3. Then and now

Word

Example

computer

Wow, that computer was really big!

keyboard

I use a keyboard and a mouse to operate my computer

mouse

The mouse is included with the computer

tablet

Mum and Dad didn't have a tablet, but they had a computer

email

You could send emails, but people still wrote letters

letter

I received a letter from my pen pal in another country

telephone

That's a telephone

mobile phone

Now everyone has mobile phones

CD player

My CD player lets me listen to my favorite music

carry

I need to carry my backpack to school every day

call

I will call you when I'm ready to go to the park

study

I have to study for my math exam tomorrow

look

Your mum and dad look so young!

ago

Was everything very different ten years ago?

last

I watched the movie last Friday

post

When I was eight, I could post a letter

send an email

But I thought sending an email was better!

make a face

I could make a face

tell

When I was six, I could tell a story

hold

I could hold a big pen

win a race

He was so fast that he managed to win the race

make a sandwich

I'm hungry; I'll make a sandwich for lunch

shoelace

But I really couldn't tie a shoelace!

France

I went to Paris, France, and I visited the Louvre

famous

I saw a very famous work of art there

explore

You can explore technology

invention

The telephone is considered a great invention

earthquake

Do you know what an earthquake is?

cardboard

Today, I visited a museum and found out a lot of amazing information about cardboard!

engineer

In 1879, a Scottish engineer called Robert Gair invented the cardboard box

company

Food companies could use cardboard to hold food

triangle

Triangles are really strong: they can carry a lot

inside

Inside each piece of cardboard, there are a lot of triangles