Read the article again and try to explain the highlighted expressions in your own words. In groups, prepare a short oral presentation about the EU using the highlighted expressions from 22. Give your talks in class and talk about these questions. 1 What do you think are the most important aspects of the EU? 2 How would your life be different if Austria had not joined the EU? Circle the correct word to complete the sentences. Use a dictionary to help you. 1 Aisha has got an Erasmus Plus grant to study economy / economics / economic at the university of Maastricht. 2 The subprime crisis in the USA led to a worldwide economic / economical / economy crisis in 2008. 3 Our new car is very economic / economical / economically . It’s an electric car made in the EU, in France, I think. 4 It’s a pity that so many young people are not interested in politician / politics / policy . 5 European politicians / politics / policies on immigration have become stricter in recent years. 6 Most people think that politicians / politics / political should serve their own country’s interests. 7 Every day hundreds of illegal / legislative / legally immigrants try to enter the EU via an island in the Mediterranean Sea. 8 In most democratic systems parliament is the legislation / legal / legislative power in the state. 9 The EU provides a website where you can get information about EU legislation / legislator / legally . Media task. Choose one EU member state other than Austria and prepare a short oral presentation about it. In the next lesson, give a talk (3–5 minutes) about the country you have researched. ■■ Sum up the most important facts and figures (location, size, capital, official languages etc.) and mention some cultural highlights (famous personalities and sights, tourist attractions). ■■ Analyse the economy (based on services/industry/tourism? GDP, unemployment rate, economic growth, inflation rate, balance of payments). ■■ Say if you would like to live there or not and give reasons. If you have a map of Europe in your classroom, mark your country on it and add pictures; if not, draw a map together. While researching recent developments in EU countries on the internet, you have come across this blog post: 23 a b c 24 25 26 Jean_Macronne Forget about Europe If you ask me, the European project has failed. The EU hasn’t got an answer to right-wing nationalism or to the problem of refugees either, so we might as well give up and leave. Maybe Britain has got it right after all. Reply You have decided to comment on the blog post. You should: ■■ comment on what Jean says about the European Union ■■ give examples that prove or disprove his opinion ■■ discuss what being a member of the EU means for your life Write around 250 words. 1 Writing guide: How to write a blog post and a blog comment, p. 178 and p. 180. 119 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Living and working together Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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