Writing prompt: Lucy's grandmother is telling her about life several years ago. The environment where she lived has changed significantly. Using the provided hints and sentence patterns, write a short English essay about these changes.
Writing hints: different; flats; fields; bushes; buildings.
Reference sentence patterns: There was/were... ; There wasn't/weren't any... ; There was/were no...

Student essay:
The place was very different a long time ago, Lucy. There were no houses here then, and now I look at that big block of flats! There was a small lake there ten years ago, and there weren't any roads in the part. But now look, there are many cars running on the wide roads. There were lots of bushes in the fields at that time, but now there aren't any bushes here. Instead, many tall buildings are built in this place. Everything has changed!

Corrected essay:
The place was very different a long time ago, Lucy. There were no houses here then, and now look at that big block of flats! There was a small lake there ten years ago, and there weren't any roads in that part. But now look, there are many cars running on the wide roads. There were lots of bushes in the fields at that time, but now there aren't any bushes here. Instead, many tall buildings have been built in this place. Everything has changed!