Life now and then Unit 3 Language in use Language practice People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past. But people don't take as much exercise as they used to. More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less. We eat better and we live longer. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. For many people, life is a lot ______________ (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting ______________ (healthy) and living ____________ (long). But communication is changing ______________ (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate ____________ (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world. Not all the changes are _____________ (good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as _____________ (fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads _____________ (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution ____________ (bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution. Work in pairs. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed. Use the words in the box to help you. big building busy house modern more shop street tall traffic tree