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.
Contained in two illustrations is the information pertaining to the transformation of Islip town' centre between 2010 and 2015. From an observational perspective, the area has been upgraded significantly during the
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period with the construction of brand-new accommodations, public amenities and a transport system.
Additionally
, all the facilities at the bottom of the map remained intact. Beginning with the northern part of the site, the row of shops was cleared to develop a bus station, a mall, a parking lot and a residential area.
Furthermore
, there is a walking street in the middle of the map which used to be a horizontal main road stretching from the west to the east.
However
, the main road was reconstructed into a dual carriageway wrapping around the entire town's centre. Moving onto the southern half,
although
the shops witnessed no change, the old house blocks and the park in the vicinity of the shops were reduced in size in order to ]make way for newly built modern houses.
Similarly
, the school and the residential slot situated in the furthest south point stayed the same.
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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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