MÁS TABLAS. JUEGA Y GANA

PULSA AQUI

Unit 15

INDEX

3.1. What is the EU?

- Flag – Motto – Anthem – Currency - Special Day

3.2. Institutions

- The European Commission

- The European Parliament

- The Council of the European Union

- The Court of Justice

3. – THE EUROPEAN UNION (E.U.)

3.1. – WHAT IS THE E.U.?

There are 28 European countries in the EU. Each country is independent, but they work together to improve the lives of their citizens.

In 1957 France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Rome, which created the European Economic Community (EEC).

In 1992, the 12 countries of the EEC signed the Treaty of Maastricht. The EEC became the European Union (EU).The EU has its own symbols:

        It has a flag with 12 stars in a circle to show unity.

   It has a motto that says “United in diversity”. This means the countries of the EU are all different but they can work together.

 

It has an anthem called “Ode to Joy”. It is by Beethoven.

 

   It has its own currency (money) called the Euro. Most countries in the EU use it.

It has a special day on 9^th May called “Europe Day”. On 9^th May 1950, a French foreign minister suggested forming a union of European countries. Now 9^th May is Europe Day.  It celebrates peace and unity.

3.2. – INSTITUTIONS

The countries of the EU decide things together through several institutions, where groups of people discuss important things. 

The most important institutions of the European Union are:

        European Parliament.  It is made up of 785 members. They are elected every five years by the citizens of the Member States. Parliament makes laws, approves budgets and supervises the other institutions. The MEPs (members of the Parliament) meet in Strasbourg or Brussels.

        The European Commission.  It is made up of the President of the Commission and the commissioners. It makes sure Member States keep their agreements. The commissioners usually meet in Brussels.

 

        European Council.  It is made up of the government ministers from all the Member States. It is in charge of foreign policy and common security. The ministers meet in Luxemburg or Brussel.

        The Court of Justice.  There are 27 judges- one from each country of the EU. They meet in Luxemburg and it makes sure that people respect EU.

VOCABULARY

EACH	CADA
TO IMPROVE	MEJORAR
TO WORK TOGETHER	TRABAJAR JUNTOS
THE NETHERLANDS	PAÍSES BAJOS/HOLANDA
TREATY	TRATADO
TO BECAME/BECOME	SE CONVIRTIÓ
TO SIGN	FIRMAR
FLAG	BANDERA
MOTTO	LEMA
THROUGH SEVERAL	A TRAVÉS DE VARIAS
MEMBER STATES	ESTADOS MIEMBROS
LAWS	LEYES
BUDGETS	IMPUESTOS
TO MEET	ENCONTRARSE
TO APPROVE	APROBAR
TO KEEP AGEEMENTS	MANTENER LOS ACUERDOS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL	EL CONSEJO DE LA EU
IS IN CHARGE OF	ESTAR A CARGO DE
FOREIGN POLICY	POLÍTICA EXTERIOR
THE COURT OF JUSTICE	TRIBUNALES DE JUSTICIA
JUDGES	JUECES

ACTIVITIES

1.-  Write five symbols of the EU and explain them.

1.-_______________________________________________________

2.-  ________________________________________________________

3.-  ________________________________________________________

4.-  ________________________________________________________

5.-  ________________________________________________________

 

2.- Nowadays, how many countries are there in the European Union?

_______________________________________________________ .

 

3.-  What Treaty was signed in 1957 ? And what was created in that year?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .

4. - What Treaty was signed in 1992?  And what was created in that year?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .

5 . - Fill in the gaps about European Institutions.

- They discuss and approve new laws.  ___________________________.

- In the European Parliament there are elections every _______________

 

-The Court of Justice is in  ____________________ .

- It is charge of foreign policy and common security. _______________________ .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 14

INDEX

3.    Economic activities

3.1   Work and the active population

3.2   Economic sectors:

      The primary sector

      The secondary sector

      The tertiary or services sector

3.3  Economic sectors in Spain.

3. - ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

3.1. - WORK AND THE ACTIVE POPULATION

To work means to perform an activity that requires intellectual or physical effort.  Workers usually receive a salary for their work. But there are non-salary jobs like housewives/husbands or volunteers.

In relation to work, we can classify a population into two groups:

-          Active population. It is the group of people between the ages of 16 and 64 who are physically able and old enough to work. The active population includes the employed, people with a job, and the unemployed, people don´t have a job.

-          Inactive population. It is the group of people who are older or who cannot work. They are under 16, over 64 or too ill to work.

3.2. - ECONOMIC SECTORS

There are three sectors in our economy. All jobs belong to one of three sectors.

      The primary sector includes people that obtain raw materials from nature for other industries.

o   The main activities are: animal farming, crop farming, fishing and mining.

 

      The secondary sector includes people that transform raw materials into elaborated products.

o   The main activities are: industry and construction.

 

      The tertiary or services sector includes people that provide services to others.

o   The main activities are: shops, transport, tourism, banking, administration, education, entertainment and health.

3.3. - ECONOMIC SECTORS IN SPAIN.

From Prehistory until the late 19^th century, most people

were employed in the primary sector. The secondary sector and the tertiary sector grew throughout the 20^th century as the primary sector decreased.

Nowadays, the tertiary or services sector employs most of the active population in Spain.

The distribution of economic sectors in our country is:

       The primary sector.  Only 5% (per cent or out of every hundred people) of people work in this sector. Mainly in some communities like Extremadura, Andalucía , Castilla- La Mancha,  Castilla-León, Galicia and Murcia.

      The secondary sector. About 30% work in this sector. In Madrid, País Vasco, Cataluña, Navarra, Aragón y Valencia.

      The tertiary sector. About 65% work in the services sector. In Canarias, Islas Baleares, Ceuta, Melilla, Madrid and Andalucía.

 

VOCABULARY

TO PERFORM	REALIZAR	ELABORATED PRODUCTS	PRODUCTOS ELABORADOS
TO REQUIRE	REQUERIR	TERTIARY SERVICES	TERCER SECTOR
EFFORT	ESFUERZO	SECTOR SERVICES	SECTOR SERVICIOS
NON SALARY JOBS	TRABAJOS NO REMUNERADOS	TO PROVIDE	PROPORCIONAR
HOUSEWIVES	AMAS DE CASA	BANKING	BANCA
BETWEEN	ENTRE	ENTERTAINMENT	OCIO
ABLE	CAPAZ	WERE EMPLOYED	SE EMPLEABAN
ENOUGH	SUFICIENTE	GREW THROUGHOUT	CRECIÓ A LO LARGO
THE EMPLOYED	LOS EMPLEADOS	TO DECREASE	DISMINUIR
THE UNEMPLOYED	LOS DESEMPLEADOS	NOWADAYS	EN LA ACTUALIDAD
JOB	TRABAJO	MINING	MINERÍA
OLDER	MAYOR
UNDER	POR DEBAO
TOO ILL	DEMASIADO ENFERMO
TO BELONG TO	PERTENECER A
TO INCLUDE	INCLUIR
TO OBTAIN	OBTENER
RAW MATERIAL	MATERIA PRIMA
MAIN	PRINCIPALES
ANIMAL FARMING	GANADERÍA
CROP FARMING	AGRICULTURA
FISHING	PESCA