SEMINARIO SOBRE PLURILINÜISMO:
ENGLISH ALL AROUND
A TRIP TO 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
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.
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Old Stone Age burial discovered in Paviland Cave in Gower
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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.
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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 ď ˝
The great figure in the struggle between the British and the Saxons was king Arthur
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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,
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As the name suggests, concentric castles were based on a ring-within-a-ring structure.
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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=POwIf gjf4lU
Welsh anthem (Land of my fathers) ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUn CwV3AYE
1. Wales is believed to have more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world. 2. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch 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.
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Wrexham Steeple
Overton Yew Trees
Snowdon´s Mountain
Llangollen Bridge
St. Winifred´s Well
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 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
SEMINARIO SOBRE PLURILINÜISMO:
ENGLISH ALL AROUND
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