Writing task 1
Map
Direction
Useful vocabulary to describe change
Introduction:
Where: an office building
When: the present and the future
→ The maps provide information about how an office building is going to
change in the future.
Overview:
General changes (extension, renovation, addition, disappearance…)
Locations with significant changes
Locations with no changes (remain unchanged, stay intact, witness no changes)
→ Overall, the building will undergo several changes, including an extension on
one side of the building and a significant renovation of the inside of the building
with the addition of several new features. Meanwhile, only the storeroom will
remain unchanged after the redevelopment.
Body:
Option 1: from left to right and from top downwards
Option 2: from the outside in or vice versa
A complete essay:
The maps provide information about how an office building is going to change in
the future.
Overall, the building will undergo several changes, including an extension on
one side of the building and a significant renovation of the inside of the building
with the addition of several new features. Meanwhile, the storeroom will
remain unchanged after the redevelopment.
The future office building plans show that an extension of the building will
replace the current grass area on the right side of the building. In the newly
extended area will be a coffee machine and toilet at the rear, and a meeting
area with chairs at the front. The grass area on the left side of the building will
be replaced with an outdoor seating area and more chairs.
Other changes planned to take place in the future will be to the front of the
building. Currently the main entrance is located on the right side; however in the
future it will be relocated to the centre. The four small offices currently at the
front of the building will be split into two larger offices, one on either side of
the entrance. The kitchen and canteen at the rear of the building will be
converted into offices, while the storeroom will stay intact.
The maps provide information about how a school library has changed over a
five-year period.
Overall, the most significant modifications have taken place in the south-west
of the library. Meanwhile, only the bookshelves in the north of the library
witnessed no changes in their position after 5 years.
A recording studio has been constructed to replace the classroom area. While
the meeting room has been narrowed, the space for the borrowing and
returning desk has been seperated into 2 different rooms.
In the centre of the library, more private table have been set up for students to
study at the moment. Additionally, there were 2 areas for bookshelves in the
north and south of the library 5 years ago; however, the one in the south and
the desk for computers in the north-east has been converted into desks for
students’ laptops. In the bottom right corner, the library office has been
removed to make way for a new conference room.
Practice: