9. Circle the mistake (A or B), then correct it. 1) While we were having a picnic, it was starting to rain. 2) Alicia was painting a picture when her mum was cooking. 3) Laura was taking off her coat and sat down. 4) While we were on holiday, we were spending most of our time sightseeing. 5) Costa listened to his iPod, so he didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

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B: While we were having a picnic, it started to rain.
B: Alicia was painting a picture while her mum was cooking. В данном предложении ошибки нет; оба действия происходили одновременно. Если в учебнике требуется выбрать ошибку, вероятно, выделенная часть B должна быть исправлена на cooked только при понимании действия как завершённого события: Alicia was painting a picture when her mum cooked.
B: Laura was taking off her coat and sat down.
A: While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time sightseeing.
A: Costa was listening to his iPod, so he didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

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