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Lección 6
Aventuras en los países hispanos

En Internet

Palabras clave
Antoni Gaudí
Casa Batllo
Casa Mila
Diego Velázquez
El Prado
Fallas de Valencia, cremà
historia Plaza Mayor, corrida / history Plaza Mayor, bullfight
Sagrada Familia
La Tomatina de Buñol
Unión Europea, Lingua / European Union, Lingua

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This activity will help you to investigate the topics in the En Internet boxes in Aventuras en los países hispanos: España on page 156 of your textbook and on your Interactive CD-ROM. Use the Internet to find out more about these topics by completing the following items.
  1. True False : Madrid’s Plaza Mayor has been used for bullfights.

  2. Why do people throw tomatoes at each other in La Tomatina de Buñol each year? What is the origin of the festival? Would you like to participate?



  3. List two paintings by Diego Velázquez, other than Las Meninas, housed at El Prado museum in Madrid. Name one painter who has been noticeably influenced by him.



  4. What is the Lingua program of the European Union? How does it benefit Spain?



  5. Look at photographs of a few famous works by Antoni Gaudí, such as Casa Batllo, Casa Mila, and Sagrada Familia. Describe one of the structures, and explain how it differs from everyday architecture.



  6. Briefly describe what happens at the Fallas de Valencia. What happens at the cremà?


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