The map below is of the town of Canterbury. A new school (S) is planned for the area. The map shows two possible sites for the school. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The map below is of the town of Canterbury. A new school (S) is planned for the area. The map shows two possible sites for the school.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The map illustrates two different sites for
construction
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the construction
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of a school in Canterbury
town
, S1 and S2. The
town
surrounded
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was surrounded
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by the countryside and a university was built
at
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in
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the northern part. The first possible site, S1, was planned to be at the border of the countryside and housing environment
at
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in
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the eastern part of the
town
. The main road attached two sides of the
town
from
north east
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northeast
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to
south west
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southwest
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.
Moreover
, S1 is nearer to Sturry
town
compared to S2.
In addition
,
S2
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the S2
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site
located
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is located
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at the center of the map in a no-traffic-zone area which has been
showed
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showing
shown
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in orange. It has a greater distance to Sturry
town
, which has 7000 people, in comparison to that of S1.
However
, the Chartham
town
, with
the
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a
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population of 4500, is nearer to S2.
Finally
, they both have roughly
a
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apply
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similar distances to the university
at
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in
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the northern part and both have access to main roads easily.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • urban planning
  • infrastructure
  • residential
  • accessibility
  • proximity
  • town centre
  • site
  • amenities
  • proposed development
  • population distribution
  • environmental impact
  • traffic congestion
  • community needs
  • educational facilities
  • public transport
  • recreational areas
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