Answer the questions. Write the answers in your project's 2 blog. .
1. How many independent countries are there in the British Isles? two Write their names.United Kindong and Ireland.
2. United Kingdom comprises four nations. Could you name them and their capitals?
England-London Scotland-Edinburgh Wales-Cardiff Northern Ireland- Belfast

3. Which important river goes along Oxford and London?Thames
Where is it wider? Why?
around the Tower Bridge and the wider is around 870 feet (270 meters.)

. 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? In Scotland
Why is it famous?Because there is a monster in Lake Ness

6.Which is the political system in the two countries of the British Isles?
1.United Kingdom ( The UK is a political union of four countries that constitute it: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is a constitutional monarchy organized as a parliamentary democracy )

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

8.Can you find three similarities and three differences between Britain and Spain?
-in Spain they talk Spanish and in Britain they talk English
-In Spain they're favorite sport is football and i Britain they're favorite sport is golf.
-In Britain they have a "London eye" and in Spain there isn't.

-Spain and Britain are near the sea
-we are have a king and they are have a king
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Unit 9

Most of the time we feel well. We can play sports, go to work and enjoy our lives. But sometimes we just don't feel well.
Some people have medical insurance buy most people can't afford it and rely on the National Health service.
For many people it could be all they need.
You many need to go to the chemist to by cough mixture or pills for a headache. There are lots of medicines you can buy it the chemist but for more powerful ones like antibiotics you need to have a prescription.If you can't get to a doctor, there are two other NHS services you could try. The first is NHS Direct.
For accidents or emergencies, you should go to a hospital wihch has got a specific Accident and Emergencies department.

But many people prefer alternative medicine. This can include many kinds of treatment using both very old and very modern techniques. One of the most common alternative treatments is the use of Chinese herds.

Hopefully these treatments won't be necessary. The best way to avoid getting ill is to have a health diet, get lost of exercise and take good care of yourself. You shouldn't then need to use the healthcare system at all!!!!

Computers!

Computers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport.
Did you know that 60% of homes in Britain have got a PC?¿
For may young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time.
Computers are very important part of life in Britain.

The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperatures. act as a burglar alarm and switch on light ready for you to come back home.
Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart homes will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room so you'll be able to do what you want wherever you want.

IN a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend.

Transport in London

Exploring Mars is going to be very exciting, but for now, it's easier to explore our own planet!! in London.
We're going to follow Freddie as he explores all the different kinds of transport in London.
He leaves his bike at the station and gets on a train. Trains travel into London from all over the country.1.8 millions people travel into the center to London by train every day.

The next par to of Freddie's journey is on another kind of train called the Docklands Light Railway. These are computer-controlled trains with no drivers.
The different kind of transport link up pretty well but sometimes you have to walk from one point in the journey to next. Freddie catches a bus of the last part of his journey.

People use lots of other forms of transport in London. Some people use boats on the River Thames to got to work

Maritime history

In England no town is more than 170 kilometers from the sea.
In Britain has a very important history of ships and the sea.
In Liverpool there is a great museum of maritime history.
Ships like this one- the Cutty Sark at Greenwich in London-brought tea from India to Britain.It was a very profitable trade and made many people very rich.

Between 1830 and 1930 more than nine million people from all over Europe left from the port of Liverpool to start a new life in America or Australia.
The most famous ship was probably the Titanic. It sank in 1912 and over 1.500 people drowned.You probably know about it from one of the most expensive films ever made-Titanic.

One of the most famous shipping companies is Cunard. It's got the world's biggest to cruise ship, The Queen Mary 2, Which crosses the Atlantic from Southampton to New York.
The majority of people do travel around the world by plane but ships are still very important for movie goods.
These metal boxes, or containers, are packed withs clothes, television sets, computers, furniter and toys.
Here at the Southampton Container Terminal they unload more than one and a half million containers each year.

