Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2. it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago. Northern Ireland is variously described as a country, province or region which is part of the United Kingdom. Located in the northeast of the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2011, its population was 1,810,863, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the UK's population. Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement, the Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location) holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the British government. Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas, and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to "put forward views and proposals" with "determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments".
My next vacations This summer I'm going to Spain to visit my grandparents. I really miss them! We're taking a plane from Moscow to Madrid. The flight normally takes about 3 hours. My grandparents live by the seaside so I can play volleyball and swim as much as I want. There are many shops with fresh food. I love eathing fruit and vegetables by playing chess with grandpa. That's going to be the best summer I've ever had. Мои следующие каникулы Этим летом я еду в Испанию, чтобы навестить моих бабушку и дедушку. Я очень скучаю по ним! Мы полетим на самолёте. Обычно полёт длится около трёх часов. Бабушка и дедушка живут около берега моря, поэтому я могу купаться и играть в волейбол столько, сколько хочу. Там много магазинов со свежей едой. Я люблю есть фрукты и овощи за игрой в шахматы с дедушкой. Это будет лучшее лето, которое у меня когда-либо было!
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely.A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours. Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions no longer allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement, in 1889 Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries, support for the old is still mainly provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies, and hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many western countries this right is mentioned in national constitutions.
