b) Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Tim (play) a computer game when his mum (call) him for lunch. 2. I (listen) to the radio when I (heard) this fantastic song. 3. When the teacher (say) 'Stop!', I (still try) to finish the last question. 4. Ron (find)a really interesting website about dance music while he (surf) the intern

1. перевод:

а - сколько раз в год ты путешествуешь?

б -ты останавливаешься в своей стране или едешь заграницу?

в -какой вид транспорта ты предпочитаешь?

г - ты путешествуешь один, с семьей или друзьями или организованной группой?

далее я напишу примерный ответ и в скобках варианты ответа. без транскрипции.

very seldom(not often), one or two times(three or four times)  in a year. i like to stay in my home country, not abroad (go abroad, not in russia/ukraine). and i prefer a car or bus - it`s the most convenient tipes of transport. of course, i travel with my family, not alone.

если надо, могу еще что-то дописать-изменить

greg proposed to have some chocolate

cristina proposed some more juice to sandy

dad adviced to gabi not to drink cold water

mum asked nastea to put the pie into the oven

the first us president known to all americans as "the father of the nation" was george washington.he was born in virginia into a planter's family.when he was 11 his father died.the family had a lot of land but not enough money to send george to school in england as rich families used to do at that time.george learned to ride a horse,to hunt,shoot,sail and swim.george washington began his career in the service of his county as a major in virginia militia and later became commander in chief of colonial army during revolutionary war.he was among those who wrote the us constitution in philadelphia.people respected him for his wisdom and honesty.after the war george wanted to retire and live at mount vernon where he had a beautiful house and a big platation.on april 30, 1789,before a large crowd washington promised to preserve,protect and defend the constitution of usa.this is how gw became the first president of the contry and served 2 terms.he refused a 3rd term and in 1797 he retired to mount vernon where he died 2 years later

tv is very important thing in our life. we can say that tv is our eyes because tv helps us to know more about the world, about the others counties, about the events that happened in the world. tv even helps you to know more about yourself. i like to watch tv very much. i can do that all day, that’s why sometimes my mother makes me turn off tv. i have about 12 russian tv channels, they are: ntv, mtv, ort, rtr, and others. i also have few kosmos tv’s channels, for example: cartoon network, discovery channel, tve, and bbc. i like some of them and hate others. so here are some words about the channels that i like. so, my favorite channel is mtv. mtv is a music channel. 24 hours a day of music, can you believe it? i like to listen music very much, and sometimes i even make myself the music, that is why i enjoy watching mtv. i also like ntv. this channel has very interesting films, for example "er” - my favorite film and a lot of sport programs. i like sport, especially football. ntv usually shows us two-football match a week (one champion’s league match and one russian national championship’s match). i also like several foreigner channels, especially eurosport. and you know why! cartoon network is not bad, but i think that it’s better for children - not for me. that’s all about me. i also want to tell you about my parent’s favorite channels. my father likes different channels with action films. his favorite actor is sylvester stalonne. my mother likes talk shows, for example " я сама ” on tv6, and information programs, like "сегодня” on ntv, "время” on ort, and "вести” on rtr. she also likes bbc channels, which is one of the best information’s channels in the whole world. the bush house is a headquarters of the bbc world service. form this building the bbc broadcasts radio programmers to the whole world. the world service used to be called " the empire service ”. it started in 1932, broadcast only in english. at the first the announcers used formal english and used to speak very slowly and clearly. in the 1930s the bbc started broadcasting to the middle east. and in the 1938 it started broadcasting in arabic. very soon the bbc was broadcasting to all countries occupied by the nazis. the bbc got a reputation for honesty and accuracy. after the second world war the bbc continued its foreign languages broadcasts, and to this day broadcasts the news in thirty-nine languages. in the newsroom a hundred and twenty journalists work day and night, writing two hundred news bulletins every 24 hours. all news in the bbc are checked at least twice before it is broadcasting. that’s why the world service is not always popular with governments. the bb is the world’s largest international broadcaster. every week, one hundred and thirty million people listen to bbc world service radio. in 1992 the world service started broadcasting tv programs and today people in countries all over the world can see as well as hear the news from the bbc. cause of our different tastes, sometimes my family has a problem with choosing channels. somebody thinks that tv is bad, but i don’t think so. i believe that in the future tv will be better and everyone will like it.