A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem Spanish Club Awareness Powerpoint.

Presentación del tema: "A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem Spanish Club Awareness Powerpoint."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem A Diverse World: Appearances aren’t always what they seem Spanish Club Awareness Powerpoint

2 Can you determine someone’s ethnicity by the way they look? Tell me if the people below are Caucasian, African American, or Hispanic? Can you tell??? Can you tell???

3 You might think you can, but of course you can’t tell!!!!! You can’t assume to know a person’s ethnicity by the way they look! Christina Aguillera- Ecuadorian-American Sammi Sosa- Dominican Republican Tony Romo-Mexican American

4 Did you know that……. Close to 350 million people speak Spanish as their first language in the world! Source:http://www.vistawide.com/languages/top_30_languages.htm

5 Top Five Languages Spoken in the World 1.Mandarin Chinese: 873 million 2.Hindi: 370 Million 3.Spanish: 350 Million 4.English: 340 Million 5.Arabic: 206 Million Source:http://www.vistawide.com/languages/top_30_languages.htm

6 Did you know that….. Spanish is the official language of twenty-one countries on the continents of North America, South America and Europe Spanish is the official language of twenty-one countries on the continents of North America, South America and Europe

7 Those countries are: 1.Mexico 13. Honduras 2.Spain 14. Nicaragua 3.Argentina 15. Panama 4.Bolivia 16. Paraguay 5.Chile 17. Peru 6.Colombia 18. Uruguay 7.Costa Rica 19. Venezuela 8.Cuba 20. Puerto Rico 9.Dominican Republic 21. Equatorial Guinea 10.Ecuador 11.El Salvador 12.Guatemala

8 In conclusion: Spanish is a fascinating and beneficial language to know, and your child is learning it!!!!!