IELTS WRITING PART 1

QUESTION TYPE: MAPS

I. LANGUAGE
1. Directional language

Top left-hand Top Top right-hand

corner corner
Left-hand side Middle/ Right-hand side
Centre
Bottom left-hand Bottom Bottom right-
corner hand corner

Practice
Task 1

1. A is ………………………………………. B 2. A is ………………………………………. B
B is ………………………………………. A B is ………………………………………. B

3. A is ………………………………………. B 4. A is ………………………………………. B
B is ………………………………………. A B is ………………………………………. B

5. A is
………………………………………. B
B is ………………………………………. B
Task 2. Look at the maps and fill in the blanks.
 3. A is …………………………. C
1. A is …………………………. B 2. B is …………………………. A
C …………………………. A
B is …………………………. C

4. A is …………………………. B 5. A is …………………………. B 6. A is …………………………. B

and C C is …………………………. B A is …………………………. C

1. The farm was ………………………….............

of the map.
2. The port was …………………………………….
the factory.
3. The restaurant was ……………………………
the bus stop.
4. The factory was ………………………………..
a lot of trees.
5. The disused railway was ……………….……
the main road.
6. The filling station was ……………………….. of
the map.
7. The restaurant was …………………………....
the filling station and the hotel.
8. The church was located …………………… of
the farm.

2. Language about changes

Object Change Meaning
 1. …………………………………………………………………. Được xây lên

2. …………………………………………………………………. Được xây lại

3. …………………………………………………………………. Được biến đổi thành …

1. BUILDINGS 4. …………………………………………………………………. Được thay thế bởi …

5. …………………………………………………………………. Được di dời tới …

6. …………………………………………………………………. Được mở rộng

7. …………………………………………………………………. Bị dỡ bỏ

1. …………………………………………………………………. Được chặt hạ

2. TREES/
FOREST
2. …………………………………………………………………. Được trồng

1. …………………………………………………………………. Được xây lên

3. BRIDGE/ PORT/
ROAD/ RAILWAY
2. …………………………………………………………………. Được mở rộng

3. …………………………………………………………………. Được khôi phục

1. …………………………………………………………………. Được xây dựng

4. AMENNITIES
2. …………………………………………………………………. Được mở rộng

PRACTICE

1. A warehouse was …………………………… near the port.

2. The bus stop was …………………………… a car park and …………………………… a new place near the
church.
3. The pine trees opposite the hotel were …………………………… a hospital.
4. The disused railway was ……………………………. and a new railway station was ………………………
5. The farm was …………………………………. a golf course.
6. A new road which leads to the golf course was ………………………………

II. ESSAY STRUCTURE

1. INTRODUCTION
 diagrams = ________________________________________________________________________________
  show = ____________________________________________________________________________________
 how = _____________________________________________________________________________________
PRACTICE
The two maps illustrate how an area has changed from 1995 to the present.
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2. OVERVIEW

Overall, the town underwent a number of dramatic changes, the most important of which is/ are the
development of …/ expansion of …/ disappearance of …/ rearrangement of …

 OVERVIEW:
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3. BODY  And  …, which was accompanied by

 While
 The … saw a number of
Important structures changes, with A being
turned into B, and C being
converted into D.
…
 … was constructed …,
replacing …
 There used to be a …, but it was
then redeveloped into …
(removed to make way for…)
BODY 1: The north-west
1. housing + sports center
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2. hotel + public park
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3. tennis + golf court
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BODY 2: The south-east
1. fish market + morning fish boat
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2. coffee shop
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3. southern beach
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WRITING PRACTICE
The diagrams below show how the town of Harborne changes from 1936 to 2007.
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