In the past. Module 7. Unit 7a

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Module 7
Unit 7a
In the past

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polluted
clean

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deserted
crowded

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beautiful
ugly

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quite
busy

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Vocabulary, Ex. 1 p. 66
Adjectives for describing places
clean – polluted
beautiful – ugly
busy – quiet
crowded – deserted
Ask and answer
A: Was Mineral Park a deserted town in 1871?
B: No, it wasn't.
A: Were the streets quiet?
B: Yes, they were.

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A weekly newspaper-еженедельная газета
Mine - шахта, рудник
Wealthy - богатый
Ruined - разрушенный
Get an idea – иметь представление
Move - переезжать
Try - пытаться

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Give short answers to the questions.
• Did people live in Mineral Park? –
Yes, they did.
• Was there a school in the town? –
Yes, there was.
• Did people work in the mines? Yes, they did.
• Did people like to spend their free time
at work? –No, they didn’t.
• Were people unhappy there? No, they weren’t.

10.

Look through the text and answer the
questions
1) Where is it?
2) How many people lived there?
3) Where did they work?
4) How did they spend their free time?
5) Were they happy?
6) What happened in 1887?
7) What does it look like today?