English Across The Curriculum

The European Union - Key 

3 Match the Words with the definitions

a very important event in the history of

A sign C
something

B destination N an agreement that is signed by two people

to ask many people what they think about

C milestone F
something
the value of money in one country compared
D value J
to the money of another country
companies that have complete control in a
E oppress O
part of the economy
to put your name on a piece of paper or a
F opinion poll A
document

G former I what something looks like

a piece of paper on food that tells you what is

H agree M
in it

I shape E to treat someone badly or unfairly

J exchange rate H to have the same opinion as someone else

the place you want to go to or what you want

K coin B
to reach

L preservatives P the world around you

M label K piece of metal that is used as money

group of people that sit together and make

N contract Q
decisions

O monopoly D what something is worth

P environment G earlier

something that is put into food so that it

Q council L
can’t become bad
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The European Union - Key 

5 Put the sentences below into their correct order !

6 The Maastricht Treaty is signed.

3 The UK, Ireland and Denmark join the EEC.

In a national referendum citizens in France and the Netherlands reject a new

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constitution .

7 Austria, Sweden and Finland join the EU.

1 The European Coal and Steel Community is founded by six states.

The biggest enlargement in EU history takes place when 8 countries of former

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eastern Europe join the EU.

5 East and West Germany unite to become the largest EU country.

8 The euro becomes the single currency in 12 member states.

2 The European Economic Community is founded in Rome.

The south European nations Greece, Spain and Portugal become members of
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the union.
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The European Union - Key 

7 Crossword - Find 12 EU countries !

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C Y P R U S
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M A L T A A O
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A N V R
T Y E O
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I F I A
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G R E A T B R I T A I N
R A I
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E P O L A N D A
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C U E S
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R R P C U S T O M S E
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R T L I A E N
E E O N R R L
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N R Y T A P S A
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C S R E F E R E N D U M C R
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B R E L P E
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The European Union - Key 

9 Fill in the blanks with the words from the box !

Heads of state get together at least twice a year to discuss the main problems that the EU has. Every six

months a different country is a host to these talks. The Council of Ministers makes laws in the EU and has

one representative from each nation. It works together with the European Commission, which is the ex-

ecutive branch. It makes sure that rules are followed and laws carried out. 27 commissioners from each

of the member nations serve for 5 years and are responsible for certain areas, for example energy, trans-

portation or farming.

The European Parliament is the only organisation of the EU that is elected by the people every five years.

The EU parliament does not have the same powers as national parliaments do, but works closely together
with the Council of Ministers and the Commission. Countries with a larger population, like Germany or the

UK have more representatives than countries with a smaller population.

The European Council of Justice is made up of 27 judges who decide arguments and quarrels in court.

Their decisions are final and everyone must follow them.

The European Central Bank was founded in 1998 and controls the value of the euro and the amount of

money in the union.

amount discuss powers

arguments elected representatives

branch farming responsible

central justice rules

closely larger serve

commission laws smaller

country ministers state

decisions parliament value

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The European Union - Key 

10 True or False ?

T F

The ECSC was founded because European countries didn’t want Germany to

become so powerful again.
In the Maastricht Treaty member countries decided to let eastern European

countries join.

All European countries introduced the euro in 2002. 

Citizens in France and the Netherlands rejected the new constitution. 

The Council of Ministers makes the laws in the EU. 

In the EU parliament all states have the same number of members. 

The European Commission tries to keep the euro a strong currency. 

When you drive into a “Schengen” country you don’t have to show your pass-

port.

EU citizens can live and work anywhere they want to in the union. 

Budget airlines have come up because buying airplanes has become cheaper. 

Some food names in the EU are protected by law. 

The biggest enlargement took place in 2004. 

Turkey will become a new EU member in 2009. 

Some people think more and more citizens from new member states will take

away their jobs.

Greek citizens live in the northern part of Cyprus . 

The Kurds make up 20 % of the Turkish population. 

In the past 50 years there has been a lot of rivalry between EU countries. 

Margaret Thatcher blocked France’s membership until 1973. 

After the collapse of communism EU integration became faster. 

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The European Union - Key 

11 Find the names of 10 EU countries in the grid below ()!

Z B E G H C D R A O T U

C Z G H T W J M A R W W

Q C K U R C A X S F F Z
Z H B N B L H T W B I I

B Y S G T X Q K E X S L

T V I A S O G T D X I C

W A J R L R M G E O T L

O D Q Y E S T O N I A V
R Q D E A L P L C R L F

T F C B W H A A Z O Y I

Q E S L O V E N I A G A

K P F I N L A N D N E X