What the capital of the wales

What Is the Capital of Wales?

The skyline of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Wales forms part of the UK and the island of Great Britain, and its capital city is Cardiff. To the east, it is bordered by England, to the north and west is the Irish Sea, and the British Channel to the South. Cardiff is the 11 th largest city in the UK and the largest city in Wales. The city is the largest commercial center in Wales and is the base for the most sporting and cultural institutions. The city covers an area of 8,023 square miles, and in 2011, its population was 3,063,456 with the unitary authority area having a population of 346,100 people. In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area of Cardiff was a third of the total population of Wales having a population of about 1.1 million people.The city of Cardiff is a major tourist center and receives visitors from around the world. The city received 18.3 million visitors in 2010. National Geographic ranked Cardiff as the world’s 6 th alternative tourist destination.

History Of The Capital Of Wales

Areas near and around Cardiff shows that there was a human settlement as early as 6000 years ago. Cardiff was part of the territory of the Celtic British tribe known as Silures until the Romans conquered Britain. By the middle ages, Cardiff had flourished and had a population of between 1500-2000 people. Moving forward to the 20th century the city of Cardiff was given a city status in 1905 by King Edward II and officially became the capital city of Wales on December 20, 1955.

Geography Of The Capital City Of Wales

Cardiff is flat at the center, and its sides are bound by hills. As a city, it is built on marshland and Triassic stones. This type of landscape is usually shallow and low lying thus explaining Cardiff’s center flatness. To the northern part, Cardiff is bordered by the South Wales Valley to the East it borders the city of Newport, to the South by the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel.

Economy Of Cardiff

Cardiff city contributes immensely to the economy of Wales, and industry has played a significant role in its development. The demand for coal catalyzed its growth from a small town to a major city. Presently, the city of Cardiff is the primary business and finance center in Wales. Its growth has been attributed to its strong representation in finance and business services. Tourism plays a significant role in its economy and Cardiff is one the famous tourist destination cities in the UK. Cardiff has a large media industry employing close to 6,000 people with a turnover estimated to be 350 million pounds. It also has a large retailer center with its shopping portfolio decked in the city center. It has an efficient transport system in rail, road, air, and water.

Government Of The Capital Of Wales

Cardiff has been managed by the City and County Council of Cardiff since 1996, which is run from the County Hall in Atlantic Wharf. The National assembly sits at Cardiff Bay after it was formed in 1999. After the 2012 elections, the Labour party won the majority seats in the county council. In the local government, Cardiff is divided into communities. Some are under their own councils, while some are governed by the Cardiff City Council.

Выберите правильный вариант.

The capital of Wales is…
a) Cardiff b) Swansea c) Port Talbot

2) The head of the state is…
a) the President b) the Queen c) the Prime Minister

3) The highest mountain Ben Nevis is in …
a) Scotland b) England c) Wales

4) Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of the great English poet and playwright…
a) CH. Dickens b) B. Show c) W. Shakespeare

5) … is the biggest bell in Britain.
a) the Clock b) the Clock Bell c) Big Ben

6) They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in…
a) Scotland b) Wales c) Ireland

7) Which of the following is the emblem of England?
a) Shamrock b) Rose c) Thistle

8) How many countries are there in the UK?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4

9) In Trafalgar Square you can find…
a) Big Ben b) Buckingham Palace c) Nelson’s Column

10) The best-known English river is…
a) the Thames b) the Severn c) the Avon

11) The heart of London is…
a) Westminster b) the West End c) the City

12) At 5 o’clock the English always have …
a) lunch b) tea c) dinner

The capital of Wales is…
a) Cardiff

2) The head of the state is…
b) the Queen

3) The highest mountain Ben Nevis is in …
a) Scotland

4) Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of the great English poet and playwright…
c) W. Shakespeare

5) … is the biggest bell in Britain.
c) Big Ben

6) They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in…
a) Scotland

7) Which of the following is the emblem of England?
b) Rose

8) How many countries are there in the UK?
c) 4

9) In Trafalgar Square you can find…
c) Nelson’s Column

10) The best-known English river is…
a) the Thames

11) The heart of London is…
c) the City

12) At 5 o’clock the English always have …
b) tea

Capital of Wales

The Capital of Wales is a » de facto » designation usually applied to Cardiff since 1955. In that year, the Minister for Welsh Affairs Gwilym Lloyd-George commented in a Parliamentary written answer that «no formal measures are necessary to give effect to this decision».

