Read the text about Robert Goddard and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the Past Simple

Robert Goddard
(be) born in 1882. When he was a child, he
(become) interested in firecrackers and
(think) about the possibility of space travel. He later
(become) a physics professor at a university. In his free time, he
(build) rockets and
(take) them to a field, but they didn’t fly. When he
(go) back to his university after his
(fail) attempts, the other professors
(laugh) at him. In 1920, Goddard
(write) an article about rocket travel. He later
(become) a physics professor at a university. In his free time, he
(build) rockets and
(take) them to a field, but they didn’t fly. When he
(go) back to his university after his
(fail) attempts, the other professors
(laugh) at him.In 1920, Goddard
(write) an article about rocket travel. He
(believe) that one day it would be possible to go to the moon. When The New York Times
(see) his article, a reporter
(write) that Goddard had less knowledge about science than a high school student.Goddard
(want) to prove that The New York Times
(be) wrong. In 1926, he built a ten-foot rocket,
(put) it into an open car, and
(drive) to his aunt’s nearby farm. He put the rocket in a field and lit the fuse. Suddenly the rocket went into the sky.It travelled at 60 miles per hour (mph) to an altitude of 41 feet. Then it
(fall) into the field. The flight lasted 2½ seconds, but Goddard was happy about his achievement. Over the years, his rockets
(grow) to 18 feet and flew to 9,000 feet in the air.No one
(make) fun of him after he was successful. When Goddard
(die) in 1945, his work did not stop. Scientists continued to build bigger and better rockets. In 1969, when the American rocket Apollo 11 took the first men to the moon, The New York Times wrote: “The Times regrets the error.” ​

НА РУССКОМ

Сидней

1.Общая информация

Ключевые слова: столица штата Новый Южный Уэльс, юго-восточное побережье, крупный порт, гавань.

2.История Сиднея

Ключевые слова: исправительная колония , крупный торговый центр, пиогеры, мегаполис

3.Климат города

Ключевые слова: умеренный, самый теплый и холодный месяца - июль, февраль, осадки,

4.Экономика Сиднея

Ключевые слова: рабочая сила, промышленность, нефтепереработки, порт

5.Культурная жизнь

Ключевые слова: водные виды спорта, культурая жизнь,университеты, оперный театр,Сиднейский симфонический оркестр

6.Аэропорт Сиднея

Ключевые слова: сесеврный берег, площадь

НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ

Sydney

1. General information

Keywords: capital of New South Wales, southeast coast, major port, harbor.

2.Sydney History

Keywords: correctional colony, large shopping center, piogers, metropolis

3. City climate

Keywords: moderate, warmest and coldest month - July, February, precipitation,

4. Sydney economy

Keywords: labor, industry, oil refining, port

5. Cultural life

Keywords: water sports, cultural life, universities, opera house, Sydney Symphony Orchestra

6. Sydney Airport

Keywords: spring coast, area

Told.

Said.

3. A Man was Walking

4.When He noticed..

5 Were shining.

6. Saw.

7. Were flying

8. Chased

9. Did not believe

10. Heard.

11. Looked out.

12. Screamed.

13. Could.

14. Circling.

Ну смотри : в этом упражнении два времени.

Past Simple и Past Continuous.

Past Simple - это одноразовые действия в которые повторялись (но это не обязательно *... А Past Continuous - это длительные действия. Которые происходили, длились. Вот например : я зашёл на кухню, когда мама готовила. Тут время Я зашёл (одноразовое действие,) мама готовила. Мама готовила и до того, как я зашёл, а значит это было дольше по времени.. И глагол "готовила" мы употребляем в длительном времени, в Past Continuous.

When I came, my mother was cooking...

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