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    Wales has two official languages - English and Welsh. Welsh people are largely bilingual, with 29% able to speak Welsh. Wales has a long history as a collection of independent kingdoms before being united under English rule in 1536. The Welsh flag originates from the Red Dragon military symbol. Tourism is an important part of Wales' economy, focused on its castles, parks, mountains, and Welsh culture and history. The capital city of Cardiff contains historic sites like Cardiff Castle and St. John the Baptist Church from 1180.

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    Wales has two official languages - English and Welsh. Welsh people are largely bilingual, with 29% able to speak Welsh. Wales has a long history as a collection of independent kingdoms before being united under English rule in 1536. The Welsh flag originates from the Red Dragon military symbol. Tourism is an important part of Wales' economy, focused on its castles, parks, mountains, and Welsh culture and history. The capital city of Cardiff contains historic sites like Cardiff Castle and St. John the Baptist Church from 1180.

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    Wales

    English Seminar
    Table of contents

    01. Language 03. Economy

    02. History 04. Politics

    05. Tourism
    Bore da!
    What is Wale’s official language?
    1. Wales’s
    Language
    • English and Welsh
    • Most Welsh people are bilingual or
    multilingual
    • 29% of Wales population can speak Welsh
    • Welsh in Argentina
    • 1865’s Wales immigrants ➡ Chubut,
    Argentina.
    02.
    Wales’s
    History
    2.1 When did Wales
    come into existence?

    • Set of independent kingdoms

    • Henry VIII’s Act of Union, 1536

    • Inhabited since 250,000 BC


    2.2 Who are
    The Welsh?
    • They are an ethnic group native to Wales.
    • (500-100 BC) Celtic tribes ➡ British isles
    • Roman and Saxon invasions
    Owain Glyndŵr, Prince of Wales until 1415.
    • Inward and outward migration
    The last native Welsh person to hold the
    title of prince. • Origin of the modern Welsh
    Wales
    Flag
    2.3 Where does the
    Welsh flag come
    from?

    • “Y Draid Goch” = Red Dragonn Flag.

    • Military Origin.

    • Henry VII was the first to use it in Field.


    2.4 Where does the
    word Wales come
    from?

    • Anglo Saxons “ Wales” = Foreigners, outsiders


    • Variations: Walloon, Belgium
    • “Cymru” = Friends, companions

    Cymru = Wales
    Economy
    Wale’s Economy Bases

    G.D.P. Agriculture Transportation


    Agriculture, Fishing, and
    Gross Domestic Produc
    Other Services
    04.
    Government
    and Royal
    Prince Charles.
    Family
    2.3 Where does the
    Welsh flag come
    from?

    • Prince: Charles Philip Arthur George.

    • There was NEVER a king

    • Prime Minister: Mark Drakeford.

    • Parliamentary Policy.
    The prime minister, Mark Drakeford.
    Tourism
    5. Tourism
    • It is overshadowed by the bordering
    countries.
    • It is a trip focused on history and Welsh
    culture.
    • Wonderful landscape, Parks, and
    Mountains.
    • Is the second country with the bigger
    number of castles.
    1. Cardiff Castle
    2. The Bute Park
    5.2 The
    Bute Park
    • Equivalent to 75 football camps.
    • A mix of historic landscape, urban
    forests, and sports fields.
    • Biodiversity.
    3. St. John the Baptist
    Church
    5.3 St. John
    the Baptist
    Church
    • Cardiff, Wales’s capital.
    • The oldest building in the county
    • Build-in 1180
    Bibliographic citations

    ● <https://www.queroviajarmais.com/pais-de-gales/>

    ● <https://www.estudarfora.org.br/6-paises-que-tem-mais-de-uma-
    lingua-oficial-e-voce-talvez-nao-sabia/>

    ● <https://gov.wales/rt-hon-mark-drakeford-ms>

    ● <https://www.britannica.com/place/Wales/Economy>
    Diolch!

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