IELTS Task 1 Map Sample

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The map below shows the development of the village of Ryemouth between 1995 and present.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The map depicts the evolution of Ryemouth during the last twenty-five years. The most notable changes
have been increases in lodging, the removal of the fishing sector, and the introduction of sports facilities.

In 1995, there was a fishing industry to the south of the settlement, near the sea, with a fishing port and
a huge fish market. A minor bistro was located nearby. A line of five shops and a hotel existed on the other
side of the road running along the sea, while farmland and a park with trees were located in the north
east part of the settlement. The village's central housing was located in the north west, surrounding a
main road that runs from the seaside road, with twelve buildings, four of which were surrounded by a
smaller side-street.

On the current map, the fishing facilities are all gone, replaced by four flats, and the businesses have been
converted into restaurants. The cafe and hotel remain, but with parking facilities that they did not
previously have. The farmland has been transformed into a golf course, and the forest park has been
destroyed to make place for tennis courts. Although the original buildings remain, new ones have been
constructed, as well as a new road with two new residences alongside it.