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“I Love English 7”
2004
WALES
CYMRU
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Welcome to Wales
Croeso i Cymru
Cymru am Byth ("Wales for Ever")
National motto
Royal motto Y Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn ("The Red Dragon Leads the Way")
When did Wales come into existence?
It's believed that Wales, as an area of land, has been inhabited since 250,000 BC
As a country, with Henry the VIII’s Act of Union in 1536.
Llangammarch WellsAn ancient carving
On the west of the island called Great Britain, Wales is a member of the United Kingdom. It’s to the west of England.
Where is Wales?
What is the geography of Wales?
Wales also includes the island of Anglesey, which is separated from the mainland by the narrow Menai Strait.
Wales is bounded on the north by the Irish Sea, on the east by the English counties, on the south by Bristol Channel, and on the west by St. George’s Channel and Cardigan Bay.
Wales is a small country.
Its area is about 21,000 square kilometres.
How big is Wales?
What is the capital city of Wales?
Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
Cardiff castle It is the principal seaport and industrial centre.
It is located at the mouth of the River Taff.
What are the biggest towns?
The biggest towns are the capital city Cardiff (315,000 people), Swansea and Newport.
Swansea
Newport
Wales is a mountainous country with green valleys and rapid rivers.
Some of its mountains are green and covered with forests; others are bare and wild.
Is Wales a mountainous country?
The principal range is the Cambrian Mountains, which extend north and south through central Wales.
What is the highest
mountain? Snowdon with its 1,085 metres is the highest peak in Wales.
Snowdonia, the area around Snowdon, is the largest of the three national parks in Wales.
What is the principal river ? The Dee River is the most important
river. There are also numerous rivers in the south, including the Usk, Wye, Towy, and Tywi.
River Dee
River TowyRiver Usk
River Wye
Usk Bridge
What sort of climate does Wales have?
It never reaches extremes of temperature.
The climate of Wales is mild and moist.
The warmest months are May, June, July and August.
The average daily temperature in July is 15.6ºC, and in January it is 5.6ºC.
What are its natural resources? Coal is the most valuable mineral resource of Wales.
Falling demand for coal since 1940s has resulted in the closure of many Welsh mines.
Rhondda Heritage Park
What is the population of Wales?
The population of Wales is about 3 million.
Who are the Welsh?
The Welsh today are descended from many people.
Celtic tribes from Europe came to settle the whole of the British isles around 500 - 100 BC .
Roman and Saxon invasions pushed the original Britons into the land area of Wales, where they became the Welsh people.
What is their language?Wales is a country with two
languages: Welsh and English.
Welsh is spoken by around 19% of the population. Most of the Welsh-speakers live in the north west of the country.
•afon = river
•bach = small
•bont = bridge
•bryn = hill
•caer = fort
•dol = meadow
•glan = shore
•gwyn = white
•llan = holy settlement
•llyn = lake
•mynydd = mountain
•re = town
•ty = house
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogo
ch?This Welsh town on the island of Anglesey is only known due to the fact that it has a very long name, and is the longest railway station name in Britain, and probably the longest domain name in the world.
The name translates as 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave'.
Where does the Welsh flag come from?
The origins of the Red Dragon flag, or "y Draig Goch" could date back to the Roman period.
After the Romans left, the Red Dragon remained as a key emblem of Wales.
The Tudors adopted the Red Dragon, and the Welsh-born future Henry VII took to the battle of Bosworth Field under the Red Dragon standard.
What are the emblems of Wales?
The leek and the daffodil - both emblems of Wales.
daffodilleek
Who is the patron saint of Wales?
Saint David is the patron saint of Wales.
St David's Cathedral
In Welsh he is known as Dewi. David foundedmany
churches throughtout South Wales. St.David’s has become a special
place of pilgrimage.
What is the national day of Wales?
St. David’s Day is the national day of Wales.
It is celebrated on 1 March.
Welsh dragon on the gates at Plas Machynlleth
The Prince of Wales’s FeathersThe badge of The
Prince of Wales has been used in royal heraldry since the 14th century.
What do the three feathers represent?
Who is the Prince of Wales?In 1301 Edward I
formally created his son Prince of Wales.
The Prince was formally invested at Caernarfon as The Prince of Wales, on July 1, 1969 when he was 20.
Charles, the Prince of Wales, is the 21st holder of the title.
The title has passed by tradition to the eldest son of the reigning king or queen since that time.
The Prince of Wales with his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, at Balmoral in 1997.
Prince William Prince Harry
Who is the Princess of Wales?
In July 1981 Charles married Lady Diana Frances Spencer.