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What Is the Capital of New South Wales?

The parliament of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney is the capital of New South Wales.

Where is Sydney?

Sydney is a coastal basin bordered by the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury River to the north, and to the south by Woronora Plateau. Occupying an area of 12.368 square kilometers, Sydney is home to over 5 million people. Sydney’s population is likely to rise to 8 million by 2061. Sydney is Australia’s most populous city. Other cities in New South Wales are Newcastle, Gosford, Wollongong, Maitland, and Albury.

An Alpha World City

Sydney is ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world. It is the 2 nd most expensive city to live in, with an average home estimated to cost over 12 year’s wages. The city has the lowest unemployment rate in the entirety of Australia. It ranks 10 th in the world in terms of quality living hence Sydney is one of the top livable cities in the world. The Globalization and World Cities Research recognized Sydney as an Alpha World City. The capital is the only Australia’s global city and the leading knowledge-based economy in Australia. Over 7% of the Nation’s economy is generated from Sydney, and more than 400,000 jobs are offered in the city.

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Sydney is home to one of the largest metropolitan zoos in the world. The Taronga Zoo is located in Mosman and hosts over 2,600 animals.

II. What is the capital of Wales?

How are citizens of the country called?

III. Make up sentences with the following words and word combinations:

IV. Read and translate two paragraphs about language situation in Wales and try to compare it to the situation in the Ukraine:

In the 1960s and 1970s many English people bought cottages and estate houses in villages in Wales. Most of them did not speak Welsh. Also, English comes into every Welsh home through television; both cable and satellite TV, radio, newspapers, books, etc. There are some Welsh-language TVs and radio stations, but it is not enough.

Local authorities try to reanimate the situation. Some posi­tive things have already done: road signs, documentation are in Welsh language in this area. The future of Welsh is uncer­tain. The problem is that Welsh has to survive next door to English but we all know very well, English is a very successful language.

V. Read about the capital city and the main ports of Wales and insert proper prepositions:

Cardiff, the modern national capital … Wales, is the largest city … industrial South Wales. It rose to importance … coal mining and iron industries. Today the cargoes it handles, are mainly imports, to be distributed throughout South Wales. On imported grain flour milling developed as well as other food processing. Cardiff has a modern shopping centre. North … Cardiff lie the valleys. These are the heart … the Welsh coal and steel industries.

The main port … Wales today is Milford Hayen (situated … the very south-west) because of its oil tanker traffic. It is one … the leading oil terminals of Britain. Refineries grew up … opposite shores and Milford Hayen became an important refining centre. A pipeline takes petroleum to a refinery near Swansea.

Swansea is an important container port. Caerphilly has one … the biggest castles … Europe, including a famous leaning tower. It was built … the Normans to defend themselves … the Welsh. Swansea and Newport shared coal exports too. However, later they suffered the same decline like Cardiff.

VI. Make up your own dialogues using the following questions about Wales:

a) Is Wales an independent country?

c) Who is given the title of Prince of Wales nowadays?

d) Has Wales got its own flag, culture and language?

e) Is Welsh a young language?

f) How many people speak Welsh?

g) Why did English push Welsh away?

UNIT 4

I. Read and translate the following group of words:

Around the capital, commercial centre, mainly rural, British settlers, strong discrimination, equal civil rights, strong cultural traditions, ballet and opera companies.

