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2
3
5
4
6
IN THE PAST
NOW
Rearrange these picture
1
2
3
5
4
6
IN THE PAST
NOW

C. LISTENING
FIND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2 PICTURES
In the past, the town used to have only small
houses, but now there are tall buildings
In the past, there weren’t any hotels, but
now there is a hotel in the town
In the past + simple past (S+Ved/2), but now + simple Present
Used to + Vo
In the past, there were many trees, but now there are some trees.
In the past, the roads used to be narrow, but now the road is wide.
In the past, there weren’t any cars but now there is a car in
the town
(S + am/ is / are)
coast /koust/ (n) : bôø bieån
resort /ri:`zɔ:t/ (n): khu nghæ döôõng
atmosphere /`ætməsfiə/ (n): khoâng khí
suburb /`sʌbə:b/(n): ngoaïi oâ
(to) destroy: phaù huûy
VOCABULARY
Popffero is on the south coast of
England
2. Popffero use to be a tourist resort
3. The town no longer has its old
atmosphere
4. There are more green trees in the
town now than there used to be
5. Everybody in the town likes its
changes.

T
T
F
F
F
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
Narrows treets 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 thetown 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 It has been replaced by a big (7)___________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.

a. expensive
c. shop
d. houses
h. department
f. hotel
b. car
g. cut
e. widened
Listen to the talk again , and write in the missing words
Task 2:
1. STREET
2. TRANSPORTATION
3. BUILDINGS: HOUSE, HOTELS,
SUPERMARKET, PARKS