LESSON TERM EURO WEDNESDAY THE 19 TH OF MARCH

                       LESSON TERM EURO WEDNESDAY THE 19 TH OF MARCH
GOAL :getting ready of the exam on the IRISH BORDERLANDS 

WORDS OF THE DAY :
Listen and pick up an expression that we saw in class
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ky231b?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
the word was to BOIL DOWN TO ( revenir à dire que )
listen to mr trump and pick up the expression that we have seen in class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_xKsRudDc
LET US GET /PUT THAT SHOW ON THE ROAD : let us begin
 how would you translate :
to reveal = to unfold = to unveil (dévoiler)
in droves (en masse)
it is enfolding / it is an enfolding story = it is unravelling (c’est une histoire en cours)

STEP 1 REMEMBER THIS.What can you tell us
 

STEP 2 IF YOU WERE ….A BORDER IN THE IRISH SEA

ASK YOUR CLASSMATES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS :
If you were a Unionist, which border would you react ?
If i was a unionist i would choose the border in northern ireland
I would oppose this border because it separates us from the mainland / the uk
If you were a Nationalist which border would you favor ?
 I would welcome that border because the island is no longer divided and it is a step closer to reunification


If you were a member of the European Union, which border would you favor ?
I would oppose any form of border because i wish ireland to  get back into the union = into the fold ( dans le groupe )
If you were living in the borderlands which border would you favor ?
 I would welcome it because there would be no border on my doorstep
If you were living in The republic of ireland which border would you favor ?
I would resent this border because once again we would be reminded that we are no part of the uk

STEP 3  THE IRISH PROTOCOLE IN DETAILS
What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?
During Brexit negotiations, all sides agreed that protecting the 1998 Northern Ireland peace deal (the Good Friday agreement) was an absolute priority.
 The protocole  was designed to prevent checks along the border between Northern Ireland (in the UK) and the Republic of Ireland (in the EU), following Brexit.
But since it came into force at the start of 2021, the protocol has prompted disagreements between the UK and EU because it has disrupted trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Under the protocol it was agreed that Northern Ireland would continue to follow EU rules on product standards - such as milk and eggs - to be inspected when they arrive from non-EU countries, while some products, such as chilled meats, aren't allowed to enter at all.
 To prevent checks along the border. Checks would instead take place on goods entering Northern Ireland from England, Scotland or Wales.
Inspections take place at Northern Ireland ports, and customs documents have to be filled in.
This has prompted criticism that a new border has effectively been created in the Irish Sea.


STEP 4 A KAHOOT  HERE ARE THE ANSWERS
KAHOOT THE IRISH PROTOCOLE
https://create.kahoot.it/details/0969376c-2436-48d8-8a4f-90b88ca77c58
1.WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE IRISH PROTOCOLE ?to prevent customs checks along the border
2. what trade does the irish protocole disrupt ?
Trade between Great Britain and Northern ireland
3.NOT  All products are being checked on entering Northern ireland from Great Britain
4. the customs checks take place in Belfast harbour /port
5. The British government is NOT  satisfied with the IRISH  protocol
6. what is article 16? an article allowing the EU and the UK to suspend a part of the agreement
7. If the Uk triggered article 16 what could the EU do ?
They could impose tariffs on goods entering the EU from Northern Ireland
8. The EU has agreed to alleviate some of the checks on British goods arriving in Northern Ireland

STEP 5 AND THAT WAS THE REACTION THAT WE COULD EXPECT
 


BUT THERE IS ANOTHER SOLUTION
STEP 6 SECOND SOLUTION : the Re unification : a debate THE DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND HERE :
 
 

homework 

1. prepare your side of the argument : for or against the reunification?

2. bring your material to train yourself on a mock exam on the border 

3. those who have missed a test and thus had a zero must do  the mock exam to replace their zero.