Writing - Lesson 3

Map
Task 1

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contents Materials
Exam information
Language for Location
Language for Changes

02
Strategy
Introduction -
Overview - Body

03
Practice
Practice tasks
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MATERIALS
Lesson Preparation In-class
Self-study Correction
Exam information
Language for Location
Language for Changes
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Materials
Exam information
Language for Location
Language for Changes

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Lesson
Preparation
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Type 1: one map (This is not a common type.)

The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new Chorleywood is a village near London whose
supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map population has increased steadily since the middle
shows two possible sites for the supermarket. of the nineteenth century. The map shows the
development of the village.

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Check-up 1.
The maps below compare 2 floor plans of one trade conference held in 2009 and 2010.

What tenses should you use in your

writing?
- Past Simple Tense

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Check-up 1.
The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today.

What tenses should you use in your

writing?
- Past Simple Tense (to describe
features in
1920)
- Present Simple Tense (to describe features
today)
- Perfect Present Tense (to describe actions
that have been done such as the
construction of a building, or the relocation
of a facility)

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Check-up 1.
The maps show how the industrial area will change into a housing area in the future.

What tenses should you use in your

writing?
- Present Simple Tense (to describe
features
now)
- Simple Future Tense (to describe actions
and features in the future)

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Check-up 1.
The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist facilities.

What tenses should you use in your

writing?
- Past Simple (to describe features
before)
- Present Simple Tense (to describe features
after)
- Perfect Present Tense (to describe actions
that have been done such as the
construction of a building, or the relocation
of a facility)

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 Material - A. Language for location
Check-up 2.
a.

north
north- north-
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.........................
west .........................
east
A is ..t..o..... the west of
wes eas B.
t t

.....s.o..u..t.h..-.. .....s..o..u..t.h..-.
w e s t
.. .. .. .... sout .e..a.s..t....
h A is .....i.n.... the west of
B.

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Check-up 2.
b.
Noun Adjective
north northern
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east eastern
south southern
west western
north-east north-eastern
south-east south-eastern
north-west north-western
south-west south-western

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Check-up 2.c.

south-eastern
1. The school is in the . .......................... corner of town A.

2. The school is in the .....s..o..u..t..h..-..e..a..s.t.... . of town A.

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3. The museum is in the .......e...a..s.t............. of town A.

4. The museum has recently been moved to

the ....e..a..s..t..... .

5. The stadium is in the ..n...o..r.t..h...-.e..a..s..t.e..r..n. corner

of town A.

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Check-up 3.

Town A
par stadiu b o tt o m
1. The school is situated on the .... ... .. . .. .. ........
k m
right
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librar top
police corner of town A.
y
statio museu 2. The stadium is located on the ..................... right
n m
N corner of town A.
W E
marke schoo 3. There is a museum, a stadium and a school to the .
t S l
..r..i.g..h...t..s..i.d..e..... of map.

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Check-up 3. Town
A stadiu
par
k m
librar
police
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y
statio museu
n m
N
W E
marke schoo
t S l

4. There is a park, a library, and a market to the ..........l.e..f.t..s..i.d...e........ of

the map. middle

5. There is a police station in the .............................. of town A,

adjacent to / in the vicinity of
surrounded the park.
6. The library is ..............................
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Expression Meaning
In the South-Eastern corner of the map, Ở góc Đông Nam của bản đồ
On the bottom right corner of the map, Ở góc tay phải phía dưới bản đồ
In/to the South of something Ở/ Về phía Nam của cái gì
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To the left/right side of the map, Về phía trái/ phải của của bản đồ
In the middle of the village Ở giữa làng
On the far end of the road from the museum, Ở phía cuối đường từ bảo tàng
The house is adjacent to/ Next to/ In the vicinity Ngôi nhà gần với thư viện
of the library.

Structures:
1. S + be situate/located + vị trí
2. There be + noun + vị trí
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Check-up 4.