After highly publicized marital difficulties, Charles and Diana separated in 1992 and were legally divorced in 1996.
Diana, Princess of Wales died on Sunday, 31 August 1997 following a car crash in Paris.
Are there many castles in Wales? Wales is famous for its castles.
Harlech Castle
Conwy Castle
Caernarfon Castle
Beaumaris Castle on the Island of Anglesey
Caerphilly Castle
What is the Eisteddfod? Welsh culture and tradition is celebrated at a
festival called the Eisteddfod.
There are two important annual eisteddfodau in Wales. The first is the National Eisteddfod which is held in North and South Wales in alternate years at the beginning of August.
The International Eisteddfod takes place in Llangollen where dancers, singers and choirs from every part of the world converge to take part in this global festival of music. The Llangollen Eisteddfod usually takes place in July."
Who is the most famous Welsh
poet ?Dylan Thomas (1914- 1953) is Wales' best-known and most celebrated writer, and one of the world's most famous poets.
His writings have been recorded countless times and inspired artists, musicians and others across the globe.
If there's one thing you can't stop a Welshman from doing, it's singing.
What about Welsh music?
Male Voice Choirs
Musical legend and the most famous singer Wales has ever produced.
Oscar winning actress, singer and dancer.
The most famous actor of his generation
Welsh-born King of England who founded the Tudor dynasty
Oscar-winning actor who specialises in powerfully complex characters
Children’s author who sold more than 50 million books.
Tiger Tom the Twisting Vocalist.Sex Bomb. Little Tommy Woodward from Treforest. In his time hes tried his hand at styles including pop, rock, country, big band, dance and jazz, and hes still going strong today.
What do the Welsh do for leisure?
The most popular leisure activity here is visiting the pub.
Next come sport, DIY and gardening which rate highly amongst the Welsh.
Other favourite regular activities include bingo, watching sports and visiting the cinema.
What is the most popular sport ? Rugby is the most popular sport in Wales.
At least Wales are still world beaters when it comes to rugby songs.
Rugby fans
Cricket and soccer are also popular.
Cricket
Football
What is laverbread?
Laverbread is a traditional Welsh delicacy produced from the edible seaweed ´laver´ which grows on rocky shores west of Swansea.
What is the Welsh rarebit ? It is a popular Welsh dish, which
consists of melted cheese and butter served on toast.
Welsh rarebit, rabbit or "Caws
Pobi" 200g grated cheese25g butter1 tsp. Mustard powdersalt and pepper65 ml ,1/3 cup brown ale or milk4 slices bread
Place all the ingredients in a heavy pan and grill until creamy. Toast bread both sides and pour cheese mix over and grill until golden and bubbling
What are lovespoons? The tradition of carving lovespoons goes back to the 17th century.
A young man carved a lovespoon to give to his sweetheart as a token of his love and affection.
Traditionally lovespoons are carved from one piece of wood and decorated with various symbols. Ach symbol has a special meaning.
The earliest example (1677) can be seen at the Museum of Welsh Life in Cardiff.
What are the seven wonders of Wales?
Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple,
Snowdon's mountain without its people,
Overton yew trees,
St Winefride's Well, Llangollen Bridge and Gresford
bells
It is said that in the late 18th century an anonymous scribe wrote the following rhyme which first listed the Seven Wonders of Wales...
Llangollen Bridge
over the River Dee.
It's the highest waterfall in Wales & England (74
metres).
Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall
Wrexham steeple,
the 16th century tower of St Giles Church.
Snowdon's mountain
Overton yew trees
some of the 21 famous yew trees at St Mary's Church, Overton
St Winefride's Well people have
gone to bathe in the supposedly healing waters since the 7th
century.
Gresford bells
of All Saints, Gresford's parish
church.
What is called the 8th wonder of Wales?
It is the eighth wonder of Wales that is the most wondrous of them all, the survival of the Welsh language in the face of almost impossible odds.
There are 28 letters in the Welsh alphabet.
What can Wales boast ? a greater variety of culture, history and
scenic beauty than virtually any other part of the British Isles...
Bronze Age copper mines, Stone Age temples, Roman ruins, 13th century castles, elegant Tudor houses, romantic ruined abbeys ...
St. Mary’s Church
12 century
Kennixton Farmhouse
1610
LlandeiloIt was the medieval capital of Wales.
Mayors House 1628
breathtaking mountains and rugged coastline, miles of sandy beaches, steam trains, woolen mills, the Welsh mountain zoo ...
Dylan Thomas, male voice choirs, Druids and of course the oldest language in Europe.
Tenby
Steam trainAberystwyth
