The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The two maps illustrate how the
village
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of Stokeford, located along the River Stoke, transformed from 1930 to 2010. Looking at the map, the road passing under the bridge divides the
village
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into two parts, the town was significantly developed in 2010, becoming more urbanized with some extensions. As far as Stokeford in 1930 was concerned,
shops
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were located on the northwest side of the road and there was a post office between houses and
shops
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additionally
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, the Primary school was in the
village
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's northeast, located across from the
shops
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and post office and Farmland was on the two sides
firstly
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; one was in the southwest, and the other was in the northeast of the
village
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furthermore
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, River Stoke was going to the northeast side, crossing under the bridge. The large house was to the southeast of the town and there was a way that led to the main way from the large house. When it came to Stokeford in 2010, the bridge remained unchanged
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, in 2010, the
shops
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were demolished, and new houses were built along the road in their place. The large house was reconstructed into a retirement home and farmland was removed from the east side. An urbanized image was created, adding new houses along the way.

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Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words village, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "maps" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • village
  • maps
  • Stokeford
  • 1930
  • 2010
  • main features
  • overview
  • changes
  • similarities
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