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Task 5 · Spanish society

The time in Canarias (the Canary Islands), compared to the Peninsula, is…

In Spanish, as in the exam El horario de Canarias, con respecto a la Península, es de…

  1. a) dos horas menos. two hours behind.
  2. b) una hora menos. one hour behind. Right answer
  3. c) una hora más. one hour ahead.

Why

The Canary Islands are one hour behind the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands (Baleares). That is why on the radio people often say "una hora menos en Canarias" (one hour less in the Canary Islands).

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