4 DBH PROJECT 2008-2009: COUNTRIES OF THE EEC.
The
European Union is composed of 27 independent sovereign countries which are
known as member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The project
is divided into two parts.
In Part 1
you gather information about the country you are assigned and make notes for
each of the headings. Before making the notes, the class should decide what
information should go under each heading. Find an appropriate map for your
country on the Internet. Show your notes to the teacher.
In Part 2
you write the paragraphs for each heading, using your notes. The writing must
be typed on the computer as a simple text document. Print a copy to hand in and
send the document, along with the map, to your English teacher via email.
These are
the paragraph headings and make sure that each paragraph is between 80 and 130
words:
Fact file
People and
languages
Interesting
places to visit
Some great
things to do
Important
points to be included:
Fact
file:
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What
you knew about this country before the project
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Where
is it? What countries have borders with this country?
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When
did it join the EEC?
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Landscape:
a brief explanation (has it got sea, rivers, mountains,
?)
-
Climate
and vegetation
-
Size
-
Economy:
currency, industrial, rural, per capita,
.
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Population
-
Origin,
race
-
Languages
spoken. Official language. Education.
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Minority
states within the country. Independent movements.
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Some
important people from the past and present
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Food,
habits, friendly or serious people,
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Drug,
alcohol problems,
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Capital:
a brief description
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Any
other interesting cities, towns, villages (important for its tourism or
historical or cultural reasons)
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You as
a teenager, what places or sites do you recommend and why? They dont have to be
only buildings, they can be famous restaurants, shopping centres,
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This
part is open. You as a teenager what do you recommend? Any important meeting
points for young people? But you should include festivities, time of the year to
visit this country, cheapest way to travel. Can you hitch-hike? Where can you
sleep?
DEADLINES
FOR THE PROJECT:
1- 17 December, 2008: show your notes
to the teacher to check your work.
2- 9 January, 2009: you can show your
rough copy to correct any mistakes and clear any doubts.
3- 23 January, 2009: Hand in your
project. In the afternoon send the project and the image (map of the country)
by email.
Note: You can show your teacher or
even hand in the work any time before the dates above.
EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THE PROJECT:
Address:
projects@euroschoolnet.com
Subject: The country name,
your name and class
You have to send as attachment:
1)
Map of the country (in jpg or gif format - .jpg or .gif)
2)
Document with heading and sub-headings (text format - .txt)
EVALUATION:
1.
2nd
Term Writing: 10% of the term marks. Present the project in typewritten format.
2.
2nd
Term Oral expression: 20% of the term marks. Brief oral description of your
project and answer the questions your teacher will ask about the country you
have written.