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 governament 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. It covers things like headaches, coughs and colds, having a temperature or stomach ache. For many people it could be all they need.
You may need to go to the chemist to buy cough mixture or pills for a headche.
If you can't get to a doctor, there are two other NHS services you could try. The first is NHS Direct. This is a phone service where are trainded nurse will suggest the best way to treat you.
The NHS also provides Walk-in Centres in more than 60 locations in Britain.
For accidents or emergencies you should go to a hospital which has got a specific Accident and Emergencies departament.
Doctors and medical staff can cure lots of illnesses now using sugery and treatment with drugs.
But many people prefer alternative medecine. The best way to avoid getting ill is to have a healthy diet, get lots of exercise and take good care of yourself. You shouldn'tthen need to use the healthcare system at all!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
COMPUTRS
Computers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport.
They drive trains, analyses evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60% of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer)?
The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar 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.
Are computers taking over our lives? In a survey, 44 % of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty % said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading e-mails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about that?
They drive trains, analyses evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60% of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer)?
The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar 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.
Are computers taking over our lives? In a survey, 44 % of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty % said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading e-mails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about that?
Thursday, April 7, 2011
TRANSPORT.
Exploring Mars is going to be very exciting, buy for now, it's easier to explore our own planet! In particular, London.
He leaves his bike at the station and gets on a train. Trains travel into London from all over the country. They are vey important for people who live in the suburbs or outside London and travel into London for work. 1.8 million people travel into the centre of London by train every day.
The next part of Freddie's jouney is on another kind of train called the Docklands Light Railway.
the different kinds of transport link up pretty well buy sometimes you have to walk from one point in the journey to the next.
People use lots of other forms of transport in London. Some people use boats on the River Thames to go to work.
there is one kind of transport that isn't very good in London- and that's the car. They move very slowly because there is too much traffic.
So that was today. what's Freddie doing tomorrow? He's doing the same journey all over again to find out more.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
shipping in britain
In England no town is more than 170 kilometres from the sea. So it's no surprise that Britain has a 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 taking people on business or holiday.
In Liverpool there is a great 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.
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.
In the early twentieth century there were large numbers of very elegant passenger ships.
They crossed the Atlantic from Liverpool or Southampton to New York in five or six days.
The most famous ship was probably the Titanic. It sank in 1912 and over 1,500 people drowned. It was the worst disaster in maritime history. You probably know about if 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 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 moving goods.
These metal boxes, or cantainers, are packed with clothes, television sets, computers, furniture and toys.
The Southampton Container Terminal the unload more than one and a half milion containers each year.
So the sea still plays a very important part in life in Britain.
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 taking people on business or holiday.
In Liverpool there is a great 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.
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.
In the early twentieth century there were large numbers of very elegant passenger ships.
They crossed the Atlantic from Liverpool or Southampton to New York in five or six days.
The most famous ship was probably the Titanic. It sank in 1912 and over 1,500 people drowned. It was the worst disaster in maritime history. You probably know about if 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 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 moving goods.
These metal boxes, or cantainers, are packed with clothes, television sets, computers, furniture and toys.
The Southampton Container Terminal the unload more than one and a half milion containers each year.
So the sea still plays a very important part in life in Britain.
British horror stories.
People like to be scared. 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 Shelly in 1818 - Frankenstein. Many films have featured Frankenstein over 
the years.
the years.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 1897 by the Irish writer Bram Stoker.
Since then Dracula has always been in print.
Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Stoker wondered what would happen if the light woke up the dead body in the tomb. 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!
Dracula was holding Mina's face to a long cut on his chest. He was making her drink his blood!
The vampire turned his head. His eyes burned with a terrible red light. Blood was dripping form his red lips and long white teeth.
We do like to be frightened, don't we ?
Since then Dracula has always been in print.
Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Stoker wondered what would happen if the light woke up the dead body in the tomb. 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!
Dracula was holding Mina's face to a long cut on his chest. He was making her drink his blood!
The vampire turned his head. His eyes burned with a terrible red light. Blood was dripping form his red lips and long white teeth.
We do like to be frightened, don't we ?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
te LAW
The most famous police station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London, but there are police stations all over the country. They've all got a blue outside to show they are police stations.
This is the custody room of the police station. a suspected criminal is being charged with crime. He must hand over everything he's carrying or has got in his pockets.
Next they take fingerprints to check the person's identity. This machine scans fingerprints electronically and compares them with the national police database. They also take mouth swabs for analysis of DNA.
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 scientist. They can examine and analyse material form the crime scene to find out exacly what happened.
The police are the most obvious part of the law in Britain.
Forensic scientist provide the evidence that helps the courts decide whether a suspect is guilty of a crime or not. The courts then decide on the sentence.
This is the custody room of the police station. a suspected criminal is being charged with crime. He must hand over everything he's carrying or has got in his pockets.
Next they take fingerprints to check the person's identity. This machine scans fingerprints electronically and compares them with the national police database. They also take mouth swabs for analysis of DNA.
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 scientist. They can examine and analyse material form the crime scene to find out exacly what happened.
The police are the most obvious part of the law in Britain.
Forensic scientist provide the evidence that helps the courts decide whether a suspect is guilty of a crime or not. The courts then decide on the sentence.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
SUPERMARKETS-
Supermarkets are an important part of daily life in Britain. The five biggest supermarkets sell 80% of all groceries. It's got nearly 2.000 shops in Britain and is the third biggest supermarket in the world. Two of them, Asda and Tesco, are also the biggest sellers of clothes in Britain. In the larger supermarkets you can buy just about anything. Food and drink you need· You can buys sport equipment, bicycles, books, toys and games, CDs and DVDs. They very big supermarkets are usually on the edge of towns and most people drive to them. This of course means that they can buy more and take it home in the car. There are many more supermarkets now than 20 years ago. It's even more convenient to shop from home. A lot of people now use online shopping. Tesco Online delivers over 100,000 orders each week in Britain and Sainsbury's delivers 30,000. It's becoming a very popular way to shop. But not everyone likes supermarkets. Small shops in towns and villages are closing because supermarkets can sell the same things cheaper. As a result, the big supermarkets have started to open small shops in town and city centers. Many supermarkets are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, so people can shop 24/7. But not on Sundays when shops can only open for five hours. That's enough for most people! But you can still shop online.
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