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his father who was understanding, friendly and fearless man. So it was probably from him that the poet inherited his great love and undrestanding of people. From his mother he, too, learned something that was to be value to him. His mother often sang the old songs and ballads of the countryside. Although William Burns, Robert´s father, was a poor peasant, he was man who valued knowledge. His greatest wish was to give his children the best education in his power. It was from him where Robert received his love of books. When Robert was six he and his brother Gilbert went to school, but only after a few months the teacher left and the school was closed. Their father persuaded two or three neighburs to join him in engaging another teacher. The new teacher was called John Murdoch. Although he was only eighteen, he was a very clever teacher. Robert interested him more than other pupils. When Robert´s father decided to try his hand at farming their family moved
Robert Burns Robert Burns was born in a small cottage in Alloway on 25 January 1759. By the time of his death, aged 37, on 21 July 1796, he had become Scotland's bestloved poet and, perhaps more importantly, the symbol of the regeneration of a nation. At Mount Oliphant, when he was 15, Robert wrote his first song, Handsome Nell, for his partner in the fields at harvest time, Nellie Kirkpatrick. Robert had to work as a flax dresser in Irvine to earn money for family but his real passion was poetry. At the age of 27 he had 3 children, two of them were twins. In July of 1786, Burns had succeeded in publishing the first book of his poems, the "Kilmarnock Edition", which became enormously popular. He decided to move to Edinburgh where new editions of his poetry were published
to watch. Rangers and Celtic have won more football competitions in Scotland than all the other Scottish teams. Culture · Scotland has a busy cultural life. A lot of musicians, actors and singers come to Scotland to give concerts. It the evenings the opera house, the cinemas and the concert halls are full. In cafes and pubs small groups sing, act, read poetry. Robert Burns Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born on January 25, 1759 in Scotland. The poetry and songs of Robert Burns are famous all over the world. Robert Burns's poems and verses inspired Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn and other composers who wrote music to them. The most popular poems of Robert Burns are «The Tree of Liberty», «My Heart's in the Highlands», «A Red, Red Rose» and many others. Robert Burns began to write poetry when he was fifteen. He composed verses to the melodies of old folk-songs, which he had admied from his early childhood. He sang
He was fortunate in his mother. She had beautiful voice and she often sang the old songs and ballads. In the evenings she used to tell the children one of the popular folktales. He was fortunate in his father too, who was an understanding and friendly and fearless man. His father William was a gardener on a small estate. William's greatest wish was to give his children best education in his power. While they were still young, he began to teach them to read and write. It was from him that Robert received his love of books. When Robert was 6, he and his brother Gilbert went to school at alloway mill. After only a few months the teacher left and school closed. It made them very sad. Their father was very upset too. He persuaded 2 or 3 neighbours to join him engaging another teacher. This man was called john Murdock. Although he was only 18, he was very clever teacher. He lived with each family in turn and taught the children. Robert interested him more than his other pupils
Outstanding figures in British literature Eva Martina Põder 11.b British literature Refers to all literature produced by British authors from the United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man Includes early works written in Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin, works in Old, Middle, and Modern English, each of which represents a different period Full of great works British works in Latin Venerable Bede He lived between 673 and 735 AD The greatest of all the AngloSaxon scholars He's the earliest English historian, whose work has shed light on a period of English history that would have otherwise been unknown ,,The Father of English History" Wrote / translated about 40 books on almost every area of knowledge, i.e. nature, astronomy, and poetry His best known work is "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Starting with the Roman invasion in the 5th century, he recorded the history of the English up to his o
J.F.Cooper(1789-1851): he was born in Burlington, New Jersey in 1789. When he expelled from Yale bacause of prank, he joined the navy as a midshipman. In 1810 he took a furlough and never returned to active duty. He married with Susan De Lancy and got 5 children. They lived Europe, but returned to America because he was unpopular in Europe. In 1920 je published his first fiction "Precaution", in 1821 the second one "The Spy". His third book "The Pioneers" was the first of five novels. He died at Cooperstown in 1851. He was immensely popular writer and he considered to be the first major American novelist. R.L.Stevenson(1850-1894): he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850. He was a sick little boy who spent much of his time in bed. He was very lonely only child. When he grew older and seemed stronger, his father took him on trips to he wildest coasts of Sotland. Stevenson was no student. He roamed about Edinburgh, learning to know people of all kinds. His stories were full of gaiety,
Because it's part of the United Kingdom. 4. Did the Romans conquer Scotland? No, the Romans never conquered Scotland. 5. Why did they build Hadrian's wall? They built it to protect thei Empire south of the Scottish border. 6. When were S and England united? Why? Because there were many wars between them and in 1603 the Scottish kind James VI, became King of England and a century later they were united because of that. 7. Who's Robert Burns?' He's the national poet of Scotland. 8. When and how do Scottish celebrate Burns Night? (What do they do on that day?) They celebrate it on his birthday on the 25th of January every year. They have a big dinner which begins with the sound of bagpipes and the `haggis', Scotland's national dish. And later on everyone reads poems and sings songs written by R. Burns. 9. What is haggis?
lot of sheep on the hillsides. All true Scots belong to a clan or a tribe. Each of them has their own tartan. Its a traditional woollen cloth over the shoulder. Men in Scotland wear kilts. Nowadays there are a lot of tartan shops in Scotland, which sell cloth, kilts, scarves, bags, travelling rugs, and dresses in tartan patterns. Sometimes they offer people the service of finding out which part of Scotland their great-grand parents came from. Scotland's greatest poet Robert Burns, who's dead by now, had his birthday th on 25 January. People celebrate that day by having Burns' Night Dinner. On that night people drink whisky, eat typical Scottish food such as haggis and listen to bagpipe music. There is a special poem to haggis, which they read when they put the dish on the table. Popular song from Burns is "Auld Lang Syne". People sing it at midnight on New Year's Eve.
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