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● Spanish is easy
Is it hard? Spanish is extremely accessible. It's easy to pronounce and, unlike the …., the Spanish have no hang-ups about importing English words.Clare Rudebeck, The Independent 27 February
2003
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● Spanish is cool
Jennifer López, Raul, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, A. Banderas, Ricky Martin, Reyes, Ronaldo, Casillas, Penélope Cruz, Morientes, Fernando Alonso, Ronaldinho, Cesc Fábregas
fiesta – siesta - paella – sangría – tortilla – amigo - salsa – tapas – flamenco – playa - agua – por favor
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● Spanish is cool
Which is the best country to spend a holiday with friends or family?
● SPAIN● FRANCE● GERMANY
● ITALY● CHINA● UK
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Which country you think you will visit in the next five years?
● SPAIN● FRANCE● GERMANY
● ITALY● CHINA● None
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● Spanish is necessarySome 47,000 Britons, equivalent to the entire population of a town the size of Kettering or Hereford, signed on as new residents at Spanish town halls last year. That brought the registered British population in Spain to 274,000 - equivalent to a city the size of Bradford or Leicester. But experts estimate that up to three times as many Britons, about 750,000 people, spend a significant part of the year living in Spain Giles Tremlett in Madrid. Thursday July 27, 2006The Guardian
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*Spanish for ‘Where is the beach?’ Even a little Spanish can make a lot of difference.
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● Spanish is relevant• Nearly 17 million British tourists
visited Spain last year and the number is increasing
• 40% of the students in the survey said that either friends or family (or both) own propierty in Spain.
• International passenger traffic between Spain and UK: 34.5 million in 2005 only
• More low cost flights are opened every year
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● Spanish is worthwhile Perceptions and Facts
Which of the products below appear in the top five positions in the ranking of imports from Spain into the UK?
● CITRUS● SHOES● WINE
● MEDICINES● CARS● TOMATOES
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