5. Read the two sentences about the same event. Decide which one is better for a news report and explain why. The Event: A painter was working on a mural. A journalist arrived to interview him. Sentence A: The painter painted a mural when the journalist arrived. Sentence B: The painter was painting a mural when the journalist arrived.

Which sentence is better? Sentence B

Why? Sentence B is better because it shows that the painter was in the process of painting when the journalist arrived. Sentence A implies that the painting was completed when the journalist arrived.

Ответ: Sentence B is better because it shows that the painter was in the process of painting when the journalist arrived.