20

We were sitting in a café. There was a glass of juice in front of each of us. It was our first meeting after Nora’s long holidays.

(was - был. Past Simple, Неправильные глаголы)

BE

21

Of course, we had lots of news to share but we were not chatting — we were busy with our phones.

(phoneS - телефонЫ. Ед. и мн.ч. существительных)

PHONE

22

“Look here, Nora,” I suddenly broke the silence. “It can’t go on like this. Can’t you see how weird we are?”

(broke - прервал. Past Simple, Неправильные глаголы)

BREAK

23

“We are what?” Nora raised her eyes from the screen and looked up at me. “Sorry, I didn’t hear what you said.”

(at me - на меня. Местоимения) 

I

24

“Of course, you didn’t hear because you were texting at that moment!”

(were texting - писал сообщение. Past Continuous)

TEXT

25

I realized that I said that a little louder than I intended. The people at the next table looked at us in surprise.

(a little louder - немного громче. Степени сравнения прилагательных)

LOUD

26

“But I needed to post the news about us!” — protested Nora. "I am followed by two hundred people and I want them to know that I'm here, in this lovely café, with my best friend and that we are having fun!”

(I am followed - меня преследуют Present Simple Passive

FOLLOW

27

“But we are not having fun! We are not even talking!” I could not hide my emotions anymore.

(I could not - я не мог. Прошедшего времени)

NOT CAN

28

“We have not seen each other for ages. I want you to tell me about your holidays and I’ve got lots of news to share with you. Let’s put aside our gadgets and just talk. Shall we?”

(We have not seen - мы (уже) не виделись. Present Perfect, Неправильные глаголы)

NOT SEE