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THE UNITED KINGDOM: What do you know?

1. How many independent countries are there in the British Isles? Scotland, Wales, England, Nothern Ireland.
Write their names.
2. United Kingdom comprises four nations.
Could you name them and their capitals?Scotland capital Edinburgh, Wales capital Cardiff, England capital London and Nothern Ireland capital Belfast
3. Which important river goes along Oxford and London? Thames
Where is it wider? Why?
4. Where can you find these things? .
Match them with these museums
1. Egyptian mummies a) Natural History Museum
2. Dinosaurs c) British museum .
3. Pictures by famous painters b) National Gallery

5.Where is the Lake Ness? Is in Scotland Why is it famous? Because there is an imaginarium monster

6.Which is the political system in the two countries of the British Isles?
1.United Kingdom( The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state. It is a country.

2.Ireland ( The Northern Ireland is the only part of UK with a land border with another sovereign state.

7.Can a person swim from Great Britain to France? How far is it? (3 / 30 / 300 km)

8.Can you find three similarities and three differences between Britain and Spain?
You can look for information about history, political system, lifestyle, etc.
The history of Great Britain is the one that covers the period elapsed between 1707 and 1801, which Scotland and England during the a unique kingdom. During the first half of the seventeenth century it There was arrival in the dynastic union awarded the throne to King James (VI of Scotland and I of England) in 1603,
of belonging to the house of the Scottish Stuarts.

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History of Spain to cover the study of Roman and Visigoth Hispania, Al-Andalus and the Christian kingdoms, the monarchy, and from the nineteenth century to the present, with the establishment of the modern nation-state, the United Constitutional Spain.

UNIT9: BRITISH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Most of time we feel well. We can play sports , go to work and enjoy our lives. But sometimes we just don't feel well. What happens then?
Some people have medical insurace but most people can't afford it and rely on the National Health Sevice, the NHS. The is provided by the government in Britain.
If you cant get to a doctor there are two other NSH services you could try. The first is NSH Direct .
This is a phone service where a trained nurse wwill suggest the best way to treat you.
The NSH also provides in 60 locations in Britain.

UNIT 8: COMPUTERS

Computers are very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport.
The drive trains , analyse evidence and control buildings.For many young people playing computers games is there way of spending spare.
The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a bulgar alarm and switch and lights ready for you to come back home.
And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone . So if your plans change your home will react to match.
Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV an internet sockets in every room so you'll be able to do what you want wherever you want.

Unit 7 Transport in London

Transport are very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains , analyse evidence and control buildings.
For many young people, playing computer games is their favourite way of spending spare time.
Computer are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain- libraries, the police and in school.
The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a bulgar alarm and switch on lights ready for you to come back home.
Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide Tv and internet sockets in every room so you'll be able to do what you want wherever you want.

Unit 6: Maritime history

In England no town is more than 170 kilometres from the sea. So it's no suprise that Britain has very important history of ships and the sea.
The British Navy was the biggest navy in the world at one time. Now it's smaller , but many other ships are still used for importing and exporting goods and for talking people on business or holiday.
In Liverpool there is a great museum of maritime history . It's got several ships in the docks outside.
Between 1830 and 1930 more than nine million people from all over Europe from the cort of Liverpool to start a new life in America or Australia.
One of the most famous shipping companies is Cunard . It's got the world's biggest cruise ship, The Queen Mary 2, which crosses the Atlantic.

Horror histories

People like to be scared . They love reading horror stories and watching horror movies. Some of most famous horror stories were written by Brtish writters. The first was published by Mary Shellly in 1818- Franskentien. Many films have featured Franskentien over the years.
One of them put two great horror characters together when Frankenstien met Count Dracula.Dracula contra Fransketien was made by Spanish director Jesus Franco in 1970 .
Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was siting in Hightate Cemetry in North London. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Count Dracula the vampire was created. The bedroom window was wide open and moonlight was shining into the room . Mina was on the balcony an a dark shape was learning over her.

The law

The most famous police station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London , but here are police stations all over the country. The 've all got blue light outside to show they are police stations.
We vsited a new police station in Lewisham , an area in south- east London . This is the custody room of the police station. A suspected criminal is being charget with a crime. He must hand over everithing he 's carrying or has got in his pockets.
Next day he went to court . Here three magistrates listen to evidence from the police and witness.
As well as the cells we saw earlier, the police station in Lewisham has got stables for police horses.Police officers go out on horses every day, but lots of police horses are needed when there are large crowds, at football matches or demostrations for example.
The evidence that the police collect from a crime scene is analysed in laboratories like this. The people who work here are called forensic scientists. They can examine and analyse material from the crime scene to find out exactly what happened .Fingerprints are good today of identifying

Unit3: Supermarkets

Supermarkets are in important part of daily life in Britian . The five biggest supermarkets sell 80% of all groceries- that's food and drink. Tesco is the biggest. It's got nearly 2, 000 shops in Britain.
In the larger spermarkets you can buy just about the anything . On the shelves you can find all the food and drink you need.
The very big supermarkets are usually on the edge of towns and most people drive to them.
And while tey are there with teir car, customers can buy petrol too.
But not everyone likes supermarkets . Small shops in towns and villages are closing because supermarkets can sell the same things cheaper . So people without cars have less choice.
As a result , the big supermarkets have started to open small shops in town and cities centre.

Unit2: Soap Opera

The most popular British soap operas are Eastenders and Coronation Street. These are popular dramas about the lives of ordinary people . There are usually three to five episodes each week. Many people are addicted to soap operas. They even buy soap opera magazines. Eastenders is set in east end London and has been brodcast at since 1985. Coranation Street is based in Manchester and its the oldest best . It was firts broadcast in1960. Then there is Ermedale which takes in a village.

Unit 1: Scotland

There are four main regions in Britian - England , Nothern Ireland , Wales, and Scotland. Scotland is in th north of Britain and has got a lot of wild, mountains contryside in the Highlands. It's famous for its lakes. Scotland is a part of Britain it's got its own traditions, a different education system and different laws. The unusual instrument known as the bagpipes is also a part a Scotish tradition.
Sport is very important in Scotland . There are lots of golf courses and each year in the Highlands there are Higland Games.