COMPUTERS

Computers can tell us about delay to transport.

Playing computer games is a popular way to so spend spare time.

·44% of children said their computer was a trusted friend.

·20% of children rather be with their computer than with friends.

·60% of homes has got a computer.

The mobil phone to give instractions to the computer in the smart home.

HEALTHCARE

The NHS provides a phone service where you can get advice from a trained doctor. There are over 60 Walk-in Centres in Britian. If you've got a broken leg, you should go to a hospital which has got an Accident and Emergencies department.

You should take your medicine three times a day.

You shouldn't be agraid of acupuncture.

You shouldn't get up-you're too ill.

He should sit down- he looks terrible!

You should do plenty of exercise and have a healthy diet.

TRANSPORT IN LONDON

1.8 million people travel into London by train every day. Buses and taxis have got special lanes on the road. Some people travel to work by boat. Cars move very slowly in London. People often travel by train to a convenient tube station. The Docklands Light Railway trains haven't got a driver.

MARITIME STORY

Ships and the sea are very important in Britian. Britian once had the biggest navy in the world. Even today, many ships are used for exporting goods in packets. Some people also travel by place to go on holiday or for business.

The Queen Mry 2 is a very big passgers ship. It sails from New York

You can visit a museum of maritime hostory in Liverpool. Outside the museum, there are ships in the docks.

Inside you can find out about life on sailing ships. Young men had to climb the ridding to put up the sails. This was a dangerous job.

HORROR STORIES

Horror stories are vey popular in Britian. Two famous horror story:

Frankistein's monster and Dracula were created by British woritus. Bram Stoker thougth of the character of Dracula when he was sitting in a tomb. He saw some sunlight fall on a crach in the lid of a cementery and he imagined that the ligth might wake up the dead body inside. Some fans of horror stories enjoy taking a guided tour around London.

THE LAW

Face scientists work in a law.Lewisham police station has got stables for police horses. Forences scientists work in a laboratory. They analist material form the crime scence. DNA is more reliable than fingprint. You can find a persona's identidy from a single our. The courts have to decide if a suspect is guilty.

SUPERMARKETS

Eighty% of all food and drink comes from the five biggest supermarket. Tesco has got nearly two thousand Britian. It is the third biggest supermarket in the world. Most people in Britian buy their clothes from two of the big supermarkets. Some supermarket sell sports equipament. Tesco is the biggest supermarket in the world. The bigest supermarkets are usally on the edge pf towns. Online shopping is convenient and popular. In large supermarkets tou can buy food, drink, toys, CDs DVDs and games.

SOAP OPERA

Estenders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale are all very popular soap opera on British TV. They appear several times a week and millions of people watch them.
Fan of the shows can also buy special soap opera megazines every week. In the magazines, they can read previews of the next week's show. In this scene from Emmerdale, the villagers are celebrating a birthday, when there is a terrible storm.

SCOTLAND

Scotland is part of Britian. It is one of the four main regions of Britian: England, Nothetn Irland, Wales and Scotland . It is famous for this lakes and this has got its own education system. Scotland has got a lot of wild, mountains countryside and it is famous for its many lakes. The majoritary of the population live in the two main cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. There are both modern and historic buildings here. Scotland has got some very special traditions. There is a special sports event called the Highland Games. You can see some familiar and some unsual sports there. Charles Rennie Mackintosh is a famous person. He was an architect and a deigner. His designs are still popular today.