¡Bienvenidos a la clase! Srta. Hibberd y Sra. Lenzmeier septiembre 2009

Here are 9 all-time favorite reasons why learning Spanish is so important... 9. Spanish is the world’s second fastest growing language. The USA has the 5th largest Spanish-speaking population in the world. There are over 33 million Spanish speakers in the United States. More than 400 million people in the world can speak Spanish fluently. 8. In the year 2000, over 40% of the population growth in the United States was among the Hispanic people! The UN estimates that the Spanish speaking population of the world will increase by 103% between 1984 and 2040. http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Spain/World-Spanish-Speaking-Population/855

¡Me gusta el español! 7. To be able to communicate with your classmates, friends or family. 6. Roberto Clemente, Shakira, Antonio Banderas, JLo, and Desi Arnaz all speak Spanish. Do they know something that you don't? 5. To be able to say, "Yo quiero Taco Bell" better than the average dog. RIP Taco Bell Chihuahua dies 7.2009

Quiero hablar mucho. 3. To get a better and higher paying job. 4. To prepare yourself to communicate on your next trip to Latin America, South America, Spain, Miami, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Denver or virtually anywhere else you go in the Western Hemisphere. 3. To get a better and higher paying job. 2. To talk with the more than 33 million Spanish speakers in the United States or 400 million in the world.

Last, but not least! 1. To be able to enjoy the warmest and richest culture on earth; the Spanish culture.

There are many words you already know in Spanish! Actor Atlas Auto Capital Central Chocolate Civil Color Conclusion Animal Conductor Cruel Director Doctor Hospital Hotel Humor Idea Area Error Exterior Familiar Favor Final Formal Honor Horrible

Other words…