Most of the time we fell well. We can play sports, go to work and enjoy our lives. But sometimes we just don't fell well. What happen then?
Some people have medical insurance but most people can't afford it and rely on the National Health Service, the NHS. This is provided by the government in Britain.
The NHS has sent everybody in Britain a Self-Help Guide. This will help you diagnose what is wrong and find the best treatment.
Computer are very important in our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive train, analyse evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60% of homes in Britain have got a PC?
For many young people, playing computer games is their favourite way for spending sparetime.
Computers are very important part of mosst areas of life in Britain- libraries, the police and in school. But they're becoming more important in our homes as well. They'll even control the way we live.
Are computers taking over our lives? In a survey, 44% of young people between 11-16 said their PC was a trusted friend. 20% said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends.
Exploring Mars are going to be very exciting, but for now, it's easier to explore our own planet! In particular, London. We're going to follow Freddie as he explores all the different kins of transport in London. He's a television researcher and he's going ti find out about all the different ways of traveling London. 1.8 million people travel into the center of London by train every day. The next part of Freddie's journey is on another kind of train called Docklands Light Railway. These are computer-controlled trains with no drivers. London Underground, usually called Tube, was the first in the world when it opened on 1863. Freddie catches a bus for the last part of his journey. People use lots of other forms of transport in London. But the car isn't very good transport in London. The buses and taxis travel more quickly because they have got special lines on the road. Freddie's in a hurry now so he's talking a London taxi to meeting
In England no town is more than 170 kilometres from the sea. So it's no surprise that Britain has a very importan history of ships. In Liverpool there is a grat museum of maritime history. It's got several ships in the docks outside. In side it shows what it was like to be on some of the ships. One of the most famous shipping companies is Cuneard. It's got the world's biggest cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2. The majority of people do travel around by plane, but ships are very important to travel goods.
People like t be svared. They love readng horror stories and watching horror movies. The first was published by Mary Shelly in 1818. Dracula vs Frankestein was made by the Spanish director Jesús Franco in 1970. Count Dracula was a vampire created by Irish writer Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker got a idea for Dracula. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Syoker wonderes what would happen if the light woke up the dead body in the tomb. Count Dracula the vampira was created
the most famous police station in Britain is the New Scotland Yard in London, but there are police stations all over the country. The police station are the face of the law. They can arrest people in the street. A suspect criminal is being chatged with a crime. He must hand over everything he's carying or has got in his pockets. The police take fingerprints to check the person's identity. Fingerprints are a good way of indentifying people bu DNA is more reliable.
Supermarkets are important part of daily life in Britain. In the larger supermarkets you can buy just about anything. You can buy sports equipment, bicycles, books, toys and games, CDs and DVDs.
A lot of people now use online shopping. I'ts becoming a very popular way to shop.
But not everyone likes supermarkets. Small shops in towns and villages ara closing because supermarkets can sell the same things cheaper. Many supermarkets are open 24h a daty and seven days a week
The most popular British soap operas are Eastenders and Coronation Street. These are popular dramas about the lives of ordinary people. Many people are addictet to soap operas. There ara also web sites for all the main soap operas. These have got information about the actors and stories from future episodes.
Eastenders is set in the east of London and has been broadcast since 1985. Coronation Street is based in Manchester and it is the oldest soap. It was first broadcast in 1960. Then there's also Emmerdale which takes place in a village in the Yorkshire countryside. It started in 1972 and is on TV every evening from Monday to Friday.
There are four main regions inBritain; England, Northtern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in North of Britain, is famous for his lakes, is plenty of space. The majority people of Scotland life in Glasgow. Scotland is a part of Britain it's got its own parliament. Scotland has also got its own traditions. Sports is very important in Scotland, there are a lots of golf courses and each year in the Highlands there are Highland games. In Scotland are very modern buildings.