Exercise 1.​Прочитайте легенду озера Нарочь. Вставьте глаголы в Past Simple. The legend of Lake Naroch Many years ago there (live) a girl called Nara. She (can) sing very well and play the psaltery .She (love) a young man and (want) to marry him. One day she was sitting near a large beautiful lake when a rich man (see) her. He (like) Nara so much that he (want) to marry her. As Nara (have) a fiancé (жених) she (not want) to marry the rich man. But the rich man (be) very stubborn (упрямый), and his servants (kill) Nara’s fiancé and (take) Nara to the rich man’s palace. The girl (be) so unhappy that when everybody was sleeping, she (set) fire to the palace , and (run) away. When the rich man (learn) aboutit, he (send) his servants (слуги) after Nara. As she ( can not) run away from them, Nara (dive) into the lake and (die From that time the lake was named Lake Naroch.

The legend of Lake Naroch

Many years ago there lived a girl called Nara. She could sing very well and play the psaltery .She loved a young man and wanted to marry him. One day she was sitting near a large beautiful lake when a rich man saw her. He liked Nara so much that he wanted to marry her. As Nara had a fiancé she didn't want to marry the rich man. But the rich man was very stubborn, and his servants killed Nara’s fiancé and took Nara to the rich man’s palace. The girl was so unhappy that when everybody was sleeping, she set fire to the palace, and ran away. When the rich man learnt about it, he sent his servants after Nara. As she couldn't run away from them, Nara dived into the lake and died. From that time the lake was named Lake Naroch.  

5. What journal were you reading when I came to the library?

6. The whole family was having dinner when the telephone rang.

7. Where was he going when the rain started?

8. She will be singing over the radio at 5 o'clock tomorrow.

9. They will not go on excursion with us. They are having a lecture at 2 o'clock (запланированное действие - они запланировали быть завтра на лекции).

10. What will you be doing from 2 till 3 o'clock tomorrow?

11. The children were playing when we returned home.

12. Look! It is getting dark. It will be raining in a minute.

Present:

1) My friend Lussy likes to read coloured magazines.

2) This is the best summer holiday in my life.

3) There is no pupil who likes Mathematics in our class.

4) I am fond of classical music and French literature.

5) His dog eats meat, potato and fried fish.

6) Mother cooks a great lazagna with tomato sause and basil.

7) The Depesh Mode performs today at Italy Great Plaza Avenue.

8) Fiona listens to Cherry Radio every Monday at 5 o'clock.

9) There are wonderful spring flowers in the park.

10) We watch "Moonlight" series every Friday at 6.

Past:

1) likes=liked

2) This is=That was

3) There is = There was

4) I am=I was

5) eats=ate

6) cooks=cooked

7) performs=performed, today=yesterday

8) listens=listened, every=last

9) There are=There were

10) watch=watched, every=last