BRITISH HOUSES

Well 90% of the population live in towns.
There are lots of different kinds of houses . This is the kind of house you find in British towns. Terraced houses are joined together- sometimes in long row, but some terraces have only got a few houses.
These are semi- detached - just two houses joined together. There are as many semi- detached houses in Britain as terraced houses. Sixty per cent of the population live in terraced or semi- detached houses.
These are detached houses- there aren't any other houses joined of them. Some detached houses are very large but others can be quite small.
Lots of people live in flats, especially in big towns and cities.

Shopping

People in Britian really like shopping. In recent survey 56% of women between the ages of 16 and 40 descibed shopping as their main hobby.
Traditional , local shops exist in some areas. They sell different things like food , medicines and cosmetics , clothes and bokks.
But in most high streets in Britian the same shop names appear all the time.
Many towns have a large shop where you can buy a wide variety of items . They are called departament stores.

School in Britain

For most students in Britain , the school day starts between eight thirty and nine o' clock. People travel to school using many different kinds of transport. They cycle , they walk and they come in cars . Sarah catches the school bus.
After two or three lessons there is a break. This is fifteen minutes when students go to out into the playground to have fun after all that concentration!