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Revision notes for the fifth AQA AS Spanish topic, 'la identidad regional en Espana'. Includes an introduction to the topic, key vocabulary, and a comprehensive set of statistics and examples required for the AO4 assessment criteria of the oral exam.

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La identidad regional en España

Introducción

España está dividida en 17 comunidades autónomas, además de dos ciudades en el norte de África
(Ceuta y Melilla). El castellano es la lengua official de España, pero en varias regiones se acepta una
segunda lengua con el mismo estatus que el español. Estas lenguas son el vasco/euskera en el País
Vasco, el catalán en Cataluña, Valencia y las Islas Baleares y el gallego en Galicia.

Vocabulario

 la afición – hobby  el maíz – maize, corn
 el año bisiesto – leap year  la materia prima – raw material
 el asistente – attendee  el olor/aroma – smell
 el bullicio – noise  el plato novedoso – new dish
 la cabalgata – mounted procession  el potaje – stew
 el desfile – parade, procession  la pradera – meadow
 disfrazarse – to dress up  la receta casera – repice for homemade dish
 la estación del año – season of the year  la recolección – harvest
 la ceremonia ancestral – age-old ceremony  relleno – filled
 el ganadero – cattle breeder  satisfacer – to satisfy
 habituarse – to get used to  el trigo – wheat
 el labrador – farm worker  el trozo – piece
 regalar – to give a present  el alfabeto – alphabet
 reunirse – to get together, to meet  el analfabetismo – illiteracy
 saltar – to jump  el antepasado – ancestor
 el semestre/trimestre – semester, term  editar – to edit
 el sondeo – survey  evolucionar – to evolve
 la verbena – open-air dance  la jerga – slang, jargon
 la voz del pueblo – the voice of the people  el lector – reader
 aperitivo – snack  la vocal – vowel
 asar – to roast  la consonante – consonant
 calentar – to heat up  tomar prestado – to borrow
 la cosecha – crop, harvest  la sílaba – syllable
 cotizado – sought-after, valued  el término – term, word
 cultivar – to grow  el reconocimiento – acknowledgement
 el cultivo – crop  mudo – mute
 la empanadilla – small pasty/pie  la letra mayúscula – upper-case letter
 enfriar – to cool, chill  la letra minúscala – lower-case letter
 la fruta de temporada – seasonal fruit  la oración – sentence, phrase
 innovar – to innovate  la tendencia – trend
 el litoral – coast  el diálogo – dialogue

Estadísticas y ejemplos

 La diversidad geográfica y cultural de
España hace que las fiestas sean muy diferentes en todo el país. En julio, tiene lugar las
fiestas de San Fermín en Pamplona; una de las actividades más famosas de los sanfermines
es el encierro, que consiste en un recorrido de 849 metros delante de los 6 toros que serán
lidiados por la tarde en la corrida de toros. En agosto, tiene lugar la Tomatina que se celebra

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