Use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. 1. After the boys
(play), they
(go) for a walk.
2. She
(study) the material, before Mike
(phone).
3. While Pete
(read), his brother
(listen) to music.
4. When my mother
(come), I
(do) my homework.
5. She
(finish) already her work, when Peter
(call).
6. By 6 o'clock yesterday she
(come) home.
Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization known for its writing, art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems. The beginning of its formation is attributed to the pre-classical era (2000 BC - 250 AD), most of the Mayan cities reached their peak in the classical period (250-900 AD). By the time the conquistadors arrived, it was in deep decline. The Mayans built stone cities, many of which were abandoned long before the arrival of Europeans, others were inhabited after. The Mayan calendar was also used by other peoples of Central America. The hieroglyphic writing system was used, partially deciphered. Numerous inscriptions on the monuments have been preserved. They created an effective farming system, had deep knowledge in the field of astronomy. The descendants of the ancient Maya are not only the modern Maya peoples who preserved the language of their ancestors, but also part of the Hispanic population of the southern states of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. Some Mayan cities are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: Palenque, Chichen Itza, Uxmal in Mexico, Tikal and Quirigua in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, Hoya de Seren in El Salvador.
The cultural history of this people is usually divided into three periods:
The first period (from antiquity to 317) is the time of the emergence of city-states, primitive slash farming, the manufacture of cotton fabrics, etc.
The second period (317-987) - the ancient kingdom, or the classical period - the time of the growth of cities (Palenque, Chichen Itza, Tulum) and at the same time the mysterious exodus of the population from them at the beginning of the 10th century.
The third period (987 - XVI century) - the new kingdom, or the post-classical period - the time of the arrival of the European conquistadors, the adoption of new laws, styles in life and art, the mixing of cultures, fratricidal wars, etc.
21st FIFA World Cup was held in Russia from June 14th to July 15th, 2018. This was the first time the World Cup took place in Russia.
In 2010, FIFA announced that Russia had won the right to host the 2018 World Cup. In 2014 Russia began preparation for this important event. They built training camps for the 32 national teams that had qualified. They also built or renovated twelve stadiums in which the tournament's 64 matches would be held. The biggest is Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium where the opening match took place on June 14 and where the World Cup Final was held on July 15.
The official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was a wolf called Zabivaka which means "the scorer". Zabivaka is fluffy and has kind eyes. It was chosen by the Russian public.
This World Cup brought a lot of surprises. A few months before the event people had tried to predict a possible winner. The predictions included Germany, Brazil, France and Spain. But three of these teams lost their chances long before the final.
The Russian team tried their best to win the World Cup for all their passionate fans and the result surprised a lot of people. The Russian team's victory over Spain earned them a place in the quarter finals but they lost in the match with Croatia. Anyway, this was Russia’s best World Cup performance.
The final took place on the 15th July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, between France and Croatia. France won the match to claim their second World Cup title.