Plan a biography of a famous
artist from history. Use the lnternet or an encyclopaedia to
find answers to these questions.
1 What was his / her job?
2. Where was he/she born?
3 Where did he/she live?
4 What were his / her famous
works?
5 Where can you see his / her
works now?
6 What is your favourite work?​

The man I respect is Lionel Messi who is one of the best footballers  of nowadays and one of the best players of all times! He was the best player in the world in the years 2009-2012.Lionel Messi was born in June 1987 in the city of Rosario, in Argentina. He has two brothers and a sister. Two of his cousins are also footballers. His father's family comes from Italy, but the ancestors moved to Argentina in 1883.Messi stared playing football when he was 5 years old. His father, a factory worker, was his first coach. Messi's grandmother wanted him to become a footballer and she herself brought Lionel to sport club trainings. Later on Lionel often devoted his first goals to her.When the boy was 11 his family moved to Barselona. At 13 Lionel became a member of "Barselona" club team to which he belongs up to now.Lionel Messi is married and has two sons.Together with his team he won a lot of Europian and World Championships.As the best player he was awarded 5 times the prize "The Gold Ball" and one prize "The Diamond Ball". The newspapers wrote: "...His legs are like Maradona's, his speed is like Crowford's and he passes like Ronaldinio"

Человек, которого я уважаю- это Лионель Месси, который является одним из лучших футболистов современности и одним из лучших игроков всех времен! Он был лучшим игроком в мире в 2009-2012 годах.Лионель Месси родился в июне 1987 года в городе Росарио, в Аргентине. У него есть два брата и сестра. Двое его кузенов также футболисты. Семья его отца родом  из Италии, но предки переехали в Аргентину в 1883 году.Месси начал играть в футбол, когда ему было 5 лет. Его отец, рабочий фабрики, был его первым тренером. Бабушка Месси хотела, чтобы он стал футболистом, и она сама водила Лайонела на спортивные тренировки клуба. Позже Лионель часто посвящал ей свои первые голы.Когда мальчику было 11 лет, его семья переехала в Барселону. В 13 лет Лионель стал членом команды клуба "Барселона", которому он принадлежит до сих пор.Лионель Месси женат и имеет двух сыновей.Вместе со своей командой он выиграл много чемпионатов Европы и мира.Как лучший игрок он был награжден 5 раз премией "Золотой мяч" и призом "Бриллиантовый мяч". Газеты писали: "...его ноги, как у Марадоны, его скорость, как у Кроуфорда и его пассы как у Рональдинио"

Dear Joan,
Thanks for your letter. You ask me to tell you about our visit to the zoo during our last holidays. Well, I'll do it with pleasure. The weather was warm and I went to the zoo with my brothers. We had a lot of fun. Animals were walking in the open air in their enclosures and cages. First of all we went to the cages with monkeys because they are funny and very cute animals. They were running around the cage playing with each other. Then they had their lunch and the zoo-keeper allowed us to give some food to the animals. So we helped him to feed them. I enjoyed it very much.
Then we went to see bears. Each year they get/become larger and larger. At the zoo we saw a lot of different birds (eagles, owls, ostriches, peacocks), animals (tigers, hippos, elks, camels, lions, giraffes) and reptiles (crocodiles, pythons, snakes, lizards). We visited the dolphinarium in the end, for my brothers to see their magic show. You see, I visit the zoo almost every year and it's always a great pleasure for me.
How are you doing? Do you like to go to the zoo? 
Keep in touch.
Best wishes,
Lilia