As part of an ongoing assignment in the Spanish III class, students will write bilingual articles, utilizing the language skills they build over the course of a year.
The articles will be published every month, highlighting each students’ interests. The seventh installment is written by senior Tynin Fries.
For the previous installment, read the Jan. 23 article, La Historia de un Viajero.
Este ano, la Copa Mundial 2014 se celebrate en Brasil, uniendo las naciones de todo el mundo en su pasion por el futfol. La mayoria de los paises participantes en el evento son de habla hispana.
El torneo tiene lugar cada cuatro anos donde el campeon es coronado despues de numerosos partidos. La tradicion fue fundada en 1930 y solo perdio dos anos (1942 y 1946) debido a la Guerra Mundial II.
En el ultimo torneo, celebrado en Sudafrica, Espana se corono campeon en 2010. La Copa Mundial es general incluye unos 32 equipos que califican a lo largo de los tres anos anteriores.
Ha habido 19 torneos de la Copa Mundial desde su fundacion, pero solo ha sido ganadapor ocho equipos diferentes. Brasil tiene cinco titulos, Italia tiene cuatro, Alemania ha ganado tres veces, Argentina y Uruguay cada celebran Campeonato e Inglaterra, Francia y Espana tienen ganaron una vez.
La Copa Mundial es uno de los eventos deportivos mas vistos en el mundo, recibiendo unos 715,1 millones de vistas durante la Copa de Mundial 2006 en Alemania. El motivo de que este evento es tan popular es porque llega a todos los amantes del futfol, de todo el mundo.
El evento es realmente increible como se une al mundo a traves de un deporte. La Copa de Mundial anterior recibio 3.178.856 visitantes de todo el mundo, quien es viajaron a ver los partidos. Esta tradicion es un evento increible que solo crecera hasta convertirse en un fenomeno en el mundo.
This year, the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil, uniting nations from all over the world in their love for football. Most countries participating in the event come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds.
The tournament takes place every four years where the champion is crowned after numerous matches. The tradition was established in 1930 and only missed two years (1942 and 1846) because of World War II.
In the last tournament, held in South Africa, Spain was crowned champion in 2010. The World Cup usually includes about 32 teams that qualify throughout the previous three years.
There have been 19 World Cup tournaments since its founding, but it has only been won by 8 different teams. Brazil holds five titles, Italy holds four, West Germany has won three times, Argentina and Uruguay each hold two championship, and England, France and Spain have each won once.
The FIFA World Cup is one of the most watched sporting events in the world, last receiving about 715.1 million views during the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The reason this event is so popular is because it reaches all football fanatics, which is people all over the world.
The event is really incredible in how it unites the world through one sport. The previous World Cup hosted 3,178,856 visitors from around the world who traveled to watch the games. This tradition is an amazing event that will only grow to become a phenomenon around the world.
This author can be reached via Twitter: @TyninFries. Follow The Feather via Twitter: @thefeather.
For more Spanish columns, read the Jan. 23 article, La Historia de un Viajero.
For more opinions, read the Feb. 4 article, Senior pursues alternate route after graduation.
