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Wales — The land of Song.

Wales is one of the most beautiful countries in the United Kingdom. Cymru, as it is known in Welsh, is surrounded by sea on three sides, whereas the eastern part of the country borders with England. The country is full of little towns, castles and picturesque seaside villages. Cardiff, the capital, is a bustling university town with an impressive castle, wonderful museums galleries and lovely buildings.

English is the official language, but Welsh, one of the oldest languages in Europe, is still spoken in some parts of the country. In fact, a special committee was established in 1988 to protect the language and today Welsh schoolchildren are taught both languages. Welsh has a beautiful song-like quality, which is perhaps one reason why singing is such a favourite pastime. Playing music, including traditional instruments such as the harp, is another popular hobby.

Wale’s breathtaking beauty attracts travellers from the world. Snowdonia, Britain’s second largest national park is located in the north of Wales. With its amazing forests, lakes, waterfalls, rivers and ancient burial sites, the park is a popular tourist attraction. In the north of the country, high above a pretty bay, stands Caernarfon Castle built in 1283 for the first Prince of Wales. In the west is St. David’s, a

quaint village by the sea that has the largest cathedral in Wales.

Wales has many wonderful traditions. The Welsh are proud of their culture. One of the oldest cultural competitions, The Royal National Eisteddfod, takes place every year at the beginning of August. It is an eight-day festival of music and poetry to celebrate Welsh language, art and culture. It is the largest and most popular festival in Wales and attractsthousands of visitors.

Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions below. Then use them to make sentences of your own. 1. actualy, 2. constructed 3. lovely, 4. tourists, 5. old-fashioned, 6. happers, 7. coastal.

2 Complete the sentences. Mind the endings of the words, e.g. -s, -ed. Wales is one of the four countries in the United Kingdom. It is (1) situated in the west of the island of Great Britain. On land, Wales (2) b ___ on England, another part of the UK. There are 4 main roads and 6 rail roads that (3) 1 the two countries. About 138 million journeys take place each year on roads and trains across the border. The coastline of Wales is about 1,680 miles (2,704 km) long, and it is (4) w_____by the waters of the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Those bodies of water (5) s the two islands: of Great Britain and of Ireland. The landscape of Wales is hugely (6) v_____: there are mountains and hills, cliffs and rocks, caves and sandy beaches, moorlands and valleys, rivers and lakes, dunes and waterfalls. Wales has it all! 2,5​

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1. Read the text and use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space given in the same line.

Before I went to the UK for the first time, I’d never (1) __________________________THINK about different accents and dialects. People’s (2) ___________________________ SPEAK varies across the (3)____________________________ LONG and breadth of Britain, sometimes making (4) ________________________________COMMUNICATE difficult, even for native speakers. This is because their (5) ________________________________ CHOOSE of vocabulary differs from region to region, and also because the way they (6) ____________________________________ ACTUAL say the words differs. I met someone from Glasgow. The (7) _______________________________ STRONG of his accent made it (8) _________________________________ POSSIBLE to work out what he said. So I asked a friend from London who was with me, and he hadn’t (9) _____________________________ UNDERSTAND either! Luckily, (10) _________________________________ WRITE English doesn’t have the same kind of problems as spoken English.

Score _______________

Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones. (2

marks for a correct answer/ total 16 marks)

Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying languages is a hobby. Everyone, who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries, read foreign writers in the original, which makes your outlook wider.

It is not surprising that many intellectuals and well-educated people are polyglots. I study English. Nowadays English has become the world’s most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. Over 300 million people speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, the South Africa Republic. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations. Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. It is the language of computer technology.

To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist. The English language is a wonderful language. It is the language of the great literature. It is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens. The great German poet Goethe once said, “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one”. That is why in order to understand oneself and environment one has to study foreign languages.

1)English is widespread.

2)To learn English is difficult

3)Оnе must learn foreign language to get marks a school or at the university.

4)English is not important in different areas of the political and cultural life.

5)English is not the language of computers technologies.

6)Onlу English is the official language ol the United National Organization.

7)To know english today is absolutely necessary for every educated man.

8)The great German poet Goethe once said, that only that person knew his own language,who knew any foreign language

1 There are one official language in Britain.

2 Buckingham Palace have got more than 200

bedrooms.

3 About 875 000 people can to speak Welsh.

4 The UK’s highest mountain are in Scotland.

5 There’s 8.6 million people in London.

6 England, Scotland and Wales has got national

football teams.

