SPEAK SPEAK SPANISH !SPANISH !

Spanish is the official language Spanish is the official language in 21 countries :in 21 countries :

ArgentinaArgentina BoliviaBolivia ChileChile ColombiaColombia Costa RicaCosta Rica CubaCuba Republica DominicanaRepublica Dominicana EcuadorEcuador EspaEspañaña Guinea EcuatorialGuinea Ecuatorial El SalvadorEl Salvador GuatemalaGuatemala HondurasHonduras

MexicoMexico NicaraguaNicaragua PanamaPanama ParaguayParaguay PeruPeru Puerto RicoPuerto Rico UruguayUruguay VenezuelaVenezuela And significant parts of the And significant parts of the

population in Andorra, Belize, population in Andorra, Belize, Gibraltar,Trinidad Tobago and Gibraltar,Trinidad Tobago and The United StatesThe United States

Map of the Map of the HispanophoneHispanophone world. The lighter world. The lighter blue indicates where it is not primarily blue indicates where it is not primarily spoken, but widely spoken as a second spoken, but widely spoken as a second

languagelanguage

The power of The power of Spanish languageSpanish language

Spanish is spoken by between 322 and 400 Spanish is spoken by between 322 and 400 million people natively, making this language the million people natively, making this language the most spoken Romance language and possibly the most spoken Romance language and possibly the second most spoken language by number of second most spoken language by number of native speakers.native speakers.

Spanish is the second most widely spoken Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the United States and the most language in the United States and the most popular studied foreign language in U.S. and E.U. popular studied foreign language in U.S. and E.U. schools and universities by considerable margin.schools and universities by considerable margin.

In spite of being spoken in areas so far from In spite of being spoken in areas so far from each other, there is an standard level of each other, there is an standard level of uniformity of the language. Spelling and uniformity of the language. Spelling and linguistic rules assure this uniformity.linguistic rules assure this uniformity.

TheThe Instituto Cervantes Instituto Cervantes produced the first produced the first unified method of teaching Spanish and unified method of teaching Spanish and spread it all over the world.spread it all over the world.

Headquarters of Instituto Headquarters of Instituto Cervantes in Madrid Cervantes in Madrid

(Spain)(Spain)

DID YOU KNOW?DID YOU KNOW? There are 34 million Spanish speakers in the There are 34 million Spanish speakers in the

United States, that represents the 20% of the United States, that represents the 20% of the population.population.

Traditionally, part of the United States was a Traditionally, part of the United States was a Hispanic settlement and belonged to the Spanish Hispanic settlement and belonged to the Spanish royalty or to Mexico (parts of California, New royalty or to Mexico (parts of California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, etc.)Mexico, Texas, Arizona, etc.)

And likewise, there was Spanish conquest and And likewise, there was Spanish conquest and colonization of United States of today.colonization of United States of today.

More than 46 million people More than 46 million people study spanish all over the world study spanish all over the world

and so you can now…and so you can now…

Discover and enjoy the Discover and enjoy the beauty of the hispanic beauty of the hispanic

world ….world …. Plaza MayorPlaza Mayor, , Madrid (Spain)Madrid (Spain)

Plaza real, barcelona (spain)

La Habana (cuba)La Habana (cuba)

MexicoMexico

BUENOS AIRES, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINAARGENTINA

CHILECHILE

hondurashonduras

colombiacolombia

peruperu

uruguayuruguay

Discover and experience Discover and experience the richness of our the richness of our

culturecultureGoyaGoya

DaliDali

El grecoEl grecoVelazquezVelazquez

Sanchez Sanchez coellocoello

PicassoPicassoR. CasasR. Casas MiroMiro

Fridah KahloFridah Kahlo

Diego RiveraDiego Rivera

Cervantes y El QuijoteCervantes y El Quijote

Mi verso es como un puÑalMi verso es como un puÑalque por el puÑo echa florque por el puÑo echa flormi verso es un surtidormi verso es un surtidorque da un agua de coralque da un agua de coralJose Marti (Cuba)Jose Marti (Cuba)

También el jugador es prisioneroTambién el jugador es prisionero(la sentencia es de Omar) de otro (la sentencia es de Omar) de otro tablero de negras noches y blancos tablero de negras noches y blancos días.días.Dios mueve al jugador, y éste, la Dios mueve al jugador, y éste, la pieza.pieza.¿Qué Dios detrás de Dios la trama ¿Qué Dios detrás de Dios la trama empiezaempiezade polvo y tiempo y sueño y de polvo y tiempo y sueño y agonías?.agonías?. Jorge L. Borges (Argentina)Jorge L. Borges (Argentina)

Discover and enjoy our way of life, Discover and enjoy our way of life, our gastronomy, our music, our our gastronomy, our music, our

movies and so many other movies and so many other things……..things……..

LUIS BUÑUEL

BERLANGA

Javier Bardem

Banderas, Almodovar, P. Cruz

Benicio del Toro

F. Trueba

A. Amenábar

PAU GASOL

NADAL

¡VAMOOOSSSS!

PLACIDO DOMINGO

CARRERAS

CABALLE

So now… speak Spanish, learn So now… speak Spanish, learn Spanish… it’s easy and funny!Spanish… it’s easy and funny!

CONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION UKCONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION UK

It It is the Education Department of the is the Education Department of the Spanish Embassy in the United Spanish Embassy in the United

Kingdom and represents the Spanish Kingdom and represents the Spanish Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education.

The Consejería seeks to promote and The Consejería seeks to promote and support the teaching of Spanish language support the teaching of Spanish language and culture through several programmes and culture through several programmes and services that are made available to and services that are made available to schools across the UK. schools across the UK.

Where to find the ConsejeríaWhere to find the Consejería

Consejería de EducaciónConsejería de Educación

20 Peel St20 Peel St

London W8 7PDLondon W8 7PD

www.mepsyd.es/exterior/ukwww.mepsyd.es/exterior/uk

AUTORES:AUTORES:

Gemma Suñé Minguella. Sección española de Gemma Suñé Minguella. Sección española de Naciones Unidas. New York.Naciones Unidas. New York.

www.unis.orgwww.unis.org

Juan José Sotelo Vázquez. Juan José Sotelo Vázquez. Escuela Europea de Culham. UKEscuela Europea de Culham. UK www.esculham.netwww.esculham.net http://espanolculham.blogia.com/http://espanolculham.blogia.com/