Supermarkets

Supermarkets are an important part of daily life in Britain. Two of them, Asda and Tesco, are also the biggest sellers of clothes inBritain.

In the larger supermarkets you can buy just about anything. On the shelves you can find all the food and drink you need. You can buy sports equipment, bicycles, books, toys and games, CDs and DVDs.
It's even more convenient to shop from home. A lot of people now use online shopping. Tesco Online delivers over 100000 orders each week in Britain and Sainsbury's delivers 30000. 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 lthe same things cheaper. So people without cars have less choice.

Soap opera

The most popular British soapoperas are Eastenders and Coronation Street. These ar 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.

Scotland

There are four main regions in Britain: England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

Scotland is in the north of Britain. It's famous for its lakes which are called lochs in Scotland.
Scotland occupies one third of the land area of Britain. It has got only nine per cent of the population.
The majority of Scottish people live in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

There are some very modern parts. Glasgow's entertainment centre is a fantastic piece of modern architecture.

There are lots of famous Scottish people. One of them is Charles Rennie Mackintosh. He was an architect and designer. His designs are still very popular today.
Lots of famous things come from Scotland too. One of them is a drink - Scotch whisky, a strong spirit made from barley, yeast and water. There are thousands of different whiskies.
Most of Scotland's income is from tourism. Milions of visitors come each year. They enjoy climbing mountains, fishing and visiting its famous castles. Lots of tourists also like going to Loch Ness. People say there's a monster there, and Scotland's a wild place, so... who knows?