George Blake and the Birds of Paradise A hundred and fifty years ago, two explorers, George Blake and Stanley Wilson, 'were travelling (travel) through a forest. The sun 2 (shine) and it was very hot. After some time they 3 (stop) because they were tired. They 4 (sleep) George 5 (hear) a strange sound. A beautiful bird, a bird of paradise! It 6 (sing) and another bird 7 (watch). George 8 (draw) the birds when Stanley 9 (wake up). 'What's that noise?' he shouted. The birds were scared away. George wasn't happy!

Solution:

1. George Blake and Stanley Wilson, 'were travelling' (travel) through a forest. The sun was shining ² and it was very hot.
2. After some time they stopped ³ because they were tired. They were sleeping ⁴ George heard ⁵ a strange sound.
3. A beautiful bird, a bird of paradise! It was singing ⁶ and another bird was watching ⁷.
4. George was drawing ⁸ the birds when Stanley woke up ⁹. 'What's that noise?' he shouted. The birds were scared away. George wasn't happy!

Answer: 1. were travelling, 2. was shining, 3. stopped, 4. were sleeping, 5. heard, 6. was singing, 7. was watching, 8. was drawing, 9. woke up.