Questions:
1. What is the evidence that the economic situation in Scotland is dete-
riorating?
2. What are the positive processes in the economy of Scotland?
3. What is the way out for the economy of Scotland?
• Additional F a m o u s M e n of L i t e r a t u r e a n d S c i e n c e
: Reading '.
• • Scotland is the birthplace of many famous men of
literature and science.
Robert Burns (1759-1796), a famous Scottish national poet, was born
in Alloway, in a simple clay cottage built by his father with his own hands, on
the 2 5
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of January 1759. Burns's night, the date of the poet's birth, is cele-
brated all over the world by Scotsmen. Bums has left behind him a rich
heritage of folk-songs and poetry.
Walter Scott (1771-1832), known as a great master of the historical
novel, was born m Edinburgh. As a schoolboy he knew' by heart the works
by Shakespeare and Homer. Scott's famous works Rob Roy. Ivanhoe, Old
Mortality, Border Minstrelsy and many others are widely read in our days.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), known for his stories and books of
adventure. He was born m Edinburgh on November 13, 1850 and died at Samoa
on December 3, 1894. RL.Stevenson's first book Kidnapped was published in
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1866, when he was only 16. RL.Stevenson is especially known for his famous
book Treasure Island (1883). His books The Black Arrow, Catriona, Drjekyl!
and Mr Hyde and others are also well-known all over the world.
Archibald Cronin (1896-1981), a well-known British novelist, was
born in Scotland. He received his education at Glasgow University and be-
came a doctor but later he devoted himself to writing. His novels jhe Stars
Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom, Green Years are
very popular with readers the world over.
Scotland is also the bithplace of two famous men of science - James
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