English Worksheet

12th (level 8) Topic Area: Democracy and Globalisation

A. Listen to a news report on the origins of the EU and complete the table with the
missing information. (CD1- Track 54)

a. The two countries that decided never to oppose each

other after the Second World War. Germany and France

b. The names of the two politicians who made the EU a

reality. Robert schuman/Konarad adenauer

c. The name of the first body from which today’s EU

emerged. European coal and steel community

d. Its objective
Managing the coal reserve collectively

e. The name of the treaty that established the EEC in

1957. Treaty of Rome

f. Countries that joined Germany, France, Italy,
Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg.
United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland,
Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria,
Sweden, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria,
Romania, Croatia, Cyprus,

g. The year Greece joined in.

1981

h. Countries which joined in 1986.

Spain and Portugal

i. The number of countries in the EU after Croatia

joined. 28

B. Watch the video” How does the European Union affects you?” and tick the effects of
EU policies mentioned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5-1nf0Lp1g

a. The increase of exports.

b. The cost of goods. ×
c. farmers’ profit
d. the use of pesticides ×
e. quality of water ×
f. water shortage
g. pollution ×
h. the variety of products available ×
i. consumer obligations
j. food labelling ×
k. solidarity ×
l. peace and economic stability

C. The Member States of the European Union cooperate in different policy areas. Which
policy area deals with the issues mentioned below? Insert them into the table below.

common currency rural development common policy to support the regions

policy renewable energies common asylum policy common law reinforcement

common security and defence policy single market climate protection

mandatory minimum social standards cooperation in civil and criminal proceedings

reduced mobile roaming tariffs compulsory food standards food labelling

Economy policy a. common currency

b.
mandatory minimum social standards
c.
reduced mobile roaming tariffs
Foreign policy a.
common asylum policy

Consumer protection a.
food labelling
b.
compulsory food standards
c.
single market

Internal policy and justice a.

common law enforcement
b.
cooperation in civil and criminal
proceedings
c.
common security and defense policy

Environmental protection a.
climate protection
b.
policy renewable energies

Agricultural and structural policy a.

rural development
b.
common policy to support the regions
 NOTE: policy vs politics

Policy means a group of actions, rules, laws adopted or proposed by an organization.

For example, we talk about the government’s controversial economic or educational policy.

Politics is a subject; it is about making agreements between people so that they can live
together in groups such as tribes, cities, or countries. ... The study of politics in universities
is called political science, political studies, or public administration.

For example, we can say that someone has taken a degree in politics.