202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side1-10-Ex2.2A
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：202 Useful Exercises for IELTS
Exercise 2.2. A. Write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences:
A i. Wales is approximately 170 miles long and 60 miles wide; 8000 square miles in total.
ii. Over 2.9 million people live in Wales; they comprise almost 5% of the total population of Britain.
iii. 1.8 million people (60% of the Welsh population) live in the highly industrialised South-east region.
iv. The Welsh language is now spoken by over 500,000 people, mostly in the north.
v. The distance from London to Cardiff is 155 miles and takes about 3 hours by car.
vi. In 1302, the conquering English king Edward I gave the the title of the Prince of Wales to his eldest 1 son.
vii. Swansea, birthplace of the famous playwright 2 and poet Dylan Thomas, is the second largest city in Waleswith around 200,000 people.
viii. The highest peak in South Wales is Pen-y-Fan (2907 ft), but Snowdon is the highest in Wales at 3650 ft.
ix. The Snowdon Mountain Railway, built in 1896, will take you to the top daily in just under 60 minutes.
x. The Welsh village with the longest name in Britain has 58 letters in its name.
- The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
- The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
- Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
- The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。