Transcript Worksheet 2: The euro, the only currency

STAGE 5:
EUROPEAN UNION,
MOBILITY OF THE POPULATION
Worksheet 1)
The EU: Introduction and mobility
• Poland
I think it’s good for my country to be on the EU:
 We can travel to other European country
without passport.
 We get subsidy of investment and project.
 We can work in other countries.
 EU gives money to our business if necessary.
 Our students have more facilities to study
abroad.
• France
Join EU is important because:
 We can travel all around EU without passport
there’s an only currency in EU, except the UK.
 There is Erasmus at university and many other
programmes if you want to study abroad.
 There are more than 150000 French
companies working in the EU.
• Turkey
I think it's good for my country to be part of the EU:
 It helps to develop my country's economy
 They will have respect at the political area.
 We have to travel to European countries with
passport because my country isn’t part of the EU.
 When my country will be in the EU we will be able
to go to these countries without passport.
 My country isn’t part of the EU yet.
• Romania
It’s better to be part of the EU:
 We can participate at this Comenius and also
foreign companies can take their businesses to
our country.
 We can travel to any country from EU with only
our ID.
 A Romanian student can study at European
universities.
 There are many Romanian companies that are
working in EU.
• Bulgaria
Being part of the European Union is good:
 European countries have economic
development .
 A lot of Bulgarian people live abroad, most of
them in European countries like Germany.
 Many Bulgarian companies are working in
the EU.
• Spain
There are both advantages and disadvantages of being part of EU:
Advantages.
 Free mobility between the different countries
 Common currency in almost all the EU.
 The only thing you have to bring is your identification card.
 We have some programmes to study abroad like Erasmus
 There are some companies from Spain that are working in the
EU.
Disadvantages.
 Some things are unfair for the Spanish citizens.
 Since the moment of the money change, the prices have
increased.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Travel all around EU without passport.
An only currency in EU, except UK.
There aren’t disadvantages.
Poland
Travel to other countries
without passport.
Get subsidy of investment and
project.
Work in other European countries.
There aren’t disadvantages.
Romania
Participate at projects like this Comenius.
Big business associations can take their
businesses to our country.
There aren’t disadvantages.
Bulgaria
Every European country have an economic
development.
There aren’t disadvantages.
Turkey
EU helps to develop my country's
economy.
Respect at the political area.
There aren’t disadvantages, but
our country isn’t a European
country yet.
Spain
The free mobility between the different
countries.
Have a common currency in almost all the
EU, the euro.
The prices have increased since
we have euro.
Some decisions are unfair with
Spanish citizen.
COMPARATION
France
Worksheet 2)
The euro, the only currency
• Has the euro been implemented as
the common currency in your country?
YES
NO
Bulgaria

Romania

Turkey

Spain

France

Poland

Yes, we have the euro but our previous
currency was…
• France -> French franc
1€ = 6,56 FRF
• Spain -> Pesetas
1€ = 166 PTS
No, we haven’t the euro implemented
in our country. Our currency is…
• Bulgaria -> Leva
1€ = 1,96 BGN
• Romania -> Lei
1€ = 4,29 RON
• Turkey -> Turkish Lira
1€ = 2,02 TRY
• Poland -> Zloty
1€ = 3,99 PNL
Worksheet 3)
Migration movement
- Departures
- Arrivals
• Bulgaria:
France, Spain
Turkey
• Poland:
Finland, Island, Ireland, England, Germany
• France:
England, Germany, Coratia, Spain
 Germany, Czech Republic
• Trukey:
Germany
• Romania:
Spain, Holland, Germany, Italy, Greece
Russia
• Spain:
 Poland, Romania, North Africa
 England, Germany, Italy, France
• Activities
• Where these notes come from?
• True or false?
- Polish people tend to emigrate to the south.
- The common currency in Romania is the euro.
- The previous currency before the euro in
Spain was pesetas.
- In France there is Erasmus in university.