is an MP and what does he/she do?

Name the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister - which political parties do they represent?