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Fifty years ago Sunfield was a small town. There were about thirteen/thirty shops, a post-office/a bank/a hospital/a school/ a cinema/a garage/a railway station and a church. About 5,000/ 500/15,000 people lived here in houses/flats on the two main roads. There were factories/fields/farms all round the town.
Twenty years ago they built the radio/camera factory to the west/east of the town, then the new flats to the north. They closed the church/railway. Then they built more houses/hotels in the fields to the south/north. They needed bigger roads so they built roads all round the town. They closed the cinema/bank/school and made it into a hospital/supermarket.
Ten years ago they built there a computer factory and more farms/offices/flats/parks and shops.
Now there are about 15,000/1,500/150,000 people living in Sunfield.
Пятьдесят лет назад Санфилд был маленьким городом. Было около тринадцати / тридцать магазинов, почтовое отделение / банк / больница / школа / кинотеатр / гараж / железнодорожная станция и церковь. Около 5000/500/15 000 человек жили здесь в домах / квартирах на двух главных дорогах. Были заводы / поля / фермы повсюду в городе.
Двадцать лет назад они построили радио / камера завод на западе / востоке города, затем новые квартиры на севере. Они закрыли церковь / железную дорогу. Затем они построили больше домов / отелей в полях на юге / севере. Им нужны были большие дороги, поэтому они строили дороги повсюду в городе. Они закрыли кино / банк / школу и переделали его в больницу / супермаркет.
Десять лет назад они построили там компьютерный завод и больше ферм / офисов / квартир / парков и магазинов.
В настоящее время около 15 000/1500/150000 людей живут в Санфилд.
Is your town or village the same as it was fifty years ago? What has changed? Find out and answer the questions. — Твой город или посёлок остался таким же, каким он был 50 лет назад? Что изменилось? Узнай и ответь на вопросы.
1. Is your town bigger now or smaller? — Ваш город стал больше или меньше?
2. Are there more houses, more flats and more shops or fewer? — Стало больше домов, больше квартир и больше магазинов или меньше?
3. Are there more roads? — Стало больше дорог?
4. Which buildings have disappeared or changed? — Какие здания исчезли или изменились?
5. What new buildings are there? — Какие новые здания появились?
6. Are there more trees or fewer? — Стало больше деревьев или меньше?
7. Do you think life is better now or worse? Why? — Как вы думаете, жизнь стала лучше или хуже? Почему?

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Fifty years ago Sunfield was a small / big / tiny town. There were about thirteen / thirty shops, a post−office / a bank / a hospital / a school / a cinema / a garage / a railway station and a church. About 5,000 / 500 / 15,000 people lived here in houses / flats on the two main roads. There were factories / fields / farms all round the town.

Twenty years ago they built the radio / camera factory to the west / east of the town, then the new flats to the north. They closed the church / railway. Then they built more houses / hotels in the fields to the south / north. They needed bigger roads so they built roads all round the town. They closed the cinema / bank / school and made it into a hospital / supermarket.

Ten years ago they built there a computer factory and more farms / offices / flats / parks and shops.

Now there are about 15,000 / 1,500 / 150,000 people living in Sunfield.


Is your town or village the same as it was fifty years ago? What has changed? Find out and answer the questions. (Твой город или поселок остался таким же, каким он был 50 лет назад? Что изменилось? Узнай и ответь на вопросы.)
1. Is your town bigger now or smaller?
2. Are there more houses, more flats and more shops or fewer?
3. Are there more roads?
4. Which building have disappeared or changed?
5. What new buildings are there?
6. Are there more trees or fewer?
7. Do you think life is better now or worse? Why?

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Transcript

David   In the studio today we have fifteen-year-old Lindsay Adams. Lindsay has just completed a solo bike ride from Aberdeen, Scotland to Brighton, England, in order to help the families of blind children. Lindsay. Why did you decide to undertake this trip?

Lindsay   Well, it started because my friend Stella had an accident last year and lost her sight. She was only fourteen then, and I saw all of the stress that it put on her family. Stella needed a lot of help, and it also takes a lot of money to provide everything a blind person needs. I just thought families like Stella’s needed help.

D   And why a bike ride? Did that have some special meaning?

L   It did. Stella and I often used to go cycling together, so I thought she’d appreciate it.

D   You got people to promise to give money before you started out. How did you do that?

L   I did it partly through social media, and a website I’d set up. But I also went door to door in my town, just explaining what I was doing − and how people could help.

D   So how long did the trip take?

L   It took me two weeks to complete the whole trip, but I did stop quite a lot. I visited hospitals and places along the way that work with blind people.

D   So how much money did you raise in the end?

L   We raised nearly a quarter of a million pounds. And donations are still coming in. People’s generosity is just amazing!