The European Union consists of 27 countries sharing 1 single market.
26,836 citizens in 27 EU Member States have been interviewed for the latest Eurobarometer survey on the Single Market. Their views are summarized in the following video.
KEY WORDS: awareness - (to) be treated - (to) benefit - brand products - citizens - competitive - concern - (to) counterfeit - corruption - currency - e-shopping - fake products - favouritism - goods - hairdresser - language barriers - perception - procurement - trade - working conditions.
READING ACTIVITY (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
A) Watch the video twice:
1) The first time, watch it non-stop and try to get a general idea.
2) The second time, pause it when necessary to read all the messages in detail and think about them.
WRITING & SPEAKING ACTIVITY (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
A) What do European people think? ............................................................................................................
B) List the advantages of having 1 single EU Market ...................................................................................
C) List the disadvantages of having 1 single EU Market ...............................................................................
D) What do you think about it? ...................................................................................................................
OPTIONAL: READING & WRITING ACTIVITY (ADVANCED LEVEL)
The full results of the survey are available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/strategy/index_en.htm#20concerns
Check them and write your opinion about them.
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