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The map shows the town of Greenville, and three proposed sites for a new cinema (A, B and C).
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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Structure of the Article:
| P1 |
Introduction to the city |
| P2 |
Description of site A, highlighting its unique features |
| P3 |
Description of sites B and C, highlighting their common and unique features; final observations |
Alternative Structure:
| P1 |
Introduction |
| P2 |
Description of site A |
| P3 |
Description of site B |
| P4 |
Description of site C |
| P5 |
Comparing A, B, and C |
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| people |
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residents, inhabitants |
| go through/cross |
travel across |
traverse, transverse |
| has/have |
include(s), contain(s) |
consist(s) of, is/are comprised of, comprise(s) |
| place, spot |
site, location |
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| city (n) |
urban (adj) |
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| countryside (n) |
rural (adj) |
Municipal (adj.) Municipality (N.) |
| next to, beside |
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Adjacent to |
| place, area |
neighborhood, region |
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| “be” next to |
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border (v) |
| separate |
divide |
bisect, delimitate, partition |
Model Sentence Structures
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The map shows information about a city called Greenville, and it has 120,000 people. |
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| Band 6 |
Greenville is a town with 120,000 people, and it includes… |
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| Band 7+ |
The town of Greenville, with a population of 120,000 residents, consists of… |
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| Band 5 |
The town of Dalton has 30,000 people, and it is 15km from Greenville. |
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| Band 6 |
Dalton is a city with 30,000 people, which is 15km to the northwest of Greenville. |
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| Band 7+ |
Moreover, just 15 kilometres to the northwest of Greenville is the much smaller town of Dalton, with a population of 30,000. |
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| Band 5 |
Second, site B is in the countryside. It is to the east of the motorway. |
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| Band 6 |
Next, site B is in the countryside. It is to the east of the motorway and is far from the city. |
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| Band 7+ |
Turning to the other two sites, B is a rural location to the northeast of Greenville and to the east of the motorway. |
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Sample Answer:
The map shows information about a city called Greenville, and it has 120,000 people. The city has a residential area, two industrial areas, a motorway, a railway, and an airport. The town of Dalton has 30,000 people, and it is 15km from Greenville.
There are three sites for the new cinema. First, site A is in the residential area, and it is to the west of the traffic-free zone. It is also above the railway and the small industrial area. Second, site B is in the countryside. It is to the east of the motorway. Last, site C is to the south of the residential area and to the west of the big industrial area. It is on the west side of the railway, and it is close to the airport. Site B is the farthest from the airport.
Greenville is a town with 120,000 people, and it includes one residential zone and two industrial zones. Inside the residential zone is a traffic-free zone and a park. Greenville also has an airport, a motorway, and a railway. Dalton is a city with 30,000 people, which is 15km to the northwest of Greenville.
There are three proposed sites for the new cinema. First, site A is in the residential area, to the west of the traffic-free zone. It is also to the north of the railway and the smaller industrial zone. Site A is the closest to Dalton. Next, site B is in the countryside. It is to the east of the motorway and is far from the city. Finally, site C is to the south of Greenville. It is to the west of the larger industrial area, and it is on the west side of the railway. Sites A and C are the closest to the airport, but site B is closest to the motorway. Also, site A is the only location inside the residential area.
The town of Greenville, with a population of 120,000 residents, consists of two industrial zones and a residential area containing both a park and a traffic-free zone. A highway and a railway traverse the city from the southeast to the north and northwest respectively, and an airport is situated in the countryside to the southwest of the urban region. Moreover, just 15 kilometres to the northwest of Greenville is the much smaller town of Dalton, with a population of 30,000.
Overall, the main differences between these three sites is their proximity, or lack there of, to transportation modes and residential areas. While site A is the only one within the city, site C is much closer to residences and industry than site B, which is quite far from these.
Of the three proposed locations for a new movie theatre, only site A is within the boundaries of the residential area, and it is also the closest to the neighboring town of Dalton. Situated in the northwest of the residential zone and due west of the traffic-free region, site A also borders the railway and its adjacent industrial zone.
Turning to the other two sites, B is a rural location to the northeast of Greenville and to the east of the motorway. It is the farthest site from the city and nearly all other features indicated on the map, especially the airport. Also in the countryside is site C, although this option lies along the southern border of the residential zone and just west of the railway and the larger industrial zone. Both A and C enjoy greater proximity to the airport.
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