Each autonomous community has its own capital and government.
Some communities also have their own language and law code.
Autonomous communities are responsible for some public services.
For example they organise:
education and healthcare.
social services.
regional tourism.
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Copy and complete the sentences in your notebook.
a)
Spain has land borders with
.
b)
The autonomous cities of
and
are located in North Africa.
c)
There are
autonomous communities.
d)
Spain is surrounded by
in the north, in the south and in the west.
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3
Listen and look at the map. Which autonomous communities are being described?
4
Find out about different autonomous communities.
a)
Choose a different autonomous community from the one where you live.
b)
Use the Internet or an encyclopedia to find out as much as possible: location, population, main
economic activities and major cities.
c)
Does it have its own language? Translate a sentence of your choice into English using a
programme on the Internet.
d)
Present your findings to the class. If there is a language, say the phrase.
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Can you think of ways to remember the autonomous communities? For example, think
of a mnemonic for the names of the autonomous communities in the north of Spain.
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QUIZ
Check your learning.
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Is it possible to be in two
countries at once? A small
town, called Llívia, is in
the middle of the French
Pyrenees but is part of
Girona. It’s separated from
the rest of Spain by a
1.6 km-long road.
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