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:
Dear Lucy, I am your grandmother. These years, my living environment is a lot of different which will suprise you. In years ago, there weren't any buildings in this place, only we have big fields , some bushes. It is beautiful scenery , but isn't good for people living. But now, it is different, there are so many building, block of flats.

Corrected essay:
Dear Lucy, I am your grandmother. These years, my living environment is a lot different which will surprise you. Years ago, there weren't any buildings in this place, and we only had big fields and some bushes. It was a beautiful scenery, but it wasn't good for people living there. But now, it is different. There are so many buildings and blocks of flats.