II. Translate from English into Russian the following words of the same root:

Commerce – to commerce – commercial – commercialization – to commercialize; modern – modernism – modernist – modernistic – modernity – modernization – modernly; revolution – revolutionary – revolutionist; to divide – divided – divider – dividing – dividual; to settle – settled – settlement – settler – setting; to dominate – dominated – dominating – domination – dominator.

III. Read and translate the text:

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, is still a part of the United Kingdom. It is made up of six countries: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone. One third of the population lives in and around the capital, Belfast.

Belfast is also the most important port and commercial and industrial centre. Belfast is a modern city, a city of the 19 th century and of the industrial revolution. Its expansion was rather later than that of most other British industrial cities and it thus avoided some of their worst features. There are a few trim Georgian buildings and one or two houses dating from the 17 th century, but the mass of the city’s buildings are late Victorian or belong to the present century. Some parts of the territory, those that are not close to the capital, have remained mainly rural.

The Irish population is divided into two groups: the Protestants and the Catholic. The Protestants are of British origin. They are descendants of British settlers who came to Ireland in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, during and after the Reformation. The Catholics are mostly natives of Ireland.

The Protestants were the majority and dominated the Catholics with strong discrimination. In 1968 the Catholics began the movement for equal civil rights.

The fightings between the two groups of the population continue to this day.

Northern Ireland has a strong cultural tradition: songs, dances, literature and festivals.

It has its own Art Council and there orchestras, theatres, ballet and opera companies.

IV. Words to be learnt:

settler – поселенец, переселенец

civil rights – гражданские права

Exercises to the text:

I. Find the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column for the following:

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition where necessary:

1. Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, is still a part … … United Kingdom.

2. One third … the population lives … and around … capital, Belfast.

3. Belfast is also … most important port and commercial and industrial centre.

4. The Irish population is divided … two groups: the Protestants and the Catholic.

5. The fightings … the two groups of the population continue to this day.

III. Complete the beginning of the following sentences:

1. … a city of the 19 th century and of the industrial revolution.

2. … that of most other British industrial cities and it thus avoided some of their worst features.

3. … who came to Ireland in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, during and after the Reformation.

4. … and dominated the Catholics with strong discrimination.

5. … has a strong cultural tradition: songs, dances, literature and festivals.

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. How many countries are there in the Northern Ireland?

2. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

3. Into what parts is the Irish population divided?

4. Who are the Catholics?

5. Who are the Protestants?

6. Has the Catholic-Protestant problem been solved?

7. Does Northern Ireland have strong cultural traditions?

V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. Ольстер – второе название Северной Ирландии.

2. Белфаст является самым важным коммерческим портом.

3. Территории, расположенные вдали от столицы – сельские.

4. Протестанты являются потомками британских поселенцев.

5. Католики в основном уроженцы Ирландии.

6. В стране имела место сильная дискриминация.

7. Борьба между протестантами и католиками продолжается и до сих пор.

8. В Северной Ирландии сохранились свои культурные традиции.

9. Ирландия считается самым чистым местом в мире.

Grammar Material

Present Simple Tense

(Настоящее простое время)

Present Simple совпадает с формой инфинитива (без частицы to) во всех лицах, кроме 3-го лица единственного числа, принимающего окончание –s:

e.g. to work – I (we, you, they) work.

She (he, it) works.

Вопросительная форма образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to do в настоящем времени (do со всеми лицами, кроме 3-го лица единственного числа, с которым употребляется does) и формы инфинитива (без to) смыслового глагола, причем вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим.

Отрицательная форма образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to do в настоящем времени (do, does), частицы not и формы инфинитива смыслового глагола (без to):

e.g. I do not work.

He does not work.

Если имеется вопросительное слово, то оно стоит на первом месте перед вспомогательным глаголом:

e.g. When does he come?

Вопрос к подлежащему не требует вспомогательного глагола: