3 BCD – Block 8 Test 2 Correction

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.