1. Skyscrapers (build)........w...e..r..e...b..u..i.l..t............... .

2. Skyscrapers (construct) ..w...e..r..e...c.o...n..s..t.r..u..c..t..e..d...... .

were erected
3. Skyscrapers (erect) ...... ....... .
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Appearance ...........................
4. A park (appear) ..........a..p..p..e..a..r..e..d................ .

5. A park (emerge) .........e..m...e..r..g..e..d.................. .

6. There was a (construct).........c..o..n..s..t..r.u..c..t..i.o..n........... of a
1. The
new school (demolish) ........w...a..s...d..e..m....o..l.i.s..h..e..d...... .
hospital.
2. The school (knock down) .....w...a..s...k..n...o..c..k..e..d...d..o...w...n... .
Disappearance
3. All the trees (cut down) .....w...a..s..c..u...t..d..o...w...n............. .

4. The farmland (remove) ......w...a..s..r..e..m....o..v..e..d............. .

5. The airport (disappear) .....w...e..r..e...c..h..o..p...p..e..d...d..o...w...ielts-fighter.com
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Check-up 4.
1. The airport was demolished (make way
for) ..t.o...m....a..k..e...w...a..y...f.o...r.... a

Replacement new hospital.

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2. All the trees (replace) .........w...e..r..e...r.e..p...l.a..c..e..d........ by a

stadium.
3. A stadium was erected and (replace) .............r..e..p..l.a..c..e..d..............
all the
trees.
1.
4. The
The car park(convert)
school near the......
river
w...a..s...c..o..n..v..e..r..t..e..d......... into a
(expand) w a s e x p a n d e d
hospital. ........ ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ......... to the
Increase in size
South/ southward.
2. The car park near the river

(extend) ........w....a..s..e..x..t..e..n..d...e..d......... to the South/

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Check-up 4.

4. Further expansion (record) ..........w...a..s...r.e...c.o...r.d...e..d........ along

the
Increase in size
railroad.
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5. The school (become) .............b..e..c..a..m....e............... bigger.

6. The village (double) ...............d..o...u..b..l.e..d............. in size.

7. The railway (lengthen) .....w...a..s...l.e..n...g..t.h...e..n..e..d......... .
1. The school (shrink) ....w...a..s...s.h...r.u...n..k...................
Reduction in size
2. The car park (become) ...............b..e...c.a...m...e............. smaller.
3. The railway (shorten) ........w....a..s..s..h..o..r..t..e..n..e..d........ .

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Check-up 4.

Relocation 1. The school (move) ...........w...a..s...m...o...v..e..d........... to the north.

2. The school (relocate) ..........w...a..s..r..e..l.o..c..a..t..e..d........ to the
north.
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Remaining 1. The airport still (remain) ..............r..e..m....a..i.n..e..d........... .

unchanged
2. The airport still (exist) ................e..x..i.s..t..e..d............. .

1. The village (urbanize) .........w...a..s...u..r.b...a..n..i.z..e..d........ .

General Changes
2. The village (modernized) ......w...a..s...m...o..d...e..r.n...i.z..e..d....... .
3. The village (undergo) .........u...n..d..e..r..w...e..n..t............. radical
changes.

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Language for changes

Appearance Replacement

Disappearance Relocation
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Reduction in size Increase in size

Remaining unchanged
General Changes

It is important to identify if the sentence is in the passive voice or active voice.

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 Material Verb Noun
Appearance construct construction
erect erection
introduce introduction
appear
emerge appearance
emergence
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Disappearance demolish demolition

remove removal

Replacement replace replacement

convert conversion
Increase in size expand expansion
extend extension
Reduction in size shrink shrinkage

Relocation relocate relocation

General Changes urbanize urbanization

modernize modernization
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How to use these nouns?
Activity 1. Rearrange the words to make complete sentence
1. radical /witnessed /the village/ transformations/ the period/ over
The village witnessed radical transformations over the period.
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2. underwent/ a/ the school/ shrinkage/ significant

