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Exercise 1. Write the words

1………………..… 2………………….. 3…………………... 4…………………..

5. ……….……….... 6. …………..………. 7. ……………..…… 8. …………….…..

9. ……….……….... 10. ………....………. 11. ……….…..…… 12. …….…….…..

Exercise 2. Look and circle the right word

1 2. 3.

a. scooter a. train a. bike

b. motorcycle b. bus b. scooter

4. 5. 6.

a. trolley a. electric bike a. truck

b. taxi b. motorcycle b. bus

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a. by bike a. plane a. by bus

b. by car b. train b. on foot

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences

There was There wasn’t There were There a some any

weren’t

1  2 


There was a park in my city 30 years ………………….......................60 years

ago ago

3  4 

…………………...................100 years …………………......................80 years

ago ago

5  6 

…………………....................20 years …………………......................40 years

ago ago

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………………….............................30 years ……………......................40 years ago

ago

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…………………........................................... …………………....................................

Exercise 4: Fill in There was/ There were

1. Some years ago ………………………………… a movie theater near here.

2. In 1990 ………………………………a book store opposite the post office.

3. ……………….……..some children in the park.

4. ………………………a melon on the table.

5. ………………………. trains one hundred years old.

6. When he was young, ……………………many trees near his house.

7. ………………………..a sports center near my house 5 years ago.

8. ……………………….. some motorcycles in my town when I was 15 years old.

9. Some years ago ………………………a library in this street.

10. …………………..…a lovely dog in the park yesterday.

11. ……………………..two birds on my window this morning.

12. …………………….many beautiful flowers in the garden last Spring.

13. ……………………. an airport near here 50 years ago.

14. ………………..…….trolleys in my town 60 years ago.

15. ……………………… lots of bikes in our city when I was small.

16. In 2010, ………………………. a big shopping mall here.

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17. Many years ago ………………………. two train stations in my town.

18. ……………………… a bakery on my street.

19. In the past, …………………………… lot of green trees on this road.

20. …………………….. many people in the supermarket yesterday.

Exercise 5. Complete with There was/ wasn’t or There were/ weren’t.

1. …………………..…….a bank near my house.

2. …………………..……. any cars in my town 100 years ago.

3. …………………..……. some cucumbers on the table.

4. …………………..……. any water in the cup.

5. …………………..……. a flower shop here last year.

6. …………………..……. any students in the library yesterday.

7. …………………..……. some electric bikes 15 years ago.

8. …………………..……. a hospital between the school and the bus station

9. …………………..……. some lemonade in the bottle.

10. …………………..….. a park two year ago, but now there is one.

11. …………………..….. any milk in the frigde.

12. …………………..….. some buses in our town 10 years ago.

13. …………………..….. any planes in our city 30 years ago.

14. …………………..….. many scooters in my town some years ago.

15. …………………..….. any swimming pools in my village 5 years ago.

16. …………………..….. a playground here last year.

17. …………………..….. three some eggs in the basket.

Exercise 6. Fill in There is/ There are/ There was/ There were.

1. ………..…………… a café near my house last year.

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2. Look! ………..……………a cat in the garden. It’s so cute.

3. ………..…………… some trolleys in my town 5 years ago.

4. ………..…………… many electric bikes in my village now.

5. ………..…………… some ice tea in the glass last night.

6. - Could I have some soda, please? – Sure! Open the fridge, ………..
……………..…some in the can.

7. ………..…………… lots of children in the park last Sunday.

8. ………..…………… a big TV in my bedroom 2 months ago.

9. ………..…………… a zoo in my town 15 years ago.

10. ………..…………… two sandwiches in my lunbox yesterday.

11. ………..…………… four seasons in a year in my country.

12. ………..…………… many cows on the farm last year.

13. ………..…………… a new teacher in my school today.

14. ………..…………… lots of people in the shopping mall now.

15. ………..…………… only a student in the library at this time.

16. ………..…………… a playground in my town some years ago.

17. ………..…………… 18 people in my birthday party last night.

18. ………..…………… 6 farms in my town now.

19. ………..…………… an old man in the park yestersday.

Exercise 8: Read and circle.

1. There was/were a supermarket near my house.

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2. There was/were lots of cars in my city.

3. There was/were only one pen on the table.

4. There was/were 9 children in the playground.

5. There was/were some croyons on the desk.

6. There was/were an old dog in the street.

7. There was/were any planes in my town 100 years ago.

8. There was/were a police station there some years ago.

9. There was/were lots of electric bikes in 2010.

10. There was/were some juice in the bottle.

11. There wasn’t/weren’t any cars in the street.

12. There wasn’t/weren’t any fish cause in the bottle.

13. There wasn’t/weren’t any tables in the kitchen.

14. There wasn’t/weren’t any meat in the fridge.

15. There wasn’t/weren’t any trains in my city 70 years ago.

16. There wasn’t/weren’t any motorcycles in 1980 in my village.

17. There wasn’t/weren’t a bus on my street 10 years ago.

18. There was/were no light in the room.

19. There wasn’t/weren’t any horses in my town when I was young.

20. There wasn’t/weren’t any bean sprouts in the bowl.

21. There wasn’t/weren’t a movie theater in my hometown 5 years ago.

22. There wasn’t/weren’t any birds in the cage.

Exercise 9.

