IELTS Topic: Architecture - Writing M3

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"The park was extended as a result of the swimming pool being demolished."

• Yes

• No

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"Sholeaton became a less visually attractive place, with fewer trees being planted."

• Yes

• No

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"The bus station was relocated to the south of Sholeaton, to make way for the expansion of the shopping centre."

• Yes

• No

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"Nothing has been done to improve the area for cyclists in and around the town."

• Yes

• No

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"It is possible that fewer people are living in the centre of Sholeaton, because there are now fewer houses between the shopping centre and the main road."

• Yes

• No

Does this statement describe the map accurately and appropriately?

"The town planners have improved facilities for visitors and local people in a number of ways, with the new pedestrian crossing a good example of this."

• Yes

• No

Choose the sentence that would receive higher marks for coherence. Logical sequencing of information and ideas as well as accurate use of discourse markers will gain a higher mark.

• In the beginning, it can be said that many changes took place in Sholeaton between 1985 and 2015.

• The maps illustrate how Sholeaton has developed over the period 1985 to 2015.

Choose the sentence that would receive higher marks for coherence. Logical sequencing of information and ideas as well as accurate use of discourse markers will gain a higher mark.

• Previously, a swimming pool was located next to the park, but it has been demolished and the green area of the park has been extended.

• The most striking feature is that the park was extended and has replaced the swimming pool in the north of the town.

Choose the sentence that would receive higher marks for coherence. Logical sequencing of information and ideas as well as accurate use of discourse markers will gain a higher mark.

• A further noticeable feature is the removal of the café to make way for a new fountain in the shopping area in the west of Sholeaton.

• Following on from this, the café was converted into a fountain in the shopping area of the town.

Choose the sentence that would receive higher marks for coherence. Logical sequencing of information and ideas as well as accurate use of discourse markers will gain a higher mark.

• A further development in this area of the town was the planting of trees around the new fountain.

• In the meantime, a few trees were planted around the fountain.