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Welcome to Spain!

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Something about Spain

• Spain is the biggest country from three countries on Iberian Peninsula

• The language in Spain is Spanish• Spain is a kingdom. The Spanish king is Juan

Carlos I

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Flag

Spanish flag is red and yellow with the Spanish

emblem

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CurrencySpanish currency is EURO.

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Capital

Spanish capital city is Madrid. Madrid is the largest city in Spain (607km2). About 3 million people live there.

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King Juan Carlos I

He was born on 5th January 1938.He’s been a king from 22 nd November 19’75.

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FAMOUS PEOPLE

Antonio BanderasHe is a famous Spanish actor.He was born 10th August 1960 in Málaga.

Penélope CruzShe is a famous Spanish actress. She was born on 28th April 1974 in Madrid.

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Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso was a famous Spanish painter. He was born on 25th October 1881 in Málaga and he died on 8th April 1973. He painted a lots of works. But not many people know that he was a great sculptor. Some people don’t understand his paintings, because they are strange. His most popular painting is Guernica.

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Corrida

Corrida is traditional Spanish spectacle on the special arenas. This is a fight between matador and torres ( men and bull). This is very dangerous. A men need to kill the bull. If he win, he will get one ear, two ears or two ears and a bull’s tail. It depends from his skills and from people on the arena, especially women, which wave by white handkerchiefs.

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FlamencoFlamenco is traditional Spanish show covering dance, music and sing. It is very beautiful.

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Traditional food• Tortilla á la espańola• Jamón Iberico de Bellotto• Paella• Seafood• Gazpacho• Fishes• Cuajada

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BarcelonaBarcelona is a city in the north-eastern Spain. It’s the capital of Catalonia. It is country's main industrial centre. Barcelona has got a big harbour and an airport. There are lots of monuments and nice places to visit, inter alia:

La Rambla- the most popular avenue in Barcelona FC Barcelona’s stadiumMuseo Picasso- there you can see his works

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MadridIt’s a city in the middle of Spain. It’s once of the largest cities in EU, after London and Berlin. It’s a government’s, parliament’s and ministry’s seat.There you can see a lots of monuments:

Plaza de Toros- large corrida’s arenaPuerta de Alcalá- gate on the Independence SquarePuente de Segovia- this is the oldest Spanish bridgePalacio de Cristal- „Cristal Palace”

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Malága

Malága is a city in the south of Spain, in the Andalucia region. It’s known from the Pablo Picasso’s museum- he was born in Malága. Thanks to mild climate in Malága grown oranges, bananas, figs, cotton, vines and sugar cane.

There are a lot of monuments, too:Alcazaba- ruins of Roman fortressGibralfaro- Castle ruins in AlcazabaPablo Picasso’s museum- there you can see his works and

his house

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Specific things from Spain!

Olives

Wines

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Festivals and Holidays celebrated in Spain:

Religious holidays, New Year’s Day (1stJanuary), Feast of tapas (February), Feast of Fire (9thMarch), Spring festival (April), The World's Largest Festival and Show Corrida (15thMay), Harvest festival-vintage (September), Pilar festival (October), anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus (12thOctober), Slaughters Night of the Innocents- Day of Innocents (28th December)

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Sources

• http://caramba.bloog.pl/kat,0,m,11,r,2009,index.html?ticaid=6d47e

• www.wikipedia.pl -informations• www.ulub.pl - music• Our brains!!!• Polish-English dictionary, Wyd. Językowe

Aneks• http://translate.google.pl/?hl=pl&tab=wT#pl|

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Thank you!!!

Prepared by Julia Skowronek and Magdalena Wachta

for EUrope eTwinning project2011/2012