Recording:

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2 maps: layout at different points
● QK - QK: 1990 - 2000 => Tense: Past simple / Past perfect [By
2000, the number of trees had fallen significantly to make way for
…]
● QK - HT => Tense: Past simple/ Present simple / Present perfect
● HT - TL (The development/ the proposal)=> Tense: Present
simple/ Future tenses + language (is set to …/ is due to …)
1- The two maps show an island before and after the construction of
some tourist facilities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams demonstrate alterations to a particular island after the

installation of tourist infrastructure.
Overall, the island, which measures 1.5 km across, was transformed
from an uninhabited and featureless location into a holiday resort with
many facilities.

OVERVIEW - Template:
1- General statement: … (experience) a number of changes
2- The most noticeable changes: *generalize*
● building more houses, apartments … ⇒ the expansion of housing areas/
residential areas
 ● park, movie theaters, swimming pools, shopping malls … ⇒ the
addition / introduction of various conveniences/ amenities.

(+) the expansion / the introduction/ the construction/ the addition …

● residential areas: the expansion / the introduction
● conveniences/ public amenities / facilities/ infrastructure(s)
(~) improvement(s): road infrastructure / accessibility
(-) ‘at the expense of’. Eg: … (+) at the expense of (-) => A takes place
at the expense of B => A (+) >< B (-) / the disappearance / the
removal of …
3- The meaning of these changes
transform ABC into a more residential area
… more accessible …
urbanized / modernized

Overall, the island experienced a number of changes, the most

important of which are the construction of various tourist facilities and
accessibility improvements at the expense of vacant land. These shifts
transformed the island into a holiday resort.

In terms of / Regarding / Concerning building developments, one

significant change was the construction of two zones of accommodation,
which flank a new reception to the east and west. In the western zone,
there are a few trees, which had also been present prior to the
development. In addition, a restaurant was built to the north of the
reception.
Turning to transport/ Regarding transport/ As far as transport is
concerned, a pier was introduced off the south coast, a vehicle track
was laid to link the main attractions. Specifically, this track connects the
pier, the reception, and the restaurant, as well as a newly built western
footpath. This footpath not only links the western accommodation but
also leads to the beach, which now offers a swimming area. Although
the eastern huts are connected by a footpath, this is not linked with the
vehicle track.
2- The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now,
and how it will look after redevelopment.

The maps / diagrams demonstrate the current setup of a university’s

sports center and the way it will appear following a planned expansion.
=> The diagrams demonstrate the proposed alterations to a university’s
sports center.
⇒ Overall, the sports complex is set to become an entirely indoor facility
since extensions will be built to the east and west, which will supplant
the center’s open-air courts.

At present, the sports facility houses an entrance area with a reception,

to the east and west of which are doorways leading to a seating area
and changing rooms, respectively. These flank a 25m pool, and to the
north of this pool is a gym. Outdoor courts lie to the east and west of the
building.
After the development, the entrance area will accommodate a sports
shop in its southwestern corner and a cafe in its southeastern corner,
and these will back onto new changing rooms. While the western
outdoor court will have been replaced by a leisure pool, the eastern court
will have been turned into a sports hall, to the east of which are two new
dance studios. Finally, the gym will have been extended eastward
towards these dance studios.
HW: 3- The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton,
and planned future development of the site.