Wales

IES Maestro Juan Rubio

Bilingual Secondary School C/ San José 12, 02630 La Roda. Telf. 967441545. Fax 967441752

E-mail: 02002784.ies@ edu.jccm.es http://www.jccm.es/edu/ies/maestrojuanrubio

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A TRIP TO

WALES

Wales, otherwise known as

Cymru

Wales is a country

that is part of the

United Kingdom

Population:

2,798,200

Languages: English (100%), Welsh

(20%)

Capital City:

Cardiff

The Treaty of Union is the

name given to the

agreement that led to the

creation of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain the

political union of the

Kingdom of England, which

included Wales and

Scotland, which took effect

on 1 May 1707

Red dragon on a green and white field with the Tudor colours

Dragon meant leader, warrior, and denoted bravery.

The daffodil (Narcissus) is the national flower of

Wales, and is worn on St David's Day each 1 March.

The leek is also a national emblem of Wales.

•Welsh, a Celtic language very

different from English, is one of

the oldest languages in Europe.

•The 20% of the population are

Welsh speakers.

Old Stone Age burial discovered in Paviland Cave in Gower

The earliest evidence of human beings in Wales dates from about 225,000 BC.

The Celts First century AD, the language spoken in Wales was Brythonic, a

Celtic language

The druids

The role of the druids is difficult, for the druids refused to write any thing about their beliefs and rituals

Celts Gods

Amaethon - agriculture.

Arianrhod - earth .

Bran - poetry and the underworld.

Branwen - love and beauty.

Dylan - sea.

Gwydion - warrior and magic.

Lleu - his festival, the Lugnasad, was held on the first day of August.

THE ROMANS Wales was part of the Roman Empire for over

300 years.

During that era Roman habits and culture won widespread acceptance in much of the country. Yet, unlike in most of Western Europe, the Latin of the Romans did not replace the native language of the people

King Arthur The great figure in the struggle between the

British and the Saxons was king Arthur

In Wales, there is little evidence of Viking settlements, although some places, among them Anglesey, Swansea and Fishguard, were given Scandinavian names.

They introduced monasticism, the notion that the best path to holiness is to retire from the world and live in a community dedicated to prayer.

Saint David and St David's

The monks of the following century, AD 500 to 600, were less erudite and more ascetic.

David, the best known of them, was a vegetarian.

The Normans and the Church

They considered control over the Welsh church to be essential to their power in Wales.

They built a lot of castle too

The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor

was a European royal house of Welsh

origin

Its first monarch was Henry VII,

As the name suggests, concentric castles were based on a ring-within-a-ring structure.

Linear castles were constructed when concentric castles weren't a practical option, and the Normans would build structures designed to direct the enemy's fire.

Chepstow Castle

Cardiff Castle

CARNARFON CASTLE

BEAUMARIS CASTLE

CONWAY CASTLE

Roald Dahl (1916–1990), author

http://www.roalddahl.com/

Wales has a history of folk music related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwIfgjf4lU

Welsh anthem (Land of my fathers) ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUn

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1. Wales is believed to have more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world.

2. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch is the name of a town in North Wales. It is believed to be the longest place name in the world.

3. Wales is the land of mythical Kind Arthur.

4. The Welsh Anthem is “Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau” which means “Land Of My Fathers”.

5. Wales is the only part of the UK not to be represented on the Union Flag (Union Jack).

6. Wales has a population of around 3 million people.

7. The population sheep in Wales is four times greater than the Welsh population of humans.

8. Famous people from Wales include Richard Burton, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones….

9. Saint David is the Patron Saint of Wales.

10. The Seven Wonders of Wales is a list of seven geographic and cultural landmarks . All in North Wales, the “wonders” are: Snowdon (the highest mountain), the Gresford Bells (the bells in the medieval church of All Saints at Gresford), St. Winifred´s Well, Llangollen Bridge in Flintshire, the Wrexham (Wrecsam) Steeple, the Overton Yew trees and Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall.

Wrexham Steeple Overton Yew Trees Pistyll Rhaeadr

Snowdon´s Mountain St. Winifred´s Well

Llangollen Bridge Gresford Bells

The End

Exercises

•A famous royal dynasty from Wales: ____________

•A flower that is a Welsh symbol: _____________

•One of the seven wonders that is a mountain: ____________

•One of the seven wonders that is a waterfall: ____________

•A famous writer: ______________and his most famous

book:__________________________

•The Welsh anthem: __________________________

•Describe the national flag

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IES Maestro Juan Rubio

Bilingual Secondary School C/ San José 12, 02630 La Roda. Telf. 967441545. Fax 967441752

E-mail: 02002784.ies@ edu.jccm.es http://www.jccm.es/edu/ies/maestrojuanrubio

SEMINARIO SOBRE PLURILINÜISMO:

ENGLISH ALL AROUND