Books in your life.

Nowadays we can’t speak about the great role of books in our life. There are new technologies which provide people with information. That’s why people read fewer books. But neither TV nor computer can be compared with books. When you read books you can learn something new. There are different kinds of books: historical, science fiction, modern or romantic stories. All kinds of books can give you new information. Moreover, reading develops your mind and your grammar skills. Reading books you get emotions that you can’t get watching TV, for example. You imagine the characters of the book and the situation. You get new feelings and develop your creative abilities. When you finish reading a book you think about it for a long time and often discuss it with your friends.

Children like listening when their parents read stories to them. They also enjoy looking at bright pictures in books. As for me, my mother read a lot of books to me when I was a little boy. When I was 5 I learned to read myself. But I can’t say that I liked reading. I began reading books with pleasure only when I was 10. I prefer reading detective stories and adventure stories. I don’t like reading fairy-tales. My favorite book is about Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle. I think it’s a classical detective story written with fantasy and humor.

There is great variety of books nowadays. Everyone can choose a book according to his or her interests and desire.

English-speaking countries.

The most popular language in the world is English. More than 750 million people in the world speak English. Nowadays it is a world language. It is spoken as the mother-tongue in Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the state where English is the state language. It is situated on the British Isles. The country is divided into four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The capital of the state is London. It is the biggest city in the country. The UK is a Parliamentary Monarchy. The Queen (Elizabeth II) is the Head of the state. She reigns, but she doesn’t rule. She is only the symbol of the country. The Parliament has Legislative and Executive Power. There a lot of places of interest in Great Britain: The Houses of Parliament, The Tower, Big Ben in London, The Stonehenge are well-known all over the world.

Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. It is situated in the north part of Northern America. Canada is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. It borders on the USA. The population of the country is about 31 million people. The territory of the country includes a lot of islands. Canada is rich in forests and mineral resources. It is a great industrial country. The capital of Canada is Ottawa which is famous for its beautiful parks. There are two official languages in Canada. They are English and French.

I’ve been neither to the UK nor to Canada. But I know a lot about these countries and their places of interest as I learn English at school. So, I would like to visit the UK and Canada and to see everything myself.