3 Read the text. Then match headings a-f on the right with paragraphs 1-5. There is one
heading that you do not need.
BIG NAME, SMALL VILLAGE!
1 Many British places have got unusual names. In England, you can visit Dog Village in the south and World's End in
the north! The name ofone village in Scotland has only got two letters: Ae!
2 But one village in Wales has got a really difficult name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwymdrobw-
Mantysiliogogogoch. This is longer than all the other place names in Europe.
3 This Welsh village is very old - Romans lived there about 2,000 years ago.
4 In the 1950s, the name of the village was Llanfair, andit was a very quiet place. People in the village wanted more
visitors, so they changed the name. They inventeda more interesting new name, with 58 letters!
5 Today, 3,000 people live in the village, but thousands tourists visit every year. It's famous!
Early history of the village
b Why did they change the name?
c Places with interesting names
d Popular place names
What is the village like today?
f Why is one Welsh village unusual?​