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.
Lake Lama is a large freshwater lake in the Krasnoyarsk territory, in the South of the Taimyr peninsula, of tectonic origin.
The length of the lake is 80 kilometers, the maximum width is 14, the area is 318 sq. km. the Lake is very deep (over 300 meters, in some places, perhaps up to 600 meters), clean water and its low temperature. On the shores of the lake there are mountains with a height of 400-600 meters or more.
The name of the lake comes from the tungus-manchu word "laamu" - sea, ocean or evenk "lamu" - sea, big water.
