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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 29th May
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The two maps below show the area of Baton Bingham in 1937 and 1995.
SAMPLE ANSWER
As can be seen, from the maps, the area of Barton Bingham changed significantly between 1937 and 1995. The road bisecting the area was straightened and on both sides various developments took place. On the north side, the manor house was converted into a health farm and part of the surrounding scrubland and adjacent woodland became a golf course. The area immediately adjacent to the road gave way to housing along its entire length.
On the south side of the road, a railway station was constructed in 1990, which was connected by a minor road to the main thoroughfare. In 1991, the disused railway line was reopened, with a bridge being built across the road. In the scrubland to the east of the lake, a leisure complex was completed and opened in 1993.
In addition, the area of agricultural land which existed in 1937 was halved to make way for the construction of a new hospital and a car park both also with road access to the main highway. A farmhouse was built on the remaining agricultural land. Next to the agricultural land, the marshes that were there in 1937, were turned over to a wildfowl sanctuary.
