Part A: Listening Comprehension
What it feels like to be Welsh
You will hear parts of an episode from the podcast United Zingdom by Zing Tsjeng about Welsh
identity.
You now have 3 minutes to read the following tasks.
Then listen to the podcast and do the tasks according to the information from the text.
You will hear the text twice.
Tick the correct box. Only one answer is correct.
Zing Tsjeng is doing the podcast United Zingdom to find out whether she should …
return to Singapore.
have dual citizenship.
become a British citizen.
According to Lisa Angharad, Welsh …
people are melancholic.
songs have a unique set of notes.
music is used as a means of communication.
According to Lisa, this year’s Eisteddfod cultural festival …
lasts two weeks.
celebrates its 70th anniversary.
takes place near her birthplace.
Answer the questions about Welsh history with information from the text.
Complete sentences are not necessary.
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4 When was the “Welsh Not” era? |
__________________________________________ |
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5 For which reason did Welsh children have to wear a sign? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
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6 Why was the Tryweryn valley flooded? |
__________________________________________ |
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7 There were protests after the flooding of the Tryweryn valley. What did they initiate? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Complete the following sentences with information given by Lisa Angharad.
8 Lisa feels most Welsh when she is __________________________________________.
9 Lisa would have stayed in London if ________________________________________.
10 Lisa’s final advice is that Zing Tsjeng should ________________________________.
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Zing Tsjeng is doing the podcast United Zingdom to find out whether she should …
return to Singapore.
have dual citizenship.
become a British citizen.
According to Lisa Angharad, Welsh …
people are melancholic.
songs have a unique set of notes.
music is used as a means of communication.
According to Lisa, this year’s Eisteddfod cultural festival …
lasts two weeks.
celebrates its 70th anniversary.
takes place near her birthplace.
Answer the questions about Welsh history with information from the text.
Complete sentences are not necessary. (6:30)
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4 When was the “Welsh Not” era? |
Victorian era |
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5 For which reason did Welsh children have to wear a sign? |
speaking Welsh (in schools) |
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6 Why was the Tryweryn valley flooded? |
water for Liverpool |
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7 There were protests after the flooding of the Tryweryn valley. What did they initiate? |
Welsh nationalist movement / Welsh language movement |
Complete the following sentences with information given by Lisa Angharad. (08:00)
8 Lisa feels most Welsh when she is away from Wales / not in Wales / in London.
9 Lisa would have stayed in London if she had not fallen in love with a Welsh person.
10 Lisa’s final advice is that Zing Tsjeng should go British / become a British citizen.