London - city, capital of the United Kingdom and the centre of the Commonwealth. It lies astride the River Thames in southeastern England, 50 miles (80 km) from the river's estuary on the North Sea. The city was once the industrial, commercial, and political hub of a wealthy and extensive empire; it continues to be the United Kingdom's main centre of population, commerce, and culture.
One of the biggest shocks when you arrive in a new country can be
the clothes people are wearing. You may look fashionable at home, but
you suddenly find you are behind the times or simply
someone to laugh at when you arrive abroad. With this in mind, let's
take a look at teenage fashion in the UK for girls.
Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK. But what
kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the
most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are
usually on at least four times every week. They are dramas based in one neighbourhood
that try to depict ordinary life in the UK - we call these
dramas 'soap operas' or 'soaps'.
