Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.

    I see the city of the future in three zones——inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential(住宅的) and recreational(娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves——to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely. Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.

    The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don't need every day.

    All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.

    This is my ideal city of the future—— a very beautiful place!  But I don't really think things will ever be like that!

    In September, British children go back to school after their long summer holidays. There are two types of school in Britain. One type is run by the government. They are state schools, and free to attend. The other type is private schools. They are private, and you have to pay to attend.

    Children start school when they are five years old. This is called primary school, and lasts until the child is 11. Secondary school is compulsory from 11until 16 years old. At 16, students take a national examination called the GCSE. After that, they can stay at school for another 2 years and take the A-Level Examination. It's necessary if they want to go on to university at 18.

    Many university courses last 3 years, but some courses can take much longer to complete, such as languages or medicine. Students have to pay for part of their courses. They can borrow money from banks, called a student loan, or take part-time jobs.

    For the British, many of their friends at school remain friends for life, so it's true that schooldays are really the best days of one's life.