son and others.
Pupil 2. Wales is the country in the west of Great Britain. It is mainly a mountainous land with a chiefly agricultural economy and an industrial and coal-mining area in the south. The landscape is beautiful. Many English people move to Wales when they retire.
Cardiff, a large city in the south, was chosen as the capital of Wales in 1955, mainly because of its size. Since 1536, Wales has been governed by England and the heir to the throne of England has the title of Prince of Wales, but Welsh people have strong sense of identity. There is a Welsh National party which wants independence from the United Kingdom and the Welsh language is still used in certain parts of the country.
Welsh is an ancient Celtic language, similar to Breton, spoken in Brittany and France. In the 60s Welsh was given equal status with English as an official language and is used in the law courts. It is taught in schools and some TV programs are broadcast in Welsh. However, only about 20 of the population speak Welsh.
Pupil 3. Englad means different things to different people. To some of them it is "a fortress built by nature", to some- " a foggy Albion". Some people call it " the workshop of the world, others- " a land of sleepy rural beauty".
One of he oldest prehistoric monuments one of the wonders of the world can be found here. It is Stonehenge. The monument consists of two circles of huge stone blocks. Inside them there are two groups of stones in the shape of ahorseshoe. Today, Stonehenge is an important tourist site, and a place for people who like to believe in magic. At the summer solstice (that is June 21st, the longest day of the year) people go to Stonehenge to watch the sun rise. This year, about 30,000 people
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