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2. Writing 4
Map

3. The maps below show the center of a small town called
Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.

4. Map analysis

5. Map analysis
1. Timeline and tense:
Map 1: Present
Map 2: Future
2. What information do the
maps indicate?
Islip town center at the moment and
its proposed changes

6. Map analysis
What changes will be made
to Islip town center?
Change 1: The road
Change 2: Shops
Change 3: Housing area

7. Map analysis
Change 1: The road
Now: the main road runs through
east -> west
Future: a new ring road + main road
will be pedestrianized

8. Map analysis
Change 2: Shops
Now: shops on both sides of the main
road
Future: - Shops on the south side will
remain
- Shops on the north side will
be demolished to make way for new
buildings (car park, bus station,
shopping centers)

9. Map analysis
Change 3: Housing area
Future:
• The park will be reduced in size
• A new housing area will be
developed to the west of the park
• Another one next to the car park.
Now: in the center of the town + to the
east of the school

10. Map analysis
3. Grouping:
Body 1: Changes to the road
Body 2: Changes to the shops and
housing
- The north side of the the
pedestrian street
- The south side of the the
pedestrian street

11. B. Planning

12. 1. Introduction

13. The maps depict the changes that will have taken place in …[place]…
Chart type Verb phrase What?
• The diagram
• The map
• Shows
• Describes
• Illustrates
• Demonstrates
• Gives information about
• Depicts
• The changes/ improvements/
development will have taken
place in …
• How the … will change/
develop/ improve
The diagram illustrates how the … will change …

14. Sample:
The diagrams illustrate some proposed changes to the central area of the town of Islip.
Proposed changes
NOTE:

15. • Overall, it is clear that the main changes to the town will be …
• Another significant change is that …
2. Overview
Overall, the most distinct improvement of this town will be…
It is clear from the maps that there will be a notable change to the …

16. Sample:
It is clear that the principal change to the town will be the construction of a ring road
around the centre. Various other developments with regard to shops and housing will accompany
the building of this road.
Principle change
Construction of
Sentence structure:
Various other developments with regard to … will accompany …
NOTE:

17. Let try it!
Write your introduction and overview
paragraph

18. 3. Body
Body 1: Change 1
Body 2: Change 2 + 3
Changes to the road
Changes to the shops and
housing area

19. Language of direction

20. B B
A
A
A is ………................... of B A is ……….................... of B
in the north-west to the west
China is to the north of Vietnam.
California is in the west of the United States
NOTE:

21. Language of location
Be located/situated in
The shopping mall was located/situated in the city center.
Opposite/ In front of
A restaurant has been built on the opposite side of the road where the
shop used to be.
Next to/ Adjacent to
A new car park has been constructed next to/ adjacent to the hotel.
A B
A B

22. Across from
The park is across from the school.
Be surrounded by
To the south of the town, there is a recreational park surrounded by trees
Run through … [place/ area] from … to … [direction]
The old road running through the city center from north to south was replaced by a
brand new motorway.
A B
A

23. Language to describe changes
• Give way to
• Make way for

24. A + be + demolished/ destroyed/ knocked down to make way for B/ to make way for
the development of B
A + be + demolished/ destroyed/ knocked down and replaced by B
A + be + built/ erected/ constructed to replace B
A + be + built/ constructed/ erected on the original site of B
The park was knocked down to make way for a new stadium.
The old fountain will be demolished and replaced by a flower garden.
A swimming pool will be constructed to replace the parking area.
A new school was built on the original site of the old library.

25. Article
A new school was built on the original site of the old library.
We use “a” for new, and “the” for old
Example:
In the south, the residential area was replaced by a
warehouse.
In the north, the residential area was removed to make way for
the development of a stadium.

26. 3.1. Body 1
Body 1: Changes to the road
- The old main road -> pedestrianize
- The construction of the dual
carriageway

27. Sample:
Looking at the map of Islip as it is now, we can see that a main road runs through its
centre from east to west. The second map shows the planned pedestrianisation of this road. Traffic
will be diverted on to a dual carriageway that will form a ring around the town centre.
Cohesive device and sentence structure:
Looking at the map of … as it is now, we can see that …
The second map shows …
A form something: make something have a particular shape
Vocabulary:
Planned pedestrianization
Divert (v) on to
Dual carriageway
NOTE:

28. Let try it!
Write your body 1

29. 3.2. Body 2
Body 2: Changes to the shops
and housing area
- To the north side of the pedestrian
street:
 The shops -> bus station, shopping
centre, car park, and new housing
- To the south side of the pedestrian
street:
 The park will be reduced in size
 A new housing area will be
developed to the west of the park

30. Sample:
Currently there is a row of shops along either side of the main road. However, it appears
that the shops along the north side of the new pedestrian street will be demolished to make way for
a bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing area. The shops along the south side of
the street will remain, but it seems that the town’s park will be reduced in size so that more new
houses can be built within the ring road.
Cohesive device and sentence structure:
It appears that …
It seems that …
Vocabulary:
Ring road
NOTE:

31. Let try it!
Write your body 2

32. Proofreading
❑ Check your V tense
❑ Check your S-V agreement
❑ Have you used a variety of sentence structures?
❑ Check your word form (V + Adv, Adj + N)
❑ Check your paragraphs (have you written 4 separate paragraphs?)
❑ Check your data (have you reported accurate data)
❑ Check your units (have you included a unit with the data reported?
❑ Have you used connective devices to link your sentences and paragraphs?

33. THANK YOU