The maps show improvements that have been made to a university campus between 2010 and the present day. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps show improvements that have been made to a university campus between 2010 and the present day.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two maps illustrate the development of a
university
campus
from 2010 to the present time. Before, there was a teaching block for the Arts and Science department on the northeast of the
campus
. Across the road, in front of it, there is the office of the
university
.
Then
, in the centre of the
campus
, an
area
was used for a lawn and seating
area
with a
lake
in the middle. Next to it, there were shops on the east of the
campus
and restaurants below it on the southeast. Close to the
lake
, under it, there was a student's accommodation building and another one
that is
located across the road from the
lake
to the west of the
campus
. After some years, currently, there are some parts that are still intact, including the student accommodation at the west of the
campus
, and even a new building
is
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built for the same purpose exactly next to it.
Then
, the
lake
remains in the same location, but without the lawn and seating
area
surrounding it.
Conversely
, most buildings are converted into new brand buildings which are the student accommodation at the southwest of the dorm is turned into general facilities,
such
as shops and offices. The old shop is transformed into a dorm, and below the restaurant, the
area
has been torn down without any new building replacing it. Meanwhile, the teaching block and
university
offices have been redeveloped into art and science buildings, respectively. Ultimately, there has been significant redevelopment in the
university
which mainly focuses on providing more facilities.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words university, campus, area, lake with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • campus
  • renovation
  • infrastructure
  • facilities
  • sustainable
  • accessibility
  • layout
  • pedestrian zones
  • transportation routes
  • parking facilities
  • greenery
  • sports center
  • lecture halls
  • demolition
  • modernize
  • expansion
  • enhancement
  • comprehensive development
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