IELTS

Preparatory Program

ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1_MAP

Example 1

The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now,
and how it will look after redevelopment

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main

features, and make comparison where relevant.

Grammar Needed for this Task

This type of map/plan can be organized as in below:
Paragraph 1 presenting the current conditions, describe the location of main areas in
detail towards each other. Use the preposition related to the location.
Paragraph 2 presenting the changed to be made in the future, (mention the remain
conditions too if there any)

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The present tense and the future tense are needed to describe this map.

Get the right prepositions to describe location, for example:

to the west of the pool

to the east
next to the pool
behind the pool..
to the rear of the pool
either side of the sports centre
toward the east wing
in the west wing
adjacent to the pool
across from the sports hall
in the reception area
beside the sports hall

Describing expected changes

Here are some example sentences for describing changes that could be used in a diagram
or floor plan like the one in this task. As you can see, some are in the passive voice.

• The reception area will be redeveloped

• There are plans to build dance studios
• A large indoor leisure pool is set to be built
• The outdoor courts are earmarked for removal
• The outdoor courts will be removed
• The gym is going to be expanded
• The gym is expected to be expanded
• There are proposals for a new sports hall
• A new sports hall is planned
• There are plans for new facilities such as….

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Model answer

Let’s take a look at below model answer!

The plans illustrate the current layout of a university sports complex and
proposals for its redevelopment.
Overall, the university sports centre is expected to become much bigger with
new recreational facilities planned such as dance studios, a leisure pool, shops
and a sports hall.
At present, behind the reception area, there is a 25 meters indoor pool with a
changing room and a seating area on either side, including a gym toward the rear
of the building. In addition, there are two separate outdoor courts adjacent to the
main building on the east and west side.
Regarding future plans, the outdoor courts are set to be removed and the
building is planned to be upgraded to a self contained sports facility. The current
pool is going to remain as it is, and a large leisure pool with a changing room is
expected to be built in the west wing. A proposed sports centre in the east wing
will include dance studios and a changing room. There are also proposals for a
sports shop and a cafe in the reception area. (179 words)

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Example 2
Map can also be organized by describing the certain features one by one (locations towards
each other) and followed directly by each changed are made in the next/second map as in
the above example:

Example 3
For below map, the ideas can be organized by expanded the development of village stage
by stage, by mentioning the location of each stage of village expansion, the development of
each stage, as well as the as the development of infrastructure itself and its relation toward
the development of village itself.

The IELTS Writing Task 1 in form of MAP can be easiest one compared to the chart or the
process diagram. BUT, remember to not expand your ideas in the monotonous way, vary
the linking words, vary the prepositions, vary the grammar, use passive voice here and there.
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