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lunes, 15 de marzo de 2010

THE EUROPEAN UNION



The EU currently has 27 member countries, which have transferred some of their sovereignty – or lawmaking authority – to the EU. Three more countries have applied for EU membership: Croatia, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Try to do this webquest about europe and check your knowledge about Europe. Come on!! have a go!!

6 comentarios:

alex erre efe dijo...

1-When is the European Day of languages celebrated? Find the date of the first celebration: on 26 of September, and the first year was in 2001
2-Why is this day celebrated? For show to countries, how many languages there are, and their importance.
3-How many countries celebrate this day? Give examples of how some of them celebrate it: 45 countries
4-By the way, how many languages are there in the whole world ?
2000? 4500? 6000? 6000 more or less.
5.1-How many countries are members of the European Union? 27
5.2How many different languages are spoken in the Union? 23 between languages and dialects
6.1-When was the European Union founded? On 1 of November in 1993
6.2-What was its 1st name and when was this body founded? European Communities.
7.1-Describe the flag of the European Union. It is blue with 27 yellow stars
7.2-Was this flag designed especially for the Union?
8-Right or wrong ? Justify your answers.
RIGHT WRONG
There are 27 stars on the flag. yes
The stars represent the member states. Yes because there are 27 members
9- How many members did the Union have in :
1957? 6
1981? 10
2004? 24
10- Which are the main objectives of the EU?
Among others, the objectives are some like : peace and stability, unite Europe, to achieve a secure, or economic and social mutual aid.
11- There are three institutions involved in running the EU. Name them: European Atomic Energy Community, European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

BE dijo...

Great!! Alex, well-done!! I don´t agree with one or two answers but in general they are ok. I hope you have learnt something new about the European Union.

sara dijo...

1. When is the European Day of languages celebrated? Find the date of the first celebration:
On 26 September
It was held for the first time in 2001
2. Why is this day celebrated?
To show people how important they are, and how fun it is to learn.
3.How many countries celebrate this day? Give examples of how some of them celebrate it.
45 countries participating in this day
4. By the way, how many languages are there in the whole world?
There are over 6000 languages spoken in the world.
5. How many countries are members of the European Union?
The European Union are 27 countries
6. How many different languages are spoken in the Union?
23 languages are spoken in the European union.
7. When was the European Union founded?
On 1st of November 1993.
8. What was its 1st name and when was this body founded?
European Communities and was established in 1997.
8. Describe the flag of the European Union.
It's a circle of 12 yellow stars on a blue background.
9.Was this flag designed especially for the Union?
...
10. Right or wrong? Justify your answers.
There are 27 stars on the flag. No, There are 12 stars on the flag
The stars represent the member states. No.
11. How many members did the Union have in :
1957 ? 6
1981 ? 10
2004 ? 15
12. Which country presides over the European Union?
...
13. Which are the main objectives of the EU?
provide peace, prosperity and stability for its peoples;
overcome the divisions on the continent;
ensure that its people can live in safety;
promote balanced economic and social development;
meet the challenges of globalisation and preserve the diversity of the peoples of Europe;
uphold the values that Europeans share, such as sustainable development and a sound environment, respect for human rights and the social market economy.
14. There are three institutions involved in running the EU. Name them.
...
15. Take the European test and see if you can do better than the average European.
What is YOUR score ?
I had 3 errors

Patricia dijo...

1-When is the European Day of languages celebrated? Find the date of the first celebration: on 26 of September, and the date of the first celebration was in 2001

2-Why is this day celebrated? To show people across Europe how important languages are, and that learning them can be fun

3-How many countries celebrate this day? Give examples of how some of them celebrate it: 45 countries

4-By the way, how many languages are there in the whole world ?
2000? 4500? 6000? there are over6000

5.1-How many countries are members of the European Union? 27

5.2How many different languages are spoken in the Union? There are 23 official and working languages among the dialetcs

6.1-When was the European Union founded? it was founded the 1 of November in 1993

6.2-What was its 1st name and when was this body founded? European Communities.

7.1-Describe the flag of the European Union. It's all blue with 12 stars, that means the foundation countries

7.2-Was this flag designed especially for the Union? No, it was designed for the CoE

8-Right or wrong ? Justify your answers.

There are 27 stars on the flag. Wrong, there are 12
The stars represent the member states. no, the number of stars represents completeness

9- How many members did the Union have in :
1957? 6
1981? 10
2004? 24

10- Which are the main objectives of the EU?
Provide peace, stability, ensure that people can live safety, uphold the values that Europeans share etc.

11- There are three institutions involved in running the EU. Name them: European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC),European Atomic Energy Community

BE dijo...

Sara and Patt your answers are right. There is some missing information such as the tables with the countries and nationalities. But all in all it is ok. Well-done. Goo job!!!
We´ll coment later on in class some details about this European quest.

Unknown dijo...

1.When is the European Day of languages celebrated? on 26 of september and the day of the first celbration was in 2001
2.Why is this day celebrated? To show people how important they are.
3.How many countries celebrate this day?45 countries participate in this day.
4.By the way, how many languages are there in the whole world ?thera are over 6000.
5.How many countries are members of the European Union? there are 27 countries.
6.How many different languages are spoken in the Union?23
7.When was the European Union founded? the first of november in 1993
8.What was its 1st name and when was this body founded? European communities.
9.Describe the flag of the European Union.It's blue with 12 stars, that means the foundation countries.
10.Was this flag designed especially for the Union?No, it was designed for the COE.
11.Right or wrong?

There are 27 stars on the flag.wrong, there are 12.
The stars represent the member states.wrong

12.How many members did the Union have in :

1957 ?6
1981 ?10
2004 ?24

13.Which country presides over the European Union?France
14.
Which are the main objectives of the EU?
Provide peace, estability, ensure that people can live safety etc