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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

The british isles is a group of island not far from the north coast of the main eropean continental. you can see the main islands of the british isles in the pictyre. the two lardest islands are called great britain and ireland? and ther are also about six thousand smaller islan as well. ther are three countries on the largest island, great britain, england? scotland and wales.these 3 countries have separate parlaments, although they are a part of the same state? the uniyed kindom. the UK actually consist of 4 countries: england, scotland, wales and northern ireland.

Countries within a Country

The official name of Great Britain is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But it is often called in many ways. It can be called the United Kingdom, or the British Isles, or Great Britain. But what are the British Isles? And what is the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom? Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain? The name United Kingdom refers to the union ofwhat were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent).The different history of England, Scotland and Wales has led to very different cultural traditions; The Scots and Welsh have right to feel angry when the term «English» is used wrongly, to mean all three.Scotland was a totally separate country from England, but in 1707 England and Scotland were united as one country. Since 1997, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had their own parliaments.

The second largest island in the British Isles is called Ireland. The native language of Ireland is Eire. This is where the name Ireland comes from. Ireland is divided into 2 countries. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is now completely separate from the United Kingdom, but a small area in the North of Ireland is still a part of the UK. That is why the full title of the UK is «The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.»

Many of the countries in the British Isles have their own languages, absolutely unrelated to English. In many cases native languages are spoken by only a small number of people, but in Wales the Welsh language is still the first language. In some parts of North Wales English is learned as a foreign language! Some of the islands in the British Isles, such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, have their own laws, taxation and government. They also have their own flags and are politically separate from the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

текст 2 WHY LEARN ENGLISH? ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD

Approximately 375 million people in the world speak English as their first language. By number of native speakers it is the largest language after Mandarin Chinese. However, when combining native and non-native speakers, English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. It is claimed that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers by a ratio of three to one. Modern English is sometimes called the first world language. Why is it so? The answers are:

1. Now English is the international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy.

2. Most pages on the Internet are in English. Over 95 per cent of scientific articles are written in English.

3.You can travel more easily because English is spoken in more than 100 countries.

4. Nowadays, English is commonly required for many jobs. Knowledge of English may help you to get the job you wanted!

5. About one and a half billion people around the world speak English and another billion people are learning it.

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Answer the questions.

a) How many countries does the UK consist of?

b) Who is the patron saint of England?

c) What is the national symbol of England?

d) What are the official languages in Wales?

e) Why is Wales called «the land of song»?

f) Where is Wales situated?​

To make up a quiz about Wales. It should consist of 10 questions. Each question should have three answers.​

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Mind your driving
Sights for the brave
Traditional industries
You won’t be bored
Unpredictable weather
Helpful assistants

1. There is a lot to do in Scotland! You can visit
castles and museums. The famous Loch Ness
Lake is situated here. If you want something more
adventurous, you can try horse riding, mountain
biking, kayaking and sailing. There is no end of
things to do in Scotland, so you can be sure you’ll
enjoy yourself there.
30 Of all the scary places in Scotland, the castles
provide us with the most terrifying stories. You
need courage to visit them. The castles are
known for numerous murders and cases of
violent death. Edinburgh Castle is at the top of
the list. According to the legend, there is the
ghost of a headless drummer and the ghost of a
piper, whose music can be heard even above the
noise of Edinburgh’s traffic.
4. Scotland has 30,000 miles of roads. Travelling
around Scotland by car can be challenging for
foreign visitors. When travelling by car, tourists
should be very careful. When they see something
they wish to look at, they mustn’t slow down as
they could be hit by the car behind. Tourists
should also remember that Scottish motorways have a speed limit of 70 miles per hour.
5 Scotland has 30,000 miles of roads. Travelling
around Scotland by car can be challenging for
foreign visitors. When travelling by car, tourists
should be very careful. When they see something
they wish to look at, they mustn’t slow down as
they could be hit by the car behind. Tourists
should also remember that Scottish motorways
have a speed limit of 70 miles per hour.
6.To decide on what to wear for a walk can be a
challenge in Scotland! This country is surrounded
by so much water that the Scottish weather can
change at any moment. In fact, sometimes you
feel as though you’ve experienced three (or even
all four) seasons in just one day!
7. There are many breeds of Scottish dogs. One of
the most famous is the Collie. It has been bred for
many years to help shepherds. Some people say
the name Collie comes from the Gaelic word for
useful. The Collie is a dog that can do many jobs.
The Collie can guard property as well as search
for a missing chicken or drive sheep. The dogs
can be taught how to open doors and gates.
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3 Write sentences in the present simple. 1 2 3 4 5 Emma / come / from Wales. They/ enjoy / reality shows on TV. My aunt / study / theatre design. We /do / our homework every evening. Colin and I/play/ football on Wednesdays. Score 15​