THE EUROPEAN UNION(IN QUESTIONS)

RB, p.52-55

http://europa.eu

__________________?

• A unique economic and political partnership between 28 democratic European countries.

What is the European Union?

• A unique economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries.

_________________?

• the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe);

• the Council of the European Union (representing national governments);

• the European Commission (representing the common EU interest).

What are the main institutions of the EU?

• the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe);

• the Council of the European Union (representing national governments);

• the European Commission (representing the common EU interest).

_________________?

• In Strasbourg.

Where is the official seat of the European Parliament?

• In Strasbourg.

• Parliamentary committee meetings are held in Brussels.

_________________?

• In Brussels.

Where does the European Commission meet?

• In Brussels.

______________?

• Twelve stars.

What is the best known EU symbol?

• Twelve stars.

_______________?

• Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

What is the EU anthem?

• Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

________________?

• Germany, Italy, France and Benelux countries.

Which countries founded the EEC?

• Germany, Italy, France and Benelux countries.

_________________?

• Twenty-four languages.

How many official languages are there in the EU?

• Twenty-four languages.

_________________?

• United in diversity.

What is the official motto of the EU?

• United in diversity.

_____________?

• 9 May.

When is Europe day celebrated?

• 9 May.

________________?

• Bulgaria and Romania.

Which two countries joined the EU in 2007?

• Bulgaria and Romania.

__________________?

• Serbia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey

Which countries are candidate countries for EU membership?

• Serbia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey

________________?

• ca 510 million.

How many people live in the EU?

• ca 510 million.

_______________?

-Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children

-Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world

-Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down

What challenges does the EU face?

-Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children

-Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world

-Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down

______________________ ?

• Erasmus.

What’s the name of a EU student exchange programme established in 1987 ?

• Erasmus.

_____________?

• Croatia.

Which country joined the EU in 2013?

• Croatia.

A brief summary of the history of EU enlargement

→ RB, p 54

I a) Read and guess

Watch and fill in a) + b)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE6QgoykLZU

III & IV Vocabulary exercises

II Questions

HW: Read Fit at 50? (RB, pp 52-23)- Match headings to paragraphs- Look up the words you don’t know

(sure to star in a pop quiz)- Do exercises III and IV

HW check

Fit at 50? Paragraph headingsA: Birth B: ECSC, EDC, EEC C: Objection

D&E: Enlargement F: EU responsibilities

G: Recent achievements

H: The importance of the economy

Pg. B – ECSC, EDC, EECWords/phrases important for this topic:

federalists

rejection

proposed

reassertion

nation-state

What did federalists want?

Pg. B – ESCS, EDC, EECWords/phrases important for this topic:

Pls complete the phrases.What did federalists want? To build ......

Federalists ________ the European Defence Comm.

The EDC was ________ by the French prime minister.

European nations wanted to ________ their sovereignity.

________ is a state containing one as opposed to several nationalities.

nation-state propose reassert reject

proposed

rejected

reassert

nation-state

Pg. C – ObjectionWords/phrases important for this topic:

objectionEECexcludedstand asideimplicitpreserve

What is a bigger objection to EEC?List three reasons why some countries were not

part of the EEC.

RB, p 55

1 What was the non-economic reason for establishing the ECSC?

2 Did the enlargement have a positive outcome for the countries that joined in 2004 and 2007?

3 How about the countries that were already members?

4 What is the purpose of the European Council?

5 Explain:

”In the European Council... voting rights are awarded roughly in proportion to a country’s population, although smaller countries tend to do better, proportionately, than large ones.”

6 What is the official term for countries that want to join the EU?

Sabres sheated: The EU and China have averted a trade war. Or have they?

RB, p 47

Work in teams: read the article and answer the questions.

V Explain the sentences taken from the article: