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ner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers. There were fewer cars. People walked or cycled more often. Transport was slower. People lived harder. Less medicine was known. People got ill and died more easily and more often. People had more free time and lived more relaxed. At present: There are more cars. People walk or cycle less than before. Transport is faster. But there are more traffic problems. Tall buildings take up more room for crops. The air is not so clean and fresh as before. The climate is warmer than before. People learn more about diseases and medicine. So people are healthier and live longer. People have to work harder and have less free time. Life bees busier than before. 1. Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today. There weren’t so many cars as there are today. 1 The road is much wider than 1980s. The buildings now are taller than 1980s. Listen and read. Mum: It’s getting late, Betty. How is your homework? Betty: Nearly finished. Mum, do you think that life is better today than in the past? Mum: Yes, of course, I do. Betty: I do too. People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past. Mum: That’s true. We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of 2 getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. But peopl