MODULE 2: BEIG A EU CITIZE

Unit 1: THE EUROPEAN UNION: PAST AND PRESENT

Contents

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Objectives and competences
1.3. Unit’s contents
1.3.1. History, Purpose, Symbols
1.3.2. Grammar Presentation: Comparison of adjectives
1.3.3. Grammar Practice
1.4. Self-assessment guideline

1.1. Introduction
The European Union theme is one of great importance. The history of
EU, the current state of affairs, the projects for the future, the European
bodies and fine details about its peoples are analyzed in this unit from the
point of view of the EU citizen, as the title suggests, in an attempt to sensitise
the students on topics such as the unity in diversity. In terms of grammatical
issues, this unit continues the periplus with the comparison of adjectives.

1.2. Objectives and competences

Objectives:

- To acquire general knowledge about the past, present and future of

European Union;
- To raise awareness about the EU symbols;
- To be aware of the roles of EU bodies;
- To enrich the lexis with vocabulary related to EU features;

Competences:

- Students will extract information about history, present state of affairs

and prospects of EU;
- Students will identify the symbols of EU: goals, members, flag, anthem,
currency, bodies and policies;
- Students will enrich the lexis concerning administrative and economic
features of EU;
- Students will identify the roles of the European commission, Council of
Ministers, Parliament, Central Bank and Court of Justice;
- Students will use correctly the degrees of comparison of adjectives.

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