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2. a) Look through the FAQ page from UKYP website. What do these numbers and abbreviations stand for?

FAQ, UK, UKYP, MYP, MP,

1999, 2001, 600, 11, 18, 1 million

What is the UK Youth Parliament?

The UK Youth Parliament gives young people the chance to have their say on any issue which affects them, and be listened to by local and national government. It is not party-political.

When did UKYP start working?

UKYP was founded at the House of Commons in July 1999, and held its first sitting in February 2001 in London.

How does the UK Youth Parliament work?

The UK Youth Parliament has 600 elected MYPs (Members of Youth Parliament) aged 11–18.

MYPs are elected in annual youth elections throughout the UK. Any young person aged 11–18 can stand or vote. In the past two years one million young people have voted in UK Youth Parliament elections.

Once elected MYPs organise events and projects, run campaigns and influence decision makers on the issues which matter most to young people.

What is a MYP?

Any person between the age of 11 and 18 (inclusive) can stand to be elected as an MYP. An MYP's work is mainly based on a local problem which young people in that area think needs improving, e.g. transport.

Once a year MYPs from all over the UK meet at an Annual Sitting, which is normally held at a university. Here, MYPs create a UK Youth Parliament manifesto, which is all about the things that the UKYP agrees with and disagrees with.

Being a MYP can also mean that you have the opportunity to spend a day with MPs and even the Prime Minister, to go where they go, see what they see and do what they do. It also gives you a chance to meet young people who have the same ideas as you, and have the power to do something about it.

How can you participate?

There are lots of ways for young people everywhere to get involved with the UK Youth Parliament. You can vote in a UKYP election, support our campaigns, debate in the UKYP online forums, attend a UKYP event and much more. Maybe you even want to become an MYP yourself!

Elections normally take place around January and you can usually vote at your local youth club or school.

How do you become a MYP?

Laura (MYP): I got involved through my school, but you can get involved through youth clubs too. To start with, I had a few meetings to help me understand a bit more about the UK Youth Parliament, and then in December I wrote my manifesto about what I individually wanted to improve in my local area.

The manifestos were published as leaflets, and then I had to make sure that everyone knew who I was and what I stood for, by pinning these posters where young people could see them, and talking to people at schools or youth clubs.

What qualities are important if you want to be a MYP?

It is important that a MYP is prepared to have an opinion on topical issues. It is equally important, however, that a MYP can listen and respect the views of his/her peer group, and to take this responsibility seriously. But MYPs should also be lively, committed and outgoing, and importantly, have a sense of humour!

b) Read the page carefully. Decide if the sentences below are true (T), false (F) or there's no information available (NIA).

1. Through UKYP you can make the government hear your idea.

2. UKYP supports the right-wing parties.

3. You can't be elected an MYP if you are younger than 18.

4. The elections are held all over England.

5. Youth Parliaments operate in most English-speaking countries.

6. A MYP can work instead of a MP one day a year.

7. You have to run a campaign to be elected a MYP.

8. As a MYP you have to attend all UKYP events.

9. MYP is expected to be outgoing and funny.

2. a) Просмотрите страницу часто задаваемых вопросов с сайта UKYP. Что означают эти цифры и аббревиатуры?

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