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 enviroment is different. Some years ago, there were trees and flowers, there was a lake too. Now there were many flats andbuildings, ther eare no fields or bushes.

Corrected essay:
The environment is different. Some years ago, there were trees and flowers, and there was a lake too. Now there are many flats and buildings. There are no fields or bushes.