The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The maps illustrate before and after the development of Islip which is a small
city
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.
Overall
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, we can see that roads will be expanded, plus some facilities
such
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as bus stations, shopping centres and car parks will be added.
However
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, some shops and housing will be demolished. Islip town centre just has one main road and two dead ends. In the new plan, the main road will change its function to pedestrians only.
Moreover
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, a dual carriageway will be constructed that covers the
city
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to make
this
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. Two dead-end roads will be connected to each other and another road will be built in the north of the
city
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.
On the other hand
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, the number of shops in the future will decrease compared with the present. The shops that are located in the north of the
city
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will be destroyed, and
instead
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of them a bus station, a shopping centre, a car park, and new housing will be built.
Also
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, beside the park new housing will be added.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words city with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • pedestrian-only zone
  • dual carriageway
  • current
  • surrounded by
  • propose
  • infrastructure
  • bus station
  • car park
  • residential housing
  • traffic flow
  • connectivity
  • green spaces
  • recreational areas
  • development plans
  • main features
  • town center
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