About Brexit

Hi everybody!

Here is the video about the story of Brexit that we couldn’t watch in class last Tuesday.  Watch it carefully and answer the questions below.

1-When did the UK first become a member of the EEC (European Economic Community)? 

2- When was the first national referendum held in the UK in order to decide whether they wanted to leave the EEC?    What were the results at that time? 

3- How many members does the EU have? 

4- According to the graphs shown, has being a EU member benefited our economies? 

    (GDP= gross domestic product PIB= product interior bruto)

5- Name some aspects in which the UK wanted to stay independent from the EU?

6- What is the article 50 about? 

7- Name some negative sad events happening in the world which made the UK think about Brexit:

 8- Which Prime Minister called the referendum on British membership? 

9- During the campaign, what arguments did far right politicians like Boris Johnson use?

10- On the referendum held on 23^rd of June, 2016, how many voted in favour of leaving the UK?

11- What were the immediate consequences of Brexit?

12- What key points  will the UK have to consider while negotiating their withdrawal? (name 2)

13- What does “soft and hard” Brexit mean?

14- What will happen to all the EU laws in force in  the UK?

15- Have many voters for Brexit regretted their decision?

You might also like to watch this other video which I personally found very interesting. I hope you enjoy it.