Раскройте скобки, употребляя гла­голы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 2. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass 3. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 4. We (to listen) to an interesting lec­ture yesterday. 5. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books. 6. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining. 7. Yesterday at one o'clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen. 8. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises. 9. What you (to do) at eight o'clock yesterday? 10. At this time yesterday I (to go) home.

1. were drinking, came

2. was walking, passed

3. thought, was falling

4. listened

5. entered, was writing, were copying

6. were getting, began

7. had

8. came, was doing

9. were you doing

10. we're going

1. When we met him, he was going to the shop. He wanted to buy some food. 2. What were you looking for when I opened the door? 3. Was your daughter skating on the pond from five till six? 4. What were they laughing at when he came in? - They were laughing at a funny story. 5. Where was he going when rain began)? - He was going to the office. 6. What was she playing when I rang her up? - She was playing the violin. 7. Who was quarrelling at that time? - His friend was quarrelling. 8. Beth and Tom were watching a TV programme when their mother asked them to help her. 9. Were you helping your mother while she was washing up? 10. The scientist working in the laboratory when some­body switched off the light. 11. Whom were you talking on the phone to, when I came into the room? 12. Jane was having a walk in the park when it began to snow. 13. Why weren't you having classes at nine o'clock? - Our teacher was ill. 14. Yesterday the whole lesson we revised grammar. 15. While Helen was  taking a shower mother was washing the dishes. 16. I was laying the table when I broke a plate. 17. When I met them in the yard, they were laughing. 18. She didn't get up at six o'clock yesterday. She got up at eight. 19. They were just leaving the house when we arrived. 20. When he came to the station, his friend were already waiting for him.

Dear Barbara,
Thank you for your letter. It was so nice to hear from you. I hope your trip was wonderful.

I also traveled a lot this summer. In August, Elena and I were abroad. 
We spent two weeks in Scotland in the summer school. We lived and studied in
a good public school. Would you like to know what is there? 

Well,in the morning we spent 3 hours learning English. In class we read
and discussed texts, learned poems by heart in English, played , 
asked questions, learn new words used in the computer and 
wrote their own stories. But we did not do the translation in Russia, on our 
the lesson because we are not done, they speak Russian. We also learned about English history and traditions.

Now we speak and read English much better, we did it last year . I have made many friends in Scotland.
We also spent 3 days in London. I tried to call you but you were not available.
Our impression of the UK and hope to visit it again.
Best wishes from all of us.
Your "lazy children."
Elena and Olga.