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What countries border Spain?
Madrid • Madrid is the capital of Spain. • Madrid is a city of culture and political importance. • It has a huge international airport called ‘Barajas’ airport. • The population of Madrid is about 5. 8 million people. • It also hosts the world-famous San Bernbeu football stadium. Name two facts about Madrid.
Over Spain’s long history, numerous legends have come with explanation of the meaning of the choice of colors on the National Flag. One such legend states that the red and yellow colors of the flag were chosen to honor the popular Spanish tradition of bullfighting where the red color was chosen to represent the blood spilled by the bulls while yellow represents the sand in the bullfighting arena. What does the red represent? What does the yellow represent?
What is the highest average temperature in Spain?
The Spanish Language • Almost 350 million people speak Spanish throughout the world. • Not only in Spain, countries such as South America, the U. S. A, and Mexico too. • Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world and more people learn it for many reasons such as jobs, travel, family or simply holidays. How many people speak Spanish in the world?
Spanish icons • Can you identify with any of the following pictures? Perhaps you have been to Spain and would like to explain some of the icons? Make a list of what each picture is.
The Spanish way of life • Spanish people live a bit differently than we do in Scotland. • The school day starts really early and finishes in the early afternoon, leaving time for a ‘siesta’ which is a mini sleep! • They also eat at different times. For example, their lunch would be their main meal of the day. • They don’t normally eat until late in the evening, something like a small snack as they have already had their main meal! What is a siesta?
Spanish Food and Drink • Spanish food, as you may already know is different to Scottish food. They call it ‘Tapas’. • Tapas, literally means small lids, therefore it is like a small portion of food. • It is very popular in Spain and is a great way of eating as you can order lots of different tapas. What does Tapas mean?
What are three pictures showing?
Can you name three foods?
Flamenco • Flamenco is a traditional Spanish show that includes dancing, singing, and guitar playing. • It is very intense and the people who take part in these shows are very passionate about what they do. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 He. Ijdw. I GTo&feature=related Watch the video- did you like the dancing? Why?
Find out the name of the arena.
Which team is higher in the league?
Finally! • Now that we have seen lots of facts about Spain. . . we are ready to for a quiz!
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