British horror stories

People like to be scared. They love reading horror stories and watching horror movies.
The most famous horror stories were written by British writers.The first was published by Mary Shelley in 1818- Frankenstein. One of them put two great horror characters together when Frankenstein met Count Dracula.Dracula contra Frankenstein was made by the Spanish director Jesús Franco in 1970 Count Dracula was a vampire created in 1879 by the Irish writer Bram Stoker.

Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London.
Count Dracula the vampire was created.
Dracula is so popular that visitors to London can go on a guided Dracula tour.
The tours usually take place just when it's getting dark...

The bedroom window was wide open and moonlight was shining into the room. Mina was on the balcony and a dark shape was leaning over her. It was Count Dracula!!!!

The law

The most famous palace station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London.
For most people the police are the face of the law. They can arrest people in the street, buy they also give information.
We visited a new police station in Lewisham, an area in south-east London.
This is the custody room of the police station. A suspected criminal in being charged with a crime.
Next they take fingerprints to check the person's identity.

next day he went to court. Here three magistrates listen to evidence from The police and witnesses
They then decide if the person is guilty or not guilty.

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.
Fingerprints are a good way of identifying people but DAN is more reliable.

Each person has got a unique DNA profile.
DNA profiles can be matched on these computers.

The police are the most obvious part of the law in Britain. Their fob is to make sure that people don't break the law and to catch them when they do.

Supermarkets Unit 3

Supermarkets are an important part of daily life in BRitain.
The five biggest supermarkets sell 80% of all groceries- That's food and drink.
It's got nearly 2,000 shops in Britain and is the third biggest supermarket in the world.
Tow of them, Asda and Tesco, are also the biggest seller of clothes in Britain.
In the larger supermarkets you can buy just about anything.
You can buy sports equipment, bicycles, books, toys and games and,CDs and DVDs.
This of course means that they can buy more and take it home and in the car.
And while they are there with their car, customers can buy petrol too.
There are many more supermarkets now than 20 years ago. People find it very convenient to do all their shopping in one place.
Small shops in towns and villages are closing because supermarkets can sell the same thing cheaper.
As a result, the big supermarkets have started to open small shps in town and city center.
Many supermarkets are open 24 hours a day.
so people can shop 24/7.

Soap Opera

The most popular British soap operas are Eastenders and Coronation Street.
These are popular drama about the live of ordinary people
Many people are addicted to soap operas. They even buy soap opera magazines.
They even by soap opera magazines.
These contain previews of the next week's shows, so that fans can dind out what's going to happen next.

There are also web sites for all the main soap operas. These have go information about he actors and stories from future episodes.

Scotland

There are four main regions in Britain: Scotland,Wales, England and Northern Ireland.
Scotland is in the north of Britain, it has a lot of mountains countryside in the Highlands, is famous for its lakes.
The majority of Scottish people live in tow cities: Edinburgh and Glasgow.Like most European cities they've got lots of historic buildings as well as modern shops and restaurants
Sport is very important in Scotland.

UNIT 9 THE WEATHER

The weather is avery popular topic of conversation in Britain. That's because the weather changes a lot.

When the weather is good, people complaint thehat is'd too hot.

Wheb it rains, they day it's too wet. When it isn't sunny, they say it's too cld.

Winter lasts form December to February.

Spring is from Varch to May. It starts to get a bit warmen and there are more sunny days.

The summer months are June, July ans August when i can be every hot.

Then the autumn- September, October, November- Often has foggy, cold, wet days and the leaves fall form the trees.

It's not surprising thst Braitain has got one of the most important weather centres is the world.

Two huges supercomputers analyse information from many sources including datellites.The Met office also luks at environmentalissues such as global warming ande climate forecast.The coputers can predict the tropical storms and hurricanes that cause so much damage aroun the world.

UNIT 8 READING

British people read a lot. They read books, newspaper and magazines. And of course they read text messages on their mobile phones.

You can also now Borrow CDs, videos and DVDs of films and television programmes.
Some libraries even let you borrow computer games.

