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SPAIN
http://www.educacion.es/exterior/au/

DO YOU KNOW...?
¿Sabes/conoces…

Consejería de Educación

Dónde estamos?
Where we are?

…where Spain is?
…dónde está España?

Consejería de Educación Embajada de España-

Spain is….
España está ...
• Located in the Western region of Europe
with France to the North and Portugal
to the West.

• Located on the Iberian Peninsula and
includes the Balearic and Canary Islands
as well as the Moroccan enclaves of
Ceuta and Melilla.

...the regions of Spain?
…las regiones de España?

...the answers to this pop quiz?
…sabes las respuestas a estas preguntas?
• The capital of Spain? ¿La capital?
• The Spanish currency? ¿Su moneda?

• The official languages? ¿Las lenguas oficiales?
• The bordering countries? ¿Los países vecinos?
• Famous products? ¿Productos famosos?
• Three cities? ¿Tres ciudades?
• Three famous landmarks? ¿Tres monumentos?
• Three famous artists? ¿Tres artistas famosos?

...what the Spanish flag looks like?
…cómo es la bandera de España?

The Coat of Arms is found
on the Spanish Flag.
The two columns, or pillars,
represent the strength of the
Spanish Empire. They are
called Hercules Pillars.

…what languages are spoken in Spain?
…los idiomas que se hablan en España?
Apart from Spanish, official languages of Spain
include:

Además del castellano se habla:

• Catalan: 17%
• Galician: 7 %
• Basque: 2 %

...these facts about Spain?
…estos hechos sobre España?
• It´s a kingdom.
• It´s a Parliamentary Monarchy.
• It has 17 autonomous regions. José Luis

• The head of Government is……. Rodríguez
• It has 40 million inhabitants. Zapatero
• It is part of the European Union.

…more facts?
…más datos?
• Main cities: Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla.

• Area: 504,750 km².

• It occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula.

• Population: 40 million.

...its currency?
... su moneda?

…what this is?
… ¿qué es esto?
30 April, 2009
1€: $1,32

...well-known places?
...estos sitios famosos?

...famous landmarks in Madrid?
...sitios famosos de Madrid?

Palacio Real Puerta del Sol

El oso y el
La Plaza Mayor El Congreso madroño

...well-known artists? Miró
...artistas famosos?
Velázquez

Picasso

Dalí Cervantes
Almodóvar

...typical dishes/foods from Spain?
…platos típicos/ comidas de España?

La tomatina ...these festivals?
…estas fiestas?

Las fallas

San Fermines
La Semana Santa

San Fermines
Running of the Bulls
The running of the bulls in
Pamplona, Spain, was first made
famous in Ernest Hemingway’s
novel “The Sun Also Rises”. Since

then, tourists have flocked to
Pamplona every July to sing,
dance, eat, and run through the
city's cobbled streets with a herd
of bulls charging behind them
during the Running of the Bulls.

Sports
Deportes

• Football: Real Madrid,

Barcelona C.F.
• Basketball: Pau Gasol
• Tennis: Rafael Nadal

Flamenco
• A style of Spanish song,
music and dance.
• Influenced by the Jewish,
Moorish and Gypsy
population in Andalucía.

• The main instrument used is
the guitar.
– Originally, the Flamenco
dance was not set to
music, rather, the dance
was set to singing and
hand clapping.

...typical Spanish products? (I)
…productos típicos españoles?(I)




...typical Spanish products? (II)
… productos típicos españoles (II)


Spain today?/la España de hoy (I)?

EL METRO

EL AVE


Spain today?/la España de hoy (II)?

Ciudad de las Artes y
las Ciencias-Valencia

Torre Picasso-Madrid

Spain today?/la España de hoy (III)?

Terminal 4-
Aeropuerto de
Barajas-Madrid

... how important tourism is for Spain?
…lo importante que es el turismo para España?

...about children in Spain?
…la vida que llevan los niños en España?

• School times - horario escolar
• Holidays - vacaciones

• Clothes - ropa
• Families - familias
• Traditions - tradiciones

…these facts about the Spanish language?
…datos sobre el español?
• 332 million Spanish speakers.
• Second most spoken after Chinese (885 million).
English (322 million) is third.

• Official Language in 21 countries: Spain and all the
South American countries (except Brazil and Guyana)
and Equatorial Guinea (Africa).
• Approximately another 100 million people speak
Spanish as a second language.
• In the United States there are 40 million Hispanics.
• 14% of the population speak Spanish as their first
language.

…10 reasons to learn Spanish? (I)
… 10 razones para saber español? (I)
• Language spoken by more than 300 million people.
• It is the official language in 21 countries.

• Is the second most spoken language in the world.
• And its increasing even more every day…
• More than 15 % of the American population now
speaks Spanish as well!

…10 reasons to learn Spanish ? (II)
… 10 razones para saber español? (II)
• Is a popular language used in tourism and business.
• Language spoken in most of the developing countries
of South America.

• For the importance of knowing a second language in a
globalized world .
• Is taught as a second language in countries like Brasil
or the U.S.A.
• It is an easy and FUN language to learn and to speak!

...these facts about the language?
…datos sobre el idioma?
• ¿?
• ¡!

• Ñ
• Sounds: RR, J
• Spanish words used in English?
• Spanish names of US states and towns.

...how to speak Spanish?(I)
Hola ...hablar español? (I)
Por favor Sí/ NO
Gracias

Señor/

¿Hablas
Señora
¿Qué tal? español?
Bien gracias

Me gusta el cine
Me llamo Adiós
Ana/Juan

...how to speak Spanish? (II)
...hablar español? (II)

• ¡Hola! o ¿Cómo te llamas?
o ¡Hola! • Juan, ¿y tú?

• ¿Qué tal? o María
o Bien ¿y tú? • Adiós
• Bien, gracias o Adiós

...how to speak Spanish? (III)
...hablar español? (III)

• ¿Te gusta el fútbol?
o Sí, ¿y a ti? / no, ¿y a ti?
• Sí / no.

o ¿Te gusta la tele/ el chocolate/
España/tu cole/ ...
• Me voy. Adiós.
o Adiós.

What else do you know about Spain?
¿Qué más sabes de España?

What else would you like to know?
¿Qué más te gustaría saber?

Well done!
¡Buen trabajo!

Thank you!
¡Gracias!

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