A.
Directions
Watch this video and try to do activities B1, B2 and B3 below.
TIPS:
The expression "single
currency"
mentioned in the video refers to the
"Euro" [ € ], the unit of
currency introduced in 1999 as the
composite monetary unit of the
members of the European Union.
B1. Activity
Mark each comment below as TRUE or FALSE.
Then
check here your answers.
1.
The power concentrated in
Brussels does not convince Diana.
TRUE
FALSE
2.
According
to Sylvia's dad they will
face communism again.
TRUE
FALSE
3.
Sylvia is sorry to see a
part of their culture go.
TRUE
FALSE
B2. Activity
Try to answer these questions about
the video.
Then
check here your answers.
1.
What
does Sylvia's father think?
2.
What
doesn't convince Diana?
3.
What
does Diana refer to as "cultural and economic differences"?
4.
Why
doesn't Sylvia
approve of the plans for a single currency?
B3. Activity
Choose the best alternative from the
menus to complete these sentences.
Then
check here your answers.
1.
The
fall of the Berlin Wall
brought East and West
together and the
end of the Cold War.
2.
The European Union has
brought
freedom of movement between
member states.
3.
Amnesty International and
other non-governmental
agencies continue to fight
for
respect for human rights.
4.
The campaigning of Martin
Luther King marked a
in race relations in the
USA.
On the next page,
watch the video again and check the
video transcription.
