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Unit 1 8.Listen and answers the questions in your students book. Mmm,the United Nations.Ive got mixed feelings about it. I suppose it does quite a good job,but then again, some of the bigger countries seem to use it as a way of pushing smaller countries around,you know,bullying them. Im from New Zealand,which is quite a small country, so were really aware of this. Dont talk to a New Zealander about the European Union. We used to have strong ties with Britain,it was our biggest market. But after it joined the European Community,well, we were left with lots of problems. Like finding new customers for our lamb and wool and stuff. We were all a bit bitter about what happened,to tell you the truth. Having said all that,Im dying to get to Europe. Most young people try to go. Im part Maori but my grandfather was Scottish, so I guess Id like to find out a bit about my roots. My friends say that lots of Europe looks the same now. New Zealand is still quite old fashioned in comparison. Visitors say its like Britain used to be thirty or so years ago. I dont know if thats a compliment but I dont really want things to change too much. 3.Neil Kinnock is talking about the British political system. Correct the summary in your students book. Parliament is divided into two houses:the House of Commons, which is entirely elected-everybody in the House of Commons is an elected Member of Parliament, and theyre elected from 615 constituencies in the United Kingdom. Constituencies vary a little in size, but most of them are around about 50,000 electors. The political parties put candidates up for election and the election is decided byfirst past the post, that is to say,the candidate with the most votes gets elected. The House of Lords is a non-elected chamber of the parliament and its roots go back for 1,600 years. 6. Neil Kinnock talks about the House of Lords, and answer these questions in your students book. I think its ridiculous in any democracy for people to be able to gain a place