Exercises of Activity Book

1 Read and match

1. Was the stage here?

d) Yes, it was.

2. Were there people here?

a) Yes, there were.

3.  Were these here when you were young, Dad?

b) Yes, but they were smaller than me!

4. Was our city called Amman in the past?

c) No, it wasn’t. it was called Philadelphia.

2 Read, look and complete

fountain   pool   stage   street

1. In the past, there was a pool here.
2. The theatre was bigger in the past. The stage was here.
3. There was a big fountain in the old city.
4. This street was a river!

3 Copy and complete the punctuation

1. In the past this street was very different

In the past, this street was very different.

2. In the past the hotel wasn’t here It was a park

In the past, the hotel wasn’t here. It was a park.

3. In the past this wasn’t a museum It was a baker’s

In the past, this wasn’t a museum. it was a baker’s.

4. In the past the shops weren’t here

In the past, the shops weren’t here.

5. In the past, this wasn’t a school It was a hospital

In the past this wasn’t a school. It was a hospital.

4 Read and order

1. There were big forests in Jordan. (3)
2. The weather was different in Jordan. (1)
3. In the forests there were tall trees, rivers and pools. (4)
4. The weather wasn’t hot and dry. (2)
5. Now the weather is hotter and drier. (5)

5 Look and write the differences

1. In the past, the houses were smaller.
2. The castle was bigger.
3. The fountain was taller.
4. There were animals.