Язык заранее 1) open the brackets using verbs in past simple, past continuous or past perfect. by eight o'clock yesterday i (to do) my homework and at eight i (to play) the piano. by six o'clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner. by nine o'clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) tv. when i (to meet) tom, he (to eat) an ice cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street. when father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood. 6. when i (to see) ann, she (to sort) the flowers which she (to pick) in the field. when i (to come) home yesterday, i (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces. exercise 2. fill the gaps with one of the following phrases: numerous sightings, observations, beast, is supposed to, supposedly, splashing, fake the loch ness monster, also called “nessie”, is a creature that (1) live in loch ness, the largest a lake in northern scotland. since roman times the legend of a mysterious sea creature has been alive through (2) of the animal. when the romans came to scotland in the first century the picts were the main inhabitants. they were fascinated by animals and spoke of a strange (3) swimming in one of the lakes in the scottish highlands. the first references go back to the sixth century when a man was (4) saved from the swimming beast of loch ness. over the centuries the legend of the loch ness monster has never gone away. in the 1930s a new road was built along the shore of loch ness. in 1933, a couple who was driving along this road reported an enormous animal (5) on the surface of the lake. in the following months newspapers sent reporters and photographers to the lake to make (6) even footprints of an enormous animal were found. many books were written about the monster of loch ness. several photographs made it to the front pages of the newspapers. the most famous photograph came from a british surgeon in 1934. robert wilson, a london doctor, took a photo of a creature with a long neck that stood out of the water. in 1975 the sunday telegraph proved that this photo was ( .
By six o'clock father (had come) home and at six he (was having/had) dinner.
By nine o'clock yesterday grandmother (had washed) the dishes and at nine she (watched) TV.
When I (met) Tom, he (was eating) an ice cream which he (had bought) at the corner of the street.
When father (came) home, we (were cooking) the mushrooms which we (had gathered) in the wood. When I (saw) Ann, she (was sorting) the flowers which she (had picked) in the field.
When I (came) home yesterday, I (saw) that my little brother (had broken) my pen and (was playing) with its pieces.
The Loch Ness monster, also called “Nessie”, is a creature that (1) is supposed to live in Loch Ness, the largest lake in northern Scotland. Since Roman times the legend of a mysterious sea creature has been alive through (2) numerous sightings of the animal. When the Romans came to Scotland in the first century the Picts were the main inhabitants. They were fascinated by animals and spoke of a strange (3) beast swimming in one of the lakes in the Scottish highlands. The first references go back to the sixth century when a man was (4) supposedly saved from the swimming beast of Loch Ness.
Over the centuries the legend of the Loch Ness monster has never gone away. In the 1930s a new road was built along the shore of Loch Ness. In 1933, a couple who was driving along this road reported an enormous animal (5) splashing on the surface of the lake. In the following months newspapers sent reporters and photographers to the lake to make (6) observations. Even footprints of an enormous animal were found. Many books were written about the monster of Loch Ness. Several photographs made it to the front pages of the newspapers. The most famous photograph came from a British surgeon in 1934. Robert Wilson, a London doctor, took a photo of a creature with a long neck that stood out of the water. In 1975 the Sunday Telegraph proved that this photo was (7) fake.