OLD COUNTRY YOUNG PEOPLE

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OLD COUNTRY YOUNG PEOPLE
Adolfo Carbón, Asesor Técnico Docente Tamara
Abella, Auxiliar de conversación Ana López
Aguilera, Auxiliar de conversación
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Some numbers

• A democracy since 1975.
• 8th economy in the world.
• Four official languages.
• 45 million people.
• 4.5 million new immigrants.
• 51 are religious,18 practicing.
• 1 million muslims.

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Some facts

• Hit hard by current economic crisis.
• Capital, Madrid. Currency, Euro.
• Good life expentancy.
• Universal health care.
• High rate of organ donors.

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What is Spanish culture?
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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
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Index

• Sports
• Music
• Clothes
• Weekends

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How do they they have fun

• Nature and sports.

• Video games. SMS, Facebook, etc.

Hanging out with friends
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Sports

• Whats the most popular sport in Spain?
• Can you name a Spanish sportsman or woman?

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Sports
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Famous sportsmen and women

• Rafa Nadal

• Tennis
• 4 Roland Garros,
• 1 Wimbledon tournament
• Gold medalist Beijing.
• 1 Davis cup.

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Famous sportsmen and women

• Pau Gasol

• Basketball
• LA Lakers
• World Champion with Spain in Tokio 2007
• Silver medal, Beijing 2008
• 2009 NBA Champion

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Famous sportsmen and women

• Iker Casillas

• Fútbol (soccer)
• Real Madrid
• 2 European Champions League
• 1 Eurocup with Spains team

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Famous sportsmen and women

• Synchronized swimming.
• 2 silver medals in Beijing
• 3 silver medals and 2 bronze, World Championship
  2007

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Music

• Groups
• Singers
• Summer hits

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Groups
Estopa
Amaral
La quinta estación
Fito Fitipaldis
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Singers
Malú
Manu Chao
Melendi
Merche
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Summer hits
EL KOALA
OPA YO VIAZE UN CORRA
PAPA, YO VOY A HACER UN CORRAL
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Clothes

• Open air markets. Fashion victims on a budget.
• Designer labels.

Shops Zara, HM, Mango, Stradivarius (Similar
concept to The Gap)
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Weekends

• How young people have fun.
• Music
• Friends.

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Having fun

• No driving until 18.
• Discos
• Bars and outside tables
• Botellón

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How do they interact?

• In groups.
• Young men and women.
• They meet at school, sports clubs, neighborhood.

• Dating

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• Young people in Spain and the US
• Similarities and differences?.
• Questions?