II. Read the interesting facts about Wales, and complete the conversation. Practise it with your partner.
Wales - Interesting facts
· The country of Wales is a part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
· English and Welsh are the two official languages of Wales. Welsh is a Celtic based language that is now spoken by over 20% of the population.
· 42% of the South and West Wales coastline is considered “Heritage Coast”.
· The country of Wales is said to contain more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.
· Wales is often called “The Land of Song”.
· The country is well-known for its harpist, male choirs, and solo artists.
· Although football (soccer) is the more popular sport in Northern Wales, Rugby Union is seen as national sport and is passionately played by most of the country.
A: My group is going to give the presentation about Wales, and I have just download a lot of interesting facts of that country.
B: Really? Is English the only official language there?
A: No, (1) ______________________________________________________________________
B: Does Wales have any coastline?
A: Yes, and (2) __________________________________________________________________
B: Wales is not as famous for football as England, so what is the most popular sport there?
A: (3) __________________________________________________________________________
B: Scotland is very well-known for ancient castles. How about Wales?
A: Well, (4) _____________________________________________________________________
B: It sounds interesting. Are Welsh people fond of music?
A: Sure, (5) _____________________________________________________________________
B: Why?
A: (6) __________________________________________________________________________
B: Awesome. I think your group’s presentation will be very interesting.
6. Football is considered to be the world’s most popular sport. (is)
It is considered ………that football is…………………………………………… the world’s most popular sport.
7. People said that Roland inherited a lot of money. (was)
Roland ………was said to have………………………………..……………….. inherited a lot of money.
8. It is supposed that too much chocolate is bad for you. (supposed)
Too much chocolate …is supposed to be…………………………………………………………… bad for you.
9. We expect that the government will lose the election. (to)
The government ……is expected to ………………………………….……………… lose the election.
10. Most of the committee think that it is not a viable solution. (not)
It ………isn't thought that it is.................................................................a viable solution by most of the committee.