Прочитайте текст переведите. "I would definitely need to have a very good succession plan, because the probability of death is quite high on the first mission, and I'd like to see my kids grow up and everything — so, some pros and cons there," he said. Musk has long said that he founded SpaceX in 2002 chiefly to help humanity colonize Mars. Becoming a multiplanet species would serve as an insurance policy, minimizing the risk of humanity's extinction should something terrible happen on Earth, he has said. Musk reiterated that argument during the IAC presentation Tuesday. But he also put forth another reason why settling Mars is worth the trouble and the treasure and the risk. "It would be an incredible adventure; it would be the most inspiring thing that I can possibly imagine," he said. "Life needs to be more than just solving problems every day. You need to wake up and be excited about the future, and be inspired and want to live."
Задание : прочитав текст ,поставьте нужные слова .
Fill-ins. The following sentences are from the article. Choose the correct word for each blank space from the word list or make up your own words.

Musk has long___ that he ___Space X in 2002 ___to help ___colonize Mars. Becoming a multi planet___ would ___as an insurance policy, minimizing the___ of humanity’s ___should something ___ happen on Earth.
WORD LIST: terrible, species, said, risk, humanity, founded, chiefly, extinction, serve

Упражнение 1.

1. was copying /were describing

2. were cleaning

3. was waiting

4. were skiing/were skating/was having

5. was getting

6. were feeding/were making

Упражнение 2.

Предложения в Past Continuous :

Dad was still watching it at 7.30. Mum was sitting

in the kitchen. She was quietly reading a woman’s magazine. Rosie was trying on her

Mum’s clothes in her room. Nick’s cousins were listening to rock music. At 7.30 the dogs were lying in front of the fire and they were

sleeping. So at 7.30 he was still

there.

Перевод:

В 7 часов матч начался по телевизору, так что папа все еще смотрел его в 7.30. Мама сидела

на кухне. Она тихонько читала женский журнал. Рози примеряла ее

Мамина одежда в ее комнате. Двоюродные братья Ника слушали рок-музыку. Это было очень громко, так что

они не слышали грохота. В 7.30 собаки лежали перед огнем и спали. Ник пошел в сад со своим другом поиграть в футбол. Итак, в 7.30 он все еще был

там.

Упражнение 1.

1) .. I was copying... my friends were describing a...

2) ... the children were cleaning..

3) She was waiting for...

4) Some of the children were skiing while other children were skating. Everybosy was having a...

5) ... the family was getting  everything...   Bob and Helen were decorating the... 6) The girls were feeding the... the boys were making a...

    Упражнение 2

Матч начался по телевизору в 7 часов, поэтому папа еще смотрел телевизор в 07.30. Мама сидела на кухне. Она спокойно читала женский журнал. Рози примеряла мамину одежду в своей комнате. Двоюродные братья Ника слушали рок - музыку. Она играла очень громко, поэтому они не слышали грохота. В 07.30 собаки лежали возле камина (огня) и спали. Ник с другом пошел в сад играть в футбол. Поэтому в 07.30 он еще был там.

So Dad was still watching TV at 07.30. Mum was sitting in the kitchen. She was reading a magazine. Rosie was trying on her Mum's clothes in her room. Nick's cousins were listening to rock music. The dogs were lying in front of the fire and they were sleeping.

Упражнение 3.

1. ...Dad was still watching TV.

2)... was reading a magazine.

3) they were listening to rock music.

4) The dogs were sleeping in front of the fire when the noise woke them up.

5) Nick was playing football with his friend.

Упражнение 4.

1) Where were the white bears swimming?

2) Was it raining?

3) What was the elephant eating?

What was the monkey playing with?

5) How many lions were sleeping in the cage?

Объяснение:

Past Continuous - время, действие которого происходило в определенный момент в .

I/he/she/it +was+ глаголing

We/you/they +were+глаголing