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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