Unit 1　Past and present

Integrated skills

Part A 1

Daniel:Kitty, have you found any information for our history project?

Kitty: Yes.I've just borrowed this book from the school library.It's about Starlight Town's past and present.

Daniel:Let me see.Oh, Starlight Town was beautiful in the past.There were green hills all around.This book also says that the air was very clean and fresh then.

Kitty:That's true.My family and I visited Starlight Town about ten years ago.I saw some wild birds near the lake.

Daniel:How did you get to Starlight Town?

Kitty:We went there by bus.Local people also travelled around by bicycle.

Daniel:Did people live in flats?

Kitty:No.There were no flats then.Many people lived in old houses in the town.

Part A2

Kitty:What does the book say about the changes in Starlight Town over the years?

Daniel:It says that the lake is getting smaller.

Kitty:What a pity! I like the lake.

Daniel:Starlight Town has become a modern town.There's a new railway station now.You can also see many tall buildings in the town.

Kitty:Are there any new roads?

Daniel:Sure.People can now travel by bus, taxi or train.

Kitty:Look! It also says that many people have moved into new flats.

Daniel:Right.I think we've got a lot of useful information for our project.