IELTS task 1 map vocabulary, grammar, prepositions and phrases
Task 1 map questions usually consist of two maps which have undergone a change.
The maps are usually of a landscape, an island or a town.
The question rubric asks you to:
The consensus is to assign around 20 mins and to write at least 150 words.
Key terms of position
Cardinal directions (compass points)
The four cardinal directions, or compass points, are the directions north, east, south, and west.
Prepositions of place
However, here are a few advanced prepositions and adverbs I couldn't resist including:
Perpendicular to - at right angles to.
The main road is perpendicular to the train station.
Clockwise - following the rotating direction of the clock hands.
Moving in a clockwise direction from the hospital, we can see the new car park.
Along the roadside we can see a new retail area and more office developments.
Map description verbs
Here we have included verbs for describing maps and change.
Build: Three new hospitals were built.
Construct: A new road was constructed next to the town.
Extend: The main road into town was extended by 20 meters.
Expand: The car park was expanded to accommodate an extra 50 cars.
Span: The bridge spans the width of the river.
Remove: The developers removed the old post box near the retail area.
Area: length, width, depth and height
Source. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/measurements
The width of the carpark is over 100 meters
The length of the pond is probably just under 20 meters.
The height of the first building is almost 70 meters.
Map specific vocabulary
City / town
Community greens: Shared open green spaces in residential neighborhoods.
Greenfield land: Untouched and pristine land. Fields and forests.
Grid plan: A plan in the shape of a grid.
Pavement / sidewalk: The part of the street dedicated to just pedestrians.
Roundabout: circular intersection for leaving and entering other roadways.
Roadside: The side of the road. At the roadside there are three retailers.
Landscape
Archipelago: a group of islands
Canal: man made navigable water way
Canyon: deep, narrow valley with steep sides, carved by a river
Hedge: row of shrubs forming a boundary
Moor: open land on hills with shrubs, heath
Strait: narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water
Summit: highest point of a mountain
Tide: rise and fall of sea level
Tributary: stream leading to a bigger river
Valley: long depression between two hills
Useful grammar
Overall, the island has been transformed into a new resort which includes…
Example sentences
- On the western side - On the western side of the lake there are no longer any greyfield sites or wasteland.
- In the north western corner - In the north western corner of the rubric we can see the tallest of the three buildings.
- To the south - To the south of the lake we can see a new footpath, leading to a lake.
- In the centre - In the center of the island there is a new hotel.
- To the east of - To the east of the first car park we can see three new buildings.
- Significant - There were significant developments in the second map
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