Упражнение 3. Выберите правильный вариант.
1. David came in when the children were writing a test.
2. Mike phoned me when I was taking a shower.
3. Mike was speaking to me when his little sister took his book out of his schoolbag.
4. We met them when we were standing at the bus stop.
5. I was sleeping when his mother came back.
6. On Monday Mary was cooking lunch when the postman (rought her a letter from her friend.
7. When the teacher came into the classroom, the children were sitting at their desks.
Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или Past Continuous.
1. I am writing an English exercise now. I was writing an English exercise at that time yesterday.
2. My little sister is sleeping now. My little sister is sleeping at that time yesterday.
3. My friends are not doing their homework now. They are playing volley¬ball.
4. My friends were not doing their homework at seven o’clock yesterday. They were playing volleyball.
5. What are you doing now? — I am drinking tea. Were you drinking tea at that time yesterday? — No, I were not drinking tea at this time yesterday, I was eating a banana.
Упражнение 5. Прочитайте историю, которая вполне могла случиться. Выберите правильный вариант глагола-действия.
I met a friend while I was doing the shopping. While I was paying for my things, I heard someone call my name. I turned round and saw Paula. She was wearing a bright red coat. We decided to have a cup of coffee. While we were having a drink, a waiter dropped pile of plates. We all got a terrible shock. While the waiter was picking up the broken plates, he cut his finger. We left the cafe and said goodbye. I finished my shopping and went home.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was one of the greatest and famous writers in human history. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, a small town in the middle of England. His father wanted his son to be a well-educated person and William was sent to the local grammar school.
Studying at school the boy actually did not have any free time. But he spent his rare spare hours walking in the forest or watching the river Avon.
Those days there were not a lot of theatres in towns and actors and actresses had to travel moving from one place to another with their shows. Sometimes they visited Stratford-on-Avon. William liked to watch them playing. He got fond of their profession and he decided to become an actor.
He went to London and there he became an actor. At that time he began to write plays too. Shakespeare was at the same time an actor and a playwright. In his works he reflected events of his contemporaries' life. His plays were staged in many theatres, translated into many foreign languages. That made Shakespeare a very popular man.
Most famous of his plays are Othello, King Lear, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. They are still popular and you can watch his .plays in almost any country of the world. He produced thirty seven plays at all. He had connections with the best English theatres for about 25 years.
William Shakespeare wrote also a lot of poetry including his unbeaten sonnets. There are numerous songs written with his poems. He is still most often published author of the world and well known among people. We do not know much about his life. We can only guess what kind of man he was analyzing the legends and a few documents of the time.
Shakespeare died in 1616, but millions people today still admire his plays.
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