port in the world . Cardiff is the largest media centre in the UK outside of London . Wales is located on a peninsula in central-west Great Britain . Its area , the size of Wales , is about 20,779 km² . Wales is bordered by England to the east and by sea in the other three directions : The Bristol Channel to the south , St. George's Channel to the west , and the Irish Sea to the north . The main population and industrial areas are in South Wales ,consisting of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport and surrounding areas , with another significant population in the north-east around Wrexham . English is spoken by almost all people in Wales . Northen and western Wales retain many areas where Welsh is spoken as a first language by majority of the population and English is learnt as a second language . Today there are very few truly monoglot Welsh speakers , other than small children , but individuals still exist who may be considered less than fluent in English and rarely
DYLAN THOMAS L A U RA R U N T H A L DYLAN THOMAS • Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales in 1914. • He was only one sister Nancy. • At home he spoke English and took Welsh lessons at home. • An undistinguished student, he left school at 16, becoming a journalist for a short time • Was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems. • Thomas has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century • While living in London, Thomas met Caitlin whom he married in 1937. • Their relationship was defined by alcoholism and
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prevalent in the Western society. The purpose of this dissertation is to critically explore this hotly debated tension between these two conflicting salient features that have often prevented the recognition of children as active citizens, entitled to respect and participation. With a particular interest in Wales, the following research project analyses the development of children`s active participation both in the Welsh Government and the County and Council of Swansea as they both have regarded the UNCRC on the basis of all its activity. Finally, the Cadle Primary School in Swansea has been used as a case study to investigate the potential change in attitudes in children after the school placed the UNCRC at the heart of its ethos and curriculum across all areas of the school. The primary goal is to critically analyse the commitment of the Cadle towards children`s participation within school and explore the
To the west of England, lies a small, almost secret country called Wales. It is a land of green and grey: green fields, valleys and hills, grey mountains and sky, and grey stone castles. · Wales, or Cymru in Welsh, is a small country that is part of the United Kingdom. · it's area is about 21,000 square kilometers, which is less than half Estonia · The population of Wales is 2,92 million · The biggest towns are the capital city Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. · Wales is also called as "The land Of Castles" The Welsh language is one of the oldest languages in Europe. It belongs to the Celtic group of languages and is totally different from English. Welsh, along with English, is an official language and is spoken by half a million people. The flag of Wales, with its red dragon, is one of the oldest in the world. It was brought to Britain by
Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Wales is one of the four parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). FLAG Red dragon may have been the battle standard of the early Britons after Roman occupation.An 8th -century legend describes a fight between a red dragon(Wales)and a white dragon (England)and which the former triumphed. CITIES Cardiff Swansea(1969 to mark the investiture of the Prince of Wales.) Bangor Newport(the latest,marking the Queen`s Golden Jubilee in 2002,today a centreof high technology industry) NAME The name Wales comes from the Cymraeg word Gwalia, meaning in English "Homeland". It later became Latinized as Walia, then by the Normans to something like Wal~es....then Wales. Wales has not been politically independent since 1282,when it was conquered by King
Wales Overview Capital: Cardiff, population 341,054 Other major towns: Swansea, Newport, Wrexham Official Languages: Welsh, English Population: 3,006,430 (StatsWales 2010) Patron Saint: St David Climate similar to the rest of the UK changes quite quickly Rain - autumn and early winter months (October January) the summer months are the hottest Language All speak English Welsh language is spoken fluently by over half a million - 20% of the population It's called Cymraeg
factories and mines have closed. The natural resources in the UK for example are: coal, ptroleum, natural gas, limestone, salt, iron, etc. Most of the land is suitable for agriculture, although the largest area is reserved for pasture and grazing land. Agriculture provides around 60 per cent on the country's food needs. The biggest cities in The UK are: Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland; Cardiff, Newport and Swansea in Wales; Belfast and Londonderry in Northern Ireland and London, Oxford, Birmingham and York in England. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is well known for its monuments and for the International Festival which is held every August. Glasgow is the industrial capital of Scotland, it lies on the River Clyde and is the third largest city in Great Britain. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, and Newport and Swansea are the biggest cities in Wales.
