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The diagram below show the changes that have taken place at West park secondary school since its construction in 1950. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting main features and make comparisons while relevant.

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Ideas to explore

  • Trace how the western side changed from houses and farmland to a car park and sports field, then to an expanded car park and smaller sports field.
  • Note that the science block appears by 1980, while the main school building stays in the northeastern area.
  • Identify features that remain broadly stable across the maps, including the main road along the northern boundary and the playground in the southeast.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the dates and identify the maps as changes to the school site.
  2. Give an overview of the main redevelopment and the features that remain.
  3. Describe the 1950 layout using clear directional references.
  4. Compare the main additions and replacements in 1980 and 2010.
  5. End with the most notable change, such as the car park’s expansion and the sports field’s reduction.
Useful vocabulary & examples
occupy the western side
be located across the western part of a site

By 2010, the car park occupied most of the western side.

be replaced by
be removed and have something else put in its place

The houses and farmland were replaced by facilities for parking and sport.

expand southwards
increase in size toward the south

The car park expanded southwards between 1980 and 2010.

remain in the northeastern area
stay broadly in the northeast part of a location

The main school building remained in the northeastern area of the site.

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