Academic Writing Task 1 Map Questions
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How to Describe Locations
You will need to describe where things are on the map, as well as the changes they went through. One way of describing the locations would be ‘to the left’ and ‘to the right’. Still, since you have a map it’s a better idea to use a the cardinal directions ‘north’, ‘south’, ‘east’ and ‘west’. Most of the time they are provided on the map, otherwise just draw your own little compass on the map. Just remember north is up and east is on right.
Cardinal directions:
- The forest to the south of the river was completely cut down.
- A school was constructed to the north-east of the station.
- The houses in the south-west of the town were demolished to make space for the new car park.
- The green fields to the south-west of the hospital were redeveloped as a park.
- The airport in the centre of the city was relocated to the north-east of the river.
- The school to the south-east was knocked down and a new one was built to the north of the forest.
Prepositions of place:
You will also have to use prepositions of place, e.g. at/in/on/by/beside/to/of/from/…, to describe where the things are.
Examples:
- Dramatic changes took place in the village centre.
- To the south of the town, there is a recreational park surrounded by trees.
- A new playground was built next to the swimming pool.
- The old road running from north to south was replaced by a brand new motorway.
- A completely new marina was built on the river banks.
How to describe change
Verbs for change
- Demolished: The industrial estate was demolished and developed into a sports ground by the local community.
- Knocked-down: The shops were knocked-down and replaced with a skyscraper.
- Flattened: The factory in the city centre was flattened and relocated to the north of the city.
- Replaced with: The old warehouses were replaced with new hotels.
- Renovated: The old buildings were completely renovated.
- Built: A new factory was built north of the residential area.
- Constructed: A harbor was constructed at the edge of the river.
- Reconstructed: The school was completely reconstructed after the passing of the hurricane.
- Developed into: the industrial estate was demolished and developed into a sports ground by the local community.
- Extended: The school was extended by adding 2 more buildings.
- Expanded: The residential area expanded south-east by constructing 3 more homes.
- Relocated to: The factory in the city centre was flattened and relocated to the north of the city.
- Converted into: The factory was converted into apartments.
- Modernized: The infrastructure was modernized by converting the dirt roads into concrete streets.
- Cleared: The trees were cleared to make way for a new residential area.
- Cut-down: The forest was cut-down and made space for a shopping centre.
- Chopped-down: The forest was entirely chopped-down to make way for a new highway.
- Removed: Some of the trees were removed to build a new playground.
- Planted: A new forest was planted west of the factory
- Constructed: A new railroad was constructed next to the village.
- Built: A new bridge was built to replace the old one.
- Extended: The main road was extended and a new bridge built over the river.
- Expanded to: The main road was expanded to the north to connect to the other town.
- Removed: The railway lines were removed and replaced by a metro line.
- Opened: A brand new sports centre opened just north of the school.
- Set up: A brand new skate park was set up close to the swimming pool.
- Developed: A playground was developed next to the school.
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