Look at the two pictures. Discuss the differences between them. In the past Now Look at the two pictures and match column A with column B to describe the differences between them. A. Past B. Now 1. There were a lot of trees. 2. The roads used to be small 3. There weren’t any hotels 4. The town used to have only small houses a. The town has many tall buildings. b. There is a hotel in the town. c. There are few trees now. d. They are big/ wide Example: In the past, the town used to have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings. The village’s atmosphere is quiet and peaceful. Resort [ri:'z :t]ɔ Pull down Resurface [,ri:'sə:fis] Task 1: Choose the best answers 1. Propffero is on the . a. West coast of UK b. South coast of England 2. Propffero used to be . a. tourist resort b. a small quiet town. 3. The town no longer has it . a. a crowded and busy b. old atmosphere 4. There are a. a lot of trees have been cut down b. a lot of trees have been destroyed 5. . don’t like the changes. a. Some people b. Every body The small old (1) _______ have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also built a big (2)_______in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been (3)_________ and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been (4)_____down.The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5) ______ park. Even the old corner (6)______isn’t there anymore. It has been replaced by a big (7)___________ store. And there is an (8)___________ restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop. expensive shop houses department hotel car cut widened Task 2 * Listen to the talk again, and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. 1. STREETs 2. MEANS OF TRANSPORT: cars, motorbikes… 3. BUILDINGS: hotels, post office, …. Example: - In the past, there wasn’t a bank, but now there is a bank in my home town. - In the past, the streets were narrow, but now the streets are wide in my home town. III. After you listen Discuss the changes in your home town or home village. Homework * Do exercise in textbook part Listening. * prepare new lesson