Argentina

Argentina is situated in South America and the capital is Buenos Aires. Argentina means Land of Silver, the language
is Spanish. Pato is the official national sport of Argentina. It is a combination of polo and basketball. Football
(soccer) is the most popular sport. A major export of Argentina is wine. It is divided into twenty three provinces.
Argentina declared Independence from Spain on the 9th of July, 1816. Current President is Alberto Fernandez. Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner was the first woman President to be elected. It is the 30 th largest county in the world by
population, with almost 46 million people. The official currency of Argentina is the peso and the highest mountain is
called “Aconcagua, which is 6961 meters high. The Argetine barbecue is beef or roasted meat and vegetables. The
national drink is “mate” and they have a milk caramel jam. The Iguazu Falls are one of the seven wonders of the
world. The pupular is dance is Tango. The Argentinian flag has three horizontal stripes. While the first and the last
stripe is light blue, the one in between is white. At the center of the middle stripe is the golden sun. The Cockade of
Argentina was first used durning the May Revolution in 1820. The national animal is the Hornero and the ceibo is the
country´s designated national flower and tree. The Coat of Arms of Argentina represents the union of the provinces.

A- Read and answer

1. Where is Argentina?
2. What is the capital city?
3. What is the official sport?
4. What language do they speak?
5. How many provinces has it got?
6. How many people are there?
7. What is the official currency?
8. What is the national food?
9. What dance do they like?
10. What colour is the flag?
11. What is the national bird?
12. What does the Coat of Arms represent?
B - Write all the numbers you find and write them in letters and numbers, then tell me what they represent

C- Find these words in the text, then write under each drawing
cockade barbecue coat of arms mlik caramel jam bird flag falls flower sun
mountain