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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 17th September
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The maps below show how the town of Harborne changes from 1936 to 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The diagrams illustrate the development of Harborne town in 1936 and 2007.
Overall, there was a significant development in town between 1936 and 2007. Most of the natural landscapes were taken away and replaced by extending of a residential zone and variety of options for shopping and entertainment. These significant changes might be due to the effect of industrialization and increasing of populations.
From 1936 to 2007, a number of plants in northeastern fall sharply to onethird. In addition, the beautiful river located in the northwest region was replaced by a large area of the residential zone.
Over 7 decades, locations of the post office, bank and library still stayed the same. However, in 2007, the adjacent to the bank was travel agent instead of the flower shop in 1936. In addition, the area of sweet shop and butchers was redesigned into a supermarket.
Additionally, natural cycle path was replaced by modern road in the southeastern part of the city. Opposite to that direction, in the southwest region, the occurrences of museum and golf course replace for the disappear of government offices and farmland, respectively.
