The chemist’s you can see a large hall and two departments in it: one for reception of prescriptions and delivery of drugs. It is called a prescription department

The best time of the year in GB is spring (of course, it rains in spring too). The two worst months in Britain are January and February. They are cold, damp and unpleasant. The best place in the world then is at home by the big fire. Summer months are rather cold and there can be a lot of rainy days. So most people who look forward to summer holidays, plan to go abroad for the summer.
The most unpleasant aspect of English weather is fog and smog. This is extremely bad in big cities especially in London. The fog spreads everywhere so cars move along slowly and people can't see each other. They try not to be run over by a car but still accidents are frequent in the fog.


Topic: USA
The USA is one of the largest countries in the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The area of the USA is over 9 million km². It is washed by the Pacific Ocean and by the Atlantic Ocean.
The population of the United States is 328,2 million people. Most of the people live in towns.
People of different nationalities live in the USA. The official language of the country is English.
The capital of the country is Washington. It was named in honour of the first President George Washington.
As the USA is a large country, the climate is different in different regions of the country. For example, the Pacific coast is a region of mild winters and warm, dry summers, but the eastern continental region is watered with rainfall.
There are many mountains in the USA. The main river of the country is the Mississippi.
There are many big cities in the country. They are Washington (the capital of the country), New York (financial and business center), Boston (there are 3 universities in it), Chicago (one of the biggest industrial cities in the USA), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit (one of the biggest centers of the automobile industry), and Hollywood (the center of the US film business).
The USA has an Academy of Sciences. There are many scientific institutions, museums, libraries, theatres and other interesting places in the country.
The USA is a highly developed industrial country. The USA is rich in mineral resources, such as aluminum, salt, zinc, copper, coal, natural gas, gold, silver and others. Such industries as machine-building, ship-building are highly developed in the country.
American agriculture produces a lot of products, grain, fruit and vegetables.
The USA is a federal republic, consisting of fifty states. Each state has its own government.