12- dictation

A: This city has changed so much in the past five years.

B: What do you mean?

A: Well, there didn't use to be anything for kids to do after school, but now there's a great after-school program at the community center.

B: That's true There are a lot of fun things for kids to do now.

A: Also, there used to be a lot of crime downtown, and there didn't use to be a lot of good restaurants there.

B: Yeah. It's safe downtown now, and there are lots of great places to eat.