IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Example 8 : Changes in an American town between 1948 and 2010 – Map
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The map below shows the changes in an American town between 1948 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Sample Answer
| The given maps showcase how American towns have transformed, by showing how it appeared in two varying years – 1948 and 2010. A quick glance tells that newer buildings have developed almost everywhere, except for the southeast residential area of the town. However, the overall area has neither contracted nor expanded.
To start with, it is visible that factories situated on the north-east corner were demolished to construct an airport and different commercial buildings. Similarly, the supermarket is built in the place of the lake, which was next to the factories. It should be noticed that four commercial buildings were constructed on the southwest side of the new supermarket. Back in 1948, a church was in the place of the stadium, which is visible in 2010 toward the south direction. On the other hand, a variety of features of the town didn’t change throughout the period. A canal, the natural elements and trees remain untouched. Also, even the road system did not change with 2 big and 2 small roads. Adding to it, in the north, the petrol station remained intact and so did the residential buildings toward the bottom right corner, unlike the ones on the other side of the canal. |
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Nodirbek
Posted on Dec 29, 2021
The two maps allow us to see the changes in an American town between 1948 and 2010. The factories in the north-east of the town have now been replaced with an airport and commercial buildings. The green area near the factories have been removed and a super market have been constructed in that area. The residential houses in the middle and the local supermarket in the south-west of the town have also been replaced with commercial buildings. The church in the south have been removed and a new sports stadium have been built. The canal which crossed the two roads from north-west to south-east has remained the same as well as the roads, trees and the petrol station in the north-west of the town. The overall picture of the town have remained the same, the total number of residential houses have been decreased while the commercial buildings have been developed.
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Janice Thompson
Posted on Dec 29, 2021
Band score: 5
Concentrate on subject verb agreement, tenses.
chamila
Posted on Sep 1, 2021
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