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I. Read the text.
Croeso i Gymru. Welcome to Wales.
It’s a legendarily warm welcome. Whenever Wales features in travel-writers’ round-ups of the hottest destinations (and a few years ago, one even described our coastline as “the best region on earth to visit”) our hospitality is praised as much as our beautiful landscape. For those who stay longer, there’s the chance to enjoy an enviable work-life balance, in a strong community with inexhaustible options to fill up leisure time.
Wales is a proud nation. We’re both part of the United Kingdom and a country in our own right, with a devolved government and a National Assembly that passes our own laws. Around 3.1 million people live here, in a land of amazing geographical diversity. Around a quarter of Wales, from the mountains to the sea, is designated a National Park or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Creativity is at the heart of Welsh life. Writers and musicians are the first people to get a name-check in the lyrics of our national anthem. In turn, they’ve carried the name of Wales far and wide.
Wales means business – and creativity has its part to play there, too. We have always been a nation where innovation and enterprise go hand in hand, and ideas don’t stay on the drawing board for long. Welsh inventions include ball bearings, the microphone, deep-space photography and the hydrogen fuel cell – not to mention the “packet switching” concept that made the internet possible, and even the equals sign in mathematics. Today, we have world-class universities and a skilled workforce: 30 per cent of the population are graduates.
Being able to tap into this talent pool is one reason why businesses come to Wales to grow and realise their potential. Easy access to decision-makers is another. And sustainability is at the top of the business agenda. We were the first nation of the UK to introduce a charge for single-use carrier bags. Our economic policies promote and reward good environmental practice, and we have ambitious targets for reducing waste and shrinking industry’s carbon footprint.
The Welsh language is part of everyday life. It’s spoken by more than half a million people, taught in schools and celebrated at festivals such as the eisteddfodau that are the highlight of Wales’ cultural calendar. You’ll see it in place names and on street signs, and hear it on television and radio channels. It has a thriving music scene, and Welsh-language films and TV programmes are making a mark far beyond our borders.
It’s a part of our living heritage – and in Wales, heritage is something that refuses to be contained in museums or between the covers of dusty books. Wherever you turn, you’ll find signposts to a rich and complex history, from the remains of Roman encampments to the dazzlingly grand country estates built by aristocrats and industrialists. Wales was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution, the cradle of the workers’ rights movement and the birthplace of the National Health Service. All are sources of fierce pride.
We’re best known for our castles, which number more than 600.
Traditions and festivities tie the modern nation of Wales to its past. On the first of March, the country comes together to celebrate St David’s Day, with children dressing in national costume or pulling on the red jersey of our sports teams. And by the time others are anxiously exchanging cards on Valentine’s Day, we’ve done all our wooing in Wales. Our patron saint of lovers, St Dwynwen, has her special day almost three weeks earlier on 25 January.
Cardiff, in South Wales, is the capital city of Wales. It is a compact, vibrant and multicultural city that holds major sporting and entertainment events while retaining a friendly community feel.
Unlike in some capital cities where public transport is the only way to get about, it’s easy to walk around Cardiff. In the middle of the city centre is Cardiff Castle, built in the 19th century by the architect William Burges. From the outside, it’s a medieval fortress with thick Roman walls. Inside, the rooms are ornately decorated, with gilded ceilings, stained glass, wood carvings and intricate detailing.
Behind the castle is Bute Park, the so-called "green lungs" of the city centre, and the National Museum Cardiff. The museum houses the best collection of Impressionist art outside of Paris, as well as exhibitions about the history of Wales and touring shows.
The city centre is a major destination for shopping, eating, entertainment, nightlife and sports, with venues like the Principality Stadium hosting international sporting events and concerts from chart-topping artists. Cardiff Bay, a former dockland area that played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution, has Wales Millennium Centre – a venue for all things arts, music, stage and culture.
There are two universities in Cardiff, namely Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University, both of which are highly regarded – the former for research and academic excellence, and the latter for its creative programmes.
II. Найти в тексте эквивалентны следующих слов и выражений в тексте. Выписать их в столбик под номерами.
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