Task 1 · map · 18 samples

The plans below show a theater in 2010 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Ideas to explore

  • Identify what stayed constant: the stage, auditorium, fourteen chairs and central main entrance.
  • Track the storage room’s relocation from the left side in 2010 to the right side in 2012.
  • Compare the supporting rooms: the 2010 media room and café give way to a different arrangement including a hall, showers and restaurants in 2012.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the two dates and the place shown.
  2. Give an overview of the main features that remain and the overall scale of change.
  3. Compare the upper and side areas, including the media room, hall, showers and storage.
  4. Describe the lower rooms and note the café/restaurant and ticket-office changes.
  5. Finish with the features that remain in the same position.
Useful vocabulary & examples
remain in the same position
to stay in the same location in both plans

The auditorium remained in the same position in both years.

be relocated to
to be moved to a different place

The media room was relocated to the left side of the theater.

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

The café was replaced by a restaurant area.

occupy the upper area
to be situated in the top section of a plan

The hall occupied the upper area in 2012.

Sample answers

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The two maps illustrate the main changes which occurred in a theater from 2010 to 2012. Overall, it is evident that this area underwent significant modifications, mainly involving expansion and a more systematic arrangement of structures. In the upper section of the map, there were several noticeable changes. In 2010, the storage room was located along the left edge, beside the media room and stage. By 2012, it had b…

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202 words · Illustrative target band

The provided plans illustrate the changes that took place in a particular theater between 2010 and 2012. Overall, the site underwent a number of dramatic changes, the most important of which were the expansion of the stage, the relocation of some infrastructures, and the construction of a restaurant complex. Additionally, the auditorium saw no changes in its central location or in the arrangement of its seating. In 2…

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217 words · Illustrative target band

The maps illustrate the layout changes of a theater between 2010 and 2012. Overall, the theater underwent significant modifications to enhance accessibility and functionality, with the addition of new facilities such as a restaurant and showers, while retaining key areas like the auditorium. In 2010, the theater had a basic layout. A stage occupied the upper central part of the building, with the media room directly …

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