The school underwent a significant shrinkage.
3. was/ new accommodations/ to/ a removal of
farmland/ make way for/ recorded
A removal of farmland to make way for new
accommodations was recorded.
4. a new/ an emergence/ witnessed/ 2010/ shopping center/ of
1. S +2010
witnessed/ underwent/
witnessed experienced
an emergence + significant/major/radical
of a new shopping center. + danh từ chỉ sự thay đổi
2. The year/ The period from ... to.. witnessed + cụm danh từ chỉ sự thay đổi
3. Cụm danh từ chỉ sự thay đổi + was recorded.
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Strategy
Overview - Body

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Type 1:
One map
 Introduction
Check-up 5.
Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the At home
middle of the 19th century. The map below shows the development of the village.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the development of the village.
Lead-in

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 Introduction Paraphrasing
Check-up 5.
At home

• The map -> The … …p …i c t…u r…e … .

• Shows -> illustrates / …de…sc…ri…be…s ….

Lead-in

• the development / …c …ha…ng…e…s ./ ……e x…p a…n…s i o…n… of

• the village -> a village ……n a…m…e …d … . Chorleywood

(reintroduce)
The picture illustrates the changes of a village named Chorleywood over the period of 126
• years starting
Time -> overinthe …p…er…io…d … of 126 years starting in 1868
1868.

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In the introduction, you need to paraphrase the question.
There are two ways to paraphrase.

Approach 1: [Noun phrase]

Strategy

The provided map illustrates how [tên khu vực/ địa điểm]
change(d) over
a [số năm] - year period from… to…

Approach 2: [Using synonyms]

The provided map illustrates the [changes/ modernisation/ development/
differences] of [tên khu vực/ địa điểm] between… and…
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Useful paraphrases:

sshhooww -->> dde_mmoonnssttrra_ttee,, iillllu_ssttrraattee

Strategy

change (n) -> dev_llopment, diffe_rence, moderniza_tion, tra_nsformation

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Overview Main features
Check-up 5. At home

Biggest changes

• Village: ……in…cr…ea…se…d.. in
size

• em e rg
Roads: new ones … … …
It is obvious that the village …
underwent a number
e d
… … . changes. Overall, the expansion of
of dramatic
the village was accompanied by the introduction
of new roadways, and the map records 4 periods
of development.

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Needed information: [One map with timeline]

• Noticeable Changes
Strategy

• Periods of time
Useful structure:
S + be accompanied by something
ex: The village’s growth was accompanied by the emergence
of roadways.

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Body paragraph
Check-up 5.

Divide by periods of time

Body 1: 1868 – 1922

Body 2: 1922 – 1994

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A map with timeline can be divided by periods of time

Strategy

+ Beginning – mid point: Report data + Trend/ Comparison

+ Mid point – End: Report data + Trend/ Comparison

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Activity 2. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 5.

Body 1:

Body 2:

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Activity 2. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 5.
Body 1 (1868 – 1922)
3 . 1883 – 1922: South
In the next period, the village expanded to the
South/ southward.
4. 1909: railway + rail station
In 1909, a railway and a rail station were built, ...
(+ purpose?) which facilitated transport from West
to East.

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Activity 2. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 5.
Body 2 (1922 – 1994)
1. Along the railway
• From 1922, further expansion was recorded
along the railway, ... and the village doubled in
size. (recap)
2. 1970: motorway (+ purpose)
• In 1970, a motorway was built which allowed
the villagers to travel from North to South.
3. 1970 – 1994: expand at intersections
• In the period between 1970 and 1994, the
village expanded where the motorway
intersects the railway and one of the main
roads.

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Activity 3. Fill in the blanks in the sample below.

Between 1868 and 1883, the village of Chorleywood was next to one of the main roads.
Today, Chorleywood Park and Golf Course next to the original location of the
village. In the next period, the village expanded to the South. In 1909, a railway and a rail station
, which facilitated transport from West to East.

From 1922, further expansion along the railway, and the village doubled in size. In
1970, a motorway was built which allowed the villagers to travel from North to South. In the
period between 1970 and 1994, the village where the motorway intersects the railway
and one of the main roads.

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Type 2:
Two Maps
 Introduction
Check-up 6.
The maps show the changes in the village of Wells-on-the-Water in the UK between 1985 and
2010.
Summarise the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Lead-in

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Check-up 6.

