Exercises of Activity Book
1 Read and match
- Was the stage here?
d) Yes, it was.
- Were there people here?
a) Yes, there were.
- Were these here when you were young, Dad?
b) Yes, but they were smaller than me!
- 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
- In the past, there was a pool here.
- The theatre was bigger in the past. The stage was here.
- There was a big fountain in the old city.
- This street was a river!
3 Copy and complete the punctuation
- In the past this street was very different
In the past, this street was very different.
- In the past the hotel wasn’t here It was a park
In the past, the hotel wasn’t here. It was a park.
- 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.
- In the past the shops weren’t here
In the past, the shops weren’t here.
- 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
- There were big forests in Jordan. (3)
- The weather was different in Jordan. (1)
- In the forests there were tall trees, rivers and pools. (4)
- The weather wasn’t hot and dry. (2)
- Now the weather is hotter and drier. (5)
5 Look and write the differences
- In the past, the houses were smaller.
- The castle was bigger.
- The fountain was taller.
- There were animals.