lesson term euro wednesday the 12 th of february

 lesson term euro wednesday the 12 th of february 

goal: what happens after brexit , 

words of the day :

 

to be in someone's good books = when someone has got a good opinion of you	tuː biː ɪn ˈsʌmwʌnz ɡʊd bʊks = wɛn ˈsʌmwʌn hæz ɡɒt ə ɡʊd əˈpɪnjən ɒv juː
to be conceited = to be over confident	tuː biː kənˈsiːtɪd = tuː biː ˈəʊvə ˈkɒnfɪdᵊnt
to give momentum to something= to give something momentum = to bolster = to boost	tuː ɡɪv məˈmɛntəm tuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ= tuː ɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ məˈmɛntəm = tuː ˈbəʊlstə = tuː buːst
it is plain and simple = it is very simple	ɪt ɪz pleɪn ænd ˈsɪmpᵊl = ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpᵊl
goods = merchandises	ɡʊdz = ˈmɜːʧᵊndaɪzɪz
when it is not meant to be it is not meant to be = when it is not supposed to be it is not supposed to happen	wɛn ɪt ɪz nɒt mɛnt tuː biː ɪt ɪz nɒt mɛnt tuː biː = wɛn ɪt ɪz nɒt səˈpəʊzd tuː biː ɪt ɪz nɒt səˈpəʊzd tuː ˈhæpᵊn

STEP 1 TEST 

STEP 2

STEP 4 THEN THIS HAPPENED 

brexit happened and thus the Uk left the EU after a referendum which took place in 2016 and which was implemented in 2020 after lengthy negotiations.

STEP 5 SO WHAT WAS THE CONSEQUENCE FOR IRELAND.Which map represents ireland before Brexit ?Explain.

 on the left we can see the map of the island of ireland before Brexit.

We might notice that the border is invisible and the island seems to be reunited which must have pleased the republicans.

The Unionists were in favour of the EU as well because Northern ireland received loads of financial contributions from the EU which improved the living conditions of everyone in the North

 

 

 

STEP 6 DID NORTHERN IRELAND VOTE FOR OR AGAINST BREXIT ?

ANSWER :

Who voted to remain  in your opinion ? 

Most citizens in Northern ireland voted to REMAIN in the EU especially those living alongside the border who feared a new border which would have sparked new tensions .

A new border might have reminded them of the Troubles.

Moreover a bordeer is needed to check the goods as well as the pople and might have been regarded as a hurdle for the free movements and trade on both sides of the border.

Unfortunately as it was a referendum and as the majority of british people , more precisely 54 percent of the population had voted to leave, Northern ireland had to follow suit and leave the EU.

 

STEP 7 SUDDENLY A BORDER BECAME NECESSARY

Why ?

Why is that a problem ?

So what are the solutions ? Put a new border  on the map and explain .

 To control goods coming from the EU a border was necessary .

several options were possible.

1. CCTV cameras alongside the border but the residents might have resented  this surveillance.

2.putting the boder where it formally existed but it might have been a reminder of the Troubles when checkpoints and watch towers were a common sight.

3.So they decided to set the border in  THE IRISH SEA   and to have a border control in Belfast Harbour.

The republicans are satisfied with this solution which avoids a border and brings them a step closer to the  reunification of the whole island.

On the other hand the loyalists protest against this border that they regard as a means to isolate them further from the main land and the home wountry.

 

 

1.       What is the backstop ? it is an insurance policy designed to avoid a hard border (  a hard border = reestablishing the boder with border controls and customs ) if no other solution to police / check on  the border are found by 2020

2.       How do you call people who support the brexit ?THE BREXITEERS

3.       Why do they resent the backstop ? because the brexiteers want to leave the EU and they stand against the Back stop because they fear the UK will never be rid of the EU and that the EU would still have some form of influence on Northern Irish policies

4.       What is the purpose of the back stop and thus what needs to be found ? 

A new form of border needs to be found  

And that is what they did in 2020 with the IRISH SEA BORDER

HOMEWORK

1. cambridge 

2. mock exam on ireland for the 26 th of march