The European Union

You and your classmates are involved in European Union events in Georgia. So, you have decided to contribute to spreading information about this organization and make presentation about it at your school. As you know, European Day is celebrated on 9 May every year, so till this time you must find a lot of information about the EU and present it.

Imagine that today is 8 May and you must have read the presentation for tomorrow. You are going to plan the whole presentation. In this Webquest your objective is to find out every detail and important information about the EU. You must know:

1.When was found it

2.Who were founding fathers

3.What are its symbols

4.What are its main bodies

5.Its values and goals

6.Relationship between the EU and Georgia

Use the resources to find information. You need to foresee every important detail. Don’t forget to make a list using these categories:

• History
• Symbols (flag, anthem, motto, currency)
• Enlargement
• Member countries
• Main documents
• Goals
• Values
• Main achievements
• Relationship between the EU and Georgia
• Future plans

The process of talking you can use language like this:

• It’s fact that…
• We hope that…
• As far as we know…
• We’re sure…
• We wonder…

You must show pictures of flags, headquarters and agreements. Also, you must turn on the anthem of the EU. The main structures must be well-organized on the slides.

Resources: You will need some internet resources to make this task.

Website name: European Union Official Website- europa.eu

URL:  https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en

Description: this is an official website of the European Union. There is the EU in brief, institutions and bodies, countries, symbols, history, facts and figures, business, culture, working and so on.

Website name: European External Action Service Official Website- eeas.europa.eu

URL: https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/georgia_ka

Description: it is a bilingual website. There is information about the EU delegations in Georgia, their frameworks, future plans and programs.

Website name: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Website- mfa.gov.ge

URL: http://mfa.gov.ge/%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%93%E1%83%90-%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98-%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90.aspx

Description: the site describes the relationship between the EU and Georgia, important events, official documents, the agreement of association and some useful information.

Website name: eu-nato.gov.ge

URL: http://www.eu-nato.gov.ge/ge/eu/cooperation

Description: The website shows the relationship between Georgia and the EU, Georgia and NATO and includes other international organizations. Information is divided into chronological order.

Website name: euneighbours.eu

URL: http://www.euneighbours.eu/en

Description: The site shows the EU neighbours, its South and West countries, policy partners and maps.

Website name: eu-nato.gov.ge

URL: http://www.eu-nato.gov.ge/en/eu/association-agreement

Description: this is the site of the office of the State Minister of Georgia on European & Euro-Atlantic Integration. There is shown EU-Georgia Association Agreement and other important treaties.

You need to have a well-organized presentation. Don’t try to include junk information and bother your audience, think carefully, explain new words and treaty names. Finally, present your attitudes about EU-Georgia relationship and make some interactive questions.

Now you know everything the EU, you gained important knowledge, enriched vocabulary about politic themes, improved searching skills and had a practice.