Well, in my hometown a place that has changed significantly over the years is the industrial area at the north of the city. Previously it has been an industrial area with many car industries. But from the 90s, from the 90s, the 90s, it has changed a lot. Now it is closed to the public, so this area is completely abandoned. The place is on a flat region at the north of the city. and now it is completely revised. In fact the municipality started to build some shops and some commercial activities over the past 10 years. So now that the building works, it’s finished. It is a very large commercial park where you can buy whatever you want from clothes to other gifts for your girlfriend or boyfriend. You can buy food, you can go out, you can hang out with your friend for example for a sushi or for some fast food which is nearby this commercial center so it has changed very very much in the past 10 years from an abandoned area to an industrial and commercial center very important for the city and around the city for The small towns more villages around it so I Feel that it is a good place to spend Sunday afternoon why not
Band 6+: Describe a place in your hometown that has changed significantly over the years. You should say: - What the place is - How it has changed - Why it has changed And explain how you feel about these changes.
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Well, in my hometown a place that has changed significantly over the years is the industrial area at the north of the city. Previously it was an industrial area with many car industries. But from the 90s, it has changed a lot. Now it is closed to the public, so this area was completely abandoned. The place is on a flat region at the north of the city, and now it is completely revised. In fact, the municipality started to build some shops and some commercial activities over the past 10 years. So now that the building works are finished, it is a very large commercial park where you can buy whatever you want, from clothes to other gifts for your girlfriend or boyfriend. You can buy food, you can go out, you can hang out with your friends, for example, for a sushi or for some fast food which is nearby this commercial center. So it has changed very, very much in the past 10 years, from an abandoned area to an industrial and commercial center very important for the city and around the city, for the small towns and villages around it. So I feel that it is a good place to spend Sunday afternoon.
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