4. Complete the sentences with could or couldn’t and the verbs in brackets. 1. Actor Angelina Jolie ___ (fly) a plane when she was 29. 2. Helen Keller was an American writer and teacher. She ___ (not see) and she ___ (not hear), but she got a university degree. 3. Isaac Asimov was a writer of science fiction books. He ___ (write) several books at the same time. 4. Artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne ___ (not paint) until they were in their 20s. 5. One of the world’s best tennis players, Simona Halep, ___ (play) tennis well when she was only four years old. 6. Albert Einstein ___ (not talk) when he was three and he ___ (not read) when he was eight.

Перевод задания: Заполни предложения словами could или couldn’t и глаголами в скобках.

Выполненное задание:

1. Actor Angelina Jolie could fly a plane when she was 29.
2. Helen Keller was an American writer and teacher. She couldn’t see and she couldn’t hear, but she got a university degree.
3. Isaac Asimov was a writer of science fiction books. He could write several books at the same time.
4. Artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne couldn’t paint until they were in their 20s.
5. One of the world’s best tennis players, Simona Halep, could play tennis well when she was only four years old.
6. Albert Einstein couldn’t talk when he was three and he couldn’t read when he was eight.

Перевод:

1. Актриса Анджелина Джоли умела управлять самолётом, когда ей было 29 лет.
2. Хелен Келлер была американской писательницей и учительницей. Она не видела и не слышала, но получила университетскую степень.
3. Айзек Азимов был писателем-фантастом. Он мог писать несколько книг одновременно.
4. Художники Винсент ван Гог и Поль Сезанн не умели рисовать до того, как им исполнилось двадцать с небольшим лет.
5. Симона Халеп, одна из лучших теннисисток мира, хорошо играла в теннис, когда ей было всего четыре года.
6. Альберт Эйнштейн не говорил, когда ему было три года, и не умел читать, когда ему было восемь.