c.
LISTENING
Before you listen
Work in puirs. Look at the two pictures of the same town. Discuss the
differences between them.
Ii the past Now
Examples:
=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,
While you listen
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You will hear someone talking about the changes in his hometown.
Listen to the talk and do the tasks that follow
Task 1. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
according to the talk
1. Popffero is on the west coast of England.
2. Popffero used 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.025 Task 2. Listen to the talk again, and write in the missing words.
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)____—ppark. Even the
old corner (6) ____ isn't there any more. It has been replaced by
a big (7) store. And there is an (8) restaurant
where there used to be an old tea shop.
After you listen
Work in pairs. Discuss the changes in your own hometown or home
village.
D. WRITING
Giving directi
USP Task 1. Jim has decided to come to Ann's place for his holiday.
Ann writes him a letter giving directions to her house. Work in pairs.
Read the letter and look at the map. Find Ann's house on the map.
Dear Jim,
I'w very pleased to hear that you have decided to come
here for the holiday. I'm writing to teW you how to get to-
my howe from Roster Raiwoy Station
Now, when you come out of the station, hun right. Keep
walking for abouts minutes, you'll see av small bridge ahead.
Go-over the bridge, walk pasta medical centre, then take the
first tuning-on the left: Keep on until yow come te the end of
the road; turn right. Welk past a small shop. Mine is the
| second house after the shop, opposite the bookshop. It’vthe one
with a green gate, You can't miss it: I have enclosed a map so-
that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeung you soon.
Love, ——————
Anw