Be Strong British Culture - 5 Wales

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Be Strong British Culture - 1: history & geography

Be Strong British Culture

The rules of the game

1. Be respectful and listen to each other.
2. Raise your hand if you know the answer or have a question.
3. Blue slide = explanation, Green slide = question
4. We speak English as much as possible. 
5. no gaming or else I have some pages from a dictionary........

Quick recap

So what do you know?

Last time we talked about a period in Northern Irish history called the Troubles.
What were the Troubles?

What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

1. Belslow
2. Belize
3. Belgium
4. Belfast

Mural

The Harland and Wolff cranes

Titanic

Stormont parliament

What do you know about Wales?

Wales: capital

The population of Wales is currently 3,136,000.
Cardiff is Wales' capital. It is the largest city in Wales but the smallest capital in Europe.

The population of Wales is currently 3,136,000. Write down this number in letters.

Cardiff landmarks

Cardiff is also home to some iconic landmarks such as:

Spillers Records
Since 1894 the oldest record shop in the world!

Cardiff Castle

Said to be haunted by a Roman soldier 

Principality Stadium

The home of Welsh rugby

Pierhead Building
Also known as the Big Ben of Wales

What year was Spillers Records established?

1. 1894
2. 700 AD
3. 6 BC
4. 1984

What do you know
about Cardiff Castle?

Welsh language

Wales has a unique language which is one of the oldest in the world. It sounds like nothing else in Europe and has some words that seem impossible to pronounce. Such as the second longest place name in the world.

Which country is Gymru?

Corgis

Although there are more sheep in Wales than people, Corgis are Wales' most famous animals. These small dogs date back to when the Vikings came to Wales and they were the favourite breed of the late Queen Elizabeth II who had 30(!) during the course of her life

What do you think tail docking means?
Why did people used to do it?

How old was Queen Elizabeth II
when she received her first Corgi?
Write the number in letters

What does Corgi mean
in the Welsh language?

1. big dog
2. doggy dog
3. dwarf dog
4. short legs

The Queen always sells
her Corgi puppies.

1. true
2. false

National Holidays

The most important holidays in Wales are:

• 25 & 26 December: Christmas Eve and Boxing Day
• 31 December: New Year's eve
• 1 March: St. David's Day

Christmas

Similar to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland Christmas dinner in Wales consists of a roast Turkey, Brussel sprouts and roast potatoes. Yum yum! On Boxing Day (26 December) the shops are open and there is a big sale.

St. David's day

On St. Davids day, you can expect to see people in traditional dress, people dressed as dragons or daffodils,  flags flying and performances from a giant dragon. Everyone is taking part in the celebration of Welsh heritage and culture,

What do the Welsh
eat for Christmas dinner?

1. Kentucky Fried Chicken
2. same as the English, Scottish and Northern Irish: turkey, Brussel sprouts and roast potatoes
3. Shoarma kapsalon with Diet Coke
4. Haggis

Who is the patron saint of Wales?

1. St. David
2. St. George
3. St. Andrew
4. St. Patrick

Food

Welsh rarebit (not rabbit) is a grilled cheese based sauce made from cheese, flour, beer and often added egg on a slice of toast.

I could eat cheese on toast all day, every day.
What is your favourite food?
(Try and describe it in English)

Sports

The most popular sports in Wales are football and rugby. 

Rugby

Although most people play football, Rugby is seen as the national sport. 

Which two teams were playing?

1. England against Wales
2. Belgium against Wales
3. USA against Wales
4. Korea against Wales

How many players
are in a rugby team?

1. 10
2. 15
3. 20
4. 25

You are allowed to
throw/pass the ball forward.

1. yes
2. no

When you are tackled,
you must let go of the _____ .

Culture

The famous writer Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff. 

What is special about
the drink called frobscottle?

1. it glows in the dark
2. it fizzes the wrong way
3. the bubbles go down instead of up
4. it's sugar free

The BFG was talking about whizzpoppers.
But what is a whizzpopper?

Where do
Oompa Loompas
come from?

1. Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
2. Ouagadougou
3. Oompa Loompa land
4. Kuala Lumpur

Which books written by Roald Dahl can you name?
(Don't worry if you only know the Dutch title).

Create your own poster

Create a poster about the culture of Wales. You can do it in Canva or any other programme or app. You can use this LessonUp or you can add things you find interesting about the culture of Wales.
Make sure it's about Wales and not the other countries within the United Kingdom.

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