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.
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The diagrams illustrate some proposed changes to the central area of the town of Islip.
It is clear that
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the principal change to the town will be the construction of a ring
road
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around the
centre
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. Various other developments with regard to
shops
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and housing will accompany the building of
this
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road
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. Looking at the map of Islip as it is now, we can see that a main
road
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runs through its
centre
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from east to west. The
second
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map shows the planned pedestrianisation of
this
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road
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. Traffic will be diverted
on to
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onto
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a dual carriageway that will form a ring around the town
centre
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.
Currently
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there is a row of
shops
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along either side of the main
road
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.
However
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, it appears that the
shops
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along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for a bus station, shopping
centre
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, car park and new housing area. The
shops
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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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.

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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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