Content• Geographical

position• Fact file about

Wales• Administrative

division• Official languages• Population of

Wales• National anthem• National

emblems• Climate, flora and

fauna• Conclusion

Geographical positionWales is

located in the south-west of the island of Great Britain and borders on England in the east, the Bristol Channel in the south and the Irish Sea in the west and north.

Fact file about WalesThe area of

the Wales is about 20800 square km. The political structure is a constitutional monarchy. The head of state is a queen or a king of the UK.

Administrative division1. Mertil Tidvil (Merthyr Tudful) 2. Kairfilly (Caerffili) 3. Blinay-Gwent (Blaenau Gwent) 4. Torvain(Tor-faen) 5. Monmutshir(Sir Fynwy) 6. Newport (Casnewydd) 7. Cardiff(Caerdydd) 8. Valley Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg) 9. Brigent(Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) 10. Ronta Kinon Tave (Rhondda Cynon

Tâf) 11. Nik-Port Tolbot(Castell-nedd Port

Talbot) 12. Swansee(Abertawe) 13. Karmartenshir (Sir Gaerfyrddin) 14. Keredigion(Ceredigion) 15. Powys (Powys) 16. Reksham(Wrecsam) 17. Flintshir(Sir y Fflint) 18. Denbishir(Sir Ddinbych) 19. Konwy(Conwy) 20. Gwined (Gyunedd) 21. Island Anglsi(Ynys Môn) 22. Pembrukshir(Sir Benfro)

Official languagesThe official languages in Wales are the English and

the Welsh. The English is spoken by almost all people in southern and eastern Wales. However, northern and western Wales retain many areas where only Welsh is spoken, and English is learnt as a second language. All people of Wales can speak English and only 21.7% of the population able to speak or read Welsh.

Population of WalesThe

population of Wales is about 3 mln people. 96% of them are British, 1,9% are Irish, 0,6% are Métis and 1,5% are others.

The capital cityThe capital

city of Wales is Cardiff. Cardiff is the biggest city in Wales. Cardiff is situated in the southern part of Wales and borders on Newport in the east, on Kairfilly in the north, on Valley Glamorgan in the south.

National anthem

Страна моих предков, страна моих снов, Раздолье поэтам, простор для певцов; Страна, чьи герои добыли в бою И честь, и свободу твою. Уэльс! Уэльс! Древний, славный Уэльс! Чьё море в веках хранит стеной Твою чистоту и покой. 2 Для бардов долины и горы здесь — рай, Мелодий и звуков исполнен наш край; И эха раскаты, плеск волн и ручьи Звучат в каждой песне они. Припев 3 Пускай твою землю топтали враги, Твой чудный и древний язык не погиб; И не удавалось ещё никому Смирить твоей арфы струну. Припев

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri; Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad, Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed. Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad. Tra mor yn fur i’r bur hoff bau, O bydded i’r hen iaith barhau. 2 Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd, Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i’m golwg sydd

hardd; Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi. Cytgan 3 Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed, Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed, Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad, Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad. Cytgan

1 The land of my fathers is dear unto me, Old land where the minstrels are honored and

free; Its warring defenders so gallant and brave, For freedom their life’s blood they gave. Home, home, true am I to home While seas secure the land so pure O may the old language endure. 2 Old land of the mountains, the Eden of bards Each gorge and each valley a loveliness guards Through love of my country, charmed voices will

be Its streams, and its rivers, to me. Refrain 3 Though foemen have trampled my land 'neath

their feet The language of Cambria still knows no retreat The muse is not vanquished by traitor’s fell hand Nor silenced the harp of my land. Refrain

A leekA dragon

ClimateWales has a maritime

climate dominated by highly unpredictable shifts in Atlantic air masses, which, combined with the diverse range of elevations, often cause local conditions to vary considerably from day to day. There is no markedly wet or dry season; roughly 4 inches (88 mm) of precipitation are recorded in April, whereas 6 inches (142 mm) are typical in January. Winter snowfall can be significant in the uplands, where snow or sleet falls some 10 days of each year. The mean diurnal temperature is 50 °F (10 °C), ranging from 40 °F (4 °C) in January to 61 °F (16 °C) in July and August.

Flora and faunaThe combination of physical conditions and centuries of

human activity in Wales has brought about a predominance of grasslands, varying from mountain grasses and heather to lowland pastures of bent grass and ryegrass. Planted woodlands are also common, including mixed parkland, boundary woods, and commercial plantations.

Remote parts of Wales are the shelter for some mammals and birds which are extinct or rarely found elsewhere in Britain, including European pole casts and pine martens, red kites, and choughs (crow like birds that breed inland as well as at some coastal sites). Seabirds and shorebirds occur in large numbers, and bottlenose dolphins inhabit the Cardigan Bay. There are three designated national parks in Wales—Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast, and Brecon Beacons—and five areas of outstanding natural beauty—Gower , Lleyn , the Isle of Anglesey, the Clwydian Range, and the Wye valley.

Natural resourcesThere are a

lot of natural resources in Wales. They are slate, coal, iron, graphite and lead.

ConclusionSo Wales is

the beautiful country with green forests and clean rivers, modern cities and ancient traditions. Wales is a unique country, where people of different nationalities live .

Работа учащегося 10 класса ГОУ РМЭ «Лицей им.М.В. Ломоносова»г. Йошкар-Ола Марий Эл

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