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Unit 3  Vocabulary | Support 5

1 Look and write the letter.

1 factory f a b c

2 motorway

3 field

4 rock

5 farm

6 lake
d
j
7 stream

8 traffic jam

9 chimney
i h g f e
10 airport

2 Complete the words. Match.

de il ir ots ter unk

1 clean a ir

2 ro    

f
3 so    

4 sha      c
b

e
5 shel     a

6 tr      

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Unit 3  Vocabulary | Consolidate 5

1 Look, read and write.
1 2 3
stream
1    

2 r

3 l

4 a

5 m
4
6 f
10
7 c

8 t     j

9 f

10 f 9 8 7 6 5

2 Look and complete the words.

1 oil
s   

2 r     

3 t     

4 s     

5 s     

1 2 3 4 5 6

6 c      a     

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Unit 3  Vocabulary | Reach higher 5

1 Look and write.
1 2 3
1 stream
   

2         

3         

4         

5         
4
6       
10
7         

8         

9         

10          9 8 7 6 5

2 Read and complete.

branches clean air leaves roots shade shelter soil trunk

How do trees help us?

clean air
There is lots of pollution in our air. Trees give us 1         because their

2         take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. Trees make the

temperature lower. They give us 3         when it’s sunny.

Trees also provide 4         for animals. Owls and squirrels live inside the

tree 5        , and birds make their nests in the tree 6        .

The 7         of the tree take in the water. They go deep down into

the 8        .

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Unit 3  Grammar | Support 5

1 Look and read. Circle True or False.

1987

1 There wasn’t a motorway. True / False 5 There was a factory. True / False

2 There was an airport. True / False 6 There was a lake. True / False

3 There were some fields. True / False 7 There was a stream. True / False

4 There weren’t any rocks. True / False 8 There wasn’t a farm. True / False

2 Read and circle.

1 There was / were traffic jams. 5 There wasn’t / weren’t any plants.

2 There was / were clean air. 6 There was / were lots of rocks.

3 There was / were five trees. 7 There wasn’t / weren’t any noise.

4 There wasn’t / weren’t any pollution. 8 There was / were six birds.

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Unit 3  Grammar | Consolidate 5

1 Look and write sentences.

1987

There was a There wasn’t a There wasn’t an There were

There weren’t any Was there a Were there any

1 There wasn’t a motorway.

           

2             airport.

3             some fields.

4             lake?

5             farm.

6             rocks?

7             streams.

2 Look, read and write was, were, wasn’t any or weren’t any.

In the past …

1 weren’t any
There          traffic jams. 5 There           motorways.

2 There           clean air. 6 There           noise.

3 There           lots of trees. 7 There           lots of birds.

4 There           pollution. 8 There           lots of water.

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Unit 3  Grammar | Reach higher 5

1 Look and write sentences and questions.

1987

1 There wasn’t a motorway.

(motorway)                   5 (farm)                    

2 Was there
(airport?)      an airport?
           6 (rocks?)                   

3 (fields)                      7 (streams)                  

4 (lake?)                          8 (factory)                   

2 Look and write.

Life in the past:

1 There weren’t any traffic jams.

(traffic jams)                    

2 (clean air) 

3 (lots of trees) 

4 (pollution) 

5 (motorways) 

6 (noise) 

7 (lots of birds) 

8 (lots of water) 

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Unit 3  Skills | Support 5

1 Read and match.

My town in the past and now

This was my town 20 years ago and now! It 20 years ago

looks very different. There were fields and there
was a stream. There wasn’t a motorway and
there weren’t any traffic jams. But there weren’t
any trees, and there wasn’t a lake. There was
also a rubbish dump with rubbish and some
old cars. Now, there’s a factory in its place.
There are lots of trees, a lake and a motorway. Now
­Sometimes there are traffic jams, but I prefer
my town today! What do you think?

1 This blog post is a compares the past with the present.

2 The blog post b town doesn’t look the same now.
3 The writer thinks that the c about a town.
4 Twenty years ago, d there’s a factory and a lake.
5 Now, e that the town is better now.
6 The writer thinks f there were some old cars in a rubbish dump.

2 
Think about your town 20 years ago. Choose two things there were in your town and
two things there weren’t. Tick or cross. Then write a blog post about your town.

Use: There was There wasn’t There were There weren’t any

My town in the past

Twenty years ago …
My town looked very different 20 years ago!
a factory traffic jams There                         

a lake a farm and there                    . But there

             and there

an airport a motorway
                               
.
fields rocks I prefer                         .

a stream

3 Talk about your town from Activity 2. Were your towns the same or different?

There was a farm in my town.

There was a farm in my town, too.
There weren’t any traffic jams.

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Unit 3  Skills | Consolidate 5

1 Read. Complete the sentences.

My town in the past and now

Look at these photos. They show my town now 20 years ago

and 20 years ago! It looks very different. There
were lots of fields and there was a stream.
There wasn’t a motorway and there weren’t any
traffic jams. But there also weren’t any trees,
and there wasn’t a lake. There was a rubbish
dump with rubbish and some old cars. Now,
there’s a factory in its place. There are lots of Now
trees, a lake and a motorway. Sometimes there
are traffic jams, but I prefer my town today. It is
nicer, cleaner and more fun! What do you think?

1 This blog post is about a     

town in the past and in the present.
2 The writer thinks that the town doesn’t look the         now.

3 Twenty years ago, there weren’t any         or        .

4 Now, there’s         where there was a rubbish dump.

5 The writer thinks that the town is                    now.

6 The writer wants to know your opinion about                   .

2 
Think about your town 20 years ago. Choose three things there were in your town
and three things there weren’t. Tick or cross. Then write a blog post about it.

My town in the past

Twenty years ago …
My town looked very different 20 years ago!
factory traffic jams There                            
and there                             .
lake farm
There                          ,
airport motorway too. But                              
and                             .
fields rocks
There                                .

stream I prefer                           .

It’s                                .

3  Ask and answer about your towns. Were they the same or different?

Were there any traffic jams in your town?

Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.

My town was the same / different. There was …

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Unit 3  Skills | Reach higher 5

1 Read and answer the questions.

My town in the past and now

Look at these photos. They show my town now

20 years ago
and 20 years ago! It looks very different. Twenty
years ago, my town was quiet. There were lots
of fields and there was a stream. There wasn’t
a motorway and there weren’t any traffic jams.
But there weren’t any trees in those days, and
there wasn’t a lake. There was also a rubbish
dump with rubbish and some old cars. Now, Now
there’s a factory in its place. There are lots of
trees and a motorway. Sometimes there are
traffic jams, but I prefer my town today. It is
nicer, cleaner and more fun! My favourite place
is the lake. What do you think?

1 What is this blog post about?  It’s about a town in the past and now.
2 Why was the town quiet in the past? 

3 What is there where the rubbish dump was? 

4 What does the writer think about the town now? 

5 What do you think about the writer’s town in the past? 

6 In your opinion, which is better – then or now? 

2 
Think about your town 20 years ago. Think of three things there were in your town
and three things there weren’t. Then write a blog post about it.

My town in the past

Three things there were: 
My town looks very different now!

There  .



Three things there weren’t: 
 
 I prefer  .
It’s  .

3 Talk about your towns from Activity 2. Say what is different from now.

In the past, there wasn’t an airport in my town. Now, there

is an airport and a motorway. What about your town? In my town there were …

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