dirigent Andrew Littoni juhatusel Schönbergi "Gurre laulud" ja ettekannetel osalesid koos RAM-iga Bergeni Filharmooniakoor ning -orkester. Juuni keskpaigas andis koor koos ansambliga "Metsatöll" kontserdi "Raua needmine" Saksamaal, Reutlingenis. Esitati Eestis väga sooja vastuvõttu pälvinud projekti Veljo Tormise ja Metsatölli pillimeeste loomingust, millele on seade teinud RAM-i resideeruv helilooja Tauno Aints.Oktoobris käis koor kontserdireisil Suurbritannias, kus Swansea festivalil kanti ette Stravinski "Oidipus Rex" partneriks BBC Walesi orkester, dirigent Jac van Steenning anti Ants Sootsi juhatusel a cappella kontsert eesti muusikast. Tänane RAM on kogu maailmas tuntud professionaalne koor, mille repertuaaris on nii a cappella koorimuusikat kui ligi 30 vokaalsümfoonilist suurteost. Eesti heliloojate kõrval on koorile kirjutanud sellised maailmanimed nagu Dmitri Sostakovits ja Gavin Bryars. Oratooriumide esitused on koori kokku
krevetile. · On tehtud ka kindlaks ,et kalajäätmed võivad toota kõrgkvaliteedilist toitu. (taimed) · On uuritud kalajäätmete sees kasvavat seent, see organism toodab palju happeid reoveest.Seda saaks kasutada käärimisel. · Fosfori taaskasutamine. Kalajäätmetes on kõrge fosfori sisaldus. Maailmas on fosfori väärtus tõusnud ,seepärast on hakatud uurima ,kuidas vabastada kalajäätmetest fosfor. Swansea Ülikooli teadlased on uurinud kuidas vabastada fosforit Phfunktsioonina. · Biogaasi tootmine. On võimalik ,et forelli jäätmetest saaks toota biogaasi,kui seda saaks paksendada edukalt .On kahtlusi ,kui sobilikud kalajäänused on biogaasi tootmiseks, kuna nendes on kõrge soodiumi tase, mis võib pärssida metaani teket. · Kõrge kvaliteediline kompost. Kui kalajäätmeid õnnestub paksendada edukalt nt 25% tahkeid osi ,siis on õige
Tallinn English College Topic Great Britain 2007 1. Introduction The official name of Great Britain is `the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or short United Kingdom)' The population is about 60.4 million. The capital is London. Other biggest cities include Birmingham, Bristol, Portsmouth, Glasgow and Swansea. English is the main language of Great Britain, but Welsh is officially recognized in Wales and Gaelic in Scotland. 2. Geographical position The British Isles is the geographical term for a group of about 5000 islands off the coast of mainland Europe. The largest island is Great Britain, which is also the largest island in Europe. It consists of England, Wales and Scotland. The next largest island is Ireland, which is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Britain and
unspoilt rural and coastal areas which have been placed under protection * the flag is called the Saint George's Cross Scotland: * the biggest cities are Glasgow and Edinburgh (the capital) * Stirling has been an important settlement in Scotland for over 800 years * the flag is called the Saint Andrew's Cross Wales: * the biggest cities are Cardiff, Swansea and Newport * these cities depended for their growths on surrounding mines and metal production, which started during the days of the Industrial Revolution * the flag is of Wales bears a Red Dragon (it is not represented on the Union Jack) Northern Ireland: * the capital city is Belfast * 54% of people regard themselves as Protestants and 42% as Roman Catholics * the flag is called the Saint Patrick's Cross 2) History
other three directions: the Welsh Channel to the south, St George's Channel to the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. There are many bays, peninsulas, cliffs and beaches, together Wales has almost 2000 km of coastline. There are several islands off the Welsh mainland, the largest being Anglesey in the northwest. About 3 million people live in Wales. The main population and industrial areas are in South Wales, consisting of the cities of Cardiff (also the capital), Swansea and Newport and surrounding areas. Much of Wales' beautiful and diverse landscape is mountainous. It has two major mountain systems: the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacon in the south and the mountains of Snowdonia in the south. The highest mountains in Wales are in Snowdonia and include Snowdon, which at 1085 m (3,560 ft) is the highest peak in Wales. Welsh flag has a red dragon on a white and green background. It is not represented on the Union Jack.
müügile ja arendusele) SteriPack Medical (Toodab kliinilisi instrumente) Lennuliiklus. Aer Arann (Dublinis asuv regionaalne lennuliin) Aer Lingus (Iirimaa rahvuslik lennuliin asub samuti Dublinis) CityJet (Iirimaal asuv lennuliin mille omanik on Air-France KLM ) Irish Continental (Iirimaa lennuliinide operaator) Ryanair (Iirimaa lennuliinide peakorter Dublinis) Swansea Cork Ferries (Väike lennufirma millel on ainult 1 ruutmiil mida katta) Bussi-ja raudteeliiklus. Córas Iompair Éireann:(Iirimaa valitsuse käsutuses olev transpordiühing) 1) Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus (Ühiskondliku transpordi operaator Dublinis) 2) Bus Éireann - Irish Bus (Bussiteenust pakkuv firma Iirimaal) 3) Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail (Rahvusvaheline raudtee süsteem Iirimaal)