jueves, 4 de diciembre de 2008

Medicine


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. Whats happens then?
The NGS has sent every body in Britain a Self help guide. You may need to go to the chemist to buy cough mixture or pills for a headache or there are lots of medicines you can buy in the chemist. But for more power foll ones likes antibiotics you need to have a prescription. If you can't to a doctor there a two other NHS services you could try. But many people prefer alternative medicine.

Computers


Computers are now a very important part of the life in Britain. Many people have got a private computer. Young people love playing computers games. Computer will control the way we live, in ''clever homes''. They can adjust the temperature; close the blinds, act for a burglar alarm and even turn on the oven. There will be television and internet socks in every room.
Are computers overtaking our live?

jueves, 27 de noviembre de 2008

Transport in London


1.8 million people travel into the center of London by train every day. London Underground is a big train station opened in 1863 and usually called the Tube. In London also there are a double-decker buses and the famous buses called Bendy buses . Also a lot of people walk in London. The car isn't a good type of transport in London because it does traffic.

The ships

Ships and sea are very important in Britain.
Britain once had the biggest navy in the world. Even today many ships are used for exporting and importing goods and packets. Some people also travel by ship to go holiday business.
The Queen Mary 2 is a very big cruise ship.
It sails from Southampton to USA (New York)
You can visit a museum of maritime history in Liverpool. Outside the museum, there are ships in the parks. Inside you can find out about life on sailing ships. Young men had to climb the raging to put the sails. This was a dangerous job!


Horror stories


People like to be scare. They love reading horror stories and watching horror movies. Some of the most famous horror stories were written by British writers. The first was published by Mary Sheley in 1818-Frankenstein. Then, Jesus Franco made "Dracula contra Frankenstein" in 1970. Count Dracula was a vampire created in 1897 by the Irish writer Bram Stoker.

jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2008

The supermarkets

Supermarket are an important part of daily life in the Britain. The five big supermarkets sell 80% of all groceries - That's food and drink. Tesco in the biggest. It's got nearly 2000 shops in Britain and it is the third biggest supermarket in the world. In the larger supermarkets you can buy just about anything. A lot of people now use online shopping.


The law


The most famous police station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London.
For most people the police are he face of the law. They can arrest people in the street but they also give information.
In the custody room the suspected criminal are charged with a crime.
Next they take finger points to cheek the person's identity. They also take mouth swabs for analysis of DNA. Suspects cabe kept in the cells at the police station for several hours. The polices station in Law is ham has got stables for police horses.