Номер 16, страница 73 - гдз по английскому языку 6 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

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16. Read to get some more information about Wales. Do you know that ...

• In Wales most road signs are in English and in Welsh.

• St. David is the patron saint of Wales. On 1st March, St. David’s Day, patriotic Welsh people wear a leek or a daffodil, both symbols of Wales.

• Every year an international festival called Eisteddfod [ai'stedfɔd] is held in the town of Llangollen [læn'gɔlən]. People come from all over the world to recite poetry, sing and dance in this colourful competition.

• Cardiff, the modern capital of Wales, has a Roman castle and a modern shopping centre.

• Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and, probably, in the whole world. Count how many letters it has!

• Rugby is the national game of Wales. The rules of the game are quite difficult. A team consists of fifteen players. The game is played with an egg-shaped ball.

• Welsh is a Celtic language and is very difficult to learn. It has very musical intonation and difficult sounds.

• There are three National Parks in Wales. These parks are protected by law because of their natural beauty, but people live and work there.

• The highest mountain peak in Wales is Snowdon. It is 1085 metres high.

• The Welsh for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten is un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, saith, wytn, naw, deg.

• The population of Wales is about two and a quarter million.

• The Welsh call their country Cymru [ˈkʌmri] and themselves Cymry [ˈkʌmri], a word which has the same root as “camrador” (friend, comrade).

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Ответ:

1. In Wales, most road signs are in English and in Welsh. / В Уэльсе большинство дорожных знаков на английском и валлийском языках.

2. St. David is the patron saint of Wales. On St. David's Day (1st March), people wear a leek or a daffodil as symbols of Wales. / Святой Давид — покровитель Уэльса. В День святого Давида (1 марта) люди носят лук-порей или нарцисс как символы Уэльса.

3. Every year an international festival called Eisteddfod is held in the town of Llangollen. / Каждый год в городе Лланголлен проводится международный фестиваль под названием Айстедвод.

4. The modern capital of Wales is Cardiff. / Современная столица Уэльса — Кардифф.

5. The longest place name in the UK is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. It has 58 letters. / Самое длинное географическое название в Великобритании — Лланвайрпуллгвингиллгогерихуирндробуллллантисилиогогогох. В нем 58 букв.

6. Rugby is the national game of Wales. / Регби — национальная игра Уэльса.

7. There are three National Parks in Wales. / В Уэльсе есть три национальных парка.

8. The highest mountain peak in Wales is Snowdon. It is 1085 metres high. / Самая высокая горная вершина в Уэльсе — Сноудон. Ее высота 1085 метров.

9. The population of Wales is about two and a quarter million. / Население Уэльса составляет около двух с четвертью миллионов человек.

10. The Welsh call their country Cymru and themselves Cymry. / Валлийцы называют свою страну «Cymru» (Кимру), а себя — «Cymry» (Кимри).