Political parties and local government
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a budget plan for your town with six areas and percentages. Explain it in four sentences (We hope to ...).
Answers vary. Make sure the percentages add up to 100.
2
Write four sentences comparing percentages of votes and seats for two parties (greater than, fewer than ...).
For example: Party A has a higher percentage of votes than Party B. Party B has fewer seats than Party A.
3
Write a six-sentence letter to a green group (We think ..., We want ..., We need ...).
Answers vary.
4
Add three new election words to your vocabulary and make sentences.
For example: candidate – She is a candidate. constituency – Each constituency elects one MP.