Comenius: Building Bridges.

United Kingdom, France,

Turkey and Spain.

Name:

1. European Union

In Europe live more than 700.000.000 of people. Europe is, after Asia, the

continent that has more population.

From many years ago Europe made an important effort to crate institutions to

encourage the cooperation among countries.

The most important institution in Europe is the European Union.

The European Union has got 27 countries.

The official flag of the European Union is this:

Euro is the most used coin in Europe, but there are some countries that use

another one.

2. Location This is the map of Europe. The countries we are going to work are: United

Kingdom, France, Turkey and Spain.

Find the following countries in the map and trace it:

United Kingdom, France, Turkey and Spain

Do you know where Catalonia is in the map?

2. Flags and shields.

These are he flags we are working on.

United Kingdom France

Turkey Spain

Ans these aret he shields:

U.K.

France

Turkey

Spain

Catalonia

Now, choose the one you like the most, copy it and colour it.

3. Language and capital of the countries.

Here you are the capitals of each country and the languages that are spoken.

U.K: London

Language: Turkish

France: Paris

Language: French

Turkey: Ankara

Language: Turkish

Spain: Madrid

Languages: Castilian, Catalan, Aranès, Aran Valley dialect and

Basque.

4. Language

The official language of our country is Castilian, but there are also other

coofficial languages as Catalan and Galician.

Do you know the languages of the countries we are working on it? Can you find

some texts with Spain languages and languages from Comenius Countries?

Here you are a Catalan example. Find other examples and copy it.

Catalan:

Europa és un continent amb moltes tradicions i llengües diferents, però també amb valors

compartits. La UE defensa aquests valors. La UE fomenta la cooperació entre els pobles

d’Europa, promovent la unitat i conservant al mateix temps la diversitat, i garantitzant que les

decisions es prenguin tenint en compte al màxim els ciutadans.

5. Coins

United Kingdom

Pound

France and Spain

Euro

Turkey

Turkish Lira

Location of Comenius countries on a map

United Kingdom

France

Turkey

Spain

QUIZ Do you know which countries are taking part in Building Bridges Comenius

Project?

How many countries take part in the European Union (EU)?

Which are the colours of Spain and France flags?

Which country has got in its shield a lion and a unicorn?

Do all countries use the same coin?

Which countries use the same coin?

Which coin use France? And United Kingdom?

Which coin looks like euro?

Is there any ocean or sea that bathes any country?

Which countries bathe the Mediterranean Sea?

And what about the Atlantic Ocean?

Do you know the languages that are spoken in these countries? Tell them.

Which second language is spoken?

How many languages are spoken in Spain?

Which is the capital of Turkey?

Which is the capital of Unites Kingdom?

Locate the capitals of each Comenius country on the map, trace it and write the

names of the capitals. Write the name of the oceans or seas too.

“Building Bridges Quiz”

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