1)use the past simple or past continuous 1. when i (to get) up, my father and father (to drink) tea. 2. what he (to do) yesterday? 3. i (not to play) computer games at 5 o'clock yesterday. 4. when i (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table. 5. he (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

1. when i got up, my father and father were drinking tea. 2. what did he do yesterday? 3. i was not playing computer games at 5 o'clock yesterday. 4. when i opened the door, the cat was sitting on the table. 5. he was sitting at the table the whole evening yesterday.

An octopus woke up one day   - проснулся однажды осьминог and noticed something straight away  - и сразу что-то заметил one leg has vanished out of sight - одна из ног исчезла из виду it must have disappeared last night - возможно она  пропала прошлой ночью the octopus was in distress - осьминог приуныл without eight legs my life*s a mess  - без восьмой ноги моя жизнь будет настоящим беспорядком wallking *s going to be so tough  - ходить будет сложно seven legs is not enough  - семи ног не достаточно so he phoned up the dolphin kate  - и он позвонил дельфину кейт and told his probem to his classmate - и рассказал о своей проблеме однокласснице he knew his friend would help him out  - он знал, что его подруга ему сразу that*s what friends do he had no doubt - ведь, без сомнения это то, что должны делать друзья. theree minutes later kate was there  - спустя три минуты кейт была на места holding somethig with great care  - и что-то осторожно держала she gave a smile and softly said  - она улыбнулась и мягко сказала dear octopus i found your leg - дорогой осьминог, я нашла твою ногу

Ancient coins the hermitage collection of ancient greek coins numbers 63,360 items. it covers a period from the appearance of coins in the 7th century b.c. to the 5th century a.d. they were minted in practically all regions of the ancient world from spain to bactria.the first gold lydian staters attract attention, as do a very respectable selection of electrum coins from the city of cyzicus , the first international currency of ancient times.the collection also includes such masterpieces of ancient coinage as the famous syracusan dekadrachms the work of the remarkable artists and die-engravers cimon and euainetos. these splendid pieces are the first commemorative coins in history. they were minted to celebrate the victory of the syracusans over the athenians in 413 b.c. and comprise the pride of our collection.the hermitage has a highly interesting set of gold oktadrachms from ptolemaic egypt. these coins, some of the largest gold pieces produced in the ancient world, are as a rule superbly made and well preserved. minted for commemorative purposes and distributed at various formal occasions, they were therefore carefully kept by the recipients.represented in considerable quantity in the collection are the gold staters of such noted rulers as lysimachus, alexander the great and his father philip ii, minted in various cities of the ancient world