Ответ на Unit 2, Step 7, Номер 7 из ГДЗ по Английскому языку 8 класс: Афанасьева (Учебник Rainbow)

Nota bene
Рассказывая о каких-либо событиях, мы используем слова, которые помогают нам выстроить последовательность повествования. Вот некоторые из них.
Повествование
Начало
first
first of all
to begin with,
at the beginning

Продолжение
next
then
after that
later (on)

Возвращение к прошлому
previously (ранее)
some time
before
before that

Параллельные события
just then
meanwhile (тем временем)
in the meantime (в это же время)

Окончание
eventually (наконец)
finally
in the end
Не забудьте, что, если нужно рассказать о событиях, предшествовавших основному действию, глаголы используют в форме past perfect. Например: We greatly enjoyed the picnic, though previously we had spent much time preparing for it: making sandwiches and buying everything necessary.

7 Complete this story with the "time words" that help to structure it.
Poor Viola found herself in a strange land. (1) first she didn’t know what to do and where to go, but (2) later (on) she calmed down and began thinking hard. (3) before that there had been a terrible storm and her ship had struck on a rock. Only very few people had survived including Viola herself and the ship’s captain.
So Viola decided to learn something about this new land. Luckily the captain knew a lot about Illyria. He explained that the ruler of the country was Duke Orsino who loved fair Olivia, but Olivia couldn’t return his love as (4) before that her father and brother had died and the young lady couldn’t think about anything else. (5) In the meantime Orsino didn’t lose hope to get the girl’s love. When Viola came to Orsino’s palace she wondered if there was a job for her ((6) Before that she had dressed like a boy). Viola became Orsino’s page. The duke had a plan to send his new page to Olivia to tell her about Orsino’s feelings. (7) first the girl didn’t like this idea but (8) finally she had to pay a visit to Olivia.