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Lord Buckethead has competed in the same constituency(area) as the Prime Minister (PM) of the time in three previous general elections. This year,Buckethead DIDYOU will stand against PM Boris W? Johnson, but will do so under KNO ed leaders the new name of Count Binface. t t elevis The fi rs K h istory Buckethead is acharacter from ate i n U 0. deb e i n 2 01 afilm and the director has now took plac said the name cannot be used. LeadersdobattleinliveTVdebate n19November,Prime Minister Boris Johnson organisation of 28 European countries who trade Where were the otherparties? Oand Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour together and follow some of the same rules). A The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party Party,took part in the first live televised debate of majority of voters (52%) in the UK voted to leave the (SNP), wereboth angry at not being included in the the general election campaign. EU during areferendum held in 2016. Johnson said debate. They say their opinions aredifferent to those Whatisageneral election? he had aplan to deliver Brexit and would makesure of Corbyn and Johnson, and the public should have it happened. Corbyn said he would let the public vote the chancetohearthem. The two parties launched a This is when the public votes for anew Government. on aBrexit deal with the EU,tosee if people still want legal challenge against ITV,the channel that hosted The public chooses Members of Parliament (MPs) to leave, or if they want to remain. Both leaders said the debate. However,the court said that the channel to sit in the House of Commons, wheretheytakepart they would spend moremoney on the NHS. could invite whichever leaders it wanted. in debates and makelaws. The House of Commons has 650 MPs. Each MP represents an area of the UK Who won the debate? Whatelse has been happening? known as aconstituency,orseat. Whichever party AYouGov poll after the debate found that 51% of Beforethe election on 12 December,political parties wins morethanhalfofthe seats(at least 326) is those who watched the leaders thought Johnson have been presenting their plans for what they will do asked by the Queen to form the Government. performed the best, whereas49% preferredCorbyn. if they win. The Labour Party says it would give every Whatdid the leaders say in the debate? Viewers thought Johnson wasmoreconvincing when home and business free high-speed internet access The main two topics of the debate wereBrexit and he spokeabout Brexit but Corbyn had better ideas by 2030. The Conservative Party says this will cost too the National Health Service(NHS).Brexit is the and plans for the NHS. The debate waswatched by much, but that it would spend £5 billion on improving wordused to describe the UK leaving the EU (an about 6.7 million people. internet access across the country.
OF WORD THE WEEK THEWEEKINHISTORY 26 November 1922 CLINKABELL Tutankhamun’s tomb is discovered As winter frosts begin to On 26 November 1922, HowardCarterdiscovered set in, we may begin to see the entrancetoTutankhamun’stomb in Egypt. spikyicicles forming outside. Tutankhamun became apharaoh (the ancient Across Britain, thereare many Egyptian equivalent of aking) at the age of nine beautiful words for icicle. in 1333BC, and died aged 19. Carter had been Clinkabell is an old term searching for the tomb in the Valley of the Kings from the West Country,but –aroyal burial ground for pharaohs. Inside the other local words include tomb,Carterfound the well-preserved mummy of aquabob, ice-candle Tutankhamun, jewelleryand gold. It wasone of the Carter examines the coffin. and ice-shoggle. most spectacular finds of the 20th century.
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Boris Johnson (left) and Lord Buckethead gets Jeremy Corbyn (right). ana newew nnaameme
Theunusual candidate.
Lord Buckethead has competed in the same constituency(area) as the Prime Minister (PM) of the time in three previous general elections. This year,Buckethead DIDYOU will stand against PM Boris W? Johnson, but will do so under KNO ed leaders the new name of Count Binface. t t elevis The fi rs K h istory Buckethead is acharacter from ate i n U 0. deb e i n 2 01 afilm and the director has now took plac said the name cannot be used. LeadersdobattleinliveTVdebate n19November,Prime Minister Boris Johnson organisation of 28 European countries who trade Where were the otherparties? Leaders do battle Oand Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour together and follow some of the same rules). A The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party Party,took part in the first live televised debate of majority of voters (52%) in the UK voted to leave the (SNP), wereboth angry at not being included in the the general election campaign. EU during areferendum held in 2016. Johnson said debate. They say their opinions aredifferent to those Whatisageneral election? he had aplan to deliver Brexit and would makesure of Corbyn and Johnson, and the public should have it happened. Corbyn said he would let the public vote the chancetohearthem. The two parties launched a This is when the public votes for anew Government. on aBrexit deal with the EU,tosee if people still want legal challenge against ITV,the channel that hosted The public chooses Members of Parliament (MPs) to leave, or if they want to remain. Both leaders said the debate. However,the court said that the channel to sit in the House of Commons, wheretheytakepart they would spend moremoney on the NHS. could invite whichever leaders it wanted. in debates and makelaws. The House of Commons has 650 MPs. Each MP represents an area of the UK Who won the debate? Whatelse has been happening? known as aconstituency,orseat. Whichever party AYouGov poll after the debate found that 51% of Beforethe election on 12 December,political parties wins morethanhalfofthe seats(at least 326) is those who watched the leaders thought Johnson have been presenting their plans for what they will do asked by the Queen to form the Government. performed the best, whereas49% preferredCorbyn. if they win. The Labour Party says it would give every Whatdid the leaders say in the debate? Viewers thought Johnson wasmoreconvincing when home and business free high-speed internet access The main two topics of the debate wereBrexit and he spokeabout Brexit but Corbyn had better ideas by 2030. The Conservative Party says this will cost too the National Health Service(NHS).Brexit is the and plans for the NHS. The debate waswatched by much, but that it would spend £5 billion on improving wordused to describe the UK leaving the EU (an about 6.7 million people. internet access across the country.
OF WORD THE WEEK THEWEEKINHISTORY 26 November 1922 CLINKABELL Tutankhamun’s tomb is discovered in live TV As winter frosts begin to On 26 November 1922, HowardCarterdiscovered set in, we may begin to see the entrancetoTutankhamun’stomb in Egypt. spikyicicles forming outside. Tutankhamun became apharaoh (the ancient Across Britain, thereare many Egyptian equivalent of aking) at the age of nine beautiful words for icicle. in 1333BC, and died aged 19. Carter had been Clinkabell is an old term searching for the tomb in the Valley of the Kings from the West Country,but –aroyal burial ground for pharaohs. Inside the other local words include tomb,Carterfound the well-preserved mummy of Read the article and then try the following activities... aquabob, ice-candle Tutankhamun, jewelleryand gold. It wasone of the Carter examines the coffin. and ice-shoggle. most spectacular finds of the 20th century.
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04-05_TWJ_206_Home news v1.indd 4 20/11/2019 15:28 Hold a debate A general election is an extremely important event because it means that everyone of voting age (18 and over) gets the chance to have a say on who runs the country. In this country, we are not forced by law to have a vote but some say we should. They say that not voting is an insult to the many people who fought really hard to keep our country a democracy (a place where leaders are chosen by the people, not crowned because of who their parents were). It would also make people think more carefully about who they choose. Others argue that everything should be a choice, including the decision to vote or not. In any case, what if you didn’t like the ideas of any of the people you could vote for? Should you be forced to vote for someone you didn’t like?What do you think?
Writing challenge! Choose one of the following writing warm-ups.
Imagine you were standing for Write a (pretend) letter to your local election. What would you want to MP (member of parliament) saying 1change about our country. Make a 2whether you think children should get list of your top five promises, giving the vote. Make sure you explain your persuasive reasons for each. reasons clearly and respectfully.
Investigate Who is your local MP? Create a fact file about the person who represents your area, including which political party they belong to and any interesting issues they seem to be particularly passionate about.
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