Task 1 · map · 18 samples

Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village.

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Ideas to explore

  • Summarise the overall pattern: the village grew substantially between 1868 and 1994.
  • Compare the stages of expansion: early development was limited, followed by growth around the centre and later in several outlying areas.
  • Mention transport changes accurately: the railway was built in 1909 and the motorway in 1970; the park and golf course remained a prominent mapped feature.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the map, location and time span.
  2. Give an overview of the main expansion and transport-related changes.
  3. Describe the earliest period and development up to 1922.
  4. Compare the 1922–1970 and 1970–1994 periods, including the directions of later growth.
  5. Finish with a brief summary of the village’s expansion and continuing park and golf course.
Useful vocabulary & examples
built-up area
Land covered by buildings and developed settlement.

The built-up area was limited in the earliest period.

spread around the centre
Expanded outward in places close to the central area.

Development spread around the centre between 1883 and 1922.

in several separate areas
In a number of distinct locations rather than one continuous zone.

From 1970 to 1994, development appeared in several separate areas.

transport links
Routes or services that connect places, such as railways and motorways.

The map shows the railway and motorway as important transport links.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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The map provided illustrates the development of Chorleywood, which is a village near London that witnessed an increase in population in the middle of the nineteenth century. Overall, Chorleywood was a very small village in the 1800s then grew significantly after 1883, it also had multiple transport routes constructed to improve transportation. Firstly, since 1868, the settlement was concentrated around the area that …

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The map describes the expansion of the Chorleywood village which is located near London over a period from 1868 to 1994. Overall, the transportation routes like railway and motorway had been developed during that period of time. The population in middle of the nineteenth century was the lowest. However, village growth had increased during mid-twentieth century, when the built-up area became larger around the railway …

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The map illustrates the changes of infrastructure of the village of Chorleywood which is near London between 1868 and 1994. It is clear that the village has increased as a transport usage for population during more than a hundred year. At that time, the developments are categorized to three groups. First and foremost, the main development was the gradual outward growth of the built-up area. In the earliest period, fr…

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