What would you like to ask a British teenager about Britain?



What does the flag of the UK symbolise?

What sights would you advise me to see in Great Britain?

What are the most popular sports in Great Britain? 

 What are the oldest educational centres in Great Britain?

I wonder what historic events influenced the course of the British history most.

 

Give me a piece of advice on what sights to see in London.

London is worth visiting. Put on comfortable shoes, take a map and set off. You should try to get an idea of all parts of London. In Westminster you can visit the Houses of Parliament. In the City don't miss a chance to enjoy the architecture of the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Trafalgar Square is the place of pilgrimage in the West End. There are usually a lot o tourists walking about the square and looking at Nelson’s column and the fountains. In the West End you can visit the most fashionable and stylish district Notting Hill. It’s also one of the busiest areas as there are many restaurants, cafes, boutique shops, bars and pubs. Portobello market is a real paradise for shoppers. This is the venue of the famous Notting Hill Carnival. London’s Soho is often visited by many tourists as it’s famous for its theatre shows, pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. Tower Hamlets in East London will give you an idea about the poorest part of London with high level of unemployment, low income levels, bad housing. But over the recent years many parts of the East End have been rebuilt and renovated.

What good manners will you recommend a tourist to follow in Britain?

English politeness is well known all over the world. The main thing of course is to be polite. That means you should always say ‘thank you’, ‘sorry’, ‘please’. British people don’t like being asked person questions, so the most popular conversational starter is weather as it’s very changeable in Britain. Don’t try to joke as what is though as joke in your county can be regarded as rudeness in Britain. Pay attention to what people around you do and try to understand another culture.

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Let’s speak about science. What are the main inventions of the twentieth century?

       The present era is the era of science. Science has undoubtedly done a great service to mankind. Man has conquered the land and air. He invented different ways of making his life comfortable and happy. Every sphere of life has been changed by science.

There can be no doubt that the 20th century is one of the most remarkable in human history for its technological advances and scientific discoveries that continue to this day. There were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s difficult to choose the most important.

   I think invention number one is nuclear power. Nuclear power was to the 20th century what steam power had been to the nineteenth. Suddenly humanity had a power that didn’t pollute, was efficient and practically unlimited. Unfortunately, this same energy source could be used to create the most destructive weapons in history.

    It’s difficult to imagine our world without computers. Today they are everywhere and we have become so dependent on them that many people almost feel naked without one. Some people use them to keep track of their finances, write books, design logos and sell real estates. Plus, computers are rapidly replacing the stereo and television in their ability to entertain us with music, movies and games. It’s hard to understand how our ancestor lived without them.

Teenagers name the mobile phone as one of the most vital inventions of the previous century. The mobile phone is both a means of communication and entertainment for them.

Just as the locomotive made the world a smaller place in the nineteenth century, the airplane did the same for us in the twentieth century, shrinking our planet to the point that a person can fly anywhere in the world in a matter of hours. The aircraft provide many other services as well from crop dusting and fighting forest fires to delivery of packages and chasing hurricanes.

        While the airplane shrank our planet to the point that one could fly from Minsk to New York in nine hours, the Internet made it possible to be there in a few seconds. You can find a lot of useful information, buy and sell almost anything imaginable, find and torment old school mates, watch the latest you-tube videos and even find your perfect life partner, everything for 10-15 roubles a month.

I think I should also say some words about innumerable discoveries in medicine. One of the greatest discoveries was the discovery of penicillin in 1928. It was a miracle drug and truly amazing because doctors could treat soldiers who were dying on the battlefields of Europe not directly because of their wounds, but because of poisoned blood that carried the infection that set into those wounds. Science gave us many medicines to fight different diseases. It has reduced the rate of mortality and increased the life span.

I should say that in the 20th century science really came to its own and will take a lot of time to continue the list of scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.


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