1 Choose then write the correct answer from the options given.

a In which European city do they speak Finnish? _____________

Prague Warsaw Helsinki Sofia Riga

b What was the EEC known as? _____________

The Single Market The European Market The Free Market The Common Market

c When was the Maastricht Treaty signed? _____________

1957 1993 1992 1952 1957

d Which of the following is not a goal of the EU? _____________

peace and security human rights sustainable development less tax food
safety

e What happened in 1957? _____________

The Treaty of Rome was signed The Maastricht Treaty was signed The EEC
became EU

2. Look at the map and:

a Fill in the EU member countries with crosses + + +

b Fill in the non-EU member countries with slanted lines \\\

3. Find, circle on the map then write the six founding members of the EU.

_____________ , _____________ , _____________ , _____________ , _____________ and _____________

.

4. Write the EU members that dont use the euro. Mark those that use the euro on
the map with the euro symbol ().

4. Match the European country to its capital city.

a) Ireland ___ 1 Vienna

b) Poland ___ 2 Berlin
c) Germany ___ 3 Dublin
d) Romania ___ 4 Warsaw
e) Austria ___ 5 Bucharest

5. Match sentence halves.

a) A democracy means that ____
b) The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes. ____
c People have rights ____

1 but they also have responsibilities.

2 there is freedom, justice and equality.
3 fundamental human rights for all.

6. Cross out who cant circulate freely throughout the EU.

a Spanish dancer a Moroccan teacher a German car salesman a Polish doctor an

American student a Dutch man an Italian soccer team a Russian scientist a
 Hungarian baby a group of Greek tourists a Swiss businessman a Finnish
couple a Norwegian politician

7. Fill in the chart with the correct words or phrases.

made up of government ministers meets in Strasbourg

drafts and proposes new laws discusses and approves new laws
passes laws with a majority vote 28 commissioners meets in
Brussels only one minister per EU state members elected every 5 years by
EU citizens

The European The European The Council of the

Commission Parliament European Union

d_ _ _ _ _ and _____ _____ di___________ and ________ ______ ___ ____

________ new laws _____________ ministers

____ _______________ ________ elected _______ __ only one __________ ____

_______ by EU ___________ ___ _________

m________ ____ p_________ _______ ______

________ in ____________ _______________ a __________ vote

8. Put the following in chronological order (1 7).

a) __ Proposals for new laws are sent to the European Parliament.

b) __ The European Parliament approves new laws after changes.
c) __ The Council of the European Union passes new laws with a majority of yes votes.
d) __ The member states accept the new laws.
e) __ The EP sends approved laws to the Council of the European Union.
f) __ Small changes are made to proposed laws.
g)__ 28 commissioners discuss what is best for the EU.
Match the sentence halves and write.

1 Some European countries decided that the best way to . . . ___

2 The EU really began when the European Coal and Steel Community . . . ___
3 The European Union (EU) is an economic and political . . . ___
4 The single market in the EU means that . . . ___
5 The European Central Bank aims to . . . ___
6 The members of EC propose . . . ___
7 The overall goal of the EU is to . . . ___

a bring more employment, better use of resources and social cohesion, while caring for the
environment.
b keep prices stable by controlling inflation.
c rebuild Europe and avoid wars in the future was to create greater economic union between
countries.
d was established in 1952.
e new laws and are called Commissioners.
f goods, people, services and money can move around freely.
g partnership of 28 democratic countries.

2. Write what the following initials stand for.

a MEP: _________________________________________________________
b EEC: _________________________________________________________
c EC: __________________________________________________________
d ECB: _________________________________________________________
e ECSC: ________________________________________________________

3. Check the economic and political goals of the EU.

to promote peace and security between countries

to promote rural development
to protect the environment
to provide food safety.
to promote scientific and technological advances.
to make EU institutions more democratic.
to be stronger than the USA
to expand into all Eastern Europe
to protect the Unions external borders
to defend human rights
to promote private business