I. Before watching the video comment on these questions in pairs:
- What is celebrated on September 11th?
- When do you think Catalonia started to be a separated nation?
- When did it start to be part of Spain?
- What happened between 1702 and 1714? And what were the consequences?
- Did the situation of Catalonia improve at the beginning of the 20th century?
- How did the Civil War and Franco’s dictatorship affect Catalonia?
- What happened in 1975?
- When has the Catalan call for independence become stronger? Why?
- What percentage of Catalans support independence?
II. Watch the following video and check your answers.
