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The names of William Shakespears and Robert Burns are well known in the world.

Robert Burns was born in Scotland in family of a small farmer. He spent much of his time helping his father on their farm every day. From his father he learnd to love and understand other people. From his mother he learnd old-country-side songs and folk-tales. Robert's father was poor, but he wanted to give his children a good education. Robert began to write poems when he was 15. He described with love and understanding everyday life and people. Soon the readers received his first book of poems. Then he made a book of old-scottish folk-songs. He wrote new words for many of the melodies. Here are the words of one of them:

Should auld acguaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acguaintance be forgot

And days of auld lang Syne?

 

Chorus: For auld lang Syne, my dear,

For auld lang Syne.

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

For auld lang Syne.

 

And here's a hand my trusty friend,

And give a hand of thine:

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

For auld lang Syne.

 

Robert wrote a lot of poems. They are full of life. His poems and words are still known and loved by millions of people.

 

William Shakespeare was a writer and poet. He wrote a lot of comedies, tragedies and dramas for theatre: such as ССHamlet'', ССRomeo and Juliet'', ССMuch Ado about nothing'', ССTwelfth Night'', ССKing Lear'', ССOthello'' and many others.

William Shakespeare was born on the 23d of April, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon in a family of a glover.

The English school was a difficult place of that time. Pupils had to be at school at 6 o'clock in the morning and school days were long. In the holidays William Shakespeare went to the river Avon to have a real rest. Groups of actors visited Stratford from time to time. William Shakespeare watched them and decided to become an actor. When he was 21, he went to London . He became an actor there and began to write plays. He wrote 37 wonderful plays. Shakespeare's heroes are still on the stage. We go to the theatre to meet them again and again.