Intro Wales

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome

On your table: nothing

Lesson goal: at the end of class, you've learned new things about Wales 

Wales

Today

Facts about Wales

Listening

Questionaire about Wales

Get to work

Wales

Capital city: Cardiff

About 3 million inhabitants

Lots of farms, parks and mountains

Welsh  and English 

(Cymraeg)

England

Scotland

Ireland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Welsh

De mensen uit Wales spreken hun eigen taal, namelijk Welsh. In het volgende videootje van een minuut beantwoordt een bekende acteur vragen in het Welsh. Kijk goed naar de ondertiteling ;)

What do you know about Wales?

What’s the capital city of Wales?

1. Swansea
2. Cardiff
3. Newport

What’s the national sport of Wales?

1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Rugby

What is depicted on the Welsh flag?

1. a horse
2. a dragon
3. a monster

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Step 1: open your notebook & get a pen

Step 2: think of a better / longer name you can pronounce

Step 3: make exercise 4A

Write down all features in your notebook!

Wales Trivia Quiz

There are 4 times more sheep than people in Wales.

1. True
2. False

How many castles are in Wales?

1. 208
2. 427
3. 741
4. 927

How high is the highest mountain in Wales?

1. 867 metres
2. 1085 metres
3. 1454 metres
4. 1697 metres

How old is the Welsh language?

1. 1000 years
2. 4000 years
3. 10.000 years
4. 500 years

Let's get to work

Open your workbook at page 51

Make ex. 1-3 on your own, in silence

= homework