A printable worksheet for news-based English conversation classes.
Date: 2023/05/08
Difficulty: Intermediate B1
PDF: Spelling mistake outside Welsh school
YouTube: Spelling mistake outside Welsh school
misspelled - | - made clear | |
contractors - | - spelled wrong | |
responsible for - | - believed | |
faded - | - washed out | |
suspected - | - workers | |
clarified - | - in charge of |
Road workers in Swansea, Wales misspelled the word "school" outside Llangyfelach Primary School in both English and Welsh. The English word was spelled "shcool" and the Welsh word was spelled "ysool" instead of "ysgol."
The energy company responsible for the mistake said they would be returning to fix the English typo. The Welsh misspelling was unclear as the paint was faded, but it is suspected that it had been there for a while.
The leader of Swansea Council clarified that they were not responsible for the mistake. This is not the first time such a mistake has been made, as contractors made a similar error outside a "shcool" in Brighton less than a year ago.
In Wales, there are two main languages, English and Welsh. The government says public signs must have both languages.
A: | Oh no, we misspelled "school" on the last road sign! |
B: | Haha, looks like we messed up the Welsh one, too. |
A: | I can't believe we messed up both languages. |
B: | Yeah, it's a bit embarrassing, isn't it? |
A: | We better fix the English one right away. |
B: | I think we both need to go back to "shcool"! |
misspelled → spelled wrong |
contractors → workers |
responsible for → in charge of |
faded → washed out |
suspected → believed |
clarified → made clear |