Exercise 8. Rewrite each question beginning as shown. Check the factual answers

Example: Where is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantyslliogogogoh?-

Do you know where Llanfairp(etc) is?

1. Is it the name of a real place? Do you have any idea __________________________________?

2. Was it an invented name? Can you tell me _________________________________________?

3. Why did they decide to make up a name? I wonder __________________________________?

4. What do the local people say? Could you tell me ____________________________________?

5. Where does the name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokai-

whenuakitanatau come from? Do you have any idea ___________________________________?

6. How do you pronounce it? Do you know __________________________________________?

7. What does it mean? Do you understand ___________________________________________?

8. Which language is this word from? Can you tell me _________________________________?

9. What’s the longest place name in your country? Could you tell me______________________?

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSlLIOGOGOGOH is according to one source the longest place name in the world, with 58 letters. It is a town in North Wales meaning 'St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave Ol' 'St Mary's (Church) by the white aspen over the whirlpool, and St Tysilio's (Church) by the red cave in Welsh. Local people apparently invented the name for the railway station in order to encourage tourism.

TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU is the name of a hill in Southern Hawke's Bay in New Zealand. Taumata was a Maori chief, and the word apparently means 'The summit of the hill”, where Taumata, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, and played on his nose flute to his loved one.