Train

In Spain, the first train went into operation on 28 October 1848 between Barcelona and Mataro.

Sport

Origin of Football
Football was first played in Egypt as part of a fertility rite, during the third century BC. The leather ball was invented by the Chinese in the fourth century BC. The Chinese these balls filled with bristles.
The Greeks and Romans practiced football, and the latter were taken to the British Isles. The game became a national sport English since the early nineteenth century gave rise to rugby. The modern game originated in England in the nineteenth century. But his birth is much earlier, as practiced ball games were played with the foot in many ancient peoples.

Britain

Britain

History

n   History begins when there is a written record, and writing, like so much else, was brought to Britain by the Romans.

n   After the Romans, two waves of immigrants came to Britain. The first were Vikings, and the second were from German tribes: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. English, the language, is a development from Anglo-Saxon Old English, and is a Germanic language.

Poltics

n   The UK is a parliamentary democracy based on a constitutional and hereditary monarchy.

n   Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of the UK and is the head of state. Even though she is the head of state, she does not decide policy. Policy is decided by the government, under the direction of the Prime Minister.

n   Parliament, where laws are made, has three constituent parts: the House of Commons and the House of Lords and the Queen in Parliament.

Economy

n   The UK is a developed country with fifth largest economy in the world.

n   London, the capital, is famous as being the largest centre of finance in the world, along with New York City in the United States.

Transport

n   Road traffic in the United Kingdom drives on the left hand side of the road and the driver steers from the right hand side of the vehicle.

n   The system of rail transport was invented in England, so the United Kingdom has the oldest railway network in the world. It was built mostly during the Victorian era.

Education

n   The majority of children attend state schools but a small proportion attend private schools.

n   Britain's most well known universities include the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

Geography

n   Great Britain is an island in Europe. It is the main part of the United Kingdom. It contains England, Scotland and Wales. England is the biggest part of the island. England is in the southeast. Wales is to the west of England. Scotland is to the north of England.

n   Britain was called Great Britain originally to distinguish the island from Brittany.

Trabajo hecho por

Christian Hdez Álvarez  3º B

curiosities the art

The artworks are the form for artists to express their emotions and ideas

Suzanne Vega - Luka

It is of the abuse and the mistreatment

I like, I don´t like

I like orange, banana, gum, sweet,  cake, ham, milk, ect.
I don´t like beer, wine, cabbage, courgette, spinach, turkey, ect.

A restaurant review

My favorite restaurant is the Canal because their sandwiches, their dogs, etc are very good. Also because the treatment of the waiters are very friendly. And the interior looks very nice.