Category: English 8

THE 1900s: THE PLAYER PIANO.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, pianos became very popular and rich families bought ‘ player pianos’. A player piano plays music that is programmed on paper rolls with holes in them and you can also play it like a ‘normal’ piano. In the mid 1920s player pianos began to disappear-mainly because the radio (it was called the wireless in those days) got more popular.

19-րդ դարի վերջում և 20-րդ դարի սկզբում դաշնամուրները դարձան շատ տարածված, և հարուստ ընտանիքները գնում էին «մեխանիկական դաշնամուրներ»։ Մեխանիկական դաշնամուրը նվագում է երաժշտություն, որը ծրագրավորված է անցքեր ունեցող թղթե գլանակների վրա, և դրա վրա կարելի է նվագել նաև սովորական դաշնամուրի նման։ 1920-ականների կեսերին մեխանիկական դաշնամուրները սկսեցին անհետանալ՝ հիմնականում այն պատճառով, որ ռադիոն (այն ժամանակ այն անվանում էին «անլար») ավելի տարածված դարձավ։

exercise 5, 6(c,e) page 14

C) Look at the sentences from the story.Complete them wirth the correct from of the verbs.

1. While he was working (work) on his plan,his brain machine was checking people`s brains to find out what they were thinking
2. Every now and then,Q5 looked at the huge screen. Everything was going well. All the human brains were thinking of other things,and none of them knew about his terrible plans.
3. When Olivia looked at the neighbour,she saw that he was holding something in his hand.

E) Complete the sentences.Put one of the verbs into the past simple, and one intothe past continous.

1. I was writing an email. The phone rang.
2. Harry was running to school. He fell and hurt his leg
3. Alex and Sue were playing tennis. Lucy arrived
4. Antonio was having breakfast. He had a great idea.
   

C

2) were playing

3)was sitting

4) was writing

5) was dreaming

D

1 b) was waiting

1b) was buying

2 a) were you talking

2 a) was talking

3a) were his parents living

3b) they were living

3b) was working

4 a) were you watching

4b) was reading

5 a) were you having

5b) were talking

6 a) were you playing

6b) was not playing