Task 1 - Me: The plans show Ashford in 2010 and Ashford now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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The maps illustrate how Ashford has changed between 2010 and now.
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, Ashford has developed dramatically in infrastructure, and the woods
has
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been planted more in the west. In 2010, the
north-west
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northwest
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of
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river
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the river
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was a small forest located on the right of the road heading to the city;
however
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,
this
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forest has expanded to the empty ground
in
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on
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the other side. In the centre of the plans, the
river
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named Tam has some differences, compared to
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its
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past of it. Specifically, in 2010 the citizens of Ashford came over the
river
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by
a
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apply
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ferry,
only
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the only
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way;
in contrast
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, now a bridge has been built to connect both sides, which has removed the ferry.
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, a new Yacht marina has been conducted in the south, and canoes stay there.
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the other side of the
river
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, the town had only five houses on the top right
conner
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corner
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in the past,
whereas
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the number of them has increased significantly to seven ones.
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, five high buildings are built near the edge of the
river
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, and locals have a private road directing to
Yacht
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the Yacht
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marina.
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