The European Union
The country left the European Union in 2020.
The United Kingdom
Name two foods Belgium is famous for.
Chocolate, Waffles, French Fries with Mayonnaise, Beer
National dishes are:
Steak & Fries with salad
Mussels with fries
There are more ________ than people in The Netherlands.
What type of government does Germany have?
Democratic Federal Parliamentary Republic
The popular street food of Berlin consisting of fried sausage cut into chunks with curry ketchup on top. It's usually served with fries.
Currywurst
This part of the European Union makes laws. The voters of the EU countries elect its members.
The European Parliament
What are the two main linguistic communities of Belgium?
1.Dutch - Flemish region (60% of the population)
2. French - Walloon Region (40% of the population)
(There is also a small community that speaks German in the East Cantons.)
What kind of government does the Netherlands have?
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
*the monarch has no real political power
Which countries controlled the 4 zones of Germany after World War II?
USA, Britain, France, and Soviet Union
This memorial consists of a field of 2711 concrete steles. Underneath the memorial is the information center which documents the crimes of the Nazis.
The Holocaust Memorial
The _E------- C---------_ of the European Union puts EU policies into Action.
The _C---- O- J------ of the European Union holds legal trials.
European Commission
The Court of Justice
This region of Belgium hosts many of the institutions of the EU as well as international organizations such as the Eurozone, NATO, OECD, and WTO.
The Brussels-Capital Region
_________ are pieces of land reclaimed from the sea.
Land reclamation is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds, or lake beds.
Polders
This major crop in Germany is used in Germany's famous beer industry.
Hops (luppolo)
This building is famous for it's glass dome. On the roof, there is a terrace where tourists can see a panorama of Berlin. It is the seat of the German parliament, the Bundestag.
_____________ controls the way in which the EU money is spent.
____________ is the European Union's main decision making body. It consists of the representatives of the governments of the participating countries.
The Court of Auditors
The Council of the European Union
What type of government does Belgium have?
Federal Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary system
What are the two chambers of parliament in The Netherlands?
The Lower House
The Senate
The Soviet zone was transformed into _______, also known as The German Democratic Republic.
The USA, Britain, and France together formed _________, also known as the Federal Republic of Germany.
East Germany
West Germany
These two landmarks, originally symbols of division, now represent peace between the nations.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (the original west tower was left in ruins from the bombing of the Allied Forces in 1913 as a memorial for peace.)
The Brandenburg Gate (a symbol of division during the Cold War. It was in a restricted area and could not be visited by East or West Germans. Today it is a national symbol of peace & unity)
Write the English synonyms on the board:
1. bring together
2. join
3. switch
4. set up
5. produce
6. get rid of
1. unite
2. access
3. change
4. create
5. make
6. eliminate
_______________ consists of an equal number of Dutch and French speaking members to represent the different linguistic communities of Belgium.
The Council of Ministers
Write the correct English words on the board:
1. pista ciclabile
2. bulbi da fiore
3. superare / eccedere
4. sopra
5. sotto
1. cycle lane
2. flower bulbs
3. to exceed
4. above
5. below
2. When did it fall?
3. When was Germany officially united?
1.East Germany:
To stop people escaping to West Germany where there was more freedom and better economic conditions.
2. The wall fell in 1989.
3. Germany was officially united in 1990.
Write the correct English words on the board:
1. punto di riferimento
2. bombardamento
3. rovine / i resti
4. campo
5. frontiera
6. cancello
1. landmark
2. bombing
3. ruins
4. field
5. border crossing
6. gate