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LOCATION: It is located in the south west of

Euro e.

LIMITS: Spain is bordered to the south and

east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north

by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay,

and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and

Portugal.

LANGUAGES: Most of the

Spanish people speak Spanish

(Castilian).

Other Spanish official languagesare: Basque, Galician and Catalan.

Madrid is the capital. It is in the

centre of the country.

Spain has about 44 million

inhabitants.

FLAG COAT OF ARMS

Organize the words into the

correct column.



POLITICS: The political system in Spain is aConstitutional Monarchy. It is a democracy, which

means we vote for our politicians but we have a

King and a Queen.

Felipe VI is our King, his wife Letizia is our Queen.

Our current president of the government is

Mariano Ra o .

Circle the correct answer.

1. Where is Spain located?

a. In the south of Europe.

b. In the north of Africa.

c. In the south- west of Europe.

d. None of them.

2.

Which of these countries doesn’t border Spain?

a. Portugal.

b. Italy.

c. France.

d.

All three.

3. Which of these besides Spanish are also official

languages in Spain?

a. Galician and English

b. Basque and Catalan

c. Basque, Galician and Catalan

d. Only Catalan

4.

The Spanish flag has…

a. Two red and one yellow stripe

b. Two yellow and one red stripe

c.

Two red and one yellow bar

d. Two yellow and one red bar

Football is the most popular

sport in Spain, the Real

Madrid and Barcelona teams

are famous all over the world,

the National selection is also

well known.

We won the World Cup in

2010.

- Nadal is our

international tennis

champion.

- Fernando Alonso is our

international champion

in car racing.



Food in Spain is based on the Mediterranean diet. That means that the products we use are

mainly:

- Vegetables, olive oil, cereals and fish.

Gazpacho is the most typical dish in the south of Spain. It is made of tomatoes, bread, pepper,

olive oil, garlic and water. It is very refreshing.

Spanish omelet (tortilla) is made of potatoes, eggs and olive oil. It is delicious!

Paella comes from Valencia, but people cook it anywhere in Spain. It is made of rice and

seafood. Some people also add meat.

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION



I am the best- known writer. My name is Miguel de

Cervantes. I wrote in the 16

th

century the very popular book

“Don Quixote of la Mancha”

This book has been translated into many different languages.

There are a lot of famous Spanish painters. Probably the

most well – known ones are Eugenio Salvador Dalí and

Pablo Picasso. 20

th

Century.

Spain used to be a very religious country; so many festivals

come from the religious tradition. There are others that are

not religious.

- Easter (Holy week in Seville)

- El Rocío (every May, in Huelva)

- Fallas in Valencia.

-

San Fermines in Pamplona.- Carnival in Cádiz and Tenerife.

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