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131 Living and working together 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Read the article again and try to explain the highlighted expressions in your own words. In groups, prepare a short oral presentation about the EU using the highlighted expressions from 38. Give your talks in class and discuss these questions. 1 What do you think are the most important aspects of the EU? 2 How would your life be different if Austria had not joined the EU? Circle the correct word to complete the sentences. Use a dictionary to help you. 1 My brother has got an Erasmus grant to study economy / economics / economic at the university of Maastricht. 2 The worldwide economic / economical / economy crisis started in 2008. 3 Our new car is very economic / economical / economically. It’s a hybrid made in the EU, in France, I think. 4 It’s a pity that so many young people are not interested in politician / politics / policy. 5 European politicians / politics / policies on immigration have become stricter in recent years. 6 Most people think that politicians / politics / political should serve their country’s interests. 7 Every day hundreds of illegal / legislative / legally immigrants try to enter the EU via an island in the Mediterranean Sea. 8 The parliament is the legislation / legal / legislative power in the state. 9 The EU provides a website where you can get information about EU legislation / legislator / legally. Mini Research Project. Choose one EU member state other than Austria and prepare a short oral presentation about it. In the next lesson, give a talk (3–5 minutes) about the country you have researched. Sum up the most important facts and figures (location, size, capital, official language/s etc.). Analyse the economy: is it based on services / industry / tourism? What is the GDP, unemployment rate, economic growth, inflation rate, balance of payments? Describe cultural highlights (famous personalities and sights, tourist attractions). Say if you would like to live there or not. Give reasons. If you have a map of Europe in your classroom, mark your country on it and add pictures; if not, draw a map together. a 39 b c 40 41 Central European Free Trade Agreement EU Customs Union European Economic Area Council of Europe European Free Trade Association Schengen Area European Union Eurozone Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv