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The document describes a park and river from the perspective of when the author was a child compared to 20 years ago. When the author was a child, there was a park with a bridge across a river and possibly a cafe on the left. Twenty years ago there were not the current stores in front and the road was not as busy with cars.

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LifeGramResources 10 L1

The document describes a park and river from the perspective of when the author was a child compared to 20 years ago. When the author was a child, there was a park with a bridge across a river and possibly a cafe on the left. Twenty years ago there were not the current stores in front and the road was not as busy with cars.

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Life Level 1

There was/were

When I was a child … Now

When I was a child,


there was a park and a river with a bridge
across it. I think there was a café on the left
and there were some trees and houses
behind it. And twenty years ago there weren’t
these stores and the road in front wasn’t
busy with all these cars.

Presentation

Affirmative and negative Yes/No questions

was Was a park?


a park. there
wasn’t
Were any houses?
There
were some
houses.
weren’t any Short answers

Yes, there was/were. No, there wasn’t/weren’t.

Key vocabulary Places in town: park, shop, café, road, movie theater, crosswalk, playground, bridge, skyscraper
Location: in front, behind, on the left/right, near here, next to, in the middle, across

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© National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning
Level 1
Exercises

1 Complete the sentences with there was, there were, there wasn’t, or there weren’t.
1 There was a movie theater next to the post office.
2 When I was a boy, three houses here. Now it’s an office building.
3 A: Was there a busy road here?
B: No, . It was quiet.
4 a shop but there was a café.
5 A: Were there houses or skyscrapers?
B: When I was here two years ago, I think some skyscrapers.
6 A: Were there any trees next to the pond?
B: No, .

2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.


Two years ago Now

Theater
Theater

1 Was there a road here? Yes, there was.


2 Was there a market in the square? No, there wasn’t. There were cars.
3 Was there a café next to the bank?
4 Were there any shops on the left?
5 Were there two restaurants on the right?
6 Was there a crosswalk?
7 Was there an Indian restaurant?

3 Match 1–8 to a–h.


1 Was there a café b a there was a playground in the park.
2 W hen I was a student, there b on the left?
3 Last year there were c there wasn’t.
4 Two years ago, I d think there was a bank next to the movie theater.
5 W hen I was child, e wasn’t a library here.
6 Were there f two restaurants on the right.
7 Was g there a parking lot here?
8 Was there a store on the corner? No, h two bridges across the river?

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