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Fears and Hopes - a webquest |
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Prepared by Ewelina Becza³a and Magdalena Kopeæ from Poland, Vida Vidmar from Slovenia Fears and HopesLook at the cartoon and identify the countries involved. Which of the countries are “new members” and which “old members” of the EU? What is the attitude of the two “old member states” towards the “new member state”? To get a better understanding read the caption below the cartoon.
Copyright: Saso Jankovic, 2004 A:
“Well, now you are ours, but you´ll have to wait another seven years in the
cot!”
Visit the site: http://www.karikatur-cartoon.de/boureau/eng_boureau64_eu.htm, look at some more cartoons and decide whether the attitude among the “new and old” member states changes in perspective to the above one. TASKYou are part of an international group of reporters taking part in a project regarding “New Europeans”. You have been asked to investigate four of the ten new member states of the EU and to report on the problems they anticipated, as well as their expectations before and after the accession.There are steps 6 to the webquest:
Before you start, look at a map of the EU member states and new candidates visit the web page: http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/agd2000/agd2000.htm You
will also have to make sure you are familiar with these terms. Communism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
For
vocabulary check the link below.
Choose
four of the ten new member states - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia - and complete the fact
file below: Name
of the country Capital
city Population President Prime
Minister Official
Language(s) Currency Religion Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/candidate.htm
Follow
the link and go to “We’ve been waiting for it for 55 years.” Student
1: read the introduction and “The great influence of referendum.” Student
2: read “The pragmatic way of thinking.” Student
3: read “Indifference towards EU.” Student
4: read “The influence of the fourth group.” Report
to your group on what you have read and fill in the table below. Think of
possible names for the groups of people you have read about. Name
of the group Characteristic
features Fears
and Hopes Read
about Poland, one of the new member
states of the EU. Work in pairs to complete the table below. Student
A: go to http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5388.asp
; list the advantages of joining the EU Student
B: go to http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8108.asp
; list the disadvantages of joining the EU that are mentioned in the text. Report
your findings to your partner. Advantages Disadvantages
Now
go to “Is English threatening the Czech
language?” and read or read and listen to the text to find the answers to the following questions. Write
the report on your findings following the steps of the webquest. The title is
“The new Europe versus the old one”. For
more information on report writing go to: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/fce/writing/aboutthepaper/part2/report_checklist.cfm
In
groups of four, on the basis of what you have read state and support your
opinion on the fears and expectations regarding joining the EU. SELF- EVALUATION After
having completed the task and written the report, answer the following
questions to help you write the self-evaluation report in 150 words: USEFUL LINKS http://www.europarl.eu.int/enlargement/default_en.htm Click here for Teacher’s notes |
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