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:
Long long years ago, there weren't too many buildings. There were too many bushes, moutains and rivers. We didn't have cars. When we needed to walk to other places. It was very tired. There were no warm flats. Our rooms also very cold. Now our country is more and more beautiful. You also need study very hard.

Corrected essay:
Long long ago, there weren't too many buildings. There were too many bushes, mountains and rivers. We didn't have cars, so we needed to walk to other places. It was very tiring. There were no warm flats. Our rooms were also very cold. Now our country is more and more beautiful. You also need to study very hard.