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🌍 Topic: Politics and the European Union (EU)

Vocabulary	Plural	Part of Speech	Pronunciation	Meaning in English
die Europawahl	die Europawahlen	noun	[ˈɔʏ̯pəˌvaːl]	European election
die Finanzpolitik	die Finanzpolitiken	noun	[fiˈnantsˌpɔlɪtɪk]	financial policy
das EU-Bildungsprogramm	die EU-Bildungsprogramme	noun	[ˈeʊ̯ˈbiːldʊŋsˌpʁoːɡʁam]	EU education program
die Amtssprache	die Amtssprachen	noun	[ˈʔamtˌʃpʁaːxə]	official language
die Wirtschaftszone	die Wirtschaftszone	noun	[ˈvɪʁtʃaftˌtszoːnə]	economic zone
die Demokratie	die Demokratien	noun	[deˈmɔkʁaːtɪ]	democracy
der EU-Beitritt	-	noun	[eʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯tʁɪt]	EU accession
die Stabilität	-	noun	[ʃtaˈbɪlɪtɛːt]	stability

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. die Europawahl

   • Example: Die Europawahl takes place every five years, so that citizens can elect their representatives.
   • Explanation: The European election takes place every five years so that citizens can elect their representatives.

2. die Finanzpolitik

   • Example: Die Finanzpolitik significantly affects the economy, because it determines taxes and spending.
   • Explanation: Financial policy significantly affects the economy because it determines taxes and spending.

3. das EU-Bildungsprogramm

   • Example: Das EU-Bildungsprogramm promotes the exchange of students, so that they can gain international experience.
   • Explanation: The EU education program promotes student exchange so that they can gain international experience.

4. die Amtssprache

   • Example: Die Amtssprache in Germany is German, because it is the official language of the country.
   • Explanation: The official language in Germany is German because it is the official language of the country.

5. die Wirtschaftszone

   • Example: Die Wirtschaftszone in Europe has many advantages, since it supports trade and industry.
   • Explanation: The economic zone in Europe has many advantages since it supports trade and industry.

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📈 Topic: Economy and International Cooperation

Vocabulary	Plural	Part of Speech	Pronunciation	Meaning in English
die EU-Generaldirektion	die EU-Generaldirektionen	noun	[ˈeʊ̯ʔuː ˌʒɛnəˈʁaːldɪʁɛkˈtsjoːn]	EU Directorate-General
das Gesetz	die Gesetze	noun	[ɡəˈzɛt͡s]	law
die Währung	die Währungen	noun	[ˈvɛːʁʊŋ]	currency
das Stipendium	die Stipendien	noun	[ʃtɪˈpɛndiʊm]	scholarship
die Versöhnung	die Versöhnungen	noun	[fɛʁˈzøːnʊŋ]	reconciliation
die Umwelttechnik	die Umwelttechniken	noun	[ʊmvɛltˈtɛçnɪk]	environmental technology
die Sprachenvielfalt	-	noun	[ˈʃpʁaːxənˌfiːlfalt]	linguistic diversity
der Frieden	-	noun	[ˈfʁiːdn̩]	peace

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. die Europawahl

   • Example: Die Europawahl takes place every five years, so that citizens can elect their representatives.
   • Explanation: The European election takes place every five years so that citizens can elect their representatives.

2. die Finanzpolitik

   • Example: Die Finanzpolitik significantly affects the economy, because it determines taxes and spending.
   • Explanation: Financial policy significantly affects the economy because it determines taxes and spending.

3. das EU-Bildungsprogramm

   • Example: Das EU-Bildungsprogramm promotes the exchange of students, so that they can gain international experience.
   • Explanation: The EU education program promotes student exchange so that they can gain international experience.

4. die Amtssprache

   • Example: Die Amtssprache in Germany is German, because it is the official language of the country.
   • Explanation: The official language in Germany is German because it is the official language of the country.

5. die Wirtschaftszone

   • Example: Die Wirtschaftszone in Europe has many advantages, since it supports trade and industry.
   • Explanation: The economic zone in Europe has many advantages since it supports trade and industry.

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Note

Make sure you write this down in your notebook. At the end of the lesson, I provide verbs and nouns that commonly go with the above vocabulary. But first, start by making sentences. These are a few examples I used when I was learning.

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