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Every morning I take a shower. I brush my teeth 2 times a day, morning and evening. This is very important for my health.Sport activities helps me to be strong and healthy.During the winter I go skiing and skating. I spend much time outdoors
Such time spending allows me to not to be ill in winter. It brings a lot of joy and fun. We have a great time with my friends. Every summer we spend 2 weeks with my parents at the sea. We swim in the sea. Eat fresh fruit and tasty food. It is my favorite habit.

  They say exotic animals were first taken (были привезены) to Britain in the thirteenth century when King Henry III received a gift (подарок) of leopards and elephants. The animals lived in the Tower of London in a place. Later the King of Norway presented Henry III with a polar (полярный) bear. The bear liked to go fishing in the Thames at the end of a long rope (веревка). Five hundred years later, Queen Charlotte was given the first zebra to come to Britain. She kept it near Buckingham House. Curious people came there to see it. Giraffes have been an attraction (привлекали внимание) at London Zoo since four of them arrived in 1839. Soon the giraffes were moved to Regent’s Park. One female gave birth (подарила жизнь) to six babies within five years. Today there are many thousands of exotic animals at London Zoo.