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WRITING 10 – MAP Recording: Question 1: The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now, and how it will look after redevelopment. INTRODUCTION (Paraphrase the question) The diagrams describe the current state / layout of a particular university’s sports center, as well as showing the way it will appear following / after a redevelopment proposal. OVERVIEW 1. General statement: _______ (experience) a number of changes 2. The most significant changes [generalize]
[+] the expansion of the main building, the addition of sports facilities and conveniences [-] 2 outdoor courts 3. Meaning of these changes (*): fully indoor + diverse/ comprehensive Prediction language: be predicted/ projected/ forecast + to V => to be planned/ proposed/ set to V => According to the plan/proposal/redevelopment plan, S + will V + O => The plan/proposal/redevelopment plan shows/ indicates that S + will V + O Overall, the center is set to experience a number of changes, the most striking/ significant/ important of which are the expansion of the main building and the addition of sports facilities and conveniences at the expense / cost/ price of two open-air playing fields. These changes will transform the center into an entirely indoor, more comprehensive sports complex. → What is most striking when looking at the diagrams is that the main building is set to expand significantly in footprint, replacing two outdoor courts. This expansion will transform the center into an entirely indoor sports complex with a broader range of sports facilities and conveniences.
BODY 1 - Present At present, the center is divided into three main parts, with two outdoor courts lying to the east and west of a building. Upon entering the building, one can immediately see a reception desk, to the left and right of which are doorways leading to a changing room and a seating area, respectively. These flank a 25m pool, and to the north of this pool is a gym. At present, the center is divided into three main parts, with two outdoor courts lying to the east and west of a building. Past the entrance of the building is a reception desk, which sits in front of a 25m pool. Surrounding this pool are a changing room on the left, a seating area on the right, and a gym located at the upper end of the structure. flank (v) A is flanked by B and C = B and C flank A B - [A] - C
BODY 2 - Future plans The proposal shows a comprehensive overhaul of the center, with all facilities being integrated into one structure whose size is nearly triple / more than double that of the current building. The entrance area will feature / accommodate a sports shop and a cafe in its southwest and southeast corners, in that order, both adjacent to/ positioned near/ situated near new changing rooms. The western outdoor courts will be transformed / changed/ turned into a leisure pool, while the eastern courts will become / be repurposed into a sports hall, accompanied by two dance studios to the east. Finally, the existing facilities in the current building are set/ planned/ proposed to remain unchanged, leaving aside the gym, which will be extended eastwards, approaching the dance studios.