Exercise 1

SEARCH THE NAMES OF THESE CASTLES IN THE SITEWEB BELOW. YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM LATER.

A- Cardiff Castle C- Caerphilly Castle E- Castle Coch
B- Raglan Castle D- Chepstow Castle

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUEESTIONS ABOUT THEM:

1.-Where are they?

Cardiff Castle- The castle is in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

Raglan Castle- The castle is located just north of the village of Raglan in the conty of Monmouthshire in south east Wales.

Caerphilly Castle- The castle is located in centre of the town of Caerphilly in south Wales.

Chepstow Castle- The castle is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire in Wales.
Castle Coch- The castle is situet on a hallside near the village of Tongwynlais, in the north of Cardiff in Wales.

2.-How old are they?

Cardiff Castle- The castle has more than 2000 years.
Raglan Castle- The castle has roughly 910 years.
Caerphilly Castle- The castle has 739 years.
Chepstow Castle- It is 945 years old.
Castle Coch- The castle has 119 years.

3.-Who built them?

Cardiff Castle- The castle was built by the Romans.
Raglan Castle- The castle was built by William ap Thomas.
Caerphilly Castle- The castle was built by Gilbert de Clare.
Chepstow Castle- It was built by wiliam the Conqueror or his son Roger Fitz Osbern on a high cliff overlooking the river wye.
Castle Coch- The castle was built by John Crichton-Stuart and William Burges.

4.-When were they built?

Cardiff Castle- The castle was built over 2000 years ago.
Raglan Castle- The castle was built in 1100.
Caerphilly Castle- The castle was built in 1271.
Chepstow Castle- It was begun in 1067, a year after the Battle of Hastings. Chepstow was heavily modified and added yoo during the 12th century, and the 13th century saw mostly domestic work being carried out.
Castle Coch- The castle was built in 1891.

5.-Why were they built?

Cardiff Castle- The castle was built as Roman Fort.
Raglan Castle- The castle was built as the strength of the great family of Herbert.
Caerphilly Castle- The castle was buil for Uywelyn ap Gruffudd to stop ambitions south.
Chepstow Castle- It was the southermost of a chain of castles built along the English border in Welsh Marches. It was built to subdue the Welsh of Gwent.
Castle Coch- The castle was rebuilt in stone and consisted of a keep, a fortress.

A DESCRIPTION OF MYSELF

My name is Jose Luis. I'm fourteen years old. I'm from Spain. I have a brother and sister. I love playing football. I play indoor soccer game in Lloret. I've got two cats.
I like F.C.Barcelona.