Task 1 · map · 18 samples

The maps below show a science park in 2008 and the same park today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Ideas to explore

  • Separate features that remain from those that have been added, relocated or replaced; the business units and car park remain, while the IT centre gives way to an innovation centre.
  • Describe the shift in land use: open grassland in the northwest is now substantially developed, while trees remain in the southwest.
  • Treat transport access as a key change, noting the cycle path, station and bus stop, while also mentioning the railway that continues to border the site.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the maps and identify the time comparison.
  2. Give an overview of the most important changes: redevelopment and improved access.
  3. Describe the 2008 arrangement by area, covering open land and existing facilities.
  4. Compare the current layout, highlighting retained and replaced buildings.
  5. Finish with access changes and any transport feature that remains.
Useful vocabulary & examples
give way to
to be replaced by something new

The IT centre has given way to an innovation centre.

remain in broadly similar positions
to stay in approximately the same locations

The business units remain in broadly similar positions.

be concentrated in
to be located mainly within a particular area

Woodland was concentrated in the southwest.

border the site
to run along the edge of an area

The railway continues to border the site to the east.

Sample answers

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203 words · Illustrative target band

The maps illustrate the science park and its differences between 2008 and the present day. Overall, many changes have been made to roads as well as replacing the IT center with the Innovation center. To begin with, to the northwest, grass made a way to research and development while the trees stayed in their places. Further changes can be seen in the eastern and southern parts. The offices remain in the northeast, bu…

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222 words · Illustrative target band

The two maps illustrates how a science park was in 2008 and how it is at present. Overall, over a decade, the park have been faced a great deal of changes with an apparent modernization. It is clearly seen that some new facilities have been built while some places are just replaced or reconstructed with the addition of a research and development building, a university hub, an innovation centre, a railway station and …

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218 words · Illustrative target band

The two maps show the differences in Science Park between 2008 and today. According to the map, there are big chances in the organization in the Science Park from 2008 to today. The most significant developments are the extension of the transportation network an the revision in some centers such as the addition of the research and development building and the university hub. Overall, the park has become more focused …

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