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 son.
vii. Swansea, birthplace of the famous playwright 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.
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