Teacher Tuấn
MAP DESCRIPTION IN IELTS
The two maps below show the changes in the town of Denham from 1986 to the present day.
The maps illustrate the main changes which have taken
place in the town of Denham from 1986 to the present
moment.
Overall, the town has most notably shown an increase in
housing development, which indicates a higher population
and a move away from agriculture and farming.
One change that stands out is that there has been a
significant redevelopment over the whole period. To the
east of the river stoke, housing now dominates the area of
what was once farmland. In 1986 there were shops and just
a handful of residential properties. Now there are neither
shops nor farmland left, although the post office is still
there. The bridge over the river stoke still stands as it did in
1986.
Another noticeable change is that more roads have been
built around the housing complex. Additionally, the gardens
that were in front of the large house in 1986, have been
removed and the house has been expanded and converted
into a retirement home. The primary school still stands and
has been extended in the decades since 1986.
(175 words)
 Simply stating what the map is about
by paraphrasing the question.
 Describing general changes by picking 2
or 3 of the most noticeable differences in
the map and writing a general statement
for each.
 Writing in more detail some of the most
noteworthy changes by grouping the
information either by time or location.
 Showing location: to the north of; to the
east of; in the west; to the south of; north
west of
 Describing location: on; next to;
near; from north to south; from east to
west; by; across from; nearby; between;
beside; over; along
 Describing changes: demolished;
redeveloped; extended; enlarged;
expanded; cut down; erected;
constructed; modernised; renovated;
replaced; relocated; made into; knocked
down; torn down; converted; opened up;
make way for; give way for; provide space
for, make room for.
 Grammar: present perfect and present
perfect passive.
 Time expressions: over the 20 year
period , from 1990 to 2000, over the
years, in the last 10 years, in the years
after 1990…
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