Unit 6 / SECTION II = ANSWER KEY

EU LAW  THE LEGAL ORDER OF THE EU

STARTING UP

Council of the
European European European European
WHO …? European
Parliament Council Commission Court of Justice
Union
(1) Makes proposals for EU X
laws
(2) Approves EU laws X X
(3) Consists of (only) one X X X
representative/member
per EU country
(4) Is elected by EU citizens X
(5) Executes the budget X
(6) Represents the interests X
of citizens
(7) Represents the interests X X
of EU countries/their
governments
(8) Decides on the X
interpretation of EU laws
(9) Defines the general X
political direction of the
EU

READING - EU INSTITUTIONS
Ex. 2
1. b; 2. h; 3. x; 4. u; 5. m; 6. p; 7. g; 8. a; 9. o; 10. s; 11. r; 12. e; 13. k; 14. t; 15. l; 16. d; 17. n; 18. i; 19. f; 20.
v; 21. q; 22. j; 23. c; 24. w
Ex. 3
a6; b8; c5; d7; e3; f4; g1: h2
1 – f4; 2 – c5; 3 – b8; 4 – d7; 5 – g1
Ex. 4
Adjective Antonym Adjective Antonym
1. actual 1. possible 6. partial 6. total
2. brief 2. complex 7. permanent 7. temporary
3. close 3. far 8. public 8. private
4. direct 4. indirect 9. regular 9. irregular
5. official 5. unofficial 10. stable 10. unstable

READING – Legal sources in the EU

Ex. 1
a. primary legislation; secondary legislation; the EU founding treaties; international agreements
b. legislative acts; delegated acts; implementing acts and other legal acts.
c. A legislative act is a legal act adopted by ordinary or special legislative procedure.
d. A delegated act is a non-legislative act of general and binding application to supplement or amend
certain non-essential elements of a legislative act.
e. An implementing act is an exception to the principle whereby all the measures required to implement
binding EU legal acts are taken by the Member States in accordance with their own national provisions.
f. https://www.britannica.com/place/Maghreb
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mashriq
g. case law

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Ex. 2
1g; 2b;3i; 4j; 5d; 6e; 7a; 8h; 9f; 10c

Ex. 3
1. PRESERVATION
2. ECONOMICAL
3. ADDITION
4. SUPPLEMENTARY
5. STATEMENT
6. PROGRESSIVELY
7. ENHANCEMENT
8. CONFINEMENT
9. SOLELY

Ex. 4
1 DEMOCRATIC
2 PROSPERITY
3 SOVEREIGNTY
4 DEMOCRATICALLY
5 HISTORICAL
6 INTEGRATION
7 ANNUALLY
8 UNITY
9 DIVERSITY
10 ENSURING
11 INCREASINGLY
12 COOPERATE
13 CURIOSITY

WATCHING A VIDEO
1. rights; 2. three; 3. pay; 4. forgotten; 5. engine; 6. citizen; 7. freedom

VOCABULARY BUILDER
Ex. 1
1. linked; 2. merged/got together; 3. blended; 4. merged; 5. incorporated / assimilated; 6. integrated; 7.
integrated; 8. took over/ assimilated; 9. got together; 10. swallowed

Ex. 2
1F; 2T; 3F; 4F; 5T; 6F; 7T; 8F; 9F; 10T

QUIZ
(1) a. principle; b. principal; c. principal; d. principle
(2) a. trouble; b. problem
(3) a. procession; b. process
(4) a. rise; b. raise
(5) a. remember; b. remind

SPELLING – Check your knowledge

1. advertising 2. raising 3. cigarettes 4. government 5. campaign 6. effects
7. believed 8. necessary 9. committee 10. problem 11. recommendations 12. persistent