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Sample essay
The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map shows
two possible sites for the supermarket.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.
The map shows two potential locations (S1 and S2) for a new supermarket in a town
called Garlsdon.
The main difference between the two sites is that S1
is outside the town, whereas S2
is in the town centre. The sites can also be compared in terms of access by road or
rail, and their positions relative to three smaller towns.
Looking at
the information in more detail, S1 is in the countryside to the north west
of Garlsdon, but it is close to the residential area of the town. S2 is
also close to the
housing area, which surrounds the town centre.
There are main roads from Hindon, Bransdon and Cransdon
to Garlsdon town centre,
but this is a no traffic zone, so there would be no access to S2 by car. By contrast, S1
lies
on the main road to Hindon, but it would be more difficult to reach from
Bransdon and Cransdon. Both supermarket sites are close
to the railway that runs
through Garlsdon from Hindon to Cransdon.
(171 Words)
