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The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at Queen Mary Hospital since its construction in 1960. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at Queen Mary Hospital since its construction in 1960. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given map illustrates the transformation of Queen Mary Hospital and its expansion between 1960 and 2000.
Overall
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, it is clear
seen
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that the building had
noticeably
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 construction every 20 years from 1960 to 2000.
In addition
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, the Hospital has changed considerably, expanding its territory from one building to the acquisition of an entire complex. Now it has parts
as
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such as
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 Pharmacy, Cancer Center and Nursing
School
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. In 1960, there were the Hospital and Parking on the right side and businesses from different fields as Farmland and Shopping
Centre
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 on the left side.
However
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, in the next 20
years
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 the complex witnessed dramatic changes,
Shopping
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The Shopping
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Centre
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 next to the Hospital
has been
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was
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 demolished and
Cancer
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the Cancer
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Centre
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 and Pharmacy
is
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were
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 built in that place.
Further
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, there was a replacement of a whole Farmland
by
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for
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Nursing
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a Nursing
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School
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. At the beginning of
20th
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the 20th
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century
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century,
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 there
is
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was
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 a significant development in the structure of
Cancer
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the Cancer
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Centre
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, it expanded its area to the south and took
place
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the place
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 of a Nursing
School
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.
Although
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, the half part of
Car
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the Car
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 Parking
constructed
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was constructed
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 into
Nursing
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a Nursing
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School
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 and
rest
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the rest
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 part remained as
a
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Car Parking. The Pharmacy did not see any changes between 1980 and 2000. Despite all these modernizations over the period 1960 and 2000, the Hospital remains the same.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words school, centre with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "changed" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • initial facilities
  • replacement
  • significant extension
  • absorbed
  • developments
  • introduction
  • adjacent
  • evolution
  • enhancing healthcare services
  • commercial spaces
  • medical facilities
  • expansion
  • modern healthcare needs
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