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.