Autor:Ing. Klára Polterová Předmět/vzdělávací oblast: Anglický jazyk Tematická oblast:Poznatky o zemích Téma:The European Union Ročník:4. Datum vytvoření:srpen 2013 Název:VY_32_INOVACE_ ANJ Anotace: Základní údaje o Evropské Unii – význam, historie, členské země, instituce. Metodický pokyn: Metodický materiál výuku inovuje použitím multimediálních pomůcek. Prezentace s obrázky podporují výklad učitele a povzbuzují zájem žáků. Výukový materiál je multifunkční - je určen k prezentaci v hodině, k procvičení a je možné jej využít i pro přípravu ke státní maturitní zkoušce. Rozsah a obsah výukového materiálu je přizpůsoben potřebám žáků technických oborů.

The European Union Obr. 1.

The European Union is an economic and political union it has 28 members it is primarily located in Europe covers an area of 4,423,147 km 2 Obr. 2.

Member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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

History of the European Union The EU began in 1951 when France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg signed the Treaty of Paris and created the European Coal and Steel Community. The next step was the formation of the European Economic Community established by Treaty of Rome in This organization set out a common economic and agricultural policy. They also signed another treaty on the same day creating the European Atomic Energy Community. The UK, Ireland and Denmark joined in In 1985, the Schengen Agreement - the creation of open borders without passport controls between most member states. The European Union as we know it today dates from 1993 with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty.

EU symbols Flag – it consists of a circle of 12 golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. The blue represents the west, the number of stars represents completeness, their position in a circle represents unity. Anthem – is based on the prelude to “The Ode to Joy” (4 th movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.). Europe Day – is a celebration of Europe held annually on the 5 th and 9 th of May. Euro – the common currency for the European Union was established in The first notes were printed in 2002.

Institutions of the EU The EU is governed by seven institutions: the European Parliament the European Council the Council of the European Union (the Council) the European Commission the Court of Justice of the European Union the European Central Bank the Court of Auditors

Policy areas Foreign relations – Military, Humanitarian Aid Economy – Internal market, Monetary union, Financial supervision, Infrastructure Environment Agriculture Education and science Health care Culture and sport Obr. 3.

Time for conversation 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a part of the EU? 2.Should Czech crowns be replaced by Euro? 3.Would you like to live or work in any other states of EU? 4.Have you ever visited any member states?

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