{"id":10304,"date":"2019-05-15T17:22:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10304"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:25","slug":"how-powerful-is-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/05\/how-powerful-is-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"How Powerful Is Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spain is not only a country of diverse geography and cultures but one with a relatively strong economy, powerful military, and long history.<\/p>\n<p>But just how powerful is this country?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video to know more about Spain&#8217;s advantage over other countries and some of the issues that the country needs to address head-on in order to regain its former glory as a superpower nation.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPFKcv_HzHo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What are the strong points of Spain?<br \/>\n2. What are some of the problems it is currently facing?<br \/>\n3. How can Spain&#8217;s global power be restored?<br \/>\n4. Which do you think is the best moment (economically speaking) in your country? Describe that time.<br \/>\n5. In your opinion, how powerful is your country? Do you want your country to be more powerful than it is now?<br \/>\n6. Which points in this video do you agree and\/or disagree with?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Spain is not only a country of diverse geography and cultures but one with a relatively strong economy, powerful military, and long history. But just how powerful is this country? 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