The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.

The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.
The diagrams illustrate some proposed changes to the central area of the town of Islip.
It is clear that
the principal change to the town will be the construction of a ring
road
around the
centre
. Various other developments with regard to
shops
and housing will accompany the building of
this
road
. Looking at the map of Islip as it is now, we can see that a main
road
runs through its
centre
from east to west. The
second
map shows the planned pedestrianisation of
this
road
. Traffic will be diverted
on to
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a dual carriageway that will form a ring around the town
centre
.
Currently
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there is a row of
shops
along either side of the main
road
.
However
, it appears that the
shops
along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for a bus station, shopping
centre
, car park and new housing area. The
shops
along the south side of the street will remain, but it seems that the town’s park will be reduced in size so that more new houses can be built within the ring
road
.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words road, centre, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "map" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Small town
  • Centre
  • Development
  • Maps
  • Plans
  • Introduce
  • Topic
  • Purpose
  • Essay
  • Description
  • Current
  • Key features
  • Facilities
  • Advantages
  • Positive aspects
  • Benefits
  • Proposed
  • Changes
  • Improvements
  • Suggested
  • Potential
  • Course of action
  • Summarize
  • Opinion
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