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Most striking changes Verb forms: past simple vs present perfect
2 a Between 2015 and 2017; were
Changes relating to transport
b has been; now
Name changes c Since 2010; have been
Concluding remark d In the last decade; has been

Avoiding repetition: nouns and adjectives e After 1960; was
1 striking 3 a has risen
2 alteration b has been
3 constructed c moved
4 major d closed
5 added 4/5 Verbs to describe change
6 given new names
Growing: double, increase, expand
After you write
Making: construct, build
Useful language: signalling order of importance Adding: introduce, increase, lengthen, widen
a The most significantly change is in the size of the
buildings. Converting: transfer, change, alter
b Two buildings have been changed making them Developing: improve, make better, grow
noticeably larger.
c Another obvious thing is the reduction in grassland. Making less: reduce, cut, decline, drop, decrease, shrink
d The clearest alteration in the transport is fewer cars. Staying the same: remain
e There are more transport links than there were in the past. a decline
b expand, widen, shrink, lengthen
Verb forms: present perfect and present perfect passive
The two plans show changes to a science park since c remain, increase, decrease
2008. The most striking alteration has been [present Exam Practice
perfect passive] to the northern part of the area, where a
Research and Development block has been constructed Sample answer
[present perfect passive] on the grassland, though it is The two plans show that there were a number of
noticeable that the area covered by trees has remained small but important changes to the ground floor of a
[present perfect] approximately the same. Two buildings museum between 1990 and 2010. The general design
have been expanded [present perfect passive], most remained the same, with the entrance and stairs in
obviously the Cyber Security unit, which has almost the same place, although the entrance was widened
doubled [present perfect] in size. Another important and certain areas were used for different purposes.
change has been to the transport arrangements. The most noticeable alteration was the removal of
The amount of space for cars has been significantly the Archaeology Gallery. This was replaced with two
reduced [present perfect passive], with car parking new areas: a poster display space and a children’s
cut [present perfect] by almost half. At the same time, interactive zone. The Natural History and Local History
public transport links have been increased: [present rooms stayed the same size and in the same location,
perfect passive] a train station has been added [present but one wall of the latter was knocked down, making it
perfect passive] and there is now a bus stop opposite more open. The museum office was unchanged but the
the entrance; a cycling lane has also been introduced reception counter was enlarged and moved closer to
[present perfect passive]. Two buildings have been the entrance. The original gift shop was expanded to
given [present perfect passive] different names: the old include a café. The statue which in 1990 was next to
Reception block is now called the University Hub and the staircase was moved to the centre of the floor. A lift
the IT Centre has been renamed [present perfect] the was added in the space between the Gift Shop and the
Innovation Centre. Taken as a whole, the Science Park Natural History Room.
has undergone [present perfect passive] a number of
major alterations since 2008.