1.1
1 Lawyer
2 Strasburg at the European Court of Human Rights
3 Never lonely, meeting friends, a very clean town
4 Pressure of coping with new job, finding a flat
5 Technical illustrator
6 A firm in Munich
7 Everything organised, eating out inexpensive, excellent theatres and cinemas
8 Homesickness
1.2
1 Some countries like France are against the liberalisation of services, fearing the arrival of unqualified workers.
2 You can work abroad according to the laws and rules of your own country.
3 The centre-right EPP-ED and socialist groupings voted for the directive.
4 It creates jobs and it benefits producers and consumers.
5 Businesses still have to abide by the labour, health and public policy laws of the countries of destination. Some public services are excluded.
6 The European commission will try to introduce changes in favour of the country of origin principle.
1.3
1 Provide or offer services
2 Some limitations or prohibitions in the law
3 A rule or law which demands certain procedures
4 Protecting and keeping safe the laws of the country
2.1
1 A shop could soon be set up by plumbers or undertakers anywhere in the EU.
2 A controversial measure was passed by the European parliament yesterday.
3 A Polish plumber would have been allowed to work in France.
4 The main parliamentary vote was hailed yesterday.
5 The European parliament’s internal market committee is chaired by Arlene McCarthy.
6 Loved ones cannot be flown home when they die.
2.2
1 Unqualified Polish plumbers would swamp France.
2 The European commission will ban restrictions.
3 Authorities won’t allow cross-border entrepreneurs to provide public services.
4 Countries are dismantling protectionist barriers.
5 Jacques Chirac shelved the services directive.
6 Opening up the market in services benefits consumers.
2.3
1 Plumbers are said to be free to set up business anywhere in the EU.
2 The European parliament was reported to have passed a controversial measure.
3 It is said that undertakers will be early beneficiaries.
4 Businesses are thought to abide by the labour laws of the countries where they set up.
5 It is believed that cross-border entrepreneurs will not provide public services.
6 Jacques Chirac is alleged to have tried to shelve the services directive.
3.1
Correct the following mistakes:
1 The english can speak in the countries of the europe.
2 The European parliament should aplicate strong rules.
3 I feel with a Portuguese cidadation.
4 I think that not existence of phisical borders.
5 A european cidation exercises this work in any place.
6 In Portugal we are very undevelopment.
