Task 2. Write an essay called “Should teens shop online?” Follow the plan:
Para 1: state the topic
Para 2: advantages/examples
Para 3: disadvantages/examples
Para 4: conclude & give opinion
You should:
• use topical vocabulary;
• link your ideas into paragraphs with three/four basic linking words;
• mind your spelling correctly;
• use at least 150-200 words

1)Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic, church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and between 1540 and 1550 had the status of a cathedral; however, the church is no longer an abbey nor cathedral.
2)Tower of London - one of the main symbols of the United Kingdom, occupies a special place in the history of the English nation. 
Tower, a fortress, standing on the north bank of the Thames - the historic center of London and one of the oldest buildings in England. As the Duke of Edinburgh wrote in his book on the 900th anniversary of the Tower, "in its history, the Tower of London was a fortress, palace, royal jewelry store, arsenal, mint, prison, an observatory, a zoo, a place attracting tourists."
3)Population - 8.3 million people ( 2012 ) , the second largest city in Europe and the largest in the EU. Forms agglomeration " Greater London " and broader metropolitan- . Located in the south- east of the island Great Britain , on the plain of the London Basin, Thames Estuary, near the North Sea.
Main political, economic and cultural center of the United Kingdom. The city's economy is the fifth part of the economy . Refers to the global cities of the highest rank , the world's leading financial centers .
The historic center , formed in Westminster and the City , has developed in the Victorian era . Among the individual buildings that survived the fire in 1666 , - a medieval fortress tower .
Founded about 43 years under the name Londinium by the Romans soon after their invasion of Britain . In I-III centuries - the capital of Roman Britain , with the XI-XII centuries - England, since 1707 - the UK, from the XVI to XX century - the British Empire. From 1825 to 1925, was the largest city in the world .
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The official name of the whole country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but it is often referred to as Great Britain.

2 The capital of the country is London.

3 Population of Britain is more than 60 million people.

4 People living in Britain are called British. English is the main language.  

5 What are the capitals of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland,which comprise the UK?  

6 The capitals of these parts are Edinburgh, Cardiff, London and Belfast.

7 The national flag is called the Union Jack.

8 The UK is a constitutional monarchy.

9 Queen Elizabeth II is 91 years old now. She is the head of the state

from 1952.

The Prime-Minister is the head of the government.

10 British national currency is a pound.    

(British banknotes are called pounds.  

One hundred pence make one pound.)

11 The British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea. The English Channel separates Great Britain from the continent of Europe.

12 The surface of Great Britain varies very much.

The north of Scotland is mountainous. All the rest – east, centre and

south-east of the country – is a vast plain.

13 The British climate is mild. It’s never too cold or too hot in Britain.

14 Britain is a highly developed industrial country.

15 The British are proud of their customs and traditions and carefully

keep them up.

16 A lot of tourists come to Great Britain every year to do some trip in

its big and small towns. The most famous sights are of course in the British capital in London: the London Eye, Buckingam palace, Big Ben, Westminster Palace, Trafalgar Square, The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Madam Tussauds museum, Hyde Park and others.