El 12 de octubre de cada año, la lengua española se convierte en la protagonista de medio mundo. En ese mismo día en el año 1492, el famoso navegante Cristóbal Colón descubrió a bordo de su nave, Santa María, la isla de Guanahí, que actualmente se conoce como San Salvador.
As from that moment, Castilian or Spanish, the language brought from the Iberian peninsula to the new world, was diffused and became a lingua franca in America.
This language is now the second most spoken native language in the world, accounting for approximately 360 million people worldwide in 21 different countries where it has the status of official language, and is a popular second language in many others, notably the United States of America.
Today we celebrate the presence of Spanish in the world and its important position in many international organisations, such as the European Union and the United Nations. Spanish is a language of international communication and therefore it is a language of interpretation.
What a better way to commemorate this beautiful language than by putting your interpreting skills to the test whilst quizzing yourself on Hispanic culture at the same time!
- Does the famous pilgrimage route El Camino de Santiago start and end in the Iberian Peninsula?
- What event marked the end of the 40-year fascist dictatorship and the start of the transition into democracy in Spain?
- What percentage of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product is estimated to be a result of all the economic activities stemming from the use and teaching of the Spanish language?
- What is the most well-known fossil of the pre-Neandertal European man, how old is it and where was it discovered?
- In which Spanish-speaking country was Pablo Neruda, Noble prize-winning author and influential politician, born?
Listen to the following speeches and check your answers: 23741, 23433, 22225, 22374 and 21946
Happy practice!
Your Speech Repository Team