The students will develop an in-depth knowledge of the European Union. He will then use the internet to access the Lonely Planet site and locate his chosen country. He will then find the necessary information to fill in the worksheet and prepare a report to be given in written, oral or Power Point form.
American students score very poorly on geography tests and questions.
They do not know where countries are located and the languages spoken in various countries of the world. The European Union is growing and becoming an economic and political power that will affect the United States and its business community and the European Monetary Union is starting to become a reality. I do several activities in class that involve conversion to the monetary unit of the target language so students can compare prices to the US dollar and do several activities to acquaint them with several other cultures other than their own. To acquaint the students with the new European Union, the countries involved and the languages of these countries. To acquaint the students with the Euro since it will be the unit they will use and hear about.