The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. 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 centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The following map compares the current state of Islip town centre with the way it will be improved in the near future. The general trend of the development will be
expansion
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an expansion
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of housing areas and nearby facilities. Several features will be adjusted and altered,
while
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the main improvement will be the expansion of the main
road
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.  First of all, the main
road
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which crosses the
area
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from west to east will be converted into a route allotted to pedestrians only,
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the town centre will be encircled with a dual carriageway. Within the roadway circle, the lower row of shops will be preserved,
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the upper one will be demolished and replaced with a number of new facilities. On the north-west, a bus station, a shopping centre, and a car park will be built,
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the north-east will be allocated for new housing
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an adjacent
road
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section. Regarding the living
area
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the south, it will be expanded with another sector of new housing. The size of the local park will be drastically reduced. As the construction of the
road
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will have been done, the southern
area
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out of its circle will face
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changes as well. The school
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the south-west will have a slight expansion towards the north. The
area
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the south-east will be built up with a new living sector.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words road, area with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • pedestrian-only zone
  • dual carriageway
  • current
  • surrounded by
  • propose
  • infrastructure
  • bus station
  • car park
  • residential housing
  • traffic flow
  • connectivity
  • green spaces
  • recreational areas
  • development plans
  • main features
  • town center
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