A. Look at the picture and write the sentences.

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train bike car river plane lake motorcycle school bus farm

1. There was a ……………………….. 1. There wasn’t a …………………….

2. ………………………………………... 2. ………………………………………...

3. ………………………………………... 3. ………………………………………...

4. ………………………………………... 4. ………………………………………...

5. ………………………………………... 5. ………………………………………...

B. Look at the picture again and answer the questions.

1. Was there a bus? ……………………………………

2. Was there a playground? ……………………………………

3. Were there any trees? ……………………………………

4. Were there any cars? ……………………………………

5. Was there a taxi? ……………………………………

6. Were there any cows? ……………………………………

7. Was there a train? ……………………………………

Exercise 10. Complet the text with

There was- There were- There wasn’t- There

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LIFE IN 1600

Life in 1600 was very different from life today.

Why? This was because ……………................

electricity. ………………………..electric lamps.

Instead of electricity, …………………….candles.

……………………washing machines or dishwashers. What about cleaning

the house? …...................….vacuum cleaners. …….….………only brooms.

What about cooking? Of course, ……………...……….gas or electric stoves.

And…………………..microwaves, ……….….………. a large open fire over in

the kitchen. Look at the kettle on the fire. ………………always hot drinks.

Exercise 11. Read and circle

1. There were many book/ books in the library.

2. There were ten apple/ apples on the table.

3. There was a pencil/ pencils under the chair.

4. There was a kite/ kites in the sky.

5. There were three book/ books in my bag.

6. There was a big birthday cake/ cakes.

7. There were no new teacher/ teachers in our school.

8. There were two English stdents/ student in her class.

9. Were there any grape/ grapes in the kitchen?

10. There was a farm/ farms near my house some years ago.

Exercise 12. Look and write

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1. In 1990, there was a park in my town. Now, there is a zoo.

2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 13. Read and circle the right sentence

a. The library is opposite the movie theater.

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b. The library is next to the movie theater.

a. The lake is opposite the park

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b. The lake is in the middle of the park.

a. The park is between the café and the

school.
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b. The café is next to the school.

a. The tree is next to the lake.

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b. The tree is in the middle of the lake.

a. It’s easy to go by train now.

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b. It’s easy to go by bus now

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a. We go to school on foot.
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b. We go to school by electric bike.

7 a. It was difficult to go by taxi 30 years ago.

b. It was difficult to go by plane 30 years ago.

8 a. The boy is behind the tent.

b. The boy is inside the tent.

a. He often goes to work by bike.

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b. He often goes to work on foot.

Exercise 14. Put the words in correct order to make complete sentences.

1. my/ was/ year/ a/ near/ There/ house/ last/ restaurant/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

2. in/ were/ years/ pet/ There/ shops/ our/ ten/ some/ ago/ town/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

3. one/ house/ was/ small/ my/ only/ bedroom/ in/ I/ was/ There/ when/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

4. in/ were/ planes/ my/ There/ twenty/ no/ years/ ago/ city/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

5. my/ There/ 4/ a/ in/ grade/ school/ when/ wasn’t/ I/ was/ in/ library/.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

6. the/ weren’t/ on/ onions/ There/ table/ any/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

Exercise 16. Read and circle True or False

My name is Mike. I live in a town in America. This is a picture

of my town in 1980. It was very different then. There weren’t
any shopping malls or movie theaters, but there were markets
and cinemas. There weren’t many cars at that time, but there
were lots of horses and some bikes. There was a train station,
so
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swimming pool in the middle of the town. There weren’t any planes and buses.
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1. There was a shopping mall in the town in 1980. True/ False

2. There weren’t any movie theaters. True/ False
3. There weren’t any markets True/ False

4. There were cinemas. True/ False

5. There weren’t any cars. True/ False

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6. There were lots of electric bikes. True/ False

7. The swimming pool is in the middle of the town. True/ False
8. It was easy to travel by train. True/ False
9. There were some buses. True/ False
10. There was a bar and it’s still now. True/ False

Exercise 17. Write the words and circle ld or lt salt child adult field belt shield

1. ………………………. 2. ………………………. 3. ……………………….

ld/lt ld/lt ld/lt

4. ………………………. 5. ………………………. 6. ……………………….

ld/lt ld/lt ld/lt

Exercise 18. Odd one sound out

1 A. child B. belt C. field D. shield

2 A. salt B. adult C. belt D. child

3 A. pens B. hats C. books D. cats

4 A. balloons B. birds C. boxes D. rulers

5 A. cats B. vest C. vets D. hats

6 A. walks B. sits C. cooks D. rides

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