The British Library is one of the world's graters libraries.
People predicted that radio, then television, then the internet would kill reading, but it is still a very popular activity.

UNIT 7 BRITISH SPORTS

At the weekend in Britain, millions of people take part in some kind of sporting activity.
The top level of the game is professional football in the Premiership. We went to a training
session with a Premiership team from South East London, Charlton Athletic.

Cricket is the main summer sport in Britain.
Cricket is payed between tow team of 11 people

Tennis is another popular sport, especially in the summer after the famous Wimbledon Championships
Other popular sport are golf, swimming, cycling, Keep fit and walking.

UNIT 6 ANIMALD

People love animals. But some of the world's animals are in danger of extinction.
But the most serious threat to animals in from man.
In some part of the world people collect rhino horn of use in medicine. tourists form ivory from. Sharl's fin soup is favorite in many restaurants.Chimpanzee and whale meat are popular with some people.

The number of animals in some species in now every small and they may not exist at all for much longer.
It started in Britain in 1961 and has now got a global network in 90 countries.
Lympne Animal Park there are elephants, lions, African hunting dogs and many others.
The animals are hen put back into heir natural wild habitat.

They are surviving and adapting successfully to conditions there.
This is and African black rhino. There are only 3.000 wild rhinos and 2oo in zoos.

UIT 5 BRITISH HOUSES

Well 90% of the population live in towns.
There are lots of different kind of houses you fend in British towns.
Lots of people live in flats, especially in big towns and cities.

Houses in different parts of Britain can look very different.
There are lots of regional variation because builders use local materials.

A famous traditional saying is 'An Englishman's home is his castle'.
British people spend a lot of time and money on their homes and gardens.
British people are always trying to make their home into a castle

UNIT 4 SHOPPING

People in Britain really like shopping.
In a recent survey 56% of women between the ages of 16 and 40 described shopping as their main
hobby.
They often go shopping every day.

The sell different thing like food, medicines and cosmetics, clothes and books.

This is Bloewtare near London.It's the larges shopping complex in Europe withe over 330
different shops and three big department stores.

There are also 40 bars and restaurants and thirteen- screen cinema.

UNIT 3 SCHOOL IN BRITAIN

For most students in Britain, the school day starts between eight thirty and nine o'clock.
People travel to school using different kids of transport.
They walk, they cycle and they come in cars.

After two or three lessons there is a break. This is fifteen minutes when students go out into the playground to have jun after all that concentration!
There's usually times to play.

The main subjects in the school timetable are English, maths and science. IT is also popular.
Them there's French or Spanish, history and geography.Student also study art, music and PE.

Students have homework every day.

UNIT 2 FOOD IN BRITAIN

Most schools in Britain provide hot meals and salads every day but many students prefer to take
their own lunch to school.
This is a "packed lunch".

Sarah's dad and Sarah make her packed lunch every morning.
Today she's got a tuna mayonnaise sandwich and an apple. Sarah's lunch is healthy.
Sarah eats her lunch with friends in the school.

A lot of chocolate, crisps, fatty foods and cola isn't good for people.But these foods are everywhere.
This is part of an advertisement on British TV.

one school in England helps student to eat healthy food with the Green Machine.
Green Machines have got tots of interesting snacks.
These students are enjoying their food ant it's good for them too.

UNIT 1 BRITSH ROYAL FAMILY

This is the British Royal Family. This is the Queen of England.
Queen Elisabeth the second. The Queen live in a palace in London
(Buckingham palace).The Royal Family's name is Windsor and they've got a castle in the town
of Windsor near London.

Prince William and Prince Harry are the Queen's grandchildren.
They are the sons of Princess Diana and prince Charles.
Prince Charles Prince William and Prince Harry like to ride horses.
They play a sport called polo.

A lot of people like to see the Royal Family so they often appear in public.
It is a difficult for the Royal Family to have private lives.
Newspapers and television want stories about them.