The map shows the village park, now and 10 years ago. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given maps depict the developments that have taken place in a village

park

over a period of a decade. It can be seen that radical changes have taken place over a period of 10 years. 10 years ago, the

park

was fairly simple, with

entrance

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an entrance

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at the northwest corner. The football pitch was there in the centre of the

park

, towards the north of which were two tennis courts and on the northwest, a car

park

to accommodate about 20 cars was there. A

children’s

play

area

was there on the northeast and towards the southeast were some woods and a pond. The second map shows that the

park

has undergone great changes in 10 years time. A cycle path has been made all around the periphery of the

park

. The tennis courts have doubled and the car

park

has expanded to house about 50 cars. The

children’s

play

area

has not changed, but it has a soft

children’s

play

area

incorporated in the south. Toilets have been added towards the south of the

children’s

area

. The pond has been converted into a boating lake and the trees have been cut to make a café. A picnic

area

has been made on the southwest side.

Overall

, the total

area

of the

park

is the same, but many things have been added and the functionality of the

park

has improved.