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Iwould like to tell about karlsson, my favourite character from a famous book written by swedish author astrid lindgren. karlsson is a short, stout, overconfident man, who lives in a small house on the roof of an ordinary apartment building. karlsson has a button on his belly. when he presses this button, it activates a little propeller on his back. thanks to this he can fly. karlsson made friends with lillebror, a little boy who lived in one of the flats. his parents love him very much, however lillebror often feels lonely.  karlsson and lillebror became best friends. we don't know how old karlsson is, but his jokes and games seem to be very funny for little children.  karlsson is very imaginative. a lot of ideas cross his mind all the time. he knows how to entertain the little boy. karlsson is a real expert when it comes to playing a trick. despite all this, i would say that karlsson is a positive character. he supports lillebror, he is always there when the boy needs him, he listens to him and helps him a lot. я бы хотел рассказать о карлсоне – моем любимом герое из знаменитой книги, написанной шведской писательницей астрид линдгрен. карлсон – маленький, толстенький и самоуверенный человечек, который живет в небольшом домике на крыше обычного многоквартирного дома. у карлсона на животе есть кнопка. когда он нажимает на эту кнопку, у него на спине начинает работать маленький пропеллер. этому он может летать. карлсон подружился с малышом – маленьким мальчиком, который жил в одной из квартир.  его родители   любят его, однако малыш часто чувствует себя одиноким.  карлсон и малыш стали лучшими друзьями. мы не знаем, сколько лет карлсону, но его шутки и игры кажутся смешными для маленьких детей.  у карлсона богатое воображение. у него в голове всегда много идей. он знает, как развлечь маленького мальчика. когда дело доходит до проделок, карлсон – настоящий эксперт. несмотря на все это, я бы сказал, что карлсон положительный герой. он поддерживает малыша, он всегда рядом, когда мальчик нуждается в нем, он выслушивает его и во многом .  

If you go to school or university, you are faced with a number of exams. Basically, these exams are supposed to test your knowledge and skills. Also, they may motivate you to study harder.

In my opinion, it is really the case that exams motivate students to study harder. Firstly, exams are often a pass to a higher level of education. If you get good marks in examinations, you are admitted to further education. If you fail, you do not get the admittion. So, you make every effort to keep the right to study further. Secondly, exams are a good way to assess your learning efficiency and detect possible gaps in your knowledge. Bad marks mean that your knowledge is flawed and you need to be more disciplined and work harder to do away with the flaws.

But there are people who believe that examinations do not give real motivation to a student. They say that being a good student with excellent marks does not guarantee future prosperity.

Nevertheless, I cannot assent to the foregoing opinion, because being a good student is the beginning of being a good employee or worker who can earn a good living. Highly qualified professionals are always in great demand in any business sector.

In conclusion, exams play an important part in our life, although any exam is a kind of pain. But the saying is: no pain, no gain!