Mark twain was a talented writer and wrote some of the funniest stories in the world. his real name was samuel clemens. he was born in 1835 and grew up in the little town of hannibal, missouri. when sam was twelve his father died. the shock changed him and he became a different boy. he stopped his little-boy games and thought about his mother's hard work and money problems. he had to help his mother. sam went to work in his brother orion's printing shop. at that time sam began to write funny stories and took the name mark twain. mark twain had to change many jobs. he worked hard and visited many places in the usa. his experience and talent helped him to write his funny stories and people in america began to read and like what he wrote, and soon his stories became popular all over the world. сократить и написать только основе ​

If I had a chance to go to London I'd like to see not only the places of interest but many other interesting things there. Certainly everyone knows that the most famous sights of the capital of the Great Britain are Tower Bridge over the river Themes, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Saint Paul's Cathedral, The British museum, Art Gallery. It seems I know all these sights well because we have been getting acquainted with them since the 5-Th form up to now. I think it will be enough one-day excursion to see all these sights with my own eyes. I'd better visit the one of the numerous English pubs- the local beer halls where Englishmen like to spend their free time reading, talking, discussing traditional matters - political, sports and weather over the glass of beer. Or I'll try to feel myself as a real Englishman visiting a house of a common English family. I'd like to sit round the fire place which is traditional for every English house. If I were lucky I would visit one of the competition or a tournament where traditional English sport games are played - rugby or lawn tennis, horse racing or cricket. I'd like to walk among the students of Cambridge or Oxford university in their campus and to imagine that I am one of them. I believe my impression on London won't be full if I don't visit Madam Tussad's museum in Baker street. I'm looking forward to seeing their life - size wax portraits of kings and queens, well - known writers, singers and even criminals One of my evenings in London I'd like to spend in a disco club to watch the way English teenagers and young people spare their time, to listen to their popular groups, to make friends and what not.

I'd like to have a dog. I love dogs very much. They are beautiful and cute. My whole family also loves them. I like the breeds: Labrador, Corgi and Pomeranian. Dogs love their owners very much. If I had a dog, I would feed it and walk with it. I would let her play with other dogs. She would wear the most beautiful clothes. I would always eat the most delicious food.

Я бы хотела иметь собаку. Я очень люблю собак. Они красивые и милые. Также их любит вся моя семья. Мне нравятся породы: лабрадор, корги и шпиц. Собаки очень любят хозяев. Если бы у меня быда собака, то я бы ее кормила и гуляла с ней. Я бы разрешала ей играть с другими собаками. Она бы носила самую красивую одежду. Всегда ела бы самый вкусный корм.