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Example: blocks of flats - residential In the main body of your answer, you
children's play area will get more marks if you summarise
laundry
Bayley Mansions the information in the map rather than
cafe Bayley Street Park listing all the changes. Try to group
shops details together under main headings;
terraced houses
wasteland for example, a swimming pool, cinema
railway line and bowling alley are all 'recreational
facilities'.
Look at the two maps and make notes on how the area changed:
• residentially • industrially
• commercially
• recreationally

The maps depict an area of the town of Poulton in the years 1900 and
1935 and the urban developments that took place. (1) Overall/ In
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fQJz Re d � samp e answer for the summary, there were a number of notable changes to the buildings
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question Choose the best and amenities of this area.
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discourse markers.
In 1900, this area had a combination of residentiat and industrial
features, but by 1935 the industrial features had largely disappeared.
(2) When I Whereas in 1900 a railway line ran through the
neighbourhood, by 1935 this had been removed. {3) Furthermore/
Nevertheless, the terraced houses which used to dominate the 1900
Use a wide range of discourse
map had been replaced by blocks of flats by 1935, and the areas of
markers to illustrate for the reader
wasteland had gone.
the points you are making; for
example, adding a similar point, (4) Another major change to the area/ One thing they did in 1935
contrasting or summarising. was the development of more commercial and recreational features.
The demolition of a second row of houses on Bayley Street and the
removal of the railway line made room for a spacious park and
children's play area. (5) On the commercial side I Thinking
commercially, to the right of the park some new shops were built on
the aptly named New Lane, replacing the small shop of 1900, and the
cafe and laundry were relocated and expanded.
(6) To sum up/ At last, the area was renovated extensively, seeing
fundamental changes to its residential accommodation, and its
commercial and recreational facilities were developed.

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