My friend Nick is very busy and he doesn't have much time to spare. But he's got a lot of hobbies and interests.
Five years ago Nick was fond of collecting stamps. His hobby helped him to learn a lot about other countries and other peoples' traditions, the world's flora and fauna. Maybe that's why he was good at geography and biology at school.
He used to bring the albums to school and we examined his stamps with great interest and envy. Sometimes he exchanged stamps with his schoolmates.
When Nick was in the tenth form his parents bought him a compact disc player and Nick decided to collect compact discs. Today, he has got more than one hundred CDs of his favourite groups and singers! I think that he is very proud of his collection.
Every time Nick buys a new CD he carefully studies the information printed on disc booklets. He also tries to find out everything about the singers he likes. That's why he reads a lot of specialised magazines and books on the history of rock.
Nick never misses MTV shows — he thinks he must keep up with the news in the world of music. He says he likes all types of music except "rave".
He even writes letters to some fan-clubs in other countries, so he has to brush up his English. Nick never misses a concert of his favourite group. He brings his compact discs to the concert and asks the singers for their autographs.
But in spite of his new hobby, Nick sometimes sits in his room and looks through his albums of stamps (with his earphones on, of course).
Объяснение: Надеюсь
1. The UK have 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland.
2. 58 million people live in the UK.
3. London is the capital city. It stands on the river Thames.
London was founded by Romans in 55 ВС.
4. The head of the State is the Queen.
5. In fact the elected government rules the country with the Prime Minister at the head.
6. Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarchy of the United Kingdom.
7. Liverpool is a very important port and the home of the Beatles.
8. It is the birth place of William Shakespeare. The great English writer was born in Stratford in 1564.
9. In both cities Cambridge and in Oxford a lot of people travel around by bike.
10. The correct common name for English, Scottish and Welsh is British.
11. The climate is damp but mild: winter is not very cold, summer is not very hot. It is due to the warm current of Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. It often rains in Britain.
12. No, this climate isn't for me. I like very hot and sunny weather.
13. I would like to live in Britain. My favourite city is London because its a heart of Britain and it has a lot of historic places and sightseeings.
14. The flag of the UK has three crosses: the red upright cross is the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal cross is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
15. The currency of the country is the pound which consists of a hundred pence.
