Title: digi.komp12 Beispiel
Course: The European Union

Englisch

The European Union

11.-13. Schulstufe

https://europa.eu/european-union/sites/europaeu/files/european_union_en

Task 1

Answer questions about the European Union.

Study the attached slides and write the answers to the questions in the attached word document.

Task 2

Memorize the member states of the European Union.

Open the attached quiz and put the names of the European member states in alphabetical order.

Task 3

Discover the European Union in more detail.

Explain the following EU terms in a few sentences each:

- European values
- EU flag
- European Anthem
- euro
- European Commission
- European Parliament
- Council of the EU
- Treaty of Rome
- Treaty of Lisbon
- Schengen area
- Erasmus+

The slides in Task 1 and the following website will help you to explain the words.

Task 4

Write a blog comment.

Do you feel you belong to Europe and in what ways?

You have come across the EU website New Narrative for Europe, where young people post their opinions of the European Union. Choose one of the blogs and comment on it.

In your blog comment you should

- refer to the blog you are commenting on
- state whether you feel you belong to Europe
- describe your personal experience with other European cultures and/or languages
- discuss advantages and/or drawbacks of the EU, especially for young people

Write around 250 words.

Supplement

The average European

Guess whether the following statements are true or false:

- European women usually live longer than men.
- The average European knows one foreign language.
- European women tend to work part-time.
- In her lifetime, the average European woman is more years in employment than a man.
- Men tend to be better paid than women.
- Europeans mostly live in apartments.
- An average European produces almost 500 kilograms of waste per year.
- Europeans go on a journey at least twice a year.

Check your guesses by watching this video:

You can also check the answers here.