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Module 1 EuropeCultural cornerStep 1 Presentation The teacher say, “As we know, the modern world is developing very quickly, some countries united as a nation in order to develop their economy fast. They get benefits from this kind of system. Just like Europe. Questions1) Do you know European Union? 2) Where is it?3) Is it one country?4) Is the United Kingdom its member?5) How many countries were its first members?6) Are its member countries independent? 7) How did it start?The purpose of the activity is to arouse the students interest. Step 2 Fast reading.Read the text fast and then answer the question. Find the name of three first members and three new members of the European Union.First members: France, Germany, Belgium Luxembourg( choose 3)。 New members: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak, Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta (choose 3).Step 3 Read the text again. What is the main idea of each paragraph?Para 1 The definition of the European Union. Para 2 How did it startPara 3 The members of the European Union. Step 4 Analyze each paragraph.1) Is the European Union an organization? The European Union is an organization of European countries. 2) Do the countries have one government have one government or their own governments?The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. 3) What does each government do to the EU?Each of them sends representatives to the European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries.on the other hand另一方面Govern 管理, 统治(国家) 营运The mayor governed the city very wisely.那位市长治理此市非常的贤明. govern a school. 管理一个学校.govern a bank 经营一个银行head n. 领袖; 领导人Representative n. 代表parliament n. 国会.Para 2 & 3 in the 1950s Belgium 比利时 Luxembourg 卢森堡 the Netherlands 荷兰 little by little 逐渐的 Denmark 丹麦 Finland 芬兰 The Czech Republic 捷克Estonia 爱沙尼亚 Hungary 匈牙利 Latvia 拉脱维亚 Lithuania 立陶宛The Slovak Republic 拉脱维亚 Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Cyprus 塞浦路斯Malta 马耳他 Fill in the blank according to paragraph 2 & 3 The European Union (EU)Beginning time in the 1950Names of first members. France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Italy. Names of new countries by 2000Australia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.Names of new countries in 2004 The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia, plus the Medit