WenLing-Jomec

1. How long have you worked here?

2. How do you view Burberry, this brand?

3. What do you think about this closure plan?

4. If Burberry shut down the factory, what would you do?

5. “Burberry is working on a plan to redeploy 50 employees on a new smaller textiles operation.” If so, will you stay in Burberry?

1. What is the story?

The Burberry factory in Wales(Cardiff) plans to move to China.
2. Why tell it now?

Charles joins rebellion over Burberry move to China

The news has been published on The Sunday Times on November 26, 2006.

3. How am I going to do it?

• (1) Burberry is a traditional brand of Britain. What forces it to move?
• (2) the impact of this move
• (3) interview some workers and representatives in Burberry,(perhaps the manager?), and offer different angles
• (4) five questions, links and pictures as well

Come on Wales: A new fan of the Welsh rugby match

Tonight, there is nothing on the streets, but Welsh fans. They are moving toward the same way- the Millennium Stadium.

The large banner reading The Invesco Perpetual Series hangs on the national stadium of Wales. Fans are clutching tickets in their hands and queuing at different gates. Kids have tattoo stickers of Welsh Rugby Union’s logos on their faces. People outside can hear shouting and chaos at Welsh Rugby Union’s home ground in Cardiff.

A small crowd chant “Oggy!” Immediately, Other people respond” Oi! ”They all look excited and joyous.

In the stadium, crowds of people are milling about the paths. There are some food stalls on both sides, selling simple food, such as the Cornish pasty and hotdogs. The Carling beer stands attract long queues of people.

A lot of direction signs make a first-time comer confused easily. Yet asking other fans is the best way rather than following those signs. In addition, there are two staff responsible for checking tickets in front of every block, they also helpfully show the direction to people who get lost.

Before the kick-off, a man, holding the Welsh national flag, walks into the ground and sings the Welsh national Anthem. When he starts, all audience and all Welsh fans follow, which creates a unique atmosphere. They show their love of Wales through the singing.

As those programmes ending, the Wales vs. Canada rugby match gets underway. The 74022 audience’s emotions are running high. They wave the Welsh national flag, shout, and even jump up with excitement. A man bursts into song“ Bread of heaven” with an infectious voice, and people around him join the singing without hesitation.

Welsh fans chant “Wales” and roar “Come on Wales” throughout the match. When Wales scores, a father raises his daughter to her feet, a couple kiss and the fans can’t help to stand up to celebrate this moment. However, after Canada players score penalties, Welsh fans also clap for them, which is a sign of sportsmanship. Everyone here can feel and smell, the wonderful atmosphere of the Welsh hearts, of the people of Wales.

Some people start a Mexican wave when some player gets injured and forces the match to stop. The wave circles the stadium many times. Over 7000 spectators create an impressive picture.

Almost every fan has beers in their hand. Keeping shouting contributes to their thirst. Therefore, many people leave their seat at match and come back with a set of four Brain beers.

There is another interesting fact- whether men or women, they rarely bring their bags. Probably, to jump higher and faster is the main reason. There is nothing to stop them from showing their love of team.

That must be a memorable day, for people never watching live rugby match before. The fantastic atmosphere and the singing from Welsh fans impress all audience in the stadium, and make them decide to watch next live matches.

Millennium Stadium

Welsh Rugby Union

After a rugby match in Cardiff: what will happen ?

On Bonfire night in Cardiff, it is one of big days in Britain. But no one seems to care about that.

If you walk down the streets beside the Millennium Stadium, after the Wales vs. Australia match, you will see fans flood into the road.

The reds cause “traffic jams” around the Millennium Stadium. They are shouting and chanting to each other. You cannot tell the result of the match from their faces. Everybody smiles, because the two teams battle to a 29-29 tie.

Due to the match, the policemen block the streets outside the stadium. A very long queue surrounds the Cardiff Castle. Without cars, people mill about safely and joyfully. They are still excited and recovering from the event.
Since Wales is the host, there is a huge amount of people with “Brains” logos on their shirts. Australia’s fans appear to be flooded with them. Even so, everyone makes an effort to support his team. Whether the Welsh fans or the Australia lovers, for example, some of them wear their national flags as cloaks. One Australian fan even carries a kangaroo-shaped balloon on his back.

There are long queues in front of bars. They are waiting in chilly weather and people who squeeze into those bars are enjoying beers and talking with an enthusiastic atmosphere. If you just pass by, be aware of drunken people. Some will get this chance to hug girls, even kiss them.

An Cardiff student recalls, “On that day, I was going to pick my friend at coach station and suddenly a fat man hugged me. I was scared because he tried to kiss me. Oh…that’s a terrible experience.”

People gather in a bar after matches is a part of Britain sports culture, of course, for the Welsh as well. But, the culture of Welsh rugby has some unique characters.

According to the Welsh, they have supported their local rugby team, when they were very little. Welsh rugby culture has developed rather different from other areas. Welsh parents buy replica soccer shirts for their children, and bring them to watch their own sport being played in the world, whether on TV or in the stadium.

Peter Stead, a Welsh fan said, “We always supported players and teams because they are good and because we knew them.” No doubt, the culture of Welsh rugby is close to citizens. Those matches are beautiful memories for life and the superstars are viewed as their heroes.

So, if you pass the Millennium Stadium after a Welsh game next time, do not be scared by those friendly fans. Their behaviours reflect the true characters of the match. You will see what the true culture of Welsh rugby game is.

The Invesco Perpetual Series 06 takes place in Millennium Stadium between 4th and 25th Nov. 2006 , and it includes four games:Wales vs. Australia, Wales vs. Pacific Island, Wales vs. Canada and Wales vs. New Zealand.

I will watch the third game and interview some fans about that game and this series. This story will show the content of games, the players’ performance, some interesting stories happened in that game and perhaps the decoration of Millennium Stadium.

1. story about couples(one is Welsh and another is from other country)

we can describe how they live together in different cultures,how they tackle the problems,the positive side and negative one

2. Welsh Language has being disappeared.

less and less people can speak Welsh

we may interview someone to talk about this fact

or a discussion of this happenning

3.introduce some Welsh traditional sports

their histories and developments