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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 24th June
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The maps show the transformation of the village of Eastminster over a ten year period.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The maps show changes that took place in the town of Eastminster between the years 1999 and 2009. It is clear that Eastminster became more urbanised with less open spaces over the decade. North of the river, which divides the town, the woodland in the northwest was turned into an adventure park. Moreover, by 2009 the large house with gardens had been replaced with a hotel and a golf course. More houses were also built encroaching on the park in the northeast. The other main development north of the river was the relocation of the school from the south bank of the river.
The area south of the river experienced greater urbanisation. To the east, the streets of houses were demolished to make way for blocks of flats. By 2009, where a public garden stood south of the old streets of houses, there were more houses. Further developments that occurred were the construction of factories and warehouses along the railway line together with the conversion of the school on the river into a new shopping complex. The final transformation was the expansion of the hospital west of the old school situated on the river.