5º PRIMARY MARCOS RODRÍGUEZ UCEDO

UNIT 4: EUROPE

Europe

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It is a union = it unites countries and

people.

It is European = it is situated in

Europe

What is the European Union?

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Europe – our continentEurope is one of the world's continents.

It stretches from the

Arctic Ocean in the north

and from the

Atlantic Ocean in the west

to the Mediterranean Sea in the south

to the Ural Mountains

in the east.

500 million

of them in the

European Union.

More than 700 million people live in Europe,

Member States of the European Union

These are the 28 Member States of the European Union. Can you remember the names of the six founding countries?

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Enlargement: from six to 28 countries

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1952Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands

1973 Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom

1981 Greece

1986 Portugal, Spain

1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden

2004

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia

2007 Bulgaria, Romania

2013 Croatia

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QUESTIONS

• Do you like travelling?

• Would you like to study abroad one day?

• Have you ever been in other country?

ACTIVITY• Complete the maps: France, Spain, England, Itlaly, Germany, Portugal

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ACTIVITY• Which is the capital of Spain?

• Which is the capital of Italy?

• Which is the capital of Germany?

• Which is the capital of England?

ACTIVITY

• Draw a map of Europe, you have to write the names of countries.