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The maps show the current layout of the town center of Islip and plans for its development. Overall, the principal change will be the construction of a ring road around the center to divert traffic away from the pedestrianized main road. The shops along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for new buildings like a bus station and shopping center, while the park will be reduced in size for new housing development.

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Writing 4 - Map

The maps show the current layout of the town center of Islip and plans for its development. Overall, the principal change will be the construction of a ring road around the center to divert traffic away from the pedestrianized main road. The shops along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for new buildings like a bus station and shopping center, while the park will be reduced in size for new housing development.

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Writing 4

Map
The maps below show the center of a small town called
Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.
Map analysis
Map analysis

1. Timeline and tense:


Map 1: Present
Map 2: Future

2. What information do the


maps indicate?

Islip town center at the moment and


its proposed changes
Map analysis

What changes will be made


to Islip town center?

Change 1: The road

Change 2: Shops

Change 3: Housing area


Map analysis

Change 1: The road

Now: the main road runs through


east -> west

Future: a new ring road + main road


will be pedestrianized
Map analysis

Change 2: Shops

Now: shops on both sides of the main


road

Future: - Shops on the south side will


remain
- Shops on the north side will be
demolished to make way for new
buildings (car park, bus station,
shopping centers)
Map analysis

Change 3: Housing area

Now: in the center of the town + to the


east of the school

Future:
• The park will be reduced in size
• A new housing area will be
developed to the west of the park
• Another one next to the car park.
Map analysis
3. Grouping:

Body 1: Changes to the road

Body 2: Changes to the shops and


housing

- The north side of the the


pedestrian street

- The south side of the the


pedestrian street
B. Planning
1. Introduction
The maps depict the changes that will have taken place in …[place]…

The diagram illustrates how the … will change …

Chart type Verb phrase What?


• The diagram • Shows • The changes/ improvements/
• The map • Describes development will have taken
• Illustrates place in …
• Demonstrates • How the … will change/
• Gives information about develop/ improve
• Depicts
Sample:
The diagrams illustrate some proposed changes to the central area of the town of Islip.

NOTE:
Proposed changes
2. Overview
• Overall, it is clear that the main changes to the town will be …
• Another significant change is that …

Overall, the most distinct improvement of this town will be…

It is clear from the maps that there will be a notable change to the …
Sample:
It is clear that the principal change to the town will be the construction of a ring road around
the centre. Various other developments with regard to shops and housing will accompany the
building of this road.

NOTE:

Principle change
Construction of

Sentence structure:
Various other developments with regard to … will accompany …
Let try it!
Write your introduction and overview
paragraph
3. Body
Body 1: Change 1
Changes to the road

Body 2: Change 2 + 3

Changes to the shops and


housing area
Language of direction
A
B A B

in the north-west of B
A is ………................... to the west
A is ……….................... of B

NOTE:

China is to the north of Vietnam.

California is in the west of the United States


Language of location
Be located/situated in

The shopping mall was located/situated in the city center.

Opposite/ In front of A B

A restaurant has been built on the opposite side of the road where the
shop used to be.

A B
Next to/ Adjacent to

A new car park has been constructed next to/ adjacent to the hotel.
A B
Across from

The park is across from the school.

Be surrounded by A

To the south of the town, there is a recreational park surrounded by trees

Run through … [place/ area] from … to … [direction]

The old road running through the city center from north to south was replaced by a
brand new motorway.
Language to describe changes

• Give way to
• Make way for
A + be + demolished/ destroyed/ knocked down to make way for B/ to make way for
the development of B

The park was knocked down to make way for a new stadium.

A + be + demolished/ destroyed/ knocked down and replaced by B

The old fountain will be demolished and replaced by a flower garden.

A + be + built/ erected/ constructed to replace B

A swimming pool will be constructed to replace the parking area.

A + be + built/ constructed/ erected on the original site of B

A new school was built on the original site of the old library.
Article
A new school was built on the original site of the old library.

We use “a” for new, and “the” for old

Example:

In the south, the residential area was replaced by a


warehouse.

In the north, the residential area was removed to make way for
the development of a stadium.
3.1. Body 1

Body 1: Changes to the road


- The old main road -> pedestrianize

- The construction of the dual

carriageway
Sample:
Looking at the map of Islip as it is now, we can see that a main road runs through its centre
from east to west. The second map shows the planned pedestrianisation of this road. Traffic will be
diverted on to a dual carriageway that will form a ring around the town centre.

NOTE:

Cohesive device and sentence structure:


Looking at the map of … as it is now, we can see that …
The second map shows …
A form something: make something have a particular shape

Vocabulary:
Planned pedestrianization
Divert (v) on to
Dual carriageway
Let try it!
Write your body 1
3.2. Body 2
Body 2: Changes to the shops
and housing area

- To the north side of the pedestrian


street:
 The shops -> bus station, shopping
centre, car park, and new housing

- To the south side of the pedestrian


street:
 The park will be reduced in size
 A new housing area will be
developed to the west of the park
Sample:
Currently there is a row of shops along either side of the main road. However, it appears that
the shops along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for a
bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing area. The shops along the south side of the
street will remain, but it seems that the town’s park will be reduced in size so that more new houses
can be built within the ring road.

NOTE:

Cohesive device and sentence structure:


It appears that …
It seems that …

Vocabulary:
Ring road
Let try it!
Write your body 2
Proofreading
❑ Check your V tense

❑ Check your S-V agreement

❑ Have you used a variety of sentence structures?

❑ Check your word form (V + Adv, Adj + N)

❑ Check your paragraphs (have you written 4 separate paragraphs?)

❑ Check your data (have you reported accurate data)

❑ Check your units (have you included a unit with the data reported?

❑ Have you used connective devices to link your sentences and paragraphs?
THANK YOU

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