Country Studies. Lesson 8. The aim of the lesson is to get acquainted with Wales, its geography and climate. You’ll go on developing your skills in giving definitions and asking for additional information as well as in translation.

1. A) Match the geographical names given below and their corresponding Russian equivalents.

Name	Transcription	Translation	Name	Transcription	Translation
Wales	[weilz]	Бристольский залив	Snowdonia	[snəʊ`dəʊnɪə ]	г.Ньюпорт
Cymru	[kemri]	колодец в ц.Святой Винифрид	Snowdon	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/39.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/115.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/110.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/113.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/86.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/100.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/40.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/113.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/41.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/110.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/].gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET	граничить с
Cardiff	[`ka:dif]	нац.парк Брекон Биконз	The Brecon Beacons	[`brek(ə)n `bi:k(ə)nz]	г.Суонси
Sloveniа	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text=sl%C9%99'vi%CB%90n%C9%AA%C9%99" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	Кембрийские горы	The Cambrian Mountains	[`kæmbriən]	мост Ланголен
El Salvador	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text=%CB%8Cel's%C3%A6lv%C9%99d%C9%94%CB%90" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	побережье Пембрукшира (графство)	Pembrokeshire Coast	INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/[.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/39.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/112.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/101.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/109.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/98.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/114.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/86.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/107.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/83.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/73.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/113.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/].gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET	Гресфордские колокола
To border	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text='b%C9%94%CB%90d%C9%99" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	«Области выдающейся природной красоты»	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text=%CB%8Caut'st%C3%A6nd%C9%AA%C5%8B" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	Сальвадор
Bristol Channel	[`bristl tʃænl]	гора Сноудон	The Clwydian Range	[kl`widian]	Кардифф
St.George's Channel		Уэльс(валл.)	The Gower Peninsula	[`gauə pə`nɪnsjələ]	"водопад на источнике"
The Irish Sea	[ ]	острова,отрезанные от материка	The Wye Valley	[`wai `væli ]	Словения
Islands off the mainland		горная цепь Клвидиен	The Seven Wonders of Wales		Англси
Anglesey		полуостров Гоуэр	The Gresford bells		Южный Уэльс
South Wales		Рексхем(Рексем)	The Llangollen bridge	[ thlan`gothlen] (llan=church)	Уэльс
Swansea	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text='sw%C9%94nz%C9%AA" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	7 чудес Уэльса	St.Winefride's Well	[`winifrid]	Тисовые деревья в Овертоне
Newport	[ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/Handlers/TranscriptionHandler.ashx?Text='nju%CB%90p%C9%94%CB%90t" \* MERGEFORMATINET ]	нац.парк Сноудония	The Overton yew trees	INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/[.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/106.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/117.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/58.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.multitran.ru/gif/].gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET	Ирландское море
Wrexham	[`reksəm]	долина реки Уай	Pistyll Rhaeadr	[pistith rye-adder]	Пролив Св.Георга

b) Divide the English names into the following groups and read them out:

countries, regions, cities and towns, seas and channels, mountains, sights.

c) Reproduce the English variants following the order of their Russian equivalents in the table (cover the rest of the columns).