5. Complete the text with the Past Simple or Past Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. George Blake and the Birds of Paradise. A hundred and fifty years ago, two explorers, George Blake and Stanley Wilson, 1 were travelling (travel) through a forest. The sun 2 _____ (shine) and it was very hot. After some time they 3 _____ (stop) because they were tired. They 4 _____ (sleep) when George 5 _____ (hear) a strange sound. It was a beautiful bird, a bird of paradise! It 6 _____ (sing) and another bird 7 _____ (watch) it. George 8 _____ (draw) the birds when Stanley 9 _____ (wake up). ‘What’s that noise?’ he shouted. The birds were scared and flew away. George wasn’t happy!

Перевод задания: Заполните текст формами Past Simple или Past Continuous глаголов в скобках.

George Blake and the Birds of Paradise

A hundred and fifty years ago, two explorers, George Blake and Stanley Wilson, were travelling through a forest. The sun was shining and it was very hot. After some time they stopped because they were tired. They were sleeping when George heard a strange sound. It was a beautiful bird, a bird of paradise! It was singing and another bird was watching it. George was drawing the birds when Stanley woke up. ‘What’s that noise?’ he shouted. The birds were scared and flew away. George wasn’t happy!

Джордж Блейк и райские птицы

Сто пятьдесят лет назад два путешественника, Джордж Блейк и Стэнли Уилсон, шли через лес. Солнце светило, и было очень жарко. Через некоторое время они остановились, потому что устали. Они спали, когда Джордж услышал странный звук. Это была прекрасная птица — райская птица! Она пела, а другая птица наблюдала за ней. Джордж рисовал птиц, когда Стэнли проснулся. «Что это за шум?» — закричал он. Птицы испугались и улетели. Джордж был недоволен!