LESSON SECONDE EURO GROUP 1 WEDNESDAY THE 20 TH OF MAY

 

 

 

VOCABULARY TEST 

 

1.   EX/ EN CE QUI CONCERNE VOS ARTICLES article wise

2.   … ( le problem sous jacent …) the underlying problem/ issue 

3.   ( c’est du pure non sens) it is sheer nonsense

4.   ( pour rien / san résultat) to no avail 

5.   ( traiter de) deal with : focus on / tackle / delve into 

6.   ( tromper) dupe/ con/ bamboozle/ deceive 

7.   (une bonne action ) a good deed

8.   ( j en suis un exemple )  i am a case in point 

9.   AUGMENTERincrease/ soar/ rise

10.                 EVITER: to avoid/ to circumvent/ to dodge 

 

WORDS OF THE DAY

	once in a blue moon ( tous les 4 matins/ tous les 36 du mois )

STEP 2 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE EUROPEAN ? THE VALUES

YOU ARE JEAN MONNET .YOU WANT ALL MEMBERS OF THE EU TO ABIDE BY THE SAME VALUES.What would be the values you would put forward ?

STEP 4 UKRAINE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE EU .But before she must abide by the core values.Answer this quiz to determine if Ukraine could  join in the near future.

 

 

STEP 4 NOW DISCUSS as you are about to become a candidate discuss which values are the most important for you and what they mean ?

 

STEP 5 BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU NOW ? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE EUROPEAN FOR YOU ?

STEP 3 EXTRA VOCABULARY

Here is a list of vocabulary words you could use to answer this question as well .

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE EUROPEAN?

•          Europe stands for = represents = epitomizes= embodies …..

•          A Community without borders

•          We feel European especially when we visit another country= when we are abroad.

•          A freedom of movement / To move freely

•          European countries are easy to reach and it is easy to carry out exchanges among them.

•          A single currency

•          I am part of the construction of Europe

•          It favors the weaving (tissage)of relations between different people

•          The geographical barriers

•          Something unites us

•          I do not have a local identity any more because most of the decisions upon which my life rest are taken  at a European level.

•          A citizen of the world

•          An identity

•          An open space and a non-inclusive space.

•          It is not a common feeling  and it is just an idea.

•          You can have a job anywhere

•          I don’t feel European because different countries have different cultures, different assumptions = opinions and different thoughts.

•          Some people feel that Europe is more of a burden than anything else

•          We can’t feel the advantages of Europe but more of its drawbacks

•          They don’t have the impression that Europe will protect them especially as far as finding a job is concerned.

•          A feeling of togetherness

•          We live on this continent

•          The Union does a lot of things especially for young people ( Erasmus)

•          The desire to share with others.

•          It promotes democracy , culture and equality beyond nations.

•          A space where you don’t need to define yourself in term of national identity.

•          Belonging to the same family

•          A family where everybody has a say

•          Where we are different but where diversity is a positive thing

•          It is more of a feeling of belonging to something bigger than your own country

•          it is sharing a common ground without losing your identity

•          for a small country it makes you stronger to have a say in international politics

•          it is an excellent feeling

•          you can experience different languages

•          it is a broader space to make new friends

 

So let us organise a debate FREXIT VERSUS THE EU