Wales Wales · Area: ½ Estonia · Population: 2x Estonia · Capital: Cardiff · Languages: English & Welsh (Cymry) · Highest peak: Snowdon (1085m) National symbols · Daffodil & Leek · Flag Music · Traditional music · International Eisteddfod · Pop, rock & dance - Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler, Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend, Duffy, DJ High Contrast Sport · Rugby · Football - Ryan Giggs · Rally - Co-Drivers: Nicky Grist (Colin McRae), Phil Mills (Petter Solberg)
second Tomb Raider) longest-running science fiction television show (Doctor Who) Tv shows - Sherlock Holmes, Merlin Music "The Land of Song..." National Anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers) The harp Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey Man and Budgie one of the first heavy metal bands Bullet for my Valentine, Lost Prophets Duffy Music festivals and events National Eisteddfod of Wales - poetry, dance, theatre, choral singing and rock music Brecon Jazz - one of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe Wakestock Festival - Europe's largest wakeboard music festival. The Welsh Flag national flag - The Red Dragon (in Welsh Y Ddraig Goch) official status in 1959 dragon associated with Wales for centuries oldest national flag still in use Leek & Daffodil st David - wear leeks in their caps
moodustavad nad kõik vaid 6% kogu Inglismaa rahvastikust. Usus domineerivad kõrgelt anglikaanid, kes moodustavad rahvastikust üle poole. Neile järgnevad pika vahemaaga katoliiklased ja muslimid. Põhja-Wales'is räägib siiani palju inimesi kõmri keelt. Enamik neist töötab autotööstustes või arvuti- ja elektroonikatööstusettevõtetes. Varem täie jõuga töötanud söekaevandused on nüüdseks suletud. Wales'is alates 7. Sajandil toimuv igaaastane luule-, muusika- ja teatrifestival Eisteddfod ülistabki kõmri keelt. Põhiosa Sotlasi elab kahes suuremas linnas: Edinburgh'is ja Glasgow's. Igal aastal peetakse esimeses linnas kunstifestivali. Rannikut liigestavad rohked lahed: Bristoli, Cardigandi, Solway Firthi, Firth of Clyde'i, Firth of Forthi, Moray Forthi, Humberi, Washi ja Thamesi lahed. Lääne-Sotis ja Põhja- Iiris on paljude saartega fjordrannik. Mujal esineb nii riba-, kalju- kui ka madalat luiteranda. Suurbritannia kesk- ja lõunaosa on tuntavalt kujundanud mandrijää.
English leaders. Eventually even two other son's of Rhodri the Great were forced to acknowledge Alfred Wessex as their overlord. This step was to have far-reaching consequences for English leaders since they could claim overlordship of pretty much all over the Wales. In 1066 when Normans invaded England Welsh rose in revolt. By the 1100 Normans were driven out of two big costal areas and almost from all of the middle Wales. In 1176 the very first Eisteddfod, a Welsh festival of music and literature was held. The festival is held nowadays, too. 1283 Edward 1 ordered the building of castles in Wales. Between 1276 and 1295 he built or repaired 17 castles. Today we have over 600 castles in Wales. With that did Edward I may seem like a saint but he was the one who ordered to capture the last Princess of Wales, Gwenllian, from her cradle. Her mum died in a labor and dad died in the battle against English forces
katoliiklikuks vähemuseks. Suurimad vähemusrahvused on Aafrika, India, Pakistani ja Bangladeshi päritolu. Siiski moodustavad nad kõik vaid 6% kogu Inglismaa rahvastikust. Põhja-Wales'is räägib siiani palju inimesi kõmri keelt. Enamik neist töötab autotööstustes või arvuti- ja elektroonikatööstusettevõtetes. Varem täie jõuga töötanud söekaevandused on nüüdseks suletud. Walesis alates 7. saj. toimuv igaaastane luule-, muusika- ja teatrifestival Eisteddfod ülistabki kõmri keelt. Põhiosa Sotlasi elab kahes suuremas linnas: Edinburghis ja Glasgow's. Igal aastal peetakse esimeses linnas kunstifestivali. Muusika Inglise muusika on kogunud palju populaarsust peale 1960-ndaid, kui paljud inglise muusikud aitasid muuta rock'n'rolli populaarseks. Sellest ajast alates on Suurbritannias lavale toodud arvukalt kuulsaid muusikuid, kes esitavad nii metalit, drum'n'bassi kui ka vana rahvamuusikat, mis on iseloomulik Inglismaale, Sotimaale,
· Use of ,,do" to assure (I do go to chappel every Sunday) · The use of ,,there" for exclamations (There strange it was! Meaning: How strange it was!) Vocabulary: · ,,Del" and ,,Bach"- terms of endearment · Welsh use ,,delight" in the meaning of ,,interest" · ,,Rise" in the meaning of ,,get" or ,,buy" (I'll rise the drinks) · ,,Tidy" in the meaning of ,,nice" or ,,good" (It's a tidy car) · Bara brith a loaf of bread · Words with double "l" (Llymru porridge dish) · Eisteddfod a competitive arts festival 7) Scottish English (peculiarities of pronounciation, grammar, vocabulary) Pronounciation: · Velar fricative [x] (loch, night) · Dark ,,l" : fu (full), saut (salt), ca (call) · Short vowels are longer (jacket= [jaykit] · Bright [breht] · Rhotic ,,r" · Absence of dipthongs before r (cheers -> chers) · There's a rule that determines when vowels are pronounced short or long · Distinction between [ ] and [w]
usquebaugh/whisk(e)y; Irish: banshee, blarney, brogue, colleen, hooligan, leprechaun, lough, macushla, mavourneen, poteen, shamrock, shebeen, shillelagh, smithereens, spalpeen, Tory; Scottish: caber, cailleach, cairngorm, clachan, clan, claymore, corrie, glen, loch, lochan, pibroch, plaid, ptarmigan, slogan, sporran, strath, trews, trousers. Welsh: bug, coracle, corgi, cromlech, cwm, eisteddfod, flannel, flummery 7. Scandinavian borrowings 1000 (2000) borrowings. 3 Closed class words o They, them, their, fro Everyday words: o Take, call, cast, hit, thrive, want, raise, window, husband, fellow, gate, sky, skin, skill, ill, odd, ugly, Law terms: o Law, thrall
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