Баранова, Дули, 5. Учебник. Module 5a

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1 was
2 was
3 Was
4 wasn’t
5 were
6 Were
7 weren’t
8 were
9 were

There was a grocer’s on Kingsley Street 50 years ago. There wasn’t a supermarket.
There was a clothes shop on Kingsley Street 50 years ago. There wasn’t a department store.
There was a cafe on Kingsley Street 50 years ago. There wasn’t a hotel.
There was a baker’s on Kingsley Street 50 years ago. There wasn’t a restaurant.
There was a bookshop on Kingsley Street 50 years ago. There wasn’t a hospital.

Pompeii was an ancient city in Italy.
In the 79AD was destroyed by an eruption from mount Vesuvius.

ancient(adj): belonging to a period in history along time ago
volcanо (n): a mountain from which lava sometimes erupts
busy (adj): full of activity
narrow street (n): road that isn’t wide
full of (phr): filled with
forum (n): an ancient square in Roman towns
temple (n): a place of worship
public baths (n): places for people to wash, swim
running water (n): flowing water
eruption (n): explosion from a volcano
des troy (v): to cause a great damage to sth.
bury (v): to cover sth. with earth
ash (n): grey substance left after something is burnt

empty ≠ full
small ≠ large
private ≠ public
unlucky ≠ lucky
modern ≠ ancient
wide ≠ narrow

a) … had running water …
… had bakers, restaurants and even a hotel …

b) 1 wasn’t
2 weren’t
3 was
4 were
5 were
6 had
7 didn’t have
8 had
9 didn’t have

Pompeii was a beautiful and busy city. It had many buildings and narrow streets. There was a large amphitheater, temples and public baths. It had a large marketplace, and a forum.