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01THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYLife today is called the present. Life long ago iscalled the past. Life in the past was very differentfrom today.In the present, children go to school. In the past,many children had to work instead. Some childrenhad jobs working in factories. Factories arebuildings with big machines that make things.Sort the pictures.

02THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, some people can work from home.They can use the internet to work with people inother places. In the past, people did not have theinternet. They usually had to travel to work at anoffice with other people.

03THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, many people do their work oncomputers. In the past, people used typewriters.Typewriters did not have a screen. People couldpress buttons to print letters on pieces of paper.

04THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, many people do not have to work onweekends. They can spend time with their families.In the past, people usually had to work onweekends. Some people had only one day off eachweek. Some people had to work every day of theweek.

05THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, many people play games with otherson a computer. They use the internet to connectwith other people. In the past, there was nointernet. People could only play together if theywere in the same room.

06THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, most dolls look a lot like real life.They have hair and clothing that looks real. In thepast, dolls did not always look real. They were oftenmade out of cloth or paper.

07THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, people can watch TV for fun. In thepast, people could listen to the radio. The radioused sound to tell stories. But there was no video.

08THEN & NOWWORK & PLAYIn the present, many places have playgroundswhere children can play. In the past, children did nothave playgrounds. They sometimes had to play inthe street.