The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny
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The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny
The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz Otázka: The European Union Jazyk: Angličtina Přidal(a): Terka The European Union is an organisation of 27 European states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium. Generally, its purpose is economic integration and common policies. A family of democratic countries, commited to working together for peace and prosperity. The European Union delivered stability, peace, prosperity. The member states of the European Union Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus The Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta The Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden The United Kingdom +5 candidates (Monte Negro, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia, Iceland) page 1 / 6 The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz 2004- the biggest enlargement ( 10 countries joined the EU) 2013- Croatia will join Advantages : -The trade and economy support and protection -We don´t need a passport when travelling -Common curency – EURO- we don´t need change money -Open bords (Shengen area), work opportunities -Better education -Better health care -Increasing turism -Shopping around and compare prices -Eurozone (pay with euro) ...16 countries Disadvantages: -Economic crises -Problems with state budgets ( rozpočet) – they are not stable -New currency -Dipendence on EU -Emigration -National identity and souverenity might be weakened -Euro is not stable VOCABULARY EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS make up – tvořit spokesperson – mluvčí interpretor – tlumočník The European Commission- Evropská komise The European Parliament – Evropský parlament The Council of the EU – Rada EU page 2 / 6 The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz propose – navržení The Court of Justice - Soudní dvůr proposal – návrh commissioners - komisaři economists – ekonomové a whole - celek satisfied – spokojený law – právo, zákon pass a law – schválit zákon election – volby agreement – souhlas citizen - občan are applied – jsou realizovány vote - volit complain – stěžovat si warn – varovat THE EU PROJECTS citizenship – občanství racism- rasismus overall objective – hlavní cíl xenophobia – strach z lidí reflect – uvědomit si joint activities - spol. aktivity involve – zahrnout ethnicity - etnikum participation – účast religious background – náboženské zázemí diversity- rozmanitost aim- cíl disabled people – postižení develop - rozvíjet respect – respekt intercultural - mezikulturní inclusion- zahrnutí fewer – méně THE EU AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC admit - přiznat insurance – pojištění page 3 / 6 The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz goals – cíle due to....- vzhledem k ... will face- čelit growth - roste remains – zůstat enlarge - rozšířit restrictions, regulation – omezení newcomer – nový člen permit – povolení prosperity - úspěch exceed – překročit constitution - ústava in essence – v podstatě gather - spojit consular representation- konzulát conditions- podmínky sovereign – suverénní European Communities – Evropská společenství ( before 1992- France, Italy, Germany, Benelux) The European Economic Community – Evropské hospodářské společenství The European Coal and Steel Community – ES uhlí a oceli The European Atomic Energy Community - ES pro atomovou energii THE SYMBOLS OF THE EU FLAG The 12 stars in a circle on a blue background symbolise the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.For the first time the flag was used in 1955 by the Council of Europe after that they encouraged the European institutions to adopt the flag as well.In 1985, it was adopted by all EU leaders as the official emblem of the EU. page 4 / 6 The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz ANTHEM The melody symbolising the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven, when he set music to the "Ode to Joy", Friedrich von Schiller's lyrical verse from 1785.The European anthem is not intended to replace the national anthems of the EU countries but rather to celebrate the values they share.In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union. THE EU MOTTO "United in diversity", the motto of the European Union, first came into use in 2000.It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to work for peace and prosperity, while at the same time being enriched by the continent's many different cultures, traditions and languages.The motto in all official EU languages(23) OFICIAL LANGUAGE Internal EU language,are English and French, with the exception of the European Court of Justice in LuxembourgThe languages of the EU are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. They include the twenty-three official languages of the European Union. (Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish,Swedish) DAY OF EUROPE 9th May (Robert Schuman) His vision was the creation of a supranational European institution that would manage pooled coal and steel production. A treaty creating such an entity was signed just under a year later and came into force in July 1952.(Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union).Europe Day is an opportunity for activities and festivities designed to bring the EU's institutions closer to the public, and the bloc's peoples closer to one another. EUROPEAN CURRENCY The euro – used every day by some 332 million is the most tangible proof of cooperation between EU countries. Europeans – The euro (€) is the official currency of 17 out of 27 EU member countries. The benefits of the common currency are immediately obvious to anyone travelling abroad or shopping online on websites based in page 5 / 6 The European Union - maturitní otázka z angličtiny www.studijni-svet.cz / Anglictina-maturita.cz - http://anglictina-maturita.cz another EU country.When euro was introduced in January 1999, became the new official currency of 11 Member States _______________________________________________ Více studijních materiálů na www.studijni-svet.cz ! page 6 / 6 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)