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Below is a map of the city of Brandfield. City planners have decided to build a new shopping mall for the area, and two sites, S1 and S2 have been proposed. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The map illustrates two possible locations, S1 and S2, for a proposed shopping mall in the city of Brandfield.
Overall
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, it is clear to see that S1 is located near with housing estate and surrounded by
river
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a river
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 and
main
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a main
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road
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road,
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while
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 S2
in
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is located in
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southeast
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the southeast
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 near the railway,
more
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closer to
industrial
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the industrial
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 area and connected to external traffic. The first proposed side (S1) lies to the north of the city, just across
of
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the river from the city
center
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centre
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. It is surrounded by the housing area, the main road and
railway
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the railway
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, which will be more convenient for local residents and support the
mall
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mall's
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 needs.
In contrast
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, S2 is positioned in
industrial
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an industrial
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 zone in
southeastern
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the southeastern
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 part
of
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apply
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the
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apply
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of Brandfield.
Although
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 S2 is farther from the main residential district,
but
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it is directly connected to the main road, which would allow access for customers
and
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and workers from nearby towns.
Nevertheless
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, it might be
little
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a little
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 bit uncomfortable for the locals, because they
separated
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are separated
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 by the river. In conclusion,
S1
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the S1
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 side would be more reliable for the shopping mall, which
attract
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attracts
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majority
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the majority
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 of the residents from
housing
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the housing
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 estate.

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Task focus
You discuss both sites but need more facts from the map to show why each place is good or bad for a mall.
Structure
Add a short plan in your writing: first idea about S1, then S2, then a short end.
Coherence
Use simple link words to join ideas, like 'and', 'but', 'so', 'however'.
Grammar
Fix word form errors and small grammar. For example, 'closer' not 'more closer'; 'is' after 'S2 is' and 'are' with plural.
Content
Be precise. Do not add ideas that are not in the map.
Structure
You show the two sites and compare them.
Conclusion
You give a clear end choice that S1 is better for people from housing area.
Content
You use map words like 'housing estate' and 'industrial area'.

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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