39. Put in the missing words.
Use: know, was born, about, age, well-known, celebrate, died, the eldest, was fond, favourite
Robert Burns, a well-known and popular Scottish poet, was born in 1759.
Burns was born in a poor farming family. There were seven children in it. Robert was the eldest. Robert read a lot. He was fond of reading. His favourite writter was Shakespeare. At the age of 15 he began to write poems. He wrote about people and averyday things. Robert Burns wrote the words of the song "Auld Lang Syne". Scottish people sing this song when they celebrate the 1st of January, New Year's Day. R.Burns died in 1796. People all over the world know and love his poems.