Things Used to Be Different Many Years Ago
True, false or not stated?
1. Now Mary Baker is working on the twelfth book.
2. She used to write novels and short love stories.
3. She worked at a women’s hospital in London.
4. Mary’s husband worked at the hospital in the capital city.
5. Now she has a quiet life in the capital city.
6. Mary misses her city life.
7. She is writing historical novels now.
8. People used to tell the time by the sun.
Fill in the gaps.
1. Mary Baker has written ten books in the past … years.
2. She began writing as a … .
3. She used to write a lot when she was at the … college.
4. Now she can read a lot, think a lot and write her history … .
5. She has always been …about the past.
6. People used not to travel in cars and … .
7. Life used to be … many years ago.
Answer the questions of the text:
1. What is the writer's name?
2. When did she use to write poems and short stories?
3. Where did Mary use to live?
4. Where does she live now?
5. Why does Mary say that life used to be different many years ago?