The maps show the changes in the village of Wells-on-the-Water in the UK between 1985 and 2010.

The given maps illustrate developments in a village called Wells-on-the-Water in the UK over the
25-year period starting from 1985.
Lead-in

the maps -> the given maps

show -> illustrate changes -

>
developments

village of Wells-on-the-Water -
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In the introduction, you need to paraphrase the question.
There are two ways to paraphrase.

Approach 1: [Noun phrase]

Strategy

The provided map illustrates how [tên khu vực/ địa điểm]
change(d) over
a [số năm] - year period from… to…

Approach 2: [Using synonyms]

The provided map illustrates the [changes/ modernisation/ development/
differences] of [tên khu vực/ địa điểm] between… and…
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Overview Main features
Check-up 6.

Biggest changes
emerged
Shops & houses: new ones … … … … … … . .
be recorded
Roads & removal of fa r m l a n d … … … … … … .

Overall, the land underwent significant changes, with the most notable ones being the construction
of shops and houses; The introduction of roadways and removal of farmland were also recorded.

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 Overview

Needed information: [two maps]

• Noticeable Changes
Useful structures:
Strategy

Overall, [đối tượng] underwent significant changes, with the most notable ones being [cụm
danh từ chỉ sự thay đổi]; [cụm danh từ chỉ sự thay đổi] be also recorded.

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Body paragraph
Check-up 6.
1. Divide by time

2. Divide by geography
the left side >< the right side
the bottom half >< the top half

3. Divide by degree of changes

Group 1: with little/no modifications
Group 2: with radical modifications

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There are three approaches when it comes to divide the body
paragraphs:
Approach 1: Divide by time
Strategy

Body 1: Year ....

Body 2: Year ...
Approach 2: Divide by geography
(the left side >< the right side, the bottom half >< the top half,.....)
Approach 3: Divide by degree of changes
Body 1: with little/no modifications
Body 2: with radical modifications
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Body paragraph
Activity 4. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 6.

Body 1:

Body 2:

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Activity 4. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 6.
Body 1

• post office- remained

• a park - replaced- a farmhouse
• trees, farmlands- demolished- new
houses- both banks
• Woods Drive – the same >< Mansion lane
– expanded eastwards – newly- built
bridge

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Body paragraph
Activity 4. Make a detailed outline for Check-up 6.
Body 2

• old factory – converted – luxury flats

• vicinity – mansion house – turned into –
care house
• farming land – removed – make way for –
construction – shopping facilities, a post
office

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Practice
Practice Tasks

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Body paragraph
Activity 5. Write full body paragraphs for Check-up 6.
The maps show the changes in the village of Wells-on-the-Water in the UK between 1985 and
2010.
Summarise the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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 Detailed Outlines

Body 1 Body 2

• post office- remained • old factory – converted – luxury flats

• a park - replaced- a farmhouse • vicinity – mansion house – turned into –
•
Strategy

trees, farmlands- demolished- new care house

houses- both banks • farming land – removed – make way for –
• Woods Drive – the same >< Mansion lane construction – shopping facilities, a post
– expanded eastwards – newly- built office
bridge

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Practice
Activity 5. SAMPLE

Whilst a post office at the bottom corner still remained, a park was a substitute for a farmhouse which
used to be nearby. Concerning its right side, trees and farmlands were demolished to make way for
new houses located on both banks of the river. Differing from the Woods Drive staying as the same as it
used to be, the mansion lane was expanded eastwards through a crossing bridge newly built.

Situated on both the two opposite sides of the Woods Drive, an old factory and a mansion house 25
years later were converted into luxury flats and a caring facility was constructed in the vicinity of an
unchanged mansion garden, correspondingly. The last disparity was the removal of an immense area
for farming on the top-left corner, which left space for the establishment of shopping facilities and a
post office.
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Materials
General Structure
Dynamic vs Static
Language for
Lesson trends vs
Language for

Summary Comparison
Introduction

02
Strategy
Overview - Body

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HOMEWORK

01 Lesson Preparation

02 Homework (Workbook)

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questions?

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