This Brussels preparation sheet is meant as inspiration: choose the questions and activities you want to use. Free to use and share in class.
Name: ______________________ Class: __________
Before departure: find out
- What is the European Union and how many countries are members today?
- What is the difference between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council?
- Why is Brussels a bilingual city? Which languages are spoken?
- Find out what the Atomium was built for.
On location: activities
- In the Parlamentarium, find out how many members of the European Parliament your country has.
- In the House of European History, choose one object and explain what it tells us about Europe.
- On the Grand-Place, look at the guild houses. What did the guilds do?
- Find three signs in the city written in both French and Dutch.
After the trip: looking back
- What surprised you most about how the EU works?
- Which decision of the EU affects your daily life?
- Would you like to work in Brussels one day? Why or why not?
Useful words
| English | In the local language |
|---|---|
| Hello | Bonjour / Hallo |
| Thank you | Merci / Dank u |
| Please | S’il vous plaît / Alstublieft |
| Excuse me | Pardon |
| Where is …? | Où est … ? / Waar is …? |
More about this destination: Brussels and the EU · Sheet by Feriados for schools · scholen.feriados.be/en · free to use in class.