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MAP LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE OF DIRECTION:

In the north: within an area. (California is in the west of the United States/ Phu My

Hung is in the south of HCM city.)

To the north: to be used for comparison/ outside an area (China is to the north of
Vietnam/ Cambodia is to the west of Vietnam.)

In the southwest: Florida is in the southeast of the United States.

To the southwest: The entrance was moved to the southwest of the building.

LANGUAGE OF LOCATION:

Be located/situated in: The shopping mall was located/situated in the center of the

city was knocked down to make way for a new university.

Opposite: A restaurant has been built on the opposite side of the road where the shop
used to be.

Next to: A new car park has been constructed next to the hotel.

Along: there was a new sidewalk along the river.

Across from: The park is across from the school.

GRAMMAR:

The grammar for Map is quite simple that you should use passive voice in paste tense.

VERBS TO DESCRIBE MAP:

Buildings: Demolished, knocked down, constructed, built, erected

The apartment was demolished.

The school located in the south of the city was knocked down/ demolished to make
way for a car park.

The building was erected on the bank of the river.

Areas:

A new residential area was built in place of the park.

A golf course was constructed to the west of the airport.