Right now, this is our Maps section. 1
Maps are pretty straightforward, and I think many people find them quite easy. 2
They do come up in the test. 3
They're not as common as graphs, charts or tables, but they will come up. 4
So you must be prepared. 5
So what are we going to do in this section? 6
We're going to look at three maps. 7
We're going to look at one, which is a before and after, and we're going to look at how we describe 8
that, how we organize the information. 9
The next one we're going to look at will be a map of changes over a period of time and that will look 10
at a student from China's work, her report. 11
Then we will look at another one, which is slightly different and a little bit more complex and tricky, 12
and that one will just do a very brief overview of that. 13
We'll look at it and try and make some notes, and that one will be the task that you write. 14
So we're not going to go into a huge amount of detail on that. 15
So let's have a look at our first map. 16
This is actually quite popular map before and after a task, and it's you'll find this on the internet. 17
And there are lots of very good reports on this and there are some that are not so good and that should 18
be probably avoided. 19
But what the not so good will show you is what poor writing really does look like compared with the 20
better ones. 21
Now we're using this specifically to show you a before and after. 22
We're going to approach this in our normal way, remembering that we're selecting the main features. 23
We're going to organize them logically to put them into an overview. 24
We're going to summarize them in our final report. 25
We need to do a lot of description here. 26
So you need to be aware as well because it's a before and after. 27
We need also to be looking at tenses. 28
Originally, there was perfect tenses. 29
There had been. 30
Now we can see following the construction or development. 31
And how will you organize your description? 32
Will you start at the jetty? 33
The reception and then move on to the accommodation. 34
Do you know how to use the passive voice? 35
Because we don't know who did the construction. 36
We don't really need to know that we're just describing what was then and what is now. 37
So we use the passive. 38
Let's have a look at some of the things, so the north, south, east and west, the compass points 39
are something that I've added to the to the image, so they're not actually on the original. 40
What we have here, we have a 100 meter bar, which is a key to give us an idea of the size of the 41
island. 42
And then at the bottom, you have obviously your foot paths. 43
The key with the footpath and the vehicle traffic. 44
So you have vehicle tracked from the pier through round the reception and up to the restaurant. 45
The path leads to the various chalets or huts, whatever they are, the residential accommodation and 46
through to the beach. 47
So those are important and they will need to be referenced in our report. 48
So let's have a look and see overall. 49
What is significant about the original island? The things that I feel are significant is that it's 50
a deserted island, approximately 250 metres in length, to my view. 51
There is no human habitation, there's no sign of human life on the island and it's very natural. 52
So it's a very - it's totally unspoiled. 53
Let's have a look at the other one. 54
Once it's been developed, we can see that major construction or development has taken place, and that 55
construction has included the development of a pier, pathways, vehicle tracks, which comes from our key 56
a swimming area that's on the west side and a reception building. 57
Behind the reception building is a restaurant in the north and on each side of the reception area, 58
west and east, there are residential accommodation areas on the east side of the island remains undeveloped 59
and natural, so there's been no development at that end.