You are discussing with your flatmate where to put the new widescreen tv you have bought together. discuss with him/her where you would like to put it and decide on one place you both agree on. choose from the following: • the living room • the kitchen • the spare room • the basement you begin the conversation and have to decide on which place (only one) to choose. your partner will play the part of your flatmate. remember to: • discuss all the options • take an active part in the conversation and be polite • come up with ideas • give good reasons • find out your friend's attitudes and take them into account • invite your friend to come up with suggestions • come to an agreement

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated off the Northwest coast of Europe. The UK consists of four parts. They are: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK lies on the British Isles. The two main islands are: Great Britain and Ireland. They are separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. The west coast of the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea, the east coast is washed by the North Sea.
English is the official, but not the only language which people speak in the country.
Britain has been many centuries in the making. It waged numerous colonial wars. In the modern world England was the first country where capitalism was established.
Geographically Great Britain is divided into Lowland Britain and Highland Britain. Lowland Britain comprises Southern and Eastern England. Highland Britain includes Scotland, Wales, the Pennines and the Lake District. The flora of the British Isles is much varied and the fauna is similar to that of the north-west of Europe. The country is not very rich in natural resources. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain. The Severn is the longest river, the Thames is the most important one.
London is the capital of the UK. It was founded in the 5-th century AD. The largest cities of Great Britain besides London are: Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh.
Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The powers of the British Queen are limited by Parliament. The British Parliament consists of the sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has always played an important role in world politics.

"Cinema" Lumiere triumphantly marched around the world, and Russia left from it. In 1886, the French introduced with the cinema of the Russians, and in 1898 appeared the first Russian films.The history of Russian cinema unique. Harsh manners plus the characteristic features of certain political periods imposed on Russian cinema its mark. However, this did not prevent the appearance in the Russian film industry bright stars and talented filmmakers.In the late 19th and early 20th century short films that were shot in Russia, was mainly devoted to the life of the Royal family and was censored. In the pop-up cinema broadcast of foreign films, popular in that era.The first Russian film is a picture of "Ponizova freemen" ("Stenka Razin", "Stenka Razin and the Princess"). The film was made by Vladimir Romashkov, and the writer Vasily Goncharov. The management and financing of the film was carried out by the entrepreneur Alexander Tankovy. How did you manage to pass through the censorship theme free of Stepan Razin, history is silent. The picture, of course, passed a rigorous "cleansing".The film "Stenka Razin" was dumb, the scene lasted just a minute, and the film had a duration of about 6 minutes. But the spectacle for the time was epic, "battle" scenes were busy about hundreds of theater artists and audiences went to the cinema for the premiere of the flow.As 1910, Russian cinema found its face. There were quite a lot of movies in different genres – mystery, romance, historical and military themes. In Russia there was the first movie star - Vera Kholodnaya, Ivan Mozzhukhin, Vladimir Maximov.The next period of development of Russian cinema is the years of revolution and civil war. Proletarian art is difficult to be called artistic, however, it aroused the interest, even abroad. One of the brightest Russian names, which entered the history of world cinema – the name of Sergei Eisenstein, the author of the film "Battleship Potemkin" (1925) and "October" (1927). The ideology of world revolution has caused a lively interest among the world community.30-x – 40-ies was mixed. On the one hand rigid Stalinist censorship, heroic and Patriotic themes and ideological implications. On the other hand bright Comedy and new stars such as the actress Lyubov Orlova, the Director Grigory Alexandrov. The films released in that time, the world was virtually unknown. Played the role of "iron curtain" and negative perception of life in Russia in Western countries. Themselves citizens of the USSR and his movies loved. The cinemas were popular and were often filled to capacity. Bright names in the world of Russian cinema in the 60s - 80s is a film Directors Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergei Parajanov, Kira Muratova. Famous movies – "Solaris", "Two soldiers", "the cranes are Flying", "Spring on Zarechnaya street" and many others.Another turning point in the history of Russian cinema emerged in the 90-ies, in the era of perestroika. The films of that time differed provocative, sometimes excessive negativity. Many critics today are inclined to think that the history of Russian cinema is far from over. In the Russian cinema, the search for style and identity.
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