Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is located on the British Isles Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans: the Arctic and the Atlantic. The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque. The capital of the UK is London. The official language is English. The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'. Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session. The three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party. The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff. The chief river is the Thames River Britain's major industries include iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.
Sport is a very important thing in the life of millions people.Sport makes people healthy, stronger and more organized.Almost all people may be divided into 2 groups.Some prefer to watch sports events at the stadium or on TV, read interesting stories about sportsmen, listen to the radio news about football or another kind of sports.Others choose to take part in the sport games or competitions.There are many different sport events and competitions all over the world.The most popular outdoor winter sports are skating, skiing, hockey, hunting.There are new winter sports such as snowboarding.This sport becomes popular every year among young sportsmen.Many people prefer to do sports in summer.They are fond of swimming, yachting, diving and so on.Football is the most popular game in the world.It is the national sport of England.FIFA World Cup is held every four years.Some people go in for such sports as wrestling, gymnastics, boxing, arm-wrestling and others.Aerobics is very popular among women.Thanks to it, girls are healthy and slim.Great attention is paid to the sport in the educational institutions.Physical education is compulsory subject in schools and universities.Each man must take care of his health and do sports.
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