Module 4 II. Past modals Had to / Didn't have to / Could / Couldn't
1
Rewrite in Past Simple using the words in brackets.
1) I can sing very well. (last year)
2) Can you win this computer game? (in childhood)
3) She can't speak Italian. (some years ago)
4) They can't play snooker. (last year)
5) The children can read French magazines. (at the age of 11)
6) "The Wings" can compose music very well. (in the 80s)
7) My cat can play quite a long time. (when it was a kitten)
8) Father can cook Chinese dishes very well. (last year)
9) Her sister can drive a car very carefully. (at the age of 30)
10) My uncle can achieve success in making computer programmes. (a year ago)​

1. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing. 2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano. 3. I  like music very much. 4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets. 5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper. 6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in Paris. 7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone. 8. What wereyou  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you. 9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven. 10. It was raining the whole day yesterday. 11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.

Биография Саши КоэнСаша Коэн (1984) – фигуристка, родилась 26 октября 1984 года в городе Вествуд, штат Калифорния. Наиболее известна как чемпионка США 2006 года по фигурному катанию. При рождении ею было получено имя Александра Паулина Коэн.

Главная Биографии Спортсмены Фигурное катаниеБиография Саши КоэнСаша Коэн (1984) – фигуристка, родилась 26 октября 1984 года в городе Вествуд, штат Калифорния. Наиболее известна как чемпионка США 2006 года по фигурному катанию. При рождении ею было получено имя Александра Паулина Коэн.Изящность Александры, а также ее гимнастический стиль спортсменке прославиться, обрести фанатов в 2000 году. Того года она неожиданно оказалась на втором месте в женском чемпионате США по фигурному катанию. Выиграла это соревнование Мишель Кван.В результате повреждения спины Саша Коэн пропустила соревнования 2001 года. А в 2002 она снова оказалась второй после Мишель Кван на национальном чемпионате. Хорошие показатели позволили включить Сашу в олимпийскую команду США в 2002 году в Солт-Лейк Сити. Кроме Коэн в команде были такие звезды, как Кван, Сара Хьюз. Коэн оказалась четвертой на Олимпиаде после Хьюз, россиянки Ирины Слуцкой, Мишель Кван.В 2006 году Саша Коэн впервые завоевала звание чемпионки США. Мишель Кван того года не участвовала в соревнованиях из-за повреждения спины. На зимних олимпийских играх в Торонто Коэн получила серебряную медаль, ее обошла Японская фигуристка Шизука Арикава.

Biography Of Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen (1984) was a figure skater and was born on 26 October 1984 in Westwood, California. Best known as the champion of the 2006 U.S. figure skating Championships. At birth it had received the name Alexandra Pauline Cohen.
The elegance of Alexandra, and her gymnastic style helped her to become famous, gain fans in 2000. That year she was suddenly in second place in the women's U.S. figure skating. Won Michelle Kwan.

As a result of a back injury, Sasha Cohen missed the event in 2001. And in 2002, she was again second after Michelle Kwan at the national Championships. Good performance has allowed us to put Sasha in the Olympic team USA in 2002 in salt lake city. In addition to Cohen, the team had such stars as Kwan, Sarah Hughes. Cohen was fourth at the Olympics after Hughes, the Russians Irina Slutskaya, Michelle Kwan.

In 2006, Sasha Cohen first won the title of champion of the United States. Michelle Kwan that year did not participate in the competition due to a back injury. At the winter Olympics in Toronto Cohen won a silver medal, bypassed the Japanese skater Shizuka Arakawa.