Предложение о зимних праздниках в past simple, восклицательное

there are many reasons why  everyone   should learn a foreign language.

firstly, learning a language of another country helps one understand its culture.    language becomes a peephole to look at the nation’s culture, its traditions and its history. italian film director federico fellini says, "a different language is a different vision of life". 

research has shown that having studied a foreign language one can understand one’s own language better. it deepens the understanding of one’s own culture. general language skills improve after studying foreign languages.

another thing that talks of the importance of foreign language study is touring to foreign countries.

  eventually, knowing a foreign language  opens new job and employment opportunities in many countries and markets and it's grate!

1.i was sitting in front of the fire when they called out to me

2.i was getting the tea ready when there was a knock at the door

3.she was dusting the carpet when her cat knocked a vase off the table

4.we were finishing our tea  when  my mother came home from work.

5.they were going down the garden path when  she stopped and waved