Spanish for Executives

21 Facts about Mexico you didn't know!

1. Cuexcomate in Puebla state holds the title of the world's smallest volcano, standing at a mere 43 feet (13 meters) tall.

2. Mexico is the world's leading producer of avocados.

3. Mexico City is the second-largest city in the Western Hemisphere, after São Paulo, Brazil.

4. The Mexican Great Pyramid of Cholula is the world's largest pyramid by volume, even exceeding the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt!

5. Mexico boasts the world's greatest diversity of cacti, with over 1,500 species found throughout the country's varied landscapes.

6. Mexico is the only country north of the Rio Grande where jaguars, the largest cat species in the Americas, can be found in the wild.

7. Mexico holds the crown for the most reptile species in the world, with over 700 slithering and scaly residents!

8. The Mexican flag's three colors – green, white, and red – symbolize hope, unity, and the blood of national heroes, respectively.

9. Mexico is the birthplace of chocolate, with the word "chocolate" itself derived from the Nahuatl word "xocolatl."

10. Papantla, Veracruz, is considered the birthplace of vanilla cultivation. The Totonac people cultivated the precious vanilla bean for centuries before the Spanish arrived.

11. Mexico holds the crown for the world's largest Spanish-speaking population, with over 121 million native speakers.

12. Mexican cuisine was inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage due to its rich history, diversity, and unique flavors.

13. Located at over 2,200 meters above sea level, Mexico City holds the title of the highest capital city in North America.

14. Mexico is the world's largest beer exporter, with over 2.8 billion liters shipped worldwide annually.

15. The Chihuahua, the world's smallest dog breed, comes from Mexico and was named after the state of Chihuahua.

16. Mexico is the world's largest silver producer.

17. Mexico City was built on top of a drained lake called Lake Texcoco.

18. Mole, a complex and rich Mexican sauce, can have over 100 ingredients and take days to prepare!

19. Mexico City has the second most musuems of any city in the world.

20. The meteorite that wiped-out dinosaurs 65 million years ago struck Mexico in the Yucatán peninsula.

21. Mexico is home to the oldest university in North America. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) was founded in 1551.

WHY LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE?

People who speak multiple languages exercise their brains more effectively as they process information during the act of communication. Studies have shown that becoming bilingual improves the mind's executive function.

Children who can speak two languages are also better at:
Planning
Solving problems
Concentrating
Multitasking

These benefits are usually reflected in improved test scores. Students who study foreign languages generally perform better on standardized tests such as the American College Test (ACT) and the SAT verbal sections. These test scores improve more the long students spend learning a second language.
Bilingual children also receive a boost in creativity. And people who speak more than one language are considered more attractive to prospective employers, especially in the modern global economy. These employees are often paid significantly more than people who only speak one language.

The most beautiful building in Mexico City

DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE MANY WORDS THAT ARE SPELLED AND MEAN THE SAME THING IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH ?

Examples:

Cruel
Casual
Cable
Terrible
Horrible
Radio
Piano
Popular
Sociable
Tropical
Cereal
Mosquito
Artificial
Criminal
Animal
Patio
Banana

And many more.....

Hello and thank you! You found us!!

We have been teaching adults Spanish language since 2004. Our classes are fun and very interactive. Learning a new language as an adult is not easy, but learning with us is simple, easy, convenient, fun and interactive.

We love teaching others Spanish. We also teach teenagers and college students and are able to teach individuals one-on-one and also small groups.

We provide personalized services and as far as locations, we come to your place of business or home and we also use libraries private study rooms.

Some of the companies where we have been teaching in small groups are:

Mission Foods
Bluebonnet
Hewlett-Packard
Mary Kay
And many others!

Please feel free to contact us with any question. We feel confident that you will learn and enjoy our classes as much as we enjoy teaching.

Do you know what the number one rule is to learn Spanish?

One of my students made this for me yesterday after class!
I feel so blessed to have so many wonderful students!!

Did you know that most words in English that end in "tion", are the same in Spanish, except you change the "t" to a "c"?

Example:

Reservation = Reservación
Graduation = Graduación

There are over 200 words words that end in "tion".