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    Read UK: Wales - Exercises: Preparation

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    This document provides exercises to check understanding of a reading about Wales. It includes matching vocabulary with definitions, identifying true/false statements, filling gaps in sentences using relative pronouns and other words, and filling gaps in sentences with capital or lowercase letters. The exercises cover key facts about Wales such as its location in the UK, Welsh language, famous landmarks like Snowdonia and the Millennium Stadium, and cultural events like the National Eisteddfod festival.

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    This document provides exercises to check understanding of a reading about Wales. It includes matching vocabulary with definitions, identifying true/false statements, filling gaps in sentences using relative pronouns and other words, and filling gaps in sentences with capital or lowercase letters. The exercises cover key facts about Wales such as its location in the UK, Welsh language, famous landmarks like Snowdonia and the Millennium Stadium, and cultural events like the National Eisteddfod festival.

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    273 views3 pages

    Read UK: Wales - Exercises: Preparation

    Uploaded by

    Ivan Bukovac
    This document provides exercises to check understanding of a reading about Wales. It includes matching vocabulary with definitions, identifying true/false statements, filling gaps in sentences using relative pronouns and other words, and filling gaps in sentences with capital or lowercase letters. The exercises cover key facts about Wales such as its location in the UK, Welsh language, famous landmarks like Snowdonia and the Millennium Stadium, and cultural events like the National Eisteddfod festival.

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    Read UK: Wales – exercises

    Do the preparation task first. Then read the article and do the exercises to check your understanding.

    Preparation
    Match the verb phrases with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

    1…….. lamb a. related to Wales

    2…….. a stadium b. the part of the land that is near the sea

    3…….. a match c. a big building where you can see sports events

    4…….. a dragon d. a game of sports between two people or teams

    5…….. Welsh e. meat from a sheep

    6…….. the coast f. a large, scary animal that can fly and breathe fire

    1. Check your understanding: true or false


    Circle True or False for these sentences.

    1. Wales is a country in the United Kingdom next to England. True False

    2. There is one national park in Wales. True False

    3. Five per cent of Welsh people live in Cardiff. True False

    4. You can go to concerts and sports matches at the Millennium Stadium. True False

    5. At the National Eisteddfod people sing in English. True False

    6. Everyone in Wales speaks Welsh. True False

    7. Villages, towns and cities in Wales have two names. True False

    8. The red dragon is a symbol of Wales. True False


    Read UK: Wales – exercises

    2. Check your grammar: gap fill – relative pronouns


    Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

    who x2 which x3 where x3

    1. Wales is a country _______________ has a lot of beaches.

    Snowdonia is a national park _______________ you can climb Snowdon, the highest mountain in
    2.
    Wales.

    3. Welsh is an old Celtic language _______________ young people learn at school.

    4. The Eisteddfod is a festival for people _______________ like art and culture.

    5. Gareth Bale, _______________ comes from Wales, is a footballer.

    The Millennium Stadium is a famous venue _______________ you can go to a concert or watch a
    6.
    rugby match.

    7. Llanwrtyd Wells is a town _______________ men and horses run in a marathon.

    8. The red dragon is a symbol of Wales _______________ appears on the national flag.

    3. Check your grammar: gap fill


    Write one word to complete the sentences.

    1. Wales has some of the most beautiful beaches _______________ the UK.

    2. As well _______________ beaches, there are a lot of mountains in Wales.

    The Welsh language is _______________ old, Celtic language which is very different from
    3.
    English.

    4. Street signs in Wales _______________ written in Welsh and English.

    The Millennium Stadium is where you go if you want _______________ watch a football or rugby
    5.
    match or even a pop concert.

    6. Bog snorkelling is similar _______________ swimming in extremely dirty water.

    7. The patron saint of Wales is St David, who _______________ celebrated on 1 March.

    Wales _______________ got a continuous coastline, around 1,300km long, which means there
    8.
    are a lot of beaches!
    Read UK: Wales – exercises

    4. Check your writing: gap fill – capital letters


    Write a capital or lower-case letter to fill the gaps.

    1. Wales is one of the countries in ____ritain and the ____nited Kingdom.

    2. It’s a small ____ountry with ____ngland to the ____ast and the sea to the north, west and south.

    3. Snowdonia is in north ____ales and its highest mountain is ____nowdon.

    4. Most ____elsh people live in ____outh Wales in the ____apital city, Cardiff.

    5. The Welsh language is an ____ld ____eltic language which is very different from ____nglish.

    6. One of the ____argest cultural festivals in ____urope is the ____ational Eisteddfod of Wales.

    7. The ____illennium Stadium in ____ardiff can hold 74,500 ____pectators.

    8. If you like unusual ____ports, visit the small ____own of ____lanwrtyd Wells.

    Discussion

    Have you ever been to Wales? Would you like to go?

    Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learned in this lesson.

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