Olympic games

THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES 2012

The build up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent hook to engage students in learning about Britain and the countries within (England, Scotland and Wales).
Facts and Information about Britain today
Look for facts and information about England, Scotland and Wales (Britain).

Teenagers: Teenagers in England do much the same as kids in America orother European countries do. They enjoy chatting to and texting friends on their mobiles, hanging out with their mates, listening to the latest music on their MP3 players, shopping for the latest fashions or just watching movies on the television or at the cinema (movie house).
School life of a teenager and jobs they do/Education: In the UK there are four parallel education systems. While thematerials and degrees offered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially similar, important differences Scotland. Schooling is compulsory from the age of five (in Northern Ireland from four) and even turned sixteen. However, access to higher education, are generally expected to remain in high school until he was eighteen. To illustrate, in England, the class sizes in primary schools stateaverages 26 students, while private schools ranges between 15 and 20. Most state schools are mixed.

Daily life: If anything characterizes London, is to be an extremely open and multicultural city where people from diverse backgrounds coexist and condition, and very heterogeneous interests. No wonder in this city. What is certain is that after the classes in our English courses in London, thereis no boredom.
London meets your needs and provides a wide range of possibilities for leisure: relax in the parks of the city, shop at exclusive brands, visit tourist attractions, museums, theaters, etc.
The nightlife, so popular with our students, is open to all without distinction. Each person finds what they are looking for in no shortage London restaurants, pubs, entertainment venues,cinemas, theaters, etc.. A typical day at work day passes, then there are many who go to a pub or join more friends for a drink and relax. Londoners have a strong ethic of effort and work.
The Londoners weekends advantage for sports, relax in one of the many parks that are in the city, out to the countryside for the day, etc.. Tourism in London is one of their biggest complaints, so the hotel spaces arenumerous and there is no problem of accommodation if during the performance of their English course receives a surprise visit from a friend or relative.
London: is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Located on the River Thames in the southeast of the island of Great Britain, the place is dated more than two millennia ago, was founded around AD43 by the Romans with the name Londinium.The heart of the city, the ancient City of London, still retains its medieval boundaries, but at least from the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis that has grown to its present around this agglomeration conurbation forms the London region of England and the Greater London administrative area, with its own mayor and assembles.
In Greater London are fourplaces distinguished as World Heritage: the Tower of London, the settlement of Greenwich, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the site covered by the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and the Church of Santa Margarita. London's population is made up of a large number of ethnic groups, cultures, and religions, and in the city is more than 300 languages ​​spoken. In 2007 the official populationwas 7,512,400 in the Greater London area. The Greater London Urban Area has a population of 8,278,251 and the metropolitan area, the largest in the EU, has an estimated population of 12 to 14 million people. The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is one of the largest in the world, and Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in